30 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1977
Page
1
Editorial warns tailgating is common and dangerous on highways. The piece riffs on a man who cannot escape a chain of cars while driving from Hwy 163 toward Des Moines, illustrating how small misjudgments compound and end with him back in Pella. It urges readers to avoid following too closely.
The text contrasts oil firms earning two cents a gallon profit with a four cent federal tax on gas and a plan to raise it by five more cents. It questions a politician who campaigned against tax increases for workers and lower income groups in light of proposed hikes and war profiteering accusations by Billy’s brother.
In 1967 Marion County voters rejected a $650000 courthouse bond by 5728 to 915. Pella favored the proposal while Knoxville opposed it citing relocation from downtown Knoxville to High way 14. The Pella Chamber and Chronicle supported the plan. the Knoxville Chamber and paper opposed it.
Iowa state representative Terry E. Branstad of Lake Mills宣布竞选共和党提名的副州长。他今年31岁，已在州众议院任职三届，主张为城乡利益发声并推动立法。 Branstad在 Lake Mills 律师事务所任合伙人，居于农庄，1969年获爱荷华大学学士学位，1974年在德雷克法学院获法学博士。 他已婚，有两名子女。
The writer argues the pool is a gift with conditions the giver may enforce. They urge honoring the donor’s wishes, suggesting either six days of use or returning the gift if the council cannot accept the stipulation. They contend no right to override the giver and call for rescinding if needed.
A travelogue recounts a southbound journey from Calgary Alberta toward Buffalo Wyoming then Rapid City and Keystone near Mount Rushmore. It mentions the Calgary Stampede, oil and coal areas, motel stays, the Lariat Cafe, and night viewing of Mount Rushmore with slides and lighting. It also notes Gutzon Borglum's decision to sculpt presidents as subjects and references Stone Mountain.
State Sen. Bill Hansen of Cedar Falls announces his candidacy as a Republican for governor. A 47 year old assistant minority leader, he has a long legislative record from 1968 to 1976, chaired education committees, and holds a Dana College B.S. with post graduate work at Drake University Law School. Hansen is married with five children.
Chuck Minor of Des Moines announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Fourth District congressional race against Neal Smith. The 29 year old Drake University political science graduate, then a production worker at Armstrong Rubber Co., previously ran in 1976 and received about 65 000 votes. Minor vows to expose Smith’s record and offer sound alternatives to win the seat.
Work began on smooth-grained granite in August 1927 the same day President Coolidge dedicated Mt Rushmore as a National Memorial Fourteen years later the sculpture reached its present appearance Gutzon Borglum died in March 1941 his son Lincoln finished the carving Washington Lincoln Jefferson and Roosevelt are the figures Carved to a scale of 465 feet tall the heads average 60 feet from top to chin and each nose is 20 feet long The faces view best in morning light The author notes last look on Monday Aug 1 and travel onward to Wall Drug Black Hills and Mitchell Corn Palace
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