Union Leader Warns of Productivity Crisis and Jobs
I W Abel president of the United Steelworkers of America bought a two page ad urging American workers to boost productivity. He cites 3.1 percent annual U S productivity growth from 1960 to 1972 while foreign rivals rise faster, notes 18 percent of steel sold now produced abroad, and argues gains come from worker efficiency and existing technology. He compares agricultural productivity and wage growth, urging unity to protect jobs and living standards.
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America
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
EPA criticizes state action on feedlot pollution controls
EPA official John George praises Iowa for acknowledging confinement animal production pollution. He notes Congress added feedlots to the point source list in 1972, and outlines permit rules and performance standards. He cites difficulties applying industrial-style rules to feedlots and slow permit uptake due to uncertainty about discharges and EPA rulemaking.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Iowa
John George
Region VII
Kansas City
Congress
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
George
Washington, D.C
Alma M Heeren 78 obituary from Le Mars Iowa
Alma M Heeren 78 of 109 5th St NW died December 12 1973 at St Joseph Mercy Sioux City after brief illness hospitalized since November 28. Funeral 2 PM Friday at Christ Lutheran Grant Township with Rev Robert Reitz. burial in Johnson Township Lutheran Cemetery. Prayer service 7:30 PM Thursday at Luken Johnson funeral home. Born May 18 1895 in Plymouth County. Married Fred Heeren September 19 1922 in Johnson Township. Survived by sons Alvin Le Mars Norman Akron, daughter Ida Schuette Le Mars, sister Emilie Heeren Kingsley brother Emil Jaster Crofton NE and five grandchildren. predeceased by parents Gottlieb and (unreadable) Jaster husband a daughter and siblings.
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Alma M. Heeren
5Th St
Sioux City St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Christ Lutheran Church
Grant Township
Robert Reitz
Johnson Township Lutheran Church
Luken-Johnson Funeral Home
Alma Jaster
Plymouth County
Fred Heeren
Johnson Township
Emilie Heeren
Kingsley
Emil Jaster
Crofton
Neb
Gottlieb Jaster
Dennis the Menace: Ketcham Strives to Maintain Mischief
The comic feature follows Hank Ketcham's Dennis the Menace as the boy navigates neighborhood mischief and feisty exchanges with Mr. Wilson. Readers witness playful trouble and the enduring charm of a classic strip.
Le Mars library offers programs and memberships details
To inform clubs, Le Mars public library invites speaking engagements by board members on current services and expansion plans. Details include membership rates by mail and local pickup, contact Pat Coady at 546-5004, and board president Mrs Marge Roseberry. Also notices for Elks charity party December 13, Women’s meeting December 18, and Goodwill truck schedule with contact numbers.
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le Mars
Public Library
Pat Coady
le Mars Public
Marge Roseberry
Akron man enters drunken driving plea
Robert Francis Clarey, 38, of Akron, pleaded guilty after an arrest on November 29 in Moville for OMVAS. A six month jail term was suspended on good behavior and enrollment in behavior modification school. Court recommended license suspension for the minimum period, and the defendant was released on parole for one year to the ASAP officer. Bond set at 500 dollars.
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Robert Francis Clarey
Akron
Moville
OMVAS
Christmas shows fuel profits and pace of Advent TV ads
In a Des Moines Register piece Virgil W. Dorweiler notes that ABC NBC and CBS air Christmas specials in early December to maximize ad buys and profits while the final days before Christmas see discounts to clear stock. Merchants press for year-end sales as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and other campaigns boost holiday shopping, yet the author laments the loss of a longer giving spirit before Dec. 25.
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Des Moines
ABC
NBC
CBS
Sears and Roebuck
Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer
J.C. Penney
McDonald’s
Sam
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Dick Koerselman
Verle Matzdorfz
Wayne Schipper
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Lillian Tordoff
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