One man one vote gains ground in Iowa school boards
Iowa school boards increasingly adopt one man one vote methods as 1966 surveys show most districts already use district or at large elections. While four methods exist, single member districts risk unequal populations and may be compelled to align with one man one vote by law or court action.
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Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Sigourney
North Fayette
Carroll County
Sports myth debunked by two psychologists study on athletes
George Sauer’s claim that sports build character is challenged by psychiatrists Bruce Ogilvie and Thomas Tutko. Analyzing 15,000 athletes, they find no evidence that competition inherently develops character, noting success hinges on mental fitness and resilience. self-discipline matters across pursuits, not pain or sacrifice.
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Sauer
Dave Meggyesy
Jim Bouton
Curt Flood
Joe Kapp
Tom Dowling
Institute For the Study of Athletic
San Jose
Calif
Psychology Today
Horatio Alger
New Strife or Not Prisons Need Reform
Buckley argues reform is essential after Attica. He notes Edgar Smith’s views from Trenton and surveys experts who praise and doubt prison politicization. A chaplain calls for a secure facility for militant inmates, warning Attica’s echoes could worsen without reform.
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Attica
Edgar Smith
Trenton
N.J
Smith
Reform needed amid violence shift from 1968 to now
The piece argues for prison reform not to tranquilize populations but to address deeper issues. It notes certain violence has diminished, but calls for a study of how ideology fuels tinder boxes. It questions actions beyond isolating bomb-throwers and suggests careful steps by authorities.
Isn't it the truth by Carl Riblet Jr
A brisk reflection on Detroit's automotive impact, praising industry while wryly noting outsiders' failure to see cars as both prosperity and waste, framed with a proverb and syndicated by the Los Angeles Times.
Disparities Still Wide Black Progress Slow
Bruce Bioss reports that while some progress exists for Black Americans in income, elected officials, and education, many see these gains as cosmetic. The piece notes only 2,000 Black officials nationwide, no Black top executives in the 50 largest firms, and little faith in government under Nixon, with calls for real power and a Black presidential candidate to gain authentic clout.
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Ashington
Census Bureau
Harvard
Graduate Business School
U.S
Nixon
Congress
Johnson
LBJ
G O P Affiliates Split Voters Back Connally In 1972
The Harris Survey shows 52 percent to 36 percent favor replacing Spiro Agnew with John Connally as Nixon’s running mate among Americans. Among Republicans, Agnew leads Connally 53 to 39 percent. The poll also notes Agnew’s public rating down to 35 percent positive versus 52 percent negative. It tests Reagan Rockefeller Taft and Connally, finding Agnew and Connally tied at 23 percent in a five-way test, but Republicans favor Agnew 37 percent in a two-way head-to-head. Connally shows strength outside Republican ranks, suggesting potential ticket boost if chosen.
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Secretary of the Treasury
John Connally
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
Connally
Texas
Harris
New Law
G.O.P
Ronald Reagan
California
Robert A. Taft, Jr
Ohio
Nelson Rockefeller
New
Taft
Unsportsmanlike to Judges and highway bond views
A Cedar Rapids reader argues courts need reform but condemns ouster petitions against two local judges as political manipulation while endorsing a Robert Rigler highway bond plan to speed Iowa road construction. The letter cites rising costs, traffic, and jobs, urging proactive funding for an expressway system and safer roads.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Beck
Centerville
Marion
Seventh Avenue
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