Reassessment shift under Iowa tax plan sparks protests
Iowa's 27 percent actual value tax rule triggered reforms moving oversight from a three member tax commission to a single revenue director. William Forst ordered major 1968 adjustments in 71 counties, boosting agricultural values and residential property in many areas while reconvening boards of review to limit taxpayer appeals. The Iowa Farm Bureau challenged the changes, noting farmers bear a higher relative burden, while utilities also saw large cuts under the new assessment law.
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Don Reid
Iowa Press
Capitol
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Department of Revenue
Director of Revenue
William Forst
State Revenue
Plymouth
Dickinson County
Forst
Spirit Lake
Lake Okoboji
Boards of Review
Attorney General's Office
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
J. Merrill Anderson
Anderson
Man of La Mancha inspires Le Mars readers and local mall talk
A Sioux City audience praises the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha for its dream against odds, while Le Mars debates a Central Ave mall plan along the Illinois Central tracks. The piece urges careful study of the proposal and notes traffic and parking concerns, urging safety and orderly streets.
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Sioux City
le Mars
Illinois Central Tracks
Central Ave
Central Ave. Mall
Thanksgiving Reflections on Family Roles and Gratitude
A reflective snippet contrasts family duties and mobility with thanks for what we have. It mentions a daughter on a motorcycle, a son with the car, and parents walking, then wanders to a musician dropping a bottle and proclaiming a flatted fifth. The piece ends with a neighbor praising efficiency and a prompt to be thankful this Thanksgiving.
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Confucius
Early Hong Kong flu cases judged mild by surgeon general
Dr. William H. Stewart said early Hong Kong flu cases are mild with no complications or after effects. Most people, especially under 65 in good health, may recover in two or three days, and the disease is not more serious than ordinary flu though it could reach epidemic proportions this winter.
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Hong Kong
William H. Stewart
Woodbury County issues two wedding licenses
Two marriage licenses were issued last week in Woodbury county. Douglas Michael Weber 21 and Jean Marie Lamoreux 22 of Sioux City received license one. Louis R Halwey of Le Mars and Sophia C Ludwig of Sioux City both listed as of legal age received license two.
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Woodbury County
Douglas Michael Weber
Jean Marie Lamoreux
Sioux City
Louis R. Halwey
le Mars
Sophia C. Ludwig
Hungerford 4-H Club Holds March Meeting
The 4-H Hungerford TMT club met in March with Now! Tooker leading. Roll call was taken and business discussed as members completed a meme planning sheet and elected officers for 1969.
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Tooker
Ronette Junck
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