14 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1977
Page
1
Glada Koerselman notes how clubs, meals on wheels, and discounts for seniors spread through private business and government alike. As life expectancy grows and social security debates loom, catering to retirees shifts from gesture to necessity, especially in retiree-heavy communities with care facilities.
Iowa State extension meat specialist Bob Rust notes bratwurst varies by recipe and spices. Fresh uncooked pork versions must be refrigerated and cooked thoroughly while pre cooked pork and veal versions exist. Spices like ginger mustard pepper sage salt sugar and thyme drive flavor. Shop around to fit taste and budget for grilling.
Sioux City area hospital brief lists patients including St. Luke's Mrs. Phyllis J. Rolfes in Hinton and Arthur J. Gronemeyer in Le Mars. Marian health center reports St. Joseph unit Mrs. Madonna Worth in Remsen and Arlan Krause in Akron along with Mrs. Mary Strub in Merrill.
Iowa State University extension specialist Dorothy Pinsky warns that buying a bike too large for a child invites danger. She notes over 60 percent of serious bike injuries involve children and urges getting the correct size or finding a safe used bike if new is unaffordable.
Iowa will receive about 1 million dollars less this fall in federal revenue sharing funds. For the 12 month period starting Oct. 1 total is 79,779,641 with allocations: state 26,593,214. counties 28,980,261. cities 24,197,234. State compares to 60,693,236 now, annualized 80,926,779, a 1.4 percent drop. Frank Bowers of the League of Iowa Municipalities cites an anomaly in the formula based on per capita income, tax effort, and population. The 1974 per capita income rose 33.1 percent, but 1974 income largely paid before July 1, 1975, not reflecting tax effort. Also rural residents with city addresses counted as city residents skewing results. Survey of 18 communities found 16 would lose money. Fort Dodge drops from 448,000 annualized to 364,000. Iowa per capita income 4,628 in 1974 up from 3,476. Overall federal pie is 6.8 billion. states dip out first, then counties, then cities. Some cities gain, others lose. Iowa overall loses due to higher farm income and low tax effort. By Harrison Weber, Iowa Daily Press Assn.
Congress member Berkley Bedell calls for excluding farm income from revenue sharing calculations for rural towns until 1975 census data, noting 1974 figures misstate incomes and penalize Iowa towns. He asks Blumenthal to push the census bureau for faster 1975 figures and retroactive compensation for affected rural communities.
The Calvary unit met Monday evening in June for a friendship potluck with 55 women present. Guests included First United Methodist Women members, district secretary Mrs. Lorna Woodbridge of Pierson, and Nepal missionary Norma Kehrberg. Music featured Patti Birr on piano and Barb Ritchie on French horn. Mrs. Woodbridge spoke on the paths of UMW pledges from local unit to their final destination.
An essay argues for a world language to foster understanding and reduce conflict, noting Africa’s many dialects, the dominance of Chinese and English usage, and English’s complexity with examples like antidisestablishmentarianism and the 45 letter hermone ultramicroscopic silicovolcano coniosis.
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