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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1964
Page
2
The Chronicle outlines its policy to present both sides of important issues as space allows. It notes not all opinions reflect the paper’s views and invites reader comments while reserving the right to edit submissions for consistency and legality.
Representative Kyl discusses longstanding U S Panama Canal issues and sovereignty tensions with Panamanian control and revenues. He notes past treaties and proposed options from full Panamanian sovereignty to internationalization, warning no quick resolution while Panama heads toward May elections.
The article argues two civil rights approaches go slow or immediate and contends integration will come by law though prejudice persists. It warns laws alone cannot erase morality issues and urges education, attitude change, and fair enforcement to prevent new forms of discrimination. It cites faith ideals as a call to real action beyond lip service.
A Grinnell Herald-Register reader reprints a satire about socialized medicine. A man seeks medical care and moves through doors labeled by ailment, gender, religion, race, taxpayer status, marital status, and party, finally falling nine floors to an alley as a Republican.
A week after a question on President Johnson's Panama policy, the piece accuses him of bowing to Panama and in effect surrendering the Canal Zone to Panama. It argues the state department is misguided and mocks US strength, referencing Bay of Pigs, Kennedy, and public fears of encirclement.
A newspaper item recounts 1963 events in Fairfield with thefts at four businesses in town noticed by George Carson who alerted Officer Bert Vande Kieft. The burglars fled toward a car pursued by Carson. Other notes cover Bakker & Bus Farm partnership events, Central College ground breaking, Pella high school concert plans, local auctions, farm visits by Mahaska county farmers, a 1963 fire department call recap, and Central College basketball loss to Drake 54 to 32 with half-time 20 to 16.
January 17 chamber meeting led by newly appointed president Anthony Tysseling will cover a hospital, permanent airport, PalBand and youth center roads, Tulip Time, and municipal matters. Herbert Plambeck of Des Moines radio will speak after returning from England to discuss conditions there. An election was scheduled in Marion County to fill a State Representative seat.
Reuben Schakel compiled 1932 and 1933 farm price averages showing hogs at 3.05 rising to 3.22, cream 17.6 to 18.9, eggs 10.9 to 11.6, poultry down from 8.5 to 6.9 cents. Prairie township farmers planned a Pella high school meeting on the Corn Hog Program with a state-wide session at Iowa State College Memorial Union.
Four decades ago Pella Produce Co kept ice cutters busy packing nine inch thick ice from farm ponds and planned to store one thousand tons of high quality ice. The issue carried an extended editorial on the U S Senate stance toward Woodrow Wilsons League of Nations with Editor W A Young backing the League.
Fifty years ago Cotton Hall, a college dormitory, was quarantined when teacher Ida M Evans returned from De Witt Iowa with smallpox. Twenty residents were confined as the town faced an epidemic and fear grew. W A Oltmans, a First Reformed missionary to Japan, planned to lead services at the 1st and 2nd Reformed churches the coming Sunday. Alumni donated a 60 foot flag pole to Central Col
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