ISU farm experts not eager to tackle U S farm problem task
Agriculture analyst notes that Robert Ray proposes a task force from Iowa State University farm experts to solve U S agricultural problems. Heady's Center for Agricultural and Economic Development emphasizes facts over a national program, while farm economy remains fragmented and volatile amid mechanization, demand shifts, inflation, and war.
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Robert Ray
Iowa State University
U.S
Ames
Iowa State
Center For Agricultural and Economic Development
Earl 0. Heady
Curse or Blessing for Iowa Delegates at Conventions
Iowa Democrats six years past adopted a constitution barring delegates from being bound by their electing caucus or convention. Some argue the rule frees delegates from pledges to Johnson McCarthy or Kennedy, while others regret the lack of binding guidance for national convention representation.
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Iowa
Kennedy
McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Inflation and politics as 1968 polls loom
Discussion links rising consumer prices to political risk for the Johnson administration. Inflation erodes buying power for non supervisory workers while forecasts portend higher costs by 2000. Analysts compare U S trends with Canada and Europe, noting war often follows inflation.
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Johnson
Romney
Vietnam
Wall Street Journal
Reconcilable? LBJ vs RFK Split Roils Democratic Vision
The piece analyzes Kennedy's bid to deny Johnson renomination and the split it causes in the Democratic party. It discusses McCarthy's stance, Humphrey's role, and the potential for a Republican Nixon or Rockefeller emergence depending on convention outcomes and intra party ceasefires.
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Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Kennedy
Nelson Rockeller
Rockefeller
Gold Putsch Pressurizes Military Cuts
The gold rush drains US reserves as the Fed raises the discount rate to 5 percent. Critics warn emergency steps may be too little too late while central banks seek temporary stability amid a looming $20 billion deficit and rising taxes.
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Marquis Childs Ashington
James Bond
United States
America
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
McCarthy Has Grip on Youth as Nixon Johnson Rival
Column recollects Eugene McCarthy’s appeal to students in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. It contrasts parental alarm with youth independence, featuring a fictional dialogue between Galba and her father about bumper stickers, hair, and campaign loyalty.
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Eugene McCarthy
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy Baker
Pied Piper
Minnesota
Scrubs
Galba
Flower Power
Lower Manhattan
Galban
White House
Pentagon
Dean Rusk
Dad
Lyndon
Bobby
Nelson
Japanese profits from war work claimed to top rivals
The article alleges Japan earns large profits from wartime contracts by repairing Vietnamese and other vehicles, often for both sides. It cites a shipment of 240 armored personnel carriers that could have been repaired in Formosa for up to 1800 dollars per unit cheaper, saving taxpayers over 400,000 dollars and finishing ten days earlier. Inspectors say Yokohama repairs were slipshod on 40 percent of trucks. The State Department allegedly shifted stance to favor Japan over other Asian nations.
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Germany
Vietnam
NATO
United States
Europe
Congress
William McChesney Martin, Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
America
AIPEI
Japan
Formosa
Yokohama
Japan Aircraft Company
State Department
Local Officials Notified of Postmaster Appointment
John H. Pazour of Marion receives official notification of his postmaster appointment from Washington via telegram signed by Iowa senior senator B. B. Hickenlooper. Luella Reinking is honored with an Award of Merit for 35 years at St. Luke's Hospital.
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John H. Pazour
Marion
Washington
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Luella Reinking
St. Luke’s Hospital
Charles ‘“Pud’’ Moel
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
30-Game Schedule Favored In Review
Ten to twenty and thirty years ago notes favor a 30 game schedule with two games weekly. Annabel Anderson of Cedar Rapids elected president of the YWCA of the University of Iowa. John Brown elected president of Penick and Ford Ltd Inc civic club, a plant organization within the Allied Civic league.
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Annabel Anderson
Cedar Rapids
YWCA
University of Iowa
John Brown
Penick and Ford Ltd., Inc
Allied Civic League
The Oldtimer Roasts Smart Children
An oldtimer jests that today’s smart children do not smart in the right places, reflecting a wry, single-line quip about modern youth.
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Phil News
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