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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1976
Page
2
Classifieds show for sale homes in Ruthven a 4 5 bedroom house two bedrom ranch and a 1972 travel trailer with a 1949 pickup. Also wanted positions at Iowa Lakes Community College and The Refuge bar and grill. Rummage sales announced near Wallingford and Opal Anderson plus many thank you notices from local families for anniversaries hospitalizations and fire department assistance.
Joe Gabrielson's six acre orchard has been open since October 1 with visitors from Thorn Lake. Founded in 1936, he grafted trees to ensure heartiness and longer productivity. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Sunday under an honor system. Orchard expected to stay open until month end or longer.
Democratic VP nominee Walter Mondale will visit Sioux City for a 7:00 p.m. rally at the Sioux City Auditorium in the final stretch of the 1976 campaign. Tickets cost 1.00 and proceeds benefit Congressman Berkley Bedell's re election efforts. Tickets available at the door.
State Senator Berle Priebe from Algona earned a 56 percent public interest rating from Iowa PIRG, ICLU, and the Human Resources Association of Iowa, based on 16 votes. The groups say he voted right on nine, including consumer protections in electronic banking and nuclear power plant restrictions, while opposing disclosure of lobbying income and several anti-trust or corporate farming measures.
Iowa traffic deaths reached 591 by September 30, 1976, up from 509 last year, with February and August the worst months. Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Charles W. Larson cites rise in multiple fatality accidents and notes six motorcyclists died last month after the helmet law took effect, comparing periods with and without the law to argue it saved lives.
SCORE to meet Thursday October 14 1976 at 9130 a.m. at Northwest Federal Savings and Loan. Spencer J Harold Sears Iowa SBA director announced. Counselors offer free management counseling and services to current small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Harold Howe chapter chairman invites interested attendees.
Culver discusses Senate Small Business Committee hearings on product liability. He cites rising claims and insurance costs harming manufacturers and possibly raising consumer prices. Examples from Iowa firms illustrate threats to operations, jobs, and access to machinery and parts. Further hearings planned in Des Moines October 20.
Governor Ronald Reagan will appear in Marshalltown for the American Liberty Dinner '76 on October 21, 1976 at the Memorial Colosseum. Co sponsors include the Conservative Coalition of Iowa Grassley for Congress Ken Fulk for Congress and the Young Republicans of Iowa. Tickets 25 dollars for dinner and speech 25 for VIP reception or 2 for 40. Speech only tickets 17.50. Reception starts 6:30 p.m. at Tallcorn Towers. Proceeds aid Grassley and Fulk campaigns and other legislators.
Michigan Congressman Guy Vander Jagt will appear in Sioux County Iowa for Joanne Soper’s campaign. He will host an Open Forum at Northwestern College Orange City at 4:00 p.m. and a 7:00 p.m. fundraising dinner at the college cafeteria. Tickets are from Forest Huber and Hubie Schultz. Vander Jagt, an alumnus of Hope College, has led the Michigan 9th District since 1966 and chaired the Republican Congressional Committee since 1974.
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