Iowa lowers hopes for neat community college cost comparisons
State audit shows Area Ten costs per student hour far from Waterloo. figures vary by campus and program. Analysts urge caution, noting 1967 data is outdated and not representative. Legislature plans a broad reexamination to balance liberal arts and vocational aims across Iowa's diverse colleges.
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Area Ten Community College
Waterloo
Community College
Iowa
Area Ten
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Ankeny
Sheldon
Nixon Luck May Carry Nixon To White House
James Reston analyzes whether Richard Nixon benefits from luck and timing in his political ascent. The piece contrasts Nixon with Truman Eisenhower and Kennedy Johnson, notes pivotal career turns, and considers how détente and arms talks could shape chances for peace and budget cuts.
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York
United States
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Harry Truman
White House
Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
Vietnam
John
Robert Kennedy
Nixon
California
Pat Brown
Casey Stengel
New York
George Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
Pueblo commander faces reckoning over surrender claim
Commentary argues Commander Bucher faced a conflict between rigid Navy code and human value after the Pueblo's 1968 surrender. Officials warn his testimony could trigger a violation of naval regulations. Critics note the crew’s welfare shaped U.S. policy and question whether resistance was feasible under overwhelming threat.
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U.S.S. Pueblo
Bucher
Navy
December to January Cedar Rapids Weather and Local Events
The Town column notes seven below zero days in December and eight in January in Cedar Rapids. Northwestern beat Iowa 99 to 96 after a 40 minute plus overtime amid rough play. George Corey named Linn County Cancer Crusade chairman. A 1949 stockmen hay lift praised as 100 percent effective by farmers to save 2,000,000 cattle and sheep in deep snow. C-82 boxcars dropped hay in multiple western states to aid starving herds. Illinois snow and sleet threaten Iowa. Jack Shields named golf pro at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Dr. William Paul spoke on March of Dimes funded infantile paralysis efforts. John Brookman, 60, Cedar Rapids lumber dealer and trapshooter, died after heart illness. George Shimek also referenced.
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Sunday Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
Iowa
George Corey
New Process Laundry Company
Linn County Cancer Crusade
Air Force
Ely
Nev
Lowryfield
Denver
Nebraska
Jack Shields
Westgate Country Club
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Country Club
William Paul
University of Iowa
John Brookman
Hatch and Brookman
George Shimek
Cedar
1940 Olympic ice skating trials pit Neighbors for 10,000 meters
The Neighbors secured a spot on the 1940 Olympic ice skating team after outrunning a national field in the 10,000 meter trials at Oconomowoc Wisconsin. President Roosevelt kept a hands off policy on the Spanish civil war and would not lift the arms embargo. Washington views Catalonia developments as another lost cause.
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Oconomowoe
Wis
Roosevelt
Catalonia
Washington
Spain
Ted Kennedy Courted Labor Leaders Before 1972
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that on December 19 at the McLean Virginia estate, Sen Edward M Kennedy hosted 37 male guests, nearly all opposed to Robert Kennedy's 1968 bid, all labor leaders and political action officers aimed at clearing the campaign deficit and repairing labor relations as part of Ted Kennedy's broader effort to court labor before 1972.
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Ashington
Edward M. Kennedy
McLean
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Labor
Robert Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
McLean Estate
Kennedy widens appeal to labor as 1972 plan unfolds
The article details Ted Kennedy's effort to broaden support within the Democratic coalition including labor. He frames himself as an old politics candidate uniting core groups while addressing labor anger over his brother Robert Kennedy's tactics. Kennedy invites union leaders and plans private talks to build unity for a potential run.
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Kennedy
Labor
Robert Kennedy
Labor Movement
Senate
Ted Kennedy
George Meanys
Spying at Northeastern State sparks campus clash and abortion debate
The letter condemns President Garrison for hiring student spies at Northeastern State College in Tahlequa Oklahoma. It also touches on controversial topics including abortion sex education and contraceptives and discusses labor leader shifts and Kennedy family politics.
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Garrison
Northeastern State College
Tahlequa
Okla
Johnson Leaves Tax Reform Sizzler for Nixon
President Johnson withholding a comprehensive tax reform package intended to close loopholes for the rich and boost relief for the poor. Treasury Assistant Secretary Stan Surrey prepared the plan by Dec 31, 1968, but Johnson delayed sending it to Congress, urging Nixon to act. Former Treasury Secretary Joe Barr warned of a taxpayer uprising if reform is delayed, citing millions earning 7 000 to 20 000 dollars who pay taxes while some millionaires pay none.
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Ashington
Johnson
Nixon
Texas
Treasury Department
Congress
the Treasury
Stan Surrey
White House
Capitol Hill
Surrey
Treasury
Joe Barr
Indiana
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George Clark
Eddie
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Robert Novak
Carlos Moore
Teamsters
the People's Forum
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Afl-Cio
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Robert
I. W. Abel
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Abel
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Teddy
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Russell Long
Louisiana
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Novak
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Bell-McClure Syndicate
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