This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1967
Page
6
A reader, Leslie Anthony of Cedar Rapids, rails at city finances and public officials. He accuses lawmakers and the Chamber of Commerce of misusing taxpayer money, fears urban renewal destruction, and questions constitutional ideals and equal rights for the poor. He cites high taxes, inflated rents, and alleged embezzlement as proof of a broken system.
Kathryn S. Werner urges careful buying and proper storage during October Consumer Education Month. Focus on broiler fryers and stewing chickens for value, using meat extenders, and combining plant proteins. Store meat correctly in the coldest fridge area, avoid washing, and use within three days or freeze.
Washington representative John Kyl reports in Washington D C that last week the House approved a bill raising government employee salaries and boosting postage rates. He opposes the package, citing blanket across the board raises, a future salary commission, and proposed service curtailments including rural delivery cuts and city delivery embargoes.
Donn Lucker, a Cedar Rapids insurance executive, was summoned to Mason City on Oct. 14 by the death of his father Palmer Lucker 63. The elder Lucker born and raised in Kensett Northwood area farmed all his life. Funeral Oct. 7 at Bethany Lutheran Kensett with Bakke Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow, two daughters in Kensett and Michigan, and son Donn Lucker of Cedar Rapids.
Iowa State University farm economist Robert Wisner notes that No 2 grade corn with 15.5 percent moisture faces higher discounts this fall with per point penalties of up to 3 cents. He cites reasons including moisture loss during drying, handling costs, and pushing producers to avoid selling excessive high moisture corn. Strategies include harvesting with discounts, using commercial drying or on farm storage, waiting for lower moisture, or using price support loan programs.
About 30 Maine communities have pulled out of the federal surplus food program due to high costs and heavy paperwork. Health officials, led by Commissioner Dr. D. Fisher, agree the reporting and audits burden local towns, requiring extra staff and fostering distrust of local officials.
Fossil bones unearthed near El Rosario along the Baja California Pacific coast are believed to belong to vegetarian dinosaurs about 60 to 90 feet long. The discovery, reported in Science by William J Morris of Occidental College, places the creature around 80 million years ago.
Mr and Mrs Harry Benson of Albert City observed their 65th wedding anniversary with a reception held on September 24. The couple were married in 1902.
In a representation before Pennsylvania's constitutional convention preparatory committee the AFL-CIO attacked current nonprofit exemptions as unwarranted and unfair to citizens. They urged ending all exemptions and extending local service charges to all property owners, signaling a broad re-examination of exemptions as a key issue in a generation.
Extension guidance covers storing shelled corn safely with high quality, minimizing shrink from stress in new feeder cattle, rest and water access for 12 hours, then gradual feeding of concentrates or stress feeds, and preferring pre conditioned cattle to reduce shrink and stress impacts. Focus is on cleanliness, grain protectants, rodent control, and cattle adaptation.
A frost at the normal date could damage Iowa corn this year says E R, Iowa State agronomist. The sooner frost arrives the less time corn has to mature, with 75 percent silked rising to maturity around 55 days later. Immature corn may rot or have light husks, causing lower yield and higher moisture and may need special handling at harvest and storage. Immature soybeans may be small with discounts, while drying is generally less problematic.
About 125 junior and senior high personnel attend a October 17 1967 conference at Area Ten Community College. Participants include superintendents principals counselors and industrial arts teachers from seven Area Ten counties. Programs cover vocational education follow up and Area Ten opportunities with tours of Hawkeye Plaza and lunch. Evening program features Eric Erickson and Area Ten officials.
Clinton Job Corps Center hosts 70 visitors as labor leaders from 24 unions urge Congress to back the total Job Corps program. Leaders praise the Clinton project as a model of public education and housing, noting trainees from 45 states and the program’s motto helping people help themselves.
The article outlines methods for storing and processing new corn including ear corn, high moisture ear, shelled corn, and whole-plant silage. It explains moisture targets for safe crib storage and drying, storage options from cribs to silos, and notes advantages of immature corn silage and potential spoilage.
About 30 labor leaders will tour the Clinton Job Corps Center on Friday Oct 13 to discuss placement of graduates and relocation plans for Corpswomen. Attendees include AFL-CIO Iowa labor Congress president Hugh Clark and other officials from Building Services International Union Communications Union of America and State Federation of Labor. Local officials from Burlington Clinton and grain groups will also attend to boost employment access for young people.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.