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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1977
Page
6
The editor probes a 670000 unencumbered fund balance cited in the county annual report to determine if a surplus allows tax relief. Officials show uncertainty and evasiveness while readers are urged to learn budgeting and finance, questioning government operations and potential tax cuts.
The completely remodeled Safeway store in Preston opens this weekend with over $1,000 in prizes to be given away. Local sugar beet acreage concerns prompt a campaign by businessmen and sugar company officials to save the factory here. Eugene Hall accepts the gavel as Preston FFA chapter president from Rodney Waterlaus. Sprouse Reitz promotes a big anniversary sale with hundreds of bargains and red sale signs.
Readers discuss a proposed model treaty Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil Matters linking Britain and the United States and aligning with the European Community framework. Critics warn of sovereignty loss, while advocates note corporate interests.
Residents recount the town’s first automobiles from 1909 to the 1920s. Studebaker EMF cars sold to Dr D. P. Thomas and Dr A. R. Cutler in 1910. Lou Ballif’s early car called The Gee Whiz. local anecdotes include Equity Dave and Joe Golightly teaching gear shifts.
A House Assassinations Committee study charges the Justice Department hid the depth of its 1960s King inquiry while accusing the task force of relying on paperwork and few interviews. The piece also links Interpol to CIA and DEA tactics, notes a CIA file dispute, and reviews Uncle Sam’s secret gas project MOPPS and Panama arms amid Torrijos canal tensions.
A Chamber of Commerce survey shows 55 percent of eligible Americans abroad did not vote in the last presidential election. Of these, 47 percent did not receive the necessary forms and 52 percent cited tax status uncertainty back home as a reason. The report calls for federal reorganization to improve efficiency and avoid duplication.
A concise dated communication from Floyd Monson to Representatives in Washington DC and Andrew Young and Cyrus Vance at the State Department in Washington DC. The letter conveys formal tones and seeks attention from federal authorities.
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