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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1975
Page
2
The piece cites Phyllis Schlafly and Sylvia Porter arguing ERA would double Social Security taxes for husbands with homemaker wives, forcing many wives into work and harming homemaking. It notes states repealing ratifications and urges others to follow.
A reader from Idaho complains of dark highways and missing painted median stripes on Idaho and nearby roads. They cite a Preston collision on Highway 91 with about $10,000 in property damage, urging state funds for safety paint over other spending.
Idaho women in government posts are honored as ICWP launches a statewide recognition series. Ann P Davis and Lella N. Smith in Preston receive certificates, with Pat Ehrlich urging more women to run for office and noting International Women's Year 1975 goals.
The committee in charge announced plans for the July 24 Riverdale celebration with Mrs Susan Packer Dean Smith and Leon Forsgren leading. Pre rodeo activities begin Saturday with all local business people urged to wear western garb and men to grow beards. Special agents will visit Friday and Saturday July 13 to collect driver license applications at the Sheriff W. D Head office. Roller skating at the Persiana Ball Room Preston starts Thursday July 11 with rates 15 cents afternoon and 25 cents evenings.
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller suggested Kennedy was aware of at least one CIA assassination plot. The issue sparked Washington controversy touching Eisenhower and Johnson. The CIA investigations found no direct evidence presidents were informed, though the president chaired the chain of command and approved actions. The blue ribbon panel urged changing the certification law to avoid personal presidential approval.
Governor Cecil D. Andals announces an emergency fund of 23 365 to aid brucellosis control in Idaho cattle. The state reports 107 infected herds, up from eight, due to interstate shipments, and requires inspections for all cattle entering Idaho. Payments for losses total 17 201, with prior 10 000 in emergency funds supporting weak calf research now expanding via federal support.
Article details Toronto Canada Square Corp plans a 20 story building using body heat and other waste energy to heat and cool. It outlines heat pumps at Milwaukee Allen-Bradley project, energy storage in large water tanks, and sensors to transfer heat to a basement conservation bank for later use.
The Chamber of Commerce urges treating solid waste as a resource with recycling. A Congressional study projects that fully developed recovery in 150 metro areas could cut waste disposal by nearly 60 percent and create about 25 700 jobs in a new industry. A Wall Street Journal analyst notes government employment now exceeds the combined populations of New York City Chicago and Los Angeles.
The 1975 cost of living increase adds eight percent to most Social Security checks, effective in July. No action by recipients is needed as payments rise automatically from $184 to $200 for retirement, $207 to $224 for disability, and $439 to $474 for survivors with two children. Social Security serves about 31 million people with funding from employees, employers, and self employed contributors.
Mra Lloyd Abraham Clark, a self educated lawyer and NJ delegate to Congress, earned the nickname for giving free legal guidance. In 1777 he challenged Washington over mercy offers to loyalists, while his two sons were prisoners on British ships. Clark resisted British offers to free them, remaining steadfast in his patriotism as his family faced peril at home near occupied territory.
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