Vice-presidency debate voices abolition questions
In a 1972 opinion piece Don Oakley argues regarding Robert Taft Jr and others that abolishing the vice-presidency would be impractical. The essay retraces the office from its mild constitutional role to an influential partner in policy and governance, noting historical precedents and the 25th Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
John Nance Garner
Taft
Eagleton
George McGovern
Philadelphia
Senate
Adams
John Tyler
William Henry Harrison
United States
Alexander Throttlebottom
Throttlebottom
National Security
Peace Corps
Eisenhower
Nixon
Martin van Buren
Don Oakley
Rural family practice training expands in north Iowa
The family practice program aims to boost primary care in small cities and rural areas. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Mason City and Mercy Hospital Iowa City will join the University of Iowa medical school in training doctors, with extensions possible to Memorial Hospital Mason City and Mitchell and Floyd counties. Pathology work from Osage and Charles City to Mayo Clinic labs supports ongoing education for hospital staff and physicians, building a regional network to improve rural medical care.
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Iowa
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
University of Iowa Medical School
Memorial Hospital
Mitchell County
Osage
Floyd County
Charles City
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
North
Community call to aid the elderly amid rising crime fears
A reflective feature argues elderly housing, public homes, and community action must address fear and crime. It urges neighborhood patrols, regular checks on seniors, and stronger local responsibility after hurricane relief showing neighborly care.
Thresholds and honors in Austin area youths judged at Steele County Fair
Threshing operations in the Austin area were delayed by recent rains and the quality of grain reduced. County Agent F. L. Liebenstein reported. Mower County and Austin area youths won honors Friday at the 4-H and FFA livestock judging contest at the Steele County Fair in Owatonna. Ronald Bakke dahl, Hayfield FFA boy, was high individual over 62 contestants with a score of 282 from a possible 300. Hayfield teams placed second and fourth. The Hayfield group is coached by George A. Moe. Judgment notes also mention Judith A. Ankeny graduating from Bethesda Lutheran Hospital School of Practical Nursing in St. Paul, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ankeny, Austin High School graduate.
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Mower County
Austin Area
Steele County
Owatonna
Ronald Bakkedahl
George A. Moe
Judith A. Ankeny
4Th Ave. SE
Bethes
New York Welfare Cheats Exploit Aid System
Investigations reveal welfare fraud in New York where a couple dubbed the Bamboozles created a fake family Swindies to siphon public assistance. They initially joined the system for support, then forged records to stay on the dole while working a legitimate job.
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Tom Tiede
New York
NEA
America
John
Mary
Bamboozles
Mary Bamboozle
John and
Mary Swindle
Swindies
Israel Won't Be Strangled by Time Says Eban
In a exclusive column reply Israel's Foreign Minister Abba Eban argues five years of conflict show negotiation has failed its neighbors who seek imposed settlements. He notes no war has prevailed and urges renewed dialogue to avoid decades of stalemate as tempers cool and coexistence grows.
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Victor Riesel
Israel
Abba Eban
Eban
Jerusalem
General Assembly
Security Council
Meet
Gether
Canal Line
Fatah
United States
New York
Gotham
Gramps
George Berlinger
Berlinger
New Tokyo regime seen as better for US in China policy
Ray Cromley reports that the Tanaka administration coordinates unofficially with the United States on Peking policy to strengthen Japan’s access to Chinese markets while preserving strong trade with Taiwan. U.S. officials praise Tanaka’s decisiveness and expect improved trade balance efforts, with Tokyo likely to recognize Peking while allowing Taiwan trade via sub firms.
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Washington
NEA
Tanaka
Japan
United States
Peking
China
Tokyo
Taiwan
Nixon
U.S
Eisaku Sato
Kakuei Tanaka
Sato
Mao Tse-tung
Quick Quiz Answers From A Goofy Fact Mashup
A compact list answering common trivia: Kremlin means fortress, Henry Ford coined history is bunk, moon day about two weeks, leaf is a solar factory, Taft heaviest president at 300-332 pounds, John Hancock first signer, tuberose most scented flower, strip cropping reduces erosion, Virginia opossum gestation about 12 days, largest lobster on record weighed 35 pounds.
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Austin Daily Herald
Opinion
John Adams
Congressional
Moses
Henry Ford
2Nd St. N.E
Austin
Minnesota
Edmund E. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
Minn
A.P.O
F.P.O
F. L. Liebenstein
Karl Dahlem
Ray Cromley
Kremlin
Kreml
Bunk
William Howard Taft
John Hancock
Virginia
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