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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1977
Page
1
Editorial notes six alternatives to the district's school busing plan, all with merits and drawbacks. Economics alone cannot guide the decision as in education the outcome is a child’s learning, not a mere product. The Chronicle urges a viable, acceptable district-wide choice by the school board.
A historical column recalls events from 1967 to 1907 in Pella. Initiates into Quill and Scroll at Pella high include Dennis De Penning and others. City approved 45000 general obligation bonds for a new municipal airport on Fifield road. Earlier recalls: Lavender and Old Lace rehearsals at Pella Christian, Bottoms Up at Pella high, a pontoon bridge built by Monroe merchants, Van Zante Bros advertising Perfection Oil Stove, and a proposed Waterloo Chariton railroad line with related meeting and sermon plans.
A captured 82nd Airborne paratrooper recalls marching through a hidden Luftwaffe base valley. He and a new ally plan escape as four P-47 fighters engage, delivering a devastating air attack that flattens the area. German ambulances pass by as the march continues through the night.
The Iowa Senate Budget Committee sent a bill to the floor to raise salaries for elected officers judges and legislators effective January 8 1979 for most posts and July 1 1977 for state officers. The package includes per diem and expense increases and confirms no raises for certain leaders at special sessions. The measure follows recommendations by the Iowa Commission on Compensation Expenses and Salaries of Elected Officials.
Lawmakers approve a bill by 52 to 46 to end the property tax phase-out if state general fund growth exceeds 12 percent for one year and freeze the appropriation base at 38.6 million, saving about 8.5 million. Debate centers on inequities in assessments and who pays. The bill heads to the Senate. House also advances open meetings and an anti-litter bill with broad support.
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