Not the Same World by Roscoe Drummond on Mitchell case
Column reprints court martial testimony of Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell from 47 years ago. It notes Mitchell's prescient forecasts on air power and paratroopers and argues changes in judicial attitude would make such predictions credible today. It also reflects on Mitchell's broken home and universal human needs shaping responsibility.
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Roscoe Drummond
Billy Mitchell
Mitchell
Atlantic
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Michell
Europe
Western Europe
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Poland
Hungary
Russia
Free World
Eastern Europe
Germany
Solomon Like Custody Ruling Shapes Six Year Old Hildy Ellis
Florida governor Collins bases custody decision on legal grounds and equity, likening to Solomon test of mothers. He argues every child has right to be wanted and to be loved, praising safeguards against moral and material dangers. The ruling aims to prevent future juvenile crime by ensuring stable home care.
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Solomon
Florida
Jove
Hildy Ellis
Ancient
Jerusalem
Collins
John Dillinger
Heedless Horsepower booklet urges safer driving
Travelers Insurance warns that human error drives most auto accidents in 1986 with over 40 000 deaths and 2 268 000 injuries. The flood of stats stresses horsepower in heedless hands as the main cause, while safety devices help but cannot counter recklessness.
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Travelers Insurance Companies
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Everyon
Eat
Ife
Radiation Probe May Be Penetrating
Washington reports note congressional hearings led by Rep. Chet Holifield probing A-bomb test effects on humans and future generations. NAS findings suggest no immediate danger but potential genetic harm and fallout contamination. broader calls for stronger monitoring and research.
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Washington
Chet Holifield
California
Nevada
Holifield
National Academy of Sciences
Downtown alleys spray drive starts as cold wet weather continues
The city reports ongoing fly control spraying in downtown alleys began May 26 under co chair Gale Miller. Other items mention Craven Shutheworth becoming a director at Inter Ocean Reinsurance, Cedar Rapids WOA bidding 10 000 for two Legionenty lots, and various past events in Iowa including fires, storms, labor endorsements, tax exemptions, and memorial campaigning across the state.
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Gale Miller
Fly Control
Craven Shutheworth
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Baxter
Iowa
Walter F. Shadle
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Sioux City
Linn
Becam
Ike Budget Fight Shifts Washington Atmosphere
Stewart Alsop notes a shift in Washington as the White House signals resolve to fight the budget and defense foreign aid. Democrats and some Republicans reconsider their stance as the president pressures Congress, aiming to trim cuts and preserve key programs amid mounting political risk.
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By Stewart Alsop
Ike
Washington
Dem
Stewart
Arthur Larsen
Senate
Capitol Hill
Emmet Hughes
Hughes
White House
John Foster Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Larsen
Dales
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Knowland
Khrushchev and U S disarmament via TV talks
Khrushchev plans to address the American people on television as part of ongoing disarmament talks. The piece weighs Soviet leadership dynamics, post Stalin rule, and the risk of escalation, noting Moscow seeks mutual disarmament and possible inspections, with emphasis on the need for equal broadcasting time.
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Washington
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
London
Khrushchev
Mr. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
T.S
Ehhishchev
U.S
Roulette with Egg in Fan and Moral Armament Parody
A fragmented satirical piece references Bugs Baer and roulette with an egg in a fan. It juxtaposes moral armament as a picnic spread for ape skies and mentions the United Nations and a Quaker diagnosis.
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Bugs
Physician remembers Cedar Rapids career and changes in medicine
The interview with Dr. Harry J. Jones describes his Iowa City training, World War I service, and postwar move to Cedar Rapids with Dr. Wayne Foster. He discusses infant mortality, socialized medicine, hospital needs, reading habits, and lifelong medical work with Linn County Medical Society leadership.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Foster
Tir
John Kelly
Jowang
the Gazette
Growing Pains in Children and Possible Causes
The article explains that true growing pains in healthy children are benign and occur after activity. It covers differential diagnoses including rheumatic fever, flat feet, nutritional deficiencies especially calcium, vitamin lack, poor rest, chronic infections, and tonsil issues. It advises examining for persistent pain and associated signs.
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Washington Pipeline
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Augusta
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Talmadge
Bill Burson
New York
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Hell
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Fifth Avenue SE
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University of Iowa
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Minnesota
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St Luke's
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