Farmers storm courthouse to halt Colorado auction
More than 200 chanting farmers blocked Main Street with bannered tractors and stormed the courthouse steps in Springfield Colorado to stop a 320 acre Wright farm sale. The Federal Land Bank of Wichita bought the property for about 91000 after the disturbance. A number of farmers were hurt and three were arrested as tear gas dispersed the crowd.
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Springfield
Colo
Main
Baca
Willard Goff
Colorado
Jerry Wright
The
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Missouri
Illinois
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Main Street
Federal workers to join Social Security panel plan
A draft report from the Social Security advisory commission urges bringing all future federal employees and current workers with under five years of service into Social Security. It also recommends removing Social Security from the federal budget, aiming to shield tax and benefit decisions from political shifts. If Republican and Democratic members reach agreement by January 15, inclusion of federal employees could be the main accord.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
President
Social Security Advisory Commission
Commission
Alan Greenspan
Reagan to hold 15th news conference tonight
President Reagan will hold a news conference at 7 p.m. CST. The three major networks ABC, CBS and NBC announced plans to carry the event live.
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Washington
Reagan
ABC
CBS
NBC
Nickel Goes A Long Way In Today's Chuckle
A light humorous note observes the value of a nickel in modern times, noting its surprising longevity as a small everyday frame of reference for everyday purchases and framing moments.
Anonymous gift funds Delaware County community center plan
Delaware donor from the county gave 43 699.92 dollars to the Greater Delaware County Community Foundation to back a county recreation facility under study. The project aims to include an indoor pool gymnasium track and meeting rooms built module by module with local funds and private gifts.
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Deb Wiley
Iowa
Manchester
Greater
Delaware County
Tyrrell
32 year old water leak discovered at Toledo Middle School
South Tama Community School business affairs manager Mike Petratz told the board a Christmas vacation leak appeared when a drain failed in a basement gym area. Maintenance broke a roto-router and retrieval tool in the pipe, prompting a dig to uncover a copper section with a nail hole possibly from the 1951 addition. Water loss and duration will be analyzed using years of usage data.
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TAMA
Toledo
South Tama Community School
Mike Petratz
Petratz
Potratz
Transition of Iowa Governor Ray to Branstad Under Way
Governor Robert Ray prepares to hand over a 500 to 600 cubic feet pile of papers to the state archives as he leaves office. Archivist Ed McConnell estimates 24 years before scholars can access the materials. The Rays are moving from Terrace Hill as a live tribute to Ray is planned for Iowa Public Television.
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Judy Daubenmier
Szette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Robert Ray
Terry Branstad
Ray
Rays
Terrace Hill
Iowa Public Television
State Archives
Ed McConnell
the Gazette
McConnell
Harold Hughes
Statehouse
U.S. Senate
Gazette
L.W. Ward
Debbie White
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Alton Warren
Federal Land Bank Association of
Lamar
Wright
Thelma Goodnight
Goff
American Agriculture Movement
Baca County
U.S
Marion
Delaware Center
John Tyrrell
Foundation
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