27 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1977
Page
1
The Pella Chronicle argues the community hospital must expand with a $3 million project to add surgery and intensive care space plus upgraded lab and X ray facilities. A public meeting at Pella middle school tomorrow will discuss the plan and its role in recruiting doctors and maintaining local care.
The Iowa Senate passed a funding reform for unemployment compensation by a 31 to 16 vote amid concern the fund remains precarious. The bill limits the wage base to 6000 dollars and ties revenue to a balance of payouts, with calls for higher employer contributions until reserves reach one and a half times recent high payouts. The chamber also advanced a Department of Financial Institutions plan, but amendments proposing consolidation failed.
The writer recalls grade school days memorizing James Russell Lowell's The Vision of Siy Launfal and reciting it in class. Spring memories return as the poem's lines resurface with added meaning and a calmer appreciation.
Dear Editor describes the Light House at 707 Liberty in Pella a volunteer run Christian coffee house for all ages open Saturdays 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Sundays 8 30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bible study 8 p.m. led by Bill Thompson. They seek church backing prayers and financial support and ask for a song leader.
A public letter cites a April 20 proclamation by Mayor Caldwell declaring April 24 to 30 as Youth Temperance Education week. It urges citizens, schools, churches, and groups to promote abstinence and temperance education, warns of alcohol and drug harms, and urges writing legislators to oppose easing Delaney clause testing.
On March 9 the Food and Drug Administration proposed banning saccharin citing Canadian research. The study links rat data to humans, suggesting extreme consumption would be needed to pose a risk, while the FDA faces pressure to avoid a complete ban.
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