Knudson assails Grassley over elder care votes
Democratic candidate John Knudson charged Senator Charles Grassley with double crossing the elderly to court big money interests. At the Mason City Labor Temple Knudson cited Grassley votes against Social Security and heating aid, calling Grassley the zero scorer for seniors and likening him to a neutron bomb. On this date in 1916 actor Keenan Wynn was born.
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Mason City
John Knudson
Charles Grassley
Marshall County
Knudson
Grassley
Iowa
Keenan Wynn
Forty appeals seek higher property tax lid in 1977-78
The State Appeal Board received requests from 40 local governments to exceed property tax limits by 1 145 762 in 1977 78 budgets but granted only 752 636 of the added taxing authority. Auditor Lloyd Smith said the board protected taxpayers while nine counties and 18 cities sought more.
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Des Moines
State Appeal Board
Lloyd Smith
Smith
Appeal Board
County board trims added spending authority on agency requests
The board approved 271,898 of 587,054 requested added spending authority. Extension agencies received all 132,628 asked. cities were granted 348,110 of 426,080 requested. Listed city and county figures show multiple differences between requests and approvals. The 1977 audit notes general claims paid totaled 468,191 versus 1,377,633 prior year, with many settlements far below requested amounts.
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Hudson
LaPorte City
Waterloo
Coon Rapids
Mechanicsville
Epworth
Rockford
Hubbard
Donnellson
Red Oak
Muscatine
Clarinda
West Bend
LeMars
Polk City
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LeClaire
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Clayton
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Delaware
Keokuk
Monona
Page
Wapello
Center Point School Board approves 10 year tax levy
The Center Point School Board sets a 10 year 6744 cent levy proposal to fund maintenance and rentals if voters approve in the Sept. 12 election. A Aug. 3 meeting will handle paperwork. The 50 percent yes threshold differs from bonds.
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Center Point
Shirley Finger
John Schwiebert
Marge Schaefers
Harry Brookman
Secre
America’s New Millionaires Parade Feature Preview
Parade magazine profiles rising wealth in America, spotlighting new fortunes and notable names expected to appear this Sunday. The piece previews fashion, lifestyle shifts, and the evolving status of wealth in society.
Last Tower of London prisoner Josef Jacobs executed in 1941
The note recalls Sir Walter Raleigh’s centuries in the Tower of London and states that the last prisoner executed there was Josef Jacobs, a German spy, shot at the rifle range in 1941.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Bloody Tower of London
Tower of London
Josef Jacobs
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