Holding Down Congress Costs Targeted Parking and West Front Waste
The speaker cites waste in Congress including a proposed Capitol parking lot near Providence Hospital costing 483000 for 400 spaces and a 55S million West Front reconstruction. He notes land slated for Capitol pages school nearby and urges cutbacks, with plans to scaledown in the Senate and ongoing monitoring.
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USDA Increases Lunch Program Payments Under CPI Rise
Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman announced higher payments for school lunch breakfast and child care programs reflecting a 4.9 percent CPI rise for food away from home. Effective July 1 the school lunch average payment rises to 14 cents per lunch. reduced price lunches go to 53 cents and free lunches to 63 cents.
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Engagement announced for Patricia Blick and Jack An April wedding
Patricia Blick and Jack announce their engagement and plan a spring wedding. Friends and family are invited to celebrate the upcoming merger of two families in an April ceremony.
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Dinner Date Program Aids Rock Valley Seniors
Rock Valley hosts the Dinner Date nutrition program under Title VII funded by the Iowa Commission on Aging. The program runs three days weekly at Hege Memorial Hospital with meals at 12 15 pm on Monday Wednesday and Friday. Reservations are via Mrs. Matt Baatz Rock Valley area agency on aging notes average 842 meals served in the first three weeks of June across the nine county area. Participation is open to anyone aged sixty or older or with a spouse sixty plus, with no club membership or income requirement. Meals are donation based and food stamps are accepted. the site offers supportive, educational and recreational services.
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Flower Show Set For July 28
The 41st annual Rock Valley Flower Show is scheduled for Thursday July 28 1977 with the Festival of Flowers theme aligned to a Summer Arts Festival the same day. Programs list divisions for artistic and horticultural entries and exhibitors are urged to enter division four table setting entries by bringing a card table linens china and centerpiece. Entries drop at the Old Gym between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. Judging follows, public viewing runs 2 to 6 p.m. Lunch coffee 50 cents admission and door prizes offered.
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Rock Valley
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Unemployment in Iowa Drops to 3.0 Percent in June
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for June is projected at 3.0% of the labor force, down from 3.1% in May and 4.0% a year ago. The drop stems from fewer layoffs, more graduates entering the market, and rising employment as workers approach a record high, with optimism for more jobs ahead.
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Bank Stockholders Meeting Set for September 7 in Sheldon
The Federal Land Bank Association of Sheldon has scheduled its 1977 stockholders meeting for Wednesday September 7. The event will take place at Sheldon High School Auditorium with registration at 6 15 p m. The annual business meeting will include a report on lending activities and an election of directors. David and Pam Fehr will present a musical program.
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