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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1976
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is a second class mail publication in Tripoli Iowa 50676. Published each Wednesday it has served since 1894 as the official newspaper of the City of Tripoli and Bremer County. Publisher is Robert J. Sassman.
The county ASCS office now accepts nominations for ASC township committee candidates. County Executive Director Rolland L. Dewey urges farmers to nominate farm neighbors as candidates, noting most resident farmers are eligible to hold ASC office.
The Bremer County 4-H Horse and Pony Club will hold its organizational meeting October 19 from 7 30 to 9 00 p m at the Tripoli Town Hall. Members must be active 4-H club participants and officers will be elected with plans for 6 to 7 meetings and educational programs. Adults will assist with activities and 4-Hers and parents are invited.
The task force studying local government tax problems, chaired by Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu, weighs education funding shifts and options like a local sales tax to cut property taxes. Ford may campaign in Iowa October 15 with Ames visit. Ray and Billie travel in Taiwan. A housing study finds 10 percent of Waterloo Cedar Falls furnaces emit high carbon monoxide. Montauk Mansion opens as a state tourist site in Clermont with October public hours. Iowa State University reports a record fall enrollment of 21 831 students, up 626 from 1975.
Iowa State economist Bob Wisner notes wholesale 44 percent protein soybean meal near Decatur rose to 206 per ton in early September, then 160 by month’s end, still up 17 percent from last year. Tight U.S. and Brazil supplies, weaker meat demand, and competing protein meals shape prices through next season.
The piece argues Iowa will receive 81.5 million in revenue sharing next year, below the national per person average, and calls for an Midwest energy institute. It criticizes Britain’s economy, cites Hearst editorial cautions, and supports Education Amendments of 1976 strengthening student loan protections to curb bankruptcy abuse.
Belknap resident Nellie Rose has gathered buttons for 42 years weighing over 70 pounds Her oldest piece is 108 years old and items include leather wood bone shell and celluloid She invites readers to share news for the Leader and notes she will be visiting Iowans in the Third District On the Road after the 94th Congress adjourned.
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