20 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1977
Page
1
Editorial urges drivers to respect cyclists amid warm weather as children join adults on bikes in Pella. Warns that shared road space risks accidents if motorists rush. calls for mutual courtesy and caution from both bikers and drivers to protect all road users.
The Easter Seal volunteers of Marion County thank the editor for helping tell the Easter Seal Story during the 1977 fund drive. The message notes continued growth in services for handicapped children and adults, stating that 1977 is expected to match or exceed 1976 as a record year and thanking readers for their support, money walks, and public goodwill.
Senate accepted an optional tax raising amendment to the school reorganization bill sending it to Ways and Means. The measure sets minimum district sizes but allows small districts to levy extra taxes to fund basic curriculum needs, with funding split between property tax and income surtax. Senator Norman Rodgers criticized the plan calling it a burden on poorer residents.
A San Francisco writer reviews the Sidney Rodeo of the pre World War II era in vivid but humorous terms. He mocks naive expectations, describes bull riding, calf roping, bronco busting, and wild cow milking, praising ornate saddles and the loud speaker announcer while noting the event’s scale with over a thousand horses and about twenty thousand spectators.
Representative Dieleman reports the Iowa House approved House File 163 requiring DPT measles and polio immunizations for children entering school or day care with medical and religious exemptions. The House also advanced House File 495 to clarify fence responsibility, debated a certificate of need bill affecting hospital funding, and discussed a franchise tax bill taxing municipal bond interest to align with corporate rates, potentially trimming state revenue.
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