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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1956
Page
5
Readers Digest previews an expose by Alfred E. Driscoll on federal aid waste and costly projects. He cites governors and experts, including a Kansas City airport sand episode, urging prudence before further government spending.
A writer argues a longshoremen strike across the Atlantic and Gulf ports could resemble restraint of trade and monopoly when a single union, the International Longshoremen's Association, leads a sustained walkout. In Baltimore losses reach half a million daily as the Steamship Trade Association calls for local contract talks amid Taft Hartley cooling off concerns.
Citizens Public Expenditure Survey claims most workers cannot name their annual tax bill. It details that $67.30 weekly earns $1,043 yearly in taxes, $86.54 weekly yields $1,425, and $7,500 yearly wages lose $2,637 to taxes, exceeding spending on basic needs.
Former Mississippi Governor Driscoll critiques federal aid for schools noting high per pupil grants and costly facilities like a 12 classroom Pascagoula elementary school. He warns that unlimited federal grants inflate budgets and undermine responsibility while officials chase free money and threaten demerits to reform.
Swan Lake ispagn Chloe Miss? New baby born November 16 at Preston hospital to Mr and Mrs Swan Lake Yearsley. Montana visitors Ted Wright came to see daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Jack Howard Martel. Hazel Thomas visited Dorris Thomas family in Springfield. One act plays and songs at Relief Society bazaar with sewing, candy, food and barbecues.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hadley hosted a joint birthday dinner for Mrs. Dave Johnson and son Bart of Winder and for Quentin Thomas of Logan. Attending were Sheldon and Roy Hadley and families including Dale Linda Don Bart Merna Lauren Brent Terry Jed Arin Kim Brad Lee. James Abbott served as an official visitor in Lewiston Idaho for several days.
Oxford residents recount visits by Mr and Mrs DeMar Griffeths and son Kim of Clarkston to Henry Hatch and family. Henry Hatch hosts classmates at junior and senior high, while Dorothy Keller Rita LaVerle Kendall Glenda Lavona Hatch attend and Rita Glenda Vivian join FHA initiation at West Side High.
A fragmented clipping mentions individuals including Mrs MerL Beiean and Mrs Scott Pierce and girls associated with American Falls on a Saturday. The OCR text is unclear and lists multiple garbled names and places, making specifics hard to confirm.
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