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Newspaper

Citizen Times

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1968

Page

9

Consider This by Sanford G Knapp on personal change

The piece argues that the establishment causes misery and many people suffer. The author proposes inward work to shape attitudes acceptable to others and ourselves. The suggested approach aims to reduce the establishment's negative impact by individual effort.

Headache Cure and Government Help Quote

An excerpt from the Pampas Daily News argues that appealing to the government to restore personal liberty is like asking the hangman to cure a headache, using sarcasm to critique political remedies.

Pampas Tex Daily News

Lunch program costs aid students with subsidy

The San Francisco News Call Bulletin notes that junior and senior high schools offer a splendid hot meal for 35 cents, funded in part by a government subsidy, relieving taxpayers of the full cost.

San Francisco News Call

Iowa City Hospitals Prepare for Supreme Court Action

A fragmented report notes town civic, fraternal, and church groups may back or oppose actions affecting women. The text suggests gifts from organizations were denied equal protection of the laws and may reach the Supreme Court, with Scripps-Howard noting prostitutes nationwide may follow the proceedings with interest.

Supreme Court Scripps-Howard

Freedom of the press and the danger of government masters

Quoted reflection warns that the United States must defend press freedom from executive, judicial, legislative, and other government powers. It stresses that government should be a servant, not a master, in preserving liberty and preventing tyranny. The idea echoes the founders' intent.

United ‘States R. R. McCormick

Census Sparks Alarm Over Animal Overhunting Decline

A puzzled note cites the 1900 census showing a sharp drop in the population due to overhunting and fires. Experts warn the decline approaches fifty percent, signaling an urgent conservation concern and potential impacts on ecosystems.

Sabare

Audit of Linn County Books Nearing Final Stages

State Auditor field teams from the office are conducting the Linn County books audit and expect to finish by early January. Early findings hint at multiple instances of money mismanagement uncovered in this year’s review, conducted by state auditors rather than a private firm.

Linn County Books State Auditor’ S Office Auditor -Smith

Public Hearings Notice From City Program

Public hearings announced by the city for a program described as their area action with contact details to obtain further information.

Mail fund-raising claims raise doubts on national charity

The article notes concerns from BBB chapters about solicitations by national groups such as the Day and Asthmatic Children's Foundation. It describes alleged high mailing costs and limited disclosure of financial use. It cites the Des Moines BBB report and warnings about unordered merchandise used to solicit cash contributions.

Veteran’s Nationalits Solicany Veterans Administration BBB BBB of Des Moines Asthmatic Children’s Foundation Miami Beach Fla BBC of South Florida

Great Republic Fire Ends an Era for World’s Largest Ship

The Great Republic, once the grandest clipper ship twice the size of rivals, burned from a bakery fire near Dover Street in Dover late December 1858. Sparks ignited docks and nearby vessels as the ship’s mainmast toppled and water could not reach the blaze. by Jew Years Day 1854 the fire was out, the hull raised, and the era of the world’s largest ship ended after her 1872 wreck off Bermuda.

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