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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1972
Page
1
A fragmented column mocks political salaries and a birth certificate mix up. The writer jokes about Van Nostrand, Des Moines politics, federal commissions, and the upcoming Democratic National Convention amid a flurry of personal anecdotes and satirical criticisms.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission approves about 2.6 million annually for Ipalco, with potential total around 3 million including interest and taxes. The ruling grants 54 percent of the request, affecting refunds to customers over roughly 15 months.
Hamburg faces ample water supply for the foreseeable future says plant superintendent Bob Clark. A Wednesday check showed the reservoir brim full despite heavy usage. daily consumption about 300,000 gallons now versus 255,000 gallons last year. The booster pump pushes 320 gallons per minute into the plant, then filtered and sent to the reservoir and mains. Old capacity was 255,000 gallons daily. with improvements the capacity is 360,000 gallons daily, providing a comfortable cushion if operations stay smooth.
Weather figures show rainfall in the area running at half normal for the first half year with 10.01 inches to date versus 15.07 inches expected. June alone recorded 2.32 inches, half of the normal 4.64, while the last substantial rain fell June 16 at 0.82 inches.
A public meeting on extending sanitary sewers to most city areas will be July 17 in the new high school study hall library at 7 30 p m. City Clerk Anne Hollingsworth invites citizens to attend and asks questions on sewer routes, timing, hookups, financing, and related matters. The regular council session is July 10 at 7 30 p m. Joseph Frederick Zimmerman, 94, lifelong Hamburg resident, died July 1. Funeral July 5 at Rush Funeral Home with burial at Mt Zion Cemetery.
Everett Beck of Hamburg was found guilty by a Fremont County jury of sodomy after two Hamburg youths testified to un natural acts. The trial concluded in one day with seven women and five men on the panel. Sentencing was set for July 17, while Beck remains free on bond.
The 1970 census report shows Fremont County Iowa average family income at 7804 and state at 9018, with 9,282 residents and 0.6 percent foreign born. Among 8656 age 5 plus in 1970, 534 lived in a different county in 1965 and 676 in a different state. Education and employment details include 55 percent of men and 62 percent of women 25 and older high school graduates, and 39 percent of married women in the labor force. Copies cost $2.50 and are available from the U.S. Government Printing Office or Commerce field offices.
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