Nobel Peace Prize honors Dr Borlaug corn fed Iowa boy
Norman E Borlaug wins the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for leadership in developing high yield wheats to combat world hunger. His work linked food production to global peace as the green revolution reshapes farming and growth expectations, with Cresco Iowa and the Rockefeller Foundation cited in his career.
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Norman E. Borlaug
Iowa
Dr. Borlaug
Nobel Committee
Third World
Borlaug
Cresco
Minnesota
Rockefeller Foundation
Agricultural Institute
Mexico City
Grassleys Questionnaire Draws Faculty Response Plan
Grassley of Iowa sent questionnaires to faculty at the three state universities and to 500 students. The University of Iowa faculty senate urged responses go to the state board of regents, not directly to Grassley, urging proper channel use for studying teaching loads financing and time use. The piece argues the goal is valid but the process should follow committee approval and board direction.
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Tate
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
Iowa House Schools Committee
Legislative Tax Study Committee
Rep. Grassley
University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Rep
Grassley
Tax Study Committee
Board of Regents
Wildlife politics and voting shift in 1960s Iowa
J J Earley of 1108 Thirteenth Street NW denounces Republican crime and violence concerns while endorsing a straight Democratic vote for John Culver Robert Fulton J Donald Weimer John M Ely James Wells Jan Voss Johnson. He laments wildlife decline cites prairie chicken wild turkey and an American eagle shooting and praises Democratic policies for protection and pensions.
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Fillenworth
Forum
Iowa
Marion
Democratic Party
John C. Culver
Robert Fulton
J. Donald Weimer
John M. Ely
James Wells
Jan Voss Johnson
Nixon
Agnew
J. J. Earley
Thirteenth Street
Nixon Era Fraying Tone Marks Policy Drift
The piece critiques the Nixon Agnew era noting a drawn out troop withdrawal, rising unemployment, inflation and unrest at home. It highlights political pressure, demonstrations, riots, and media messaging as part of a broader deterioration in confidence and governance. Spiro and Martha are also referenced in a satirical context.
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Nixon-Agnew
Nixon
Spiro
Martha
Forum Letters Policy Highlights
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters on issues or events rather than personalities. Letters should stay to one main topic and are limited to about 400 words. One letter per writer each month. none published anonymously. Include address signature and telephone number for authenticity checks.
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Gazette
Gore Brock Senate Contest in Tennessee Headlines
The Tennessee race pitting Democrat Albert Gore against Republican William Brock is framed as a national test of Nixon era politics. Unemployment and union issues shape voter views as Gore defends liberal stance while Brock leans conservative and pro administration.
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Ashville
Tennessee
Tennessee Afl-Cio
Chattanooga Candy Company
William Brock
Brock
U.S. Senate
Albert Gore
Gore
Vietnam
Nixon
Billy Graham
University of Tennessee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Howard Baker
Publishers Hall Syndicate
Senate
Richard Nixon
Democracy satire in a televised world
In a dystopian TV age the children resist but are subjected to a barrage of political ads and sweetened promises. A suburban family endures commercials for Topsawyer and other candidates as a lesson that democracy reduces to consumer persuasion. The piece, reading like a comic parable, critiques political manipulation and passivity in modern elections.
Voters urged as images push Sweeney run for congress
The film shows a skinny girl with bad hair facing ridicule at a dance as a lascivious young woman advises her to vote for Sweeney. After casting her ballot for Sweeney, the girl experiences a dramatic change.
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Sweeney
Congress
Sis
Open house at Clar ence Junior Chamber of Commerce Youth Center
Historical items note various 1960s local and national events. Mentions an open house at the Clarence JCC Youth Center, reports of communist MiG sightings near Cuba, completion delays for the Herbert Hoover Memorial library, and Diplomatic shifts including Bonsal in Cuba.
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Clarence Junior Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Washington
Cuba
William B. Anderson
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Philip W. Bonsal
10-20-30 Years Ago In World War II Era
The governor of occupied France decreed the death penalty for those who willfully failed to perform a task. Hitler met with French vice premier Laval and Spanish dictator Franco about a new geographic setup affecting Europe Asia and Africa.
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France
Hitler
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Estes Kefauver
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George Murphy
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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O’toole
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