Pella Explodes: Citizens Urged to Light the Fuse
A fragment from a Pella newspaper promotes open debate and policy discussion. It calls for balanced coverage and invites reader commentary while reserving the right to edit submissions. The text showcases the paper's stance on free exchange of opinion.
Pella Chamber Introduces Ed Lamson and News Plan
Ed Lamson introduces himself as new Chamber of Commerce manager in Pella. He and wife will relocate, with home base at the Fultz house on North Main, offering a weekly column and programs aimed at improving the community. The diary-like piece also recounts a family trip through Europe ending with a return voyage to New York.
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Ed Lamson
Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Ike
Doc
Nora Fultz
North Main
Fultz
Les Groenenboom
We’ve Been Lucky With Downtown Bicycle Use
A Pella reader notes ongoing bicycle traffic on busy downtown sidewalks has caused no injuries since last summer. The letter argues bikes should be moved to the streets or stopped on sidewalks and suggests a service club bike parking program at the curb.
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Pella
Poverty article urges Knoxville meeting on Economic Opportunity Act
A public notice urges Marion county residents to attend a 8:00 p.m. meeting at Memorial Hall in Knoxville to decide if the county will participate in the War on Poverty program. The piece outlines costs, potential benefits, and warns that turnout will shape tax implications and program oversight.
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China
Knoxville
Memorial Hall
Project Headstart Promises Early Learning Boost
The Express notes that early education matters most in the first four to five years and argues against the idea of six as a fixed school age. It reports Pennsylvania communities including Lock Haven receiving grants for Headstart to help under stimulated children catch up with those from advantaged homes, forecasting strong outcomes with capable leadership and quality teaching in early grades.
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the Express
Irony noted in veterans care over Job Corps beds
National columnist Fulton Lewis Jr. cites Indiana congressman alleging Job Corps members receive priority in Veterans Administration hospitals as VA plans to close 15 medical centers. With 5,000 veterans on waiting lists, critics say Job Corps admissions take beds from genuine veterans.
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Indiana
Sargent Shriver
Veteran Administration
United States
Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospitals
Arthur Vriezelaars Family European Tour Recap
Mr and Mrs Arthur Vriezelaars and children Terry Beth and Jeffrey returned to Monroe on Wednesday August 11 after a June 6 departure from Des Moines to Chicago and a Trans Atlantic flight to London They spent two weeks with Mrs Vriezelaars parents in Clacton England toured the American Veterans Cemetery in Cambridge Coventry Stratford on Avon and Warwick Castle admired palace gardens at Hampton Court and viewed Canterbury Cathedral A car ferry trip to Calais and a Belgium lace factory visit were also on the itinerary including a stay in Brussels and London tourism notes.
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