Paris in Springtime Iowa Village Lives Up to Name
In Paris Iowa, a tiny hamlet of about 50 residents, Esther Bremer recalls a dwindling but beloved community. The Wapsipinicon River skirts 20 homes while longtime residents like the Powers and Beulah preserve routines amid absence of businesses and signs. Esther and twin sister Hester connect daily, aiding neighborly monitoring in a rural setting.
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Paris
Iowa
Seine
Eiffel Tower
Linn County
Central City American Legion
Esther Bremer
Central City
Esther
Owen
Lauren
Beulah Power
Hester Ramsey
Center Point
Hester
GAO
National farm call-in airs to air concerns on economy
A half hour National Hearing on the Farm Economy will air from the U S Capitol with 50 phones and 68 congressmen, including Iowa's Tom Tauke, taking calls from farmers about the down farm economy. Linn County leaders join a Marion conference call to participate.
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Tauke
Agriculture Council of America
Linn County
Linn Cooperative Oil Co
Marion
Washington
Iowa
Cooper Evans
House Agriculture Committee
Roger Jepsen
Senate Agriculture Committee
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
Jim Chrisinger
Jim Leach
Jepsen
Grassley
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Passer
Media Council
Agricultural Council of America
Cattle order trader sued over his fee
Iowa Attorney General sues Merle Brown of West Plains Missouri for alleged consumer fraud in cattle purchases. Brown allegedly added an undisclosed markup of 1 to 2 per hundredweight beyond a 25 cent commission, sold cattle as fresh and healthy when unhealthy, causing losses over 15000 dollars to three feeders in Johnson and Clinton Counties. A Polk County District Court suit seeks restitution and an injunction.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Merle Brown
West Plains
Brown
Polk County
Johnson
Clinton
Tom Miller
Miller
No-till farming hard for farmers to adjust to
Doris Engstrom writes on the psychological hurdles of adopting no-till farming. She notes the pressure to achieve smooth, “garden” fields, the slower planting pace, and the pride of early corn emergence, while recognizing saves in moisture and fuel but higher upfront costs and cash outlays.
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Doris Engstrom
Woodbury County
Clayton County
Benton County
Hornick
Iowa
DOE overpayments to alcohol fuels study firms cited by GAO
The Department of Energy mistakenly advanced 3 million dollars to 24 private firms studying alcohol fuels, losing 2.6 million after funds were spent. Only five firms returned 378110 dollars. voucher error and a preprinted form contributed. Rep. Virginia Smith demanded further House review.
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Washington
Department of Energy
Virginia Smith
R-Neb
Energy Department
Government Accounting Office
Congress
Department
DOE
GAO
Rep. Smith
Rath official resigns post from Rath Packing Co
Waterloo AP reports John Lambert senior vice president of Rath Packing Co resigns effective Wednesday to become president of a distributing company in Des Moines. Lambert cites personal career move and new leadership opportunity.
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Waterloo
John Lambert
Rath Packing Co
Lambert
Des Moines
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Powers
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Lauren and
Gayette
Hay
National Farm
Farmers Home Administration
Federal
Farmers Home
Commodity Credit Corp
Import- Export Bank
CCC
Rep
DOE Alcohol Industry
David Lynch
Nebraska Republican
Nebraska
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Rath
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