30 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
1
A Labor Day editorial salutes the millions of American workers and the strong conditions of employment. It notes fringe benefits like health, education, disability, retirement and life insurance, costing U.S. companies about 70 billion dollars in 1968. The piece frames these benefits as mutual investments by management and labor in workers’ well being.
A young Harlan man died in a one car crash near Truesdale after the vehicle left the road and rolled four times. His companion survived seriously injured, both wearing seat belts. Officers report head injuries occurred as the roof caved in. The belt is credited with saving one life and a new state safety club may include the driver.
Former Le Mars resident Tom Flaherty receives an Oscar during the Wholesale Stationers Association 52nd annual meeting in Chicago. He is among five national salesmen of the year. Flaherty now lives in Houston and works for the Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. He is a brother of Leo Flaherty. County officials announce 1968 crop soybeans price supports at 2 dollars 44 cents per bushel, with loans ending June 30, 1969, and maturity July 31, 1969.
Classifieds note items under active consideration and reference a reliable source. The Daily Sentinel markets a phrase about finding buyers and mentionsSeasonings as a topic under review.
Donald G. Abbott age 23 son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd L Abbott 1309 Avenue E Hawarden completed a Nike missile repair course August 2 at the Army missile and munitions school Redstone Arsenal Alabama The 28 week program trained him in support maintenance of the missile and test equipment including mechanical and electronic components and the removal and replacement of faulty items.
Artie and Ben Herbst of Merrill sold a load of light-weight butcher hogs at the Sioux City stockyards this week. The hogs weighed an average of 238 pounds and brought $20.00 per hundredweight. Daily Sentinel want ads stand ready to sell items from needles to haystacks.
Des Moines report notes Sen Jack Miller's rise to 62nd in Senate seniority while Iowa State pushes Black enrollment. The piece covers recruitment drives at Ames with 15 to 20 students visited in September and housing room challenges for Negro women, plus state education funding talks and board visits to colleges.
Governor Harold E. Hughes signed a proclamation naming September as Cystic Fibrosis Month in Iowa. Dana Stapp, Ames 3 year old, is this year’s poster child for the Iowa chapter. The Iowa chapter plans a statewide drive to fund a CF clinic, with Davis noting dorms filled for fall and a campaign to aid the foundation.
The paper seeks the names and addresses of all college students at every class level for publication plus graduates headed to teaching positions. Provide full names and current addresses to be listed in upcoming notices.
A reader vents about drivers beating to the intersection and ignoring right of way, warns of harm, and calls for driver education while comparing social issues and odd quips about past classmates and public ethics. The note ends with questions about law, punishment, and civic regression.
Cecil J. Kennedy announces that farmers in Plymouth County enrolled under the 1968 feed grain diversion may graze the diverted acreage starting Sept. 1 without losing program benefits. The rule excludes long term programs like the conservation reserve and the cropland adjustment program. 1816 Plymouth County farms participate in the 1968 feed grain plan.
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