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Line 22: − − He had two surviving sisters, Margaret Steimel Baltz and husband, Bernard, of Pocohontas, Arkansas, and Viola S. Jansen of [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. He was predeceased by a brother and three other sisters.<ref name=obit/> − + + +
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One of seven children, Steimel was born to George Hubert Steimel (1893-1980) and the former Josephine Zosso (1898-1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Hubert_Charles_Steimel_records.ashx?pid=121320361|title=Hubert Charles Steimel (1923-1994) (brother of Edward J. Steimel)|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=May 14, 2013}}</ref> in Running Lake Township<ref name=bra/> near Pocahantos in Randolph County in northeastern [[Arkansas]]. He was educated as a journalist at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. In 1951, he joined the staff in Baton Rouge of the nonpartisan think-tank, the Public Affairs Research Council, which has proposed various "good government" reforms over many decades within Louisiana. He was the PAR executive director from 1954 to 1975.<ref name=steimel/>
One of seven children, Steimel was born to George Hubert Steimel (1893-1980) and the former Josephine Zosso (1898-1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Hubert_Charles_Steimel_records.ashx?pid=121320361|title=Hubert Charles Steimel (1923-1994) (brother of Edward J. Steimel)|publisher=records.ancestry.com|accessdate=May 14, 2013}}</ref> in Running Lake Township<ref name=bra/> near Pocahantos in Randolph County in northeastern [[Arkansas]]. He was educated as a journalist at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. In 1951, he joined the staff in Baton Rouge of the nonpartisan think-tank, the Public Affairs Research Council, which has proposed various "good government" reforms over many decades within Louisiana. He was the PAR executive director from 1954 to 1975.<ref name=steimel/>
==Public Affairs Research Council==
Steimel had two surviving sisters, Margaret Steimel Baltz and husband, Bernard, of Pocohontas, Arkansas, and Viola S. Jansen of [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. He was predeceased by a brother and three other sisters.<ref name=obit/>
==Public Affairs Research Council==
In 1970, PAR director Steimel questioned why Louisiana voters "seem to have an unusually high tolerance for abuse of public office" as well as a proclivity toward [[gambling]]. He specifically criticized the existence of pinball machines which he claimed attract primarily the young and the poor: "Very few rich people ever play the pinball machine."<ref name=ejsmph>"Steimel Says State People Have Tolerance for Abuse," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 21, 1970, p. 1.</ref> At the time, Steimel found that Louisiana had an "inadequate supply of highly skilled labor." He questioned economic policies of the Louisiana legislature, which in 1970 raised [[sales tax]]es from 2 to 3 cents per dollar to fund increases in teacher pay.<ref name=ejsmph/>
In 1970, PAR director Steimel questioned why Louisiana voters "seem to have an unusually high tolerance for abuse of public office" as well as a proclivity toward [[gambling]]. He specifically criticized the existence of pinball machines which he claimed attract primarily the young and the poor: "Very few rich people ever play the pinball machine."<ref name=ejsmph>"Steimel Says State People Have Tolerance for Abuse," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 21, 1970, p. 1.</ref> At the time, Steimel found that Louisiana had an "inadequate supply of highly skilled labor." He questioned economic policies of the Louisiana legislature, which in 1970 raised [[sales tax]]es from 2 to 3 cents per dollar to fund increases in teacher pay.<ref name=ejsmph/>