Arbor Day roots and Nebraska City's tree legacy
The piece recalls Arbor Day origins in Nebraska City linked to J Sterling Morton, Arbor Day events with parades and fly-in tours, and the city’s history from river docking to rail decline. It notes Morton’s influence, local landmarks, and modern ecological lessons about trees and oxygen. It ends by recalling a 1776 French aid intrigue.
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Bet Pella
Nebraska Ty. Nebr
Nebraska City
Jaycees
St. Louis
Missouri River
Oregon Trail
Main Street
Russell, Majors and Wadell
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Pella
Otoe County
Neb
Fremont County
Iowa
Atchison County
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Michigan
U.S
Argo Starch Co
Morton Salt. Co
Secretary of the Navy
House Passes Criminal Code
Rep. Bill Dieleman reports the Iowa House advanced a massive criminal code revision to final passage amid 276 adopted amendments. The bill moves to the Senate, with a conference option if amendments are rejected, and includes a traffic violations overhaul, stiff OMVUI penalties, a seven day sentence for first offenses, a helmet‑law repeal tied to federal funds, and a hard core pornography distribution limit to adults.
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House
Senate
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Iowa
Bill Dieleman
Senate Bill Expands Commerce Commission Authority for Utilities
Senator Eugene M Hill reports on two bills expanding the Commerce Commission’s power over electric utilities. The first creates exclusive state service territories with maps by 1977 and 1979, placing REC’s under rate regulation and limiting city franchise rights, provoking opposition from rural cooperatives. The second bill creates a consolidated hearing process for siting power plants, designating the Commission as siting authority. two amendments—nuclear moratorium and eminent domain limits—were defeated. The measure passed 38 to 11 and awaits governor’s signature, pending reconsideration by Senator Hill.
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