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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1966
Page
4
Officials warn that Idaho's reassessment law drives up costs for 44 counties. Jerome County leaders moved mill levies to cushion four years of fiscal strain while inventory valuation losses and revenue caps threaten local services and jobs.
A note from Kathleen Waddington of Blackpool England recalls visiting Preston in September 1962 and thanks locals including Chrissie Owen, doctors, dentists, shopkeepers, and clerks for their warm hospitality. The letter explains life has its embarrassing moments and mentions a fickle sense of diplomacy.
Numerous figures including Preston Price Wayne Bell John Olsen Harold Pinson and Sylvia Anderson appear in a busy community scene. They discuss events from roadshow costumes to opera programs and hospital discharges while attending gatherings and interviews across town.
On a day of national upset many events tested loyalty and power. The Pentagon postponed Thompson’s Arlington burial over legal limits, New Jersey ruled Black Muslim children need not salute the flag, Russians allegedly harmed a U S tourist, a Yale professor met with Viet Cong, Berkeley students raised money for the Reds, and McNamara urged missiles to deter both Russia and China while threats linger in Viet Nam.
Elder and Eskel son of Ogden spoke at the sacrament meeting. Nita Allen and Penny performed a duet. Lorna Jean Tastor sang solo, with LaDawn Allen on piano. Prayers by Dors Eskelson and Reed Allen. The Primary Linhoma pris held a Daddy Date with pink decorations and a knights and ladies theme.
A reader writes from Brussels renewing a Citizen subscription and sharing impressions. The letter describes snail mail delays, local traffic and tram plans, Belgian drivers, horse carts, bicycles, and learning French. The author mentions Waterloo’s battlefield about six miles away and ends with a French farewell.
United States Senator Len Jordan praises Idaho weekly editors for winning the Better Newspapers award. He notes the importance of editorial insight as Idaho faces upcoming state decisions and expresses appreciation for shared information and ideas.
A critique notes anti semitic and racist elements within the New Jersey Young Republicans led by the Rat Finks and Richard Pleacher. It cautions that the John Birch Society, while admired by some conservatives, provides a platform for extremists and risks pulling the party toward narrow, anti civil rights stances.
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