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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1976
Page
2
Rates list 6.00 per year in advance for Bremer and adjoining counties Black Hawk Buchanan Butler Chickasaw Fayette and Floyd. Outside Iowa in advance 7.00 per year for all other Iowa counties.
Iowa's seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell to 4.9 percent in November from 5.1 percent in October as total employment slipped 2 percent to 1,259,100 and unemployment rose to 52,800. Comparing year ago figures, employment was up 1.6 percent while unemployment declined 20.7 percent from 66,600. The unadjusted rate stood at 4.0 percent, steady from the earlier projection. Civilian labor force dipped to 1,311,900 from 1,335,500 in October.
Iowa shows solid progress in 1976 with higher total jobs and capital investment than the ten year average, though no new records. Tourism reaches near a billion in travel expenditures, with $910 million spent in 1975 and out of state visitors totaling $530 million. Corporate tax issues surface with a challenge to the state income tax law.
Monday to Friday meals list creamed chicken, goulash, maidrites, turkey, fish with sides and milk. Nashua teacher Mrs. Ruby Ferguson retires after 37 years of teaching, noting she never taught a bad child and recalling her own pupil mannerisms.
Iowa turkey and egg production show divergent profits in 1976 with eggs remaining steady. Economist Gene Futrell projects eggs stay profitable early 1977 while turkey profits falter. flock sizes rise as replacement pullets enter and hens extend laying. Prices may average 52–55 cents in early 1977, then dip to 41–43 in spring and decline later in 1977. Turkey production likely down 4–5 percent overall despite a 4 percent hatch rise early 1977. March–May hatch declines could cap annual output. Heading into 1977, eggs appear more profitable than turkeys unless feed costs spike.
The report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture places Iowa among the nine leading states for student lunch participation. Vern Carpenter notes high marks for staff and administration, while Iowa reports under 15 percent free and reduced lunches, unlike peers at 40 to 69 percent.
The Bremer County Extension calendar lists university holidays with office closures on December 30 and 31. Winter Fun Day at Camp Wahpeton runs January 4 from 1 to 4 pm. Soil fertility meeting at Tripoli Town Hall begins 1 30 pm on January 4, followed by an Extension Council Meeting at the Red Fox Inn in Waverly at 7 30 pm.
The excerpt lists NSLP participation figures for Washington DC Guam Puerto Rico American Samoa Trust Territory and the Virgin Islands with values 68 95 74 respectively, indicating varying levels of program engagement across territories and the nation’s capital.
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