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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1973
Page
2
The Daily Register announces the 6th Annual Summer Kids Matinee series at the Grand Theatre. G rated films will be shown each Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. from June 20 to August 8, with 40 cent admission using weekly coupons. The program includes a baby sitting service and kickoff tied to Centennial celebrations.
A seven year cross national study confirms James S. Coleman findings that home environment outweighs school effects on educational achievement. Conducted with 258000 students and 50000 teachers across 20 countries, the research notes national social and economic factors shape performance, though schools still matter.
Unemployment at 5 percent with 4.4 million jobless over six months. May and April showed steady jobs and seekers. Veterans 20 to 24 who served in Vietnam narrow unemployment gap, while teen work patterns shift toward more part time and full time. Economist Herbert Stein notes growth cooled from inflationary peak, signaling possible modest inflation relief at higher unemployment. Civic Platform highlights centennial celebrations, tree planting, apartment construction, downtown parking retention, industrial promotion, and a new housing facility Frog Hollow recreation project.
The Strawberry Point Town Council at its June 6 meeting authorized issuing $80,000 in swimming pool bonds and approved underwater lighting and a pool slide. The council renewed a beer and liquor license for Harry and Lula Tweed and issued cigarette permits to 11 businesses. It also authorized the town superintendent to order new street signs. The Iowa extended forecast calls for warm, humid weather with a chance of showers, highs in the 80s to 90s, and mild nights.
In Boyle's Column the writer notes fans feel sentiment as Hank Aaron nears Babe Ruth’s 714 lifetime home runs. He jokes about aging, retirement timing, barber memories, and knowing how to revive a fainting woman, reflecting nostalgic views of baseball history.
The column recalls midcentury small town recollections and contrasts in рад fun descriptions of childhood ambitions and dated social habits. It notes local visitors including Mr. and Mrs Don McAllister and Harold Homewood, Cedar Rapids, at the Frank Heim and E R Wilbur households in Farley and nearby.
Washington weighs inflation and spending as the House approves next year’s State Department budget and a new minimum wage law. The piece critiques elevated living costs, diplomat perks, and UN immunity while noting rising wholesale prices and tax dollars supporting the UN. It questions administration forecasts and lampoons foreign diplomats in New York.
To the Editor the writer argues that union labor is not the main cause of inflation. Wages are tied to three year collective bargaining with yearly increases, while prices move independently. Since prices rise first, the wage train cannot push costs upward alone, and calls to curb wages miss the larger driver of inflation after F.D.R. primed the pump in 1933.
A note urges Oelwein residents to fly the flag on June 14 and keep it raised throughout Centennial Days. Flags for porch display are available from local Veterans Organizations.
Classified Cambodian documents smuggled from Phnom Penh show battlefield commanders pressing for sudden incident strikes and strafing on field hospitals. U S authorities deny hitting hospitals while pilots report confusion over friendlies, with some orders routed to the Cambodian air force. Navy Captain Harry Swinburne, Jr. retires after 31 years.
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