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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1976
Page
3
The Citizen urges reverent observance of the nation's 200th birthday on July Fourth while suggesting a prelude on July 3. It highlights Franklin County Idaho Days events including the Queen Contest on June 25 and a parade on June 26 with a two day schedule, inviting community participation.
A reader criticizes Social Security deductions and fears of future bankruptcy amid rising retirees. The letter urges allowing voluntary cashing out and investing funds for personal welfare, citing low birth rates and economic pressures as risks to the system's viability.
Five Preston Jaycees met with Eastside School District trustees about reopening the high school pool. Franklin and Preston received a new truck. Rozann Hawkes was chosen Queen of the 1951 Idaho Pioneer Day. Thirty years earlier, bleacher seats were planned for Preston Night Rodeo and Franklin County votes tallied.
U S Rep George Hansen says Operation Paul Revere has received excellent nationwide reception. He launched the effort in early April to alert citizens to constitutional challenges against oppressive laws and regulations and to protect individual liberty. The campaign uses constitutional challenges as a wag to mobilize concerned citizens.
Rep. George Hansen introduces legislation to compel the federal government to assume responsibility for damages from the Teton Dam failure. Co sponsored by Rep. Steve Symms the bill would provide immediate compensation up to 80 percent of property losses and seek full restitution after settlements. It targets the Bureau of Reclamation and Interior Department with payments from the U S Treasury and cites Texas City 1947 as precedent in holding government liable for disasters involving operations.
The New York provincial Congress chose Morris in 1775 as delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses. He took his seat after Lexington and Concord, focused on committees and administration, signed the Declaration of Independence in late summer 1776, and by war’s end held the rank of major general while leading the militia.
The piece details a rising gossip campaign about lawmakers and their secrets, naming Al Ullman and Harrison Williams as examples and reporting on a trip by John Breaux. It also reveals a State Department secret study finding over 500 Americans jailed in Mexican prisons, with harsh conditions, extortion, and brutal treatment.
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus explains property taxes hinge on budgets and valuations. When budgets stay flat, higher valuations reduce the tax levy. the 1977 October 1 start helps cities and counties cash finance without borrowing. Citizens should attend local budget hearings to challenge unnecessary spending. The piece also notes campaign commentary on Watergate and Reagan, Carter, Ford dynamics, and a Cyprus per diem case.
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