29 Sep 1966
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1966
Page
1
In a televised news conference Iowa Governor Harold Hughes, seeking a third term, affirmed close personal ties with national leaders despite polls showing public disapproval of the administration. He defended taking firm stands on major and minor state issues, arguing forthrightness and loyalty commend his qualification for re election.
Farm experts question why hog herds in the Midwest remain steady despite pork prices above 20 dollars for over a year. Farmers may prefer unchanged hog numbers, expecting favorable corn and soybean prices, and fear boosting production could push prices down.
State departments push formal budget requests to the state comptroller as hearings near. The State Board of Public Instruction seeks about 329 million for 1967-69, led by a 260 million general aid ask, while the State Board of Control plans 46.7 million yearly for its institutions, up 7.9 million. Iowa public districts gain about 9 percent more general aid and 14.6 percent in supplemental aid due to reassessment and mills changes, with total general state aid around 33.5 million plus 4 million in supplemental aid. William G. Murray wins Republican gubernatorial nomination by 1,638 votes officially. Wayne Richey named assistant executive secretary of the Board of Regents, salary 16,000. Welcome Iowa signs planned for 13 highway entrances. calls for centralized licensing and fewer boards. agriculture staff changes noted. Iowa trade mission to Latin America postponed to late summer 1967. Rabies rising in skunks nationwide. authorities urge caution for hunters and trappers. University tuition panel ruling noted.
Federal judges hinted Clarke be reclassified an Iowan in a dispute over tuition at the University of Iowa. Clarke, a law student, claims permanent move, Iowa marriage, voting, taxes, and intent to practice in Iowa justify lower resident fees. Case sent back to the university tuition review committee for action.
In a wildlife discussion Ernest Nuss challenges a claim about prairie chicken extinction in Iowa. He cites long experience, noting he raised a flock until disappearance and preventing shooting on his farm, while the author argues the plow and mower helped drive the species to decline.
A personal column notes a four week vacation due to cataracts and upcoming surgery at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. The writer reflects on health, aging, and the need to rest as advised by doctors, acknowledging eye surgery and non-replaceable eyesight.
The narrator recalls a hospital stay on Third North with familiar nurses led by Sarge and Dr Ralph Hadlund explaining the procedure. After a lighthearted near-nose scratch during surgery and some mischief with a cigarette, the patient left a day early and begins a period of extended rest, inviting reader nostalgia for rural Iowa.
Babson Park Massachusetts September 22 President Johnson urges Congress to act to cool an overheated economy and curb rising prices. He calls for suspending the 7 percent tax credit on business investment from Sept 1966 to Jan 1968 and delaying the fast tax write off on new buildings. He also asks for restraint on non defense appropriations and for Fed to ease rates while urging agencies business and labor to hold prices and costs down.
The Sumner Fire Department extinguished a blaze in a 1954 Plymouth owned by Herman Flansche, likely caused by a released emergency brake. Reports mention Mrs. Edward Humpal’s return from England, a dog bite on Kim Teeling, and visits from former Sumner Mayor Chris Hansen. Local events include tractor pull results by Orville Niemeyer, and multiple social visits and movements among Sumner residents amid a busy September week.
Lilian Dirksen, Sumner poet and Midwest poet laureate, contributes verses and commentary in the Sumner Gazette. The piece contrasts poetic meditations on time with a wide analysis of inflation and policy, arguing that rapid relief is insufficient and that broad restraint and shared sacrifice are needed to curb rising prices and credit expansion.
A humorous local page from the Sumner area promotes home upgrades and rural ads. It touts Mulehide shingles for roofs, Heyer-Bilt Hoghouses, coal delivery, marriage license jokes, and lumber from Weyerhaeuser. It closes with a Sumner High Aces sports recap and silo materials promotion.
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