Teens skeptical of campaign promises in 1970s poll
Nancy Gilbert reports on a survey of college and high school students showing cynicism about political pledges with seven in ten doubting vows will be fulfilled. The poll, completed before Gov. George Wallace’s shooting, gauged candidate favor across Nixon, McGovern, Humphrey, Muskie, and Wallace, highlighting youth priorities like ending the Vietnam War and domestic reforms.
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George C. Wallace
Wallace
West
South
Sen
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Pennant
Nixon
McGovern
Humphrey
Muskie
Vietnam
James McGee
Oklahoma City
Harry Greenberg
Queens
N.Y
Sherlan Latt
Metairie, la
Unwilling Passenger Receives Soft Ride
In Helbronn Germany a 22 ton heavy truck carries an unwilling passenger a mother bird resting in a nest under the cab while hatching eggs on its daily sand quarry run. The firm spokesman says drivers seek smooth surfaces to avoid disturbing the bird.
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Helbronn
Germany
UPI
Cedar Rapids Council Approves Parking Lot Bulb Upgrade
The Cedar Rapids city council voted to replace six 100 candlepower bulbs at the Fifth avenue and Fifth street SE parking lot with 250 candlepower globes, elevating nighttime visibility and safety.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Teens on Wheels readers share car bumper sticker fixes
Michael Lamm presents reader tips for removing bumper stickers and dealing with sticky details. Suggestions include rubber cement thinner, vinegar alternatives, Liquid Wrench, penetrating oil, brake fluid, and a 1957 Chevy manual cure for heat riser valves with alcohol and baking soda.
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Chevy Shop
Smirnoff vodka product note with Heublein division tag
Smirnoff vodka details 80 and 100 proof distilled from grain issued under Ste Pierre Smirnoff FLS division of Heublein Inc 1972.
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Smirnoff
STE. Pierre
Varied Vegetable and Fruit Classes at All-Iowa Fair
Premium paying classes for Iowa grown fruits and vegetables will be in the horticulture shows at the All-Iowa fair. Entry day is June 29 with display June 30 to July 9. A new animated model farm by Ray Klein of LaPorte City will appear in the Farm Youth Center. Charles Cottrell of Cedar Rapids leads the horticulture and agriculture departments. There are 138 classes plus ornamental gourds and artistic displays. Gardeners new to exhibition are urged to enter and may obtain the class booklets at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Billy Greiner
Greiner
Ray Klein
LaPorte City
Clydesdales
Charles Cottrell
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Standing Ovation for Anti-Sitting Lecture in Vienna
Prof. Gerard Brauer received a standing ovation after a lecture on health risks of prolonged sitting. The audience included long-term prisoners at Stein Prison in Austria.
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Vienna
UPI
Gerard Brauer
Stein
Austria
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