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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1976
Page
1
The piece notes nearly six million dollars in year end employee benefits from Vermeer Manufacturing and the Rosscreen Company, supporting over 2,000 jobs in and around Pella. It argues town growth, supplier jobs, and community stability stem from these industries, helping retain educated youth and reduce urban migration.
Guest editorial argues the 75 mile East Coast spill shows risks of imported oil and slow U.S. energy development. It blames environmental opposition to coal and power plants for dependence on foreign oil, warns of economic and ecological losses and future catastrophes if extremists prevail.
The Chronicle outlines guidelines for letters from readers urging signatories be real people and noting the newspaper may shorten letters to fit space constraints while preserving the author’s signature.
Capt. R W Kimball recounts a 1945 175 mile winter escape march by POWs from Stalag Luft III to Mooseburg in Stalag Luft VIIA Germany. Bob Menning and Chuck De Wild joined about 2000 men. preparations included mittens from coat lining, improvised packs, sleds from bed slats, and a cold start after a late January order.
The Iowa Department of Transportation plans no road work in the Pella region for the next five years. The piece questions funding choices prioritizing Interstate highways over upgrading primary routes like Highway 163 and Highway 592 near Knoxville. It argues funds should fix existing primary highways to curb urban sprawl and growing congestion along Des Moines routes.
Oskaloosa officials published a 1906 notice to set straight smallpox facts, reporting only 22 diagnosed cases all under quarantine, no deaths, and that schools churches and businesses remained open. The Chronicle apologized for a one day delay due to a 12 page Christmas edition.
Soldiers describe a late night movement from Sagan under guard toward Berlin with two Russians on each side. Morale holds after days of confinement as they trek through deep snow, rest by fires, and push through 30 kilometers of heavy packs and fatigue to the next stop at Grasselten.
The Chronicle issues a correction for last week’s Steenhoek century farm feature noting that the pictures of Engel and Pauline Ver Ploegh and Henry and Hillejke Ver Ploegh were reversed. The error is acknowledged and regrets the mistake.
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