Committee calls for new housing code after campus off campus review
A legislative committee highlights substandard housing at Iowa universities including off campus units in Ames Cedar Falls and Iowa City. It notes unsafe conditions such as missing window panes open light sockets and no fire exits and urges a state housing code to set minimum city guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa State
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa
Light's Speed Challenged by Neutron Star Pulsar Findings
Oxford scientists report that a pulsar in the Crab Nebula may create electromagnetic fields exceeding light speed beyond 900 miles from its core, while closer ranges move below light speed. The result challenges a long held universal speed limit and shakes views of physical law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford University
England
Oxford
Dr. J. S. Allen
Geoffrey Endean
Buckley Feud Over Florida Lake Dredging and Interests
The Buckley brothers clash over Coastal Caribbean plans to dredge Lake Okeechobee for limestone while James Buckley seeks Senate Interior Committee influence. Army engineers warn permit harms fish and water quality, with conservation groups and Florida opposing. A Buckley magazine promotion followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buckley
James Buckley
Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Senate Interior Committee
Catawba Corporation
Coastal Caribbean
Buckleys
Buckley
Army
Clyde Atkins
Caribbean
Army Engineers
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
Bill Buckley
James
Brother Bill
Cedar Rapids Airport Gets $50 000 Federal Aid Boost
The Federal Aviation Agency allocated an additional $50 000 to repair and modernize Cedar Rapids Municipal airport, raising total government participation to $1,083,995. Ben S Handler of Handler Motor Co plans to expand onto the full block on Second Avenue SE. A 1969 enrollment study projects 23,506 students versus 17,940 current, guiding boundary changes for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Agency
Cedar Rapids
Ben S. Handler
Handler Motor Co
Second Avenue SE
Seventh and
Eighth Streets
New Hair Permanent Wave System Invented by Iowa City Woman
Mrs. Ethel Gilchrist of Iowa City claims a heat and machinery free hair permanent waving method. Dr. Walter L Bierring notes normal pooled serum for emergency transfusion is available in limited supply in Iowa hospitals. Officials forecast a $75 billion public debt by 1945 to fund defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Gilchrist
Iowa City
Walter L. Bierring
U.S
Malek’s blunt purge of Interior sparks White House alarm
The piece traces Frederic Malek’s sweeping firings at Interior after Hickel’s dismissal on November 25, targeting six aides and triggering fear of White House overreach. It notes missteps, political bargains, and clashes with Russell, Rogers, Glasgow, and Meacham, amid Nixon era power shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Ashington
Nixon
White House
Interior Department
Walter Hickel
Interior
Fred J. Russell
Russell
John Ehrlichman
John C. Whitaker
Hickel
William Rogers
Rogers
Frederic V. Malek
Ehrlichman
Wood
Malek
Rogers Morton
Thomas Holley
Department
Holley
Leslie Glasgow
Fish, Wildlife
Glasgow
Charles H. Meacham
Fish and Wildlife
Alaska
Congress
Meacham
Morton
Jockeying for Democratic Nomination in 1972
The Harris Survey finds Sen. Edmund Muskie leads among all voters 54 to 36 percent in a two way race with Sen. Edward Kennedy, but Democrats split 49 45 in a Muskie Kennedy matchup. Kennedy's base is narrow yet deep within the party, while Muskie shows broader support across regions and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Muskie
Harris
Edmund Muskie
Edward Kennedy
Sen
Maine
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey
John Lindsay
George McGovern
Harold Hughes
Sargent Shriver
Walter Mondale
Ramsey Clark
Birch Bayh
John Gardner
Lindsay
Humphrey
Novaouto
Latsen
McGovern
Bameapuers Des
COOP
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
Menu Writer Turns Lunch into A Descriptive Feast
Four friends visit an expensive restaurant where the decor is matched by an overblown menu. They tease a famed menu writer as Quentin demands a simple hamburger while others critique elaborate seafood dishes and the waiter defends steak avoidance. New York Times Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Nick
Pete
Quentin
New York
Forges
France
Old
California
Toledo
Kansas City
Spain
New York Times Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
University Housing
Associated Press
Earth
By Jack Anderson
Tory
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Civil Defense Council
Tipton
China
Korea
U.N
Truman
Attlee
Major Bowes
Radio Amateur Hour
George Clark
By Louis Harris
Louis
Pierie
Dem
Ing
By Russell Baker
Naples
Toledo Steel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!