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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1975
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader serves Tripoli and Bremer County Iowa as the town and county official paper. Publisher is Robert J Sassman. Established 1894 and published weekly on Wednesdays. Second class mail at Tripoli IA 50676 under the 1879 act.
The 1975 Iowa Legislature closed after 159 days the fourth longest regular session. Key bills included income tax restructuring, a higher farm land capitalization rate, capital improvements totaling 36.1 million, and IPERS pension boosts. Unemployment tax changes raised the wage base and added a seven tenths percent surtax to fund the plan.
A June 30 1975 Washington report contrasts Congress spending patterns with calls for restraint. It cites debt ceiling increases 85 and 46 billion dollars, rising federal outlays from 9 billion in 1940 to 350 billion in 1974, and the dollar's decline to 24 cents by 1974. It notes meat inspection costs shifting to 13 states including New York and discusses CIA activity and Rockefeller Commission findings. it urges reform of the food stamp program and cites a lawn mowing accident involving Warren Matheny of Lytton with a deep hand wound.
Rates listed for Bremer and adjoining counties Black Hawk Buchanan Butler Chickasaw Fayette Floyd in Iowa at 5.00 per year in advance. Outside state of Iowa and all other Iowa counties priced at 6.00 per year in advance.
Bremer County Extension lists July activities including Beef Fitting and Judging on July 2 at Roger White farm Plainfield at 7 p.m. 4H Presentation Day on July 3 4 at Tripoli High School 8 15 a.m. Office closed July 4 for holiday. Beef Sheep Swine Showing and Fitting on July 8 at Ron Lohmann farm Readlyn 7 30 p.m.
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