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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1973
Page
2
U S Senator Dick Clark urges top priority for agricultural fuel amid energy crisis. He warns that 35 percent shortfalls in petroleum could hit this winter, risking nitrogen fertilizer, planting, and harvesting, with food supply and farm-state economies at stake.
A lively 1960s style column jokes about gas shortages, energy fears, and political figures. It references Nixon era energy worries, references to Kennedy and Johnson legacies, and pokes fun at household politics and society while lampooning media and public fatigue.
Agricultural economists argue that a well equipped one man farm, large enough for a full machinery line, outperforms corporate farming as the optimum production unit. The USDA Economic Research Service modeled seven farm types from Montana to California, noting the need for capital and managerial skill on larger one man operations.
Opinion piece by Bill Severin challenges claims truckers pay their fair share for highway costs. He notes ongoing studies, questions Van Nostrand, and argues subsidies exist across transport modes. He urges elimination of subsidies but acknowledges broader funding differences. The column also discusses rail, airlines, barge lines, and public funding's role in transportation.
William H. Harbor urges public input as the 1974 Session of the 65th General Assembly nears its January 14 start. He outlines planning efforts, staffing needs, and potential debate topics including transportation department creation, land use policy, public employee negotiations, credit levels, studded tires ban, the energy crisis, and treasury use. He invites citizens to share views with their legislators and notes the Chief Clerk’s office stands ready to assist.
In a December 7 1973 letter editor Otha D Wearin of Hastings urges reconsidering alcohol as a fuel source amid the energy crisis. He notes chlorophyll bearing substances could supply, recalls past corn alcohol drives facing oil industry opposition, and calls for wider production of alcohol from readily available substances.
The Malvern Leader reports a Malvern observer praising Jerry Ford after his shift from congressman to vice president. The piece notes Ford’s Midwest ties and loyalty to agriculture and the need for open lines between Capitol Hill and the White House. It adds that John Rhodes will become Minority Leader and the author advances on the Appropriations Committee.
Mills county supervisors signed a contract to purchase a Singer accounting machine for county offices. It will handle payrolls voter registration taxes and taxable valuations among others, reducing labor and maintenance costs. The machine cost 25 441 11 and will be paid from revenue sharing funds.
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