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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1976
Page
2
For sale and wanted notices include garage sale and home for sale in Graettinger. Pigs, feeders, cleaning supplies, adding machines, fishing tackle, and household items offered. Local service ads include vacuum cleaners plumbing carpentry painting and concrete work. Personal thank you notes and birth announcements also recorded with names and phone numbers.
Capitol Newsletter notes the 1969-70 shift to annual sessions extending into May or June. Key issues include rewriting the criminal code with 286 amendments from the House, Senate revisions, a proposed five judge Court of Appeals, home rule for counties, anti trust penalties, historical preservation districts, a $800000 lake project cut, and a suit from Waterloo over 9 percent budget limits. Gov. Ray’s actions loom as session uncertainty continues.
The Nov 2 general election will also serve as the special election for Iowa House district 67 to fill the seat left by the death of Rep. James Caffrey. Gov. outlines timing, noting the 1976 session will be largely complete by then. Caffrey died of a heart condition in Chicago. Roger Thompson, Ron Monson, and Tom Landgraf of the Federal Land Bank Association of Emmetsburg attended the Federation meeting in Omaha April 28-30. Arthur Buffington highlighted growth across four states. Other speakers included John Edens on grain marketing and Herb Plambeck on his China trip. Farm Credit Board members Ralph Raikes and Leo Allmendinger spoke, with guests Dennis Lundsgaard, Don Hovendick, and John Harling. Over 175 representatives from 52 associations attended, with loans nearing $2 billion to more than 55,000 farmers and ranchers in the four-state area.
The Veterans Administration urges veterans with education benefits ending May 31 to contact school financial aid officers. The delimiting date affects only veterans separated between January 31, 1955, and June 1, 1966, with benefits usable through August 30, 1977 or ten years after separation. Vietnam era veterans show high GI Bill participation, with 4.9 million enrolled to date. current stipends range from 270 to 366 dollars monthly, depending on dependents. A note to readers includes guidance on seeking loans or grants from other sources and completing vocational objectives. Calls to Army Reserve units help determine starting grade and fringe benefits.
The schedule lists examiner locations and hours for Spencer Sheldon Spirit Lake Sibley Storm Lake Emmetsburg Estherville and Estherville entries. Writing tests run from opening to half an hour before closing. Driving tests run from opening to 11 30 a m and from 1 p m to half an hour before closing.
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