Living Longer How Could Life Span Grow to 120?
A Journal of the American Medical Association forecast that by century's end life expectancy in the United States could reach about 120 years through medical advances in aging, cancer and related fields. Dr. Kass outlines social and political challenges, noting today’s elders feel more alienated while youth face fewer lethal diseases.
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
America
Isis
National Academy of Sciences
Leon R. Kass
Academy
Kass
Washington
Asia
Africa
South America
U.S
Britain
United States
Solly Zuckerman
Sally
What Difference EP questions licensing board ancestry
Minette Doderer of Iowa City asked on the senate floor why licensing boards need applicants’ nationalities on forms for funeral directors and physical therapists. She argued boards are inbred and public representation is needed, noting a failed amendment but highlighting the issue.
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Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Senate
Iowa
Nursing Home Administrators Board
Students Oppose Year-Long School Shutdown Plan
Oxford Junction high school students oppose a tongue in cheek proposal by Iowa Rep. Richard Radl to close schools for a year to cut costs. In a Pirate Press poll the 60 to 3 vote reflects concerns about lost education, unemployment, delinquency, and overall disruption, with teens arguing costs must rise elsewhere.
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Richard Radi
Lisbon
Iowa
Oxford Junction High School
Pirate Press
Radi
Pollution crisis voices warn of man made extinction risks
United Press International dispatch argues overpopulation and pollution threaten global survival. It cites displacements in nature, warns consciousness must shift from education to action, and notes Nixon’s 1970 environmental push plus European and British efforts. It projects 7.2 billion by 2000, urges stronger policy, and highlights birth control debates.
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Robert Musel
United Press International
Jemmings
Netway
Rome
Lake Erie
United States
Nixon
White House Council For Environmental Quality
Strasbourg
Britain
Prince Philip
Milzabeth
USS
Congress
Council On Environmental Quality
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Senate
National Air Quality Standards Act
American Violence Crisis Seems Over By Roscoe Drummond
Washington commentary argues the nation has passed a grave crisis after years of near calamity. The piece foresees a rare chance of reversal and notes declines in violence, campus disruption, and urban unrest as the nation emerges from a perilous period. The author calls the crisis largely resolved, though warns the outcome remains uncertain.
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Ashington
Atien
The Nation Rebounds From Violence Era, Reflects On Crisis
A historical reflection notes that 1968 to 1971 marked dark days for the Republic with a president confined to the White House and a fractured polity. It argues violence undermined peaceful reform, urging democratic governance, free speech, and civil dialogue as classes resume and campuses recover from disruption.
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Republic
Valley Forge
United States
White House
Lyndon Johnson
The People's Forum Freeway Debate Dims Amana Appeal
Proponents urge a freeway from Interstate 80 to Amana to boost access, while locals warn a high speed road would ruin remoteness and charm. Critics argue the highway commission knows better than residents, urging continued progress.
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Amana
Highway 149
Highway 6
Highway Commission
Officers Jaeger and Mollenhauer praised for calm help after two car crash
A mother thanks Officers Robert Jaeger and Dean Mollenhauer for calm, polite handling of a two car collision involving their daughters aged 18. The note lauds rapid police and ambulance response, and the officers’ respectful treatment of teens and parents amid tension.
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Robert Jaeger
Dean Mollenhauer
Eupe
Jaeger
Mollenkaur
Mollenhaver
Stranger's
Robert Caquelin
Sussex Drive
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Guyette
United States of America
Rep
Richard Radl
Ohio
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Lake Baikal
Russia
Roscoe Drummond
Rescoe
Palic
Vietnam
Chico Wat
Rea Assembly
Kent State
Kent Stater
Stanford
Dow
Drummond
The
People's Forum
Gazette
Jene Id
Wes
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