16 Sep 1965
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1965
Page
1
In Pella the paper urges readers to engage with local affairs and participate in public discourse. It frames a policy of presenting multiple viewpoints on major issues and invites community comment, noting staff and guest contributions are subject to editorial standards.
A summary of enacted laws from 1965 shows LBJ and Congress pursuing Medicare, Appalachia, education aid, housing, manpower programs, voting rights protections, immigration reform, Taft Hartley 14b repeal, minimum wage, regional development, desalination funding, excise tax cuts, regional medical centers, higher education aid, and a new Housing and Urban Development department. The piece notes the unusual pace and breadth, with emphasis on concrete outcomes and named programs.
The nation shifts to double the draft call rather than mobilizing reserves to confront Communist threats in Viet Nam. Many youths in government work camps under the War on Poverty may be drafted with pay around $80 monthly, while a high school dropout in a camp could earn about $110.
A meeting with the Ma haska County Board of Supervisors and local business leaders addressed the need to revise long range road planning priorities to reflect user benefit and changing values. The group urged a true basis for road development and considered establishing protective and consumer bureaus to aid the business community.
Elizabeth Agnew Weyerse Jansen of Oskaloosa died September 6 1985 in Town City Iowa after a long illness. Born September 19 1884 in Washington Iowa she taught in Iowa and Nebraska and was active in the American Legion Auxiliary. She married William A Jansen in 1910 and Albert Weyerse in 1938. Survived by daughter Ruth two brothers and a sister five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services were September 8 1965 at Pella Rantict church. Interment Porter Grove cemetery. Thelford Beyer of Tiverville Town died September 1 1965 in Glendora California age 43 after a lingering illness. He married Vaca Beyer and left three sons and a stepson plus a brother Clifford Beyer. Final rites September 4 1965 at Oakdale Memorial Chapel Glen dora California. Interment Oakdale Memorial Park cemetery.
A representative from the Des Moines Social Security District Office will be at the Public Safety Building Auditorium in Pella Iowa on Tuesday September 21 from 930 a.m. to 12 00 p.m. residents may seek information or services on the Federal Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance program. Additional services available at the Des Moines district office at 205 Air Street Des Moines.
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