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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1977

Page

3

Publicity Laments State Fair Coverage in Eastern Idaho

Franklin County sent nearly 100 4 H projects to the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot but many county exhibits were not showcased there. Fay Aanerud notes quilts and other entries could have won top honors. The Citizen complains no press releases or ads reached area papers and urges the fair board to issue a single news release with premium books to weekly newspapers to boost attendance.

Franklin County Idaho Blackfoot Fay Aanerud Eastern Idaho State Fair Board Pocatello State Fair Board Fair Board

Jobs at risk as minimum wage rise eyed

Labor Secretary Ray Marshall testified before the Senate Labor Subcommittee that raising the minimum wage from $2.30 to $2.65 could cost up to 90,000 jobs as employers drop marginal workers. He added that public service employment programs funded by tax dollars would create four to five times as many jobs to offset the loss.

Ray Marshall Senate Labor Subcommittee Marshall

Levy Roll Cut In Franklin County Budget

In 1952 Franklin County commissioners reduced the levy from 3.02 to 3 per 100 assessed value. Kless Hinckley of Fairview signed with the Boston Red Sox and is playing on a San Jose farm team. Tragic polio cases rise to three in Preston with two more new cases. City recreation park lawn irrigation and seeding plans advance.

Franklin County Board of Commissioners Kless Hinckley Fairview Boston Red Sox San Jose Calif Preston

Sanitary Gains Noted as School Opens and Labor Efforts Rise

Thirteen years ago report notes improvement in the business district sanitation. Superintendent Harland Simmons warns of a new state law banning secret fraternities at schools as organization activity grows. Franklin County Sugar Co. seeks Mexican nationals for harvest, with no new workers from government programs available.

C. P. Maughan Sanitarian Harland Simmons Franklin County Sugar Co

Seventy Years Ago in Weston Local News

Six decades ago, Sept 13 1917, events include sendoff exercises for Oregon Short Line troops, a missing Studebaker roadster case from Salt Lake City to Ogden, Weston Sugar Co erecting new beet dumps at Weston and Utica, a critical note on a wealthier man whose son is exempt, and Hart and Rich law firm installing an Edison Dictaphone.

Oregon O. Stapleton Preston Studebaker Salt Lake City Ogden Weston West Cache Sugar Co Utica Hart and Rich Edison

Values of work and love preached at Preston South Stake conference

Preston South Stake members heard Pres. Paul C Woodward spell out work and care as core values. He urged college students to work instead of relying on government food stamps, encouraged the retired and wealthy to help others, and stressed self responsibility. Brenda Schwaneveldt was sustained as stake Primary chorister, with several church leaders and youth leaders speaking on faith, family, and service.

Preston South Stake Pres Paul C Woodward Stake Woodward Pres. Woodward Brenda Schwaneveldt Weston Pres. Jensen Marion D. Hanks Preston Bishop Castleton Satan

Carter wrestles with a whale contrasts Kremlin bureaucracy

The Citizen compares President Carter to wrestling with a whale as he faces a tangled federal system. It notes Brezhnev contends with many ministers and fragmented Moscow ministries, while U.S. agencies show rivalries and limited coordination. It recalls Beria’s execution in 1953 and Malenkov’s exile in Khrushchev’s ascent.

Carter John F. Kennedy Kremlin U.S Leonid Brezhnev Brezhnev Washington Moscow Siberia Lavrenti Beria

Statehouse Scene and Burns Dilemmas in Washington

The piece notes Kov in charge of a Siberian power plant since 1957 and still producing kilowatts for Siberians. It also discusses President Carter weighing reappointing Arthur Burns as Fed chair, a decision with wide impact on prices and interest rates and thus American pocketbooks. The report hints at House concerns.

Kov Burns House

Idaho seeks new Office of Consumer Services

The article discusses Idaho plans to establish an Office of Consumer Services funded by a $200,000 Federal Energy Administration grant. The office would assist consumers in regulatory hearings, evaluate rate changes, and provide technical help to consumer groups, overseen by the lieutenant governor with a dedicated staff and an advisory committee.

Idaho Federal Energy Administration Office of Consumer Services Public Utilities Commission

Thanks to local firefighters for prompt action

Beverly Petersen Preston thanks volunteer firemen for extinguishing a trash container fire behind Sprouse Reitz store around 1 a.m. Friday. Firemen Gayland Taylor and Tony Christensen responded swiftly, preventing damage to nearby buildings.

Sprouse Reitz Gayland Taylor Tony Christensen

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