13 Jul 1967
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle Advertiser
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1967
Page
1
A garbled OCR passage lists subscription prices and places like Town and Subreciption. It includes figures such as 87.10 and 88.00, with scattered names and headings that do not form a coherent report or event. The readable bits suggest miscoded lines rather than a complete article.
Norval Wardle notes TSU survey shows fatal farm accidents declined from 74 per 100000 in 1948 to 56.8 in 1984, yet seniors over 65 still account for 34 percent of deaths. Age 24 and under also high, while 26 to 44 show best safety record. July 23 to 29 designated Farm Safety Week. safety must be year round.
In a Lake Pilot-Tribune column, critics note an $850,000 federal grant funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will hire a fulltime director and staff for a statewide professional chorus project administered by the Sac City Community School District. Local observers question the project’s merit and prefer funding for existing strong college music departments instead.
The legislature advanced a broad tax package including higher personal income tax on incomes over 7000, a 11 million increase, a 1.8 million beer tax rise, and an extended sales tax to services retroactive to 1967. Credits for dependents rise to 10 and a sales tax credit for low earners. Debate centers on a services tax with estimates from 25 to 100 million annual revenue. Governor Hughes hints at a special session to decide on excess revenue use.
Ottumwa official Hood named to run the four state employment service offices in Ottumwa and nearby towns. Duane Johnson of South Town Manpower Center directs the rollout and continuity plan. Johnson says Hood will assume additional duties supervising all four offices as the new head.
Rady L. Van Hemert of the U S Air Force is raised to major in 1987 after nine years service. A graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in mechanical engineering and a master in nuclear engineering from UC Berkeley, he has served at Chanute AFB Ent AFB Gatorade Springs and TRH ID. He and wife Gayle Sardiman have two children, Ulyse and Tinta.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a serviceman item with misread lines and codes. The readable portions reference a military unit and designation likely from a newspaper notice or roster with unclear names and places. The fragment lacks coherent details to identify persons, dates, or locations clearly.
Walter Hotapp of Le Mars celebrates four decades as a master watchmaker since arriving from Germany in 1953. Since 1959 he has served the Le Mars area, with a notable project repairing a 250 year old mantel clock featuring three distinct movements.
Jim Van Zee son of Mr and Mrs Gerrit Van Zee of Pella graduated June 30 from Allied Institute of Technology in Chicago with a degree in industrial tool engineering. He is a 1963 Pella High School alumnus and will join Ty Miles Inc of Westchester Illinois. Fish Leland Kramme of Sheldon caught a 42 inch Northern pike in a Ritter gravel pit after it struck minnow bait.
The Marion County Town County Conference Board will meet on July 27, 1967 at 11 00 A M at the Court House. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the proposed expenditures for the 1968 fiscal year. Merle Maddy Clerk County Conference Board.
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