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Newspaper
Opinion Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
1
A cautious critique of raising the minimum wage, likening it to an inflating balloon that risks bursting. The piece argues higher wage bases distort pay scales, reduce job entry opportunities for less skilled workers, and may not help those targeted while inviting broader price and productivity pressures. It warns Congress faces real dangers in ballooning the wage floor.
Iowa officials toured Glenwood as the Community Betterment program neared its 34th regional meeting. Norman Riggs urged leaders that pride fuels growth and that no town can lose when local forces unite. Top prizes of 500, 300 and 200 acknowledge recreation, industrial and agricultural development efforts.
A Glenwood reader laments nightly crowds near a downtown club causing drunken disorder, fights, and police strain. He urges enforcement of laws or new ordinances to curb topless entertainment and moral decline, while praising nearby towns’ policies.
The Nishna Valley Community School District will sell Henderson and Strahan buildings along with other unused property and equipment. Auctions start March 31 for equipment including classroom desks typewriters and tools, then April 7 for buildings and real estate. Items include bus garages five acres adjacent land houses and district residences.
A 15 member advisory board drawn from thirteen civic religious and novice groups met at the Mills County Court House to discuss a Glenwood Meals On Wheels project. Park McManigal chaired as Mrs Gwendolyn Speer of the Southwest Iowa Area Council on Aging outlined the program. Ben Clayton of Hamburg described steps to start a local unit and answered questions about the Hamburg project. The board will draft by laws, set eligibility, seek meal prep sources and arrange continued meetings with residents urged to attend.
The City announces a shift in overnight parking rules around the courthouse square. Police Chief Ken ny Mead says parking will be allowed on the north side of the courthouse drive on the west and the south side on the east, with 2 hour parking elsewhere. Signs will be placed on Coolidge Street between Locust and Vine and on the north side of Nuckolls between Hazel and Grove to enforce the change.
In the New Hebrides, islanders traditionally scold children with the phrase Be good or the white man will get you, reflecting colonial-era discipline and cultural contact between indigenous communities and colonial presence.
The Glenwood Publishing Corporation in Glenwood Iowa issues weekly newspaper the Opinion Tribune official for City of Glenwood Mills County and Fremont Counties with mailing paid. Subscription rates $5.00 per year in Mills and Fremont counties and $6 elsewhere. Advertising rates on request. The paper reserves right to reject any unsolicited news or advertising. Member of the Iowa Press Association.
Police court items listed include license issues and traffic fines. Names such as Margaret Baucom from Pacific Junction and Bruce Hansen Glenwood appear with fines for speeding and related offenses. Other entries include consuming beer in motor vehicles, improper start, no driver’s license, and related penalties across several towns.
Larson said caucuses are laying groundwork for the 1974 election with March lab caucuses overlapping Iowa General Assembly spring break, allowing Democratic legislators to join local meetings.
A proposal outlines converting agricultural lands to a five year rotation with meadow seeding in native grasses. Areas would be posted as public hunting grounds. Shrubs and woody plants would be planted to create winter cover. Sark Parliament has one legislator for every two people.
Mills County sheriff investigates alleged rape and robbery at gunpoint after two women leave a Council Bluffs nightclub with a man they met earlier. About midnight they were in a rural area seven miles north of Glenwood where $90 in cash was taken and one woman was assaulted.
National Geographic reports smog drifting from Los Angeles, about 60 miles away, endangering century old ponderosa and Jeffrey pines in the San Bernardino Mountains. It damages food-making cells in pine needles, affecting growth and health.
A Glenwood Opinion Tribune want ad promotes spring cleanup with catchy call to action. It urges residents to participate in seasonal tidying and community improvement efforts.
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