27 May 1965
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1965
Page
1
A miscellany of editorial notes, policy statements, and reader letters from a 1965 Chronicle page. Items include quotes on withholdings, a jab at government bureaucracy, household morals, a candle wax tip for snow, local political jabs at Warren Kruck, and a long informal cease fire remark in the Dominican Republic, plus a closing home and crime reflection.
A fire damaged the Wiota Methodist church on March 1 after a storm lightning hit an electric stove in the basement. Firemen faced power outages during the blaze but gained control in about 45 minutes with no injuries reported.
The piece critiques fiscal strain from delayed programs and GOP stagnation, praises the 1965 General Assembly reforms such as the item veto and annual sessions, and warns of ongoing storm clouds over the Capitol as leaders promise prudent deliberation amid partisan divisions. It cites Democratic editor Godwin on accomplishments and calls for responsible governance ahead of adjournment.
A young teacher in Minnesota argues that the socialist idea of distributing by need undermines effort. He uses a grading thought experiment to show how high performers lose incentive, while low performers gain only temporary relief, risking a collapse into compulsory labor and shared punishment.
Gar ner Leader reports the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation advocates property tax relief amid rising levies from 1950 to 1963 while other taxes stay nearly constant. Farm property accounts for 45.5 percent of value yet pays 33 percent of taxes, cattle taxes per head are lower than industrials, and a coalition seeks a workable tax mix to aid property owners.
The Children's Bureau of the Health Education and Welfare Department reports the postwar baby boom fuels the highest juvenile delinquency rate in U S history. 601000 youthful crime cases were handled by U S juvenile courts since 1963, with 1964 statistics in progress.
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