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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1975
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader lists subscription prices: five dollars per year in advance in Bremer and adjoining Iowa counties Black Hawk Buchanan Butler Chickasaw Fayette and Floyd. Six dollars per year in advance outside Iowa and in all other Iowa counties.
Washington report notes Congress approved a pay raise for top officials and Nixon’s pension via a Senate amendment to a minor postal bill. Speaker Albert extended the 15 minute vote, breaking rules to pass 214-213 as critics demanded restraint. The author condemns self pay raises, linking to inflation and calls for rescinding action. Co-sponsors grain and canning reforms seek federal grain export inspection and state roles under federal standards.
Calendar items for Bremer County Extension from Aug 7 to Aug 11 list county fair activities and judging schedules for Home Economics, livestock, and exhibits at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Waverly. Additional notes reference anti-trust concerns on grain shipments, Common Situs Bill critique, pay raises for Attorney General staff, welfare self-certification, and a California doctor offering tax credit for free welfare medical work.
In Tripoli Iowa Turner, after delaying state employee cost of living raises, approved increases for 78 staffers including assistants attorneys general investigators and secretaries. Raises range from about 5 percent to 19 percent plus merit raises and are retroactive to July 10. Turner said his salary is not a legal lid and that he can pay reasonable amounts even above the governor’s salary.
A letter from a Tripoli Iowa resident describes a gray car hitting a dog named Mitze on July 31 at 8 00 p m. The driver did not stop or acknowledge the harm to Mitze and the writer pleads for accountability and a sincere apology to ease the heartache. The letter names Mitze and mentions the dog’s connections in California and Tripoli. It signs as Mrs Harry Bi Leader and references grieving residents James Tammy and Todd.
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