Wry Iowa City chatter on sermons and pay, politics
A Des Moines Register Sunday column laments rising medical costs with hospital and doctor bills up and free care unpaid. It rails at a Presbyterian church dispute in Town City over a minister and wife against tearing down the old building. The piece riffs on Presbyterians, church leadership, bees, and jokes about local clergy while noting Iowa City church renovations. It also references the Farm Bureau in Chicago, President Johnson's political digs, a missing Greece job, Constantine fleeing to Italy, and Cedar Rapids police catching a counterfeit $100 bill connected to former Citizen-Times staff.
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Duty Honor Country And Campus Rioters
Don Thompson of Montezuma died in Viet Nam at 22, a father and husband who served as a sergeant after entering the draft. The piece condemns antiwar protests on Iowa college campuses and urges patriotism, warning that rioting and picketing Marine recruiters erode public support for national defense.
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Ready Made Excuses and Cedar Rapids Zoning Clash
A list of witty excuses is presented. Meanwhile Cedar Rapids zoning officials entertain a petition by the Citizen Committee on Alcoholism to withdraw plans for a half way house for rehabilitated alcoholics at 2204 Johnson Avenue, noting the action is a petition withdrawal, not a denial.
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Handwriting Analysis by Robert P. Larson
A Citizen Times piece explains handwriting analysis as a science revealing personality from writing style. It claims 85 percent accuracy, denies fortune telling, and notes uses in guidance, credit, counseling, and identification with future articles promised.
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Robert P. Larson
Citizen Times
Mount Mercy polled student dining tastes in first area survey
Philip N. Clark of Mount Mercy College led a campus survey asking 285 students during a September noon meal to rate menu items, temperatures, cleanliness, and service across 50 categories. Results show strong preference for meat menus with ground beef, plus high approval for French toast and hotcakes. coffee lagged behind lemonade and hot chocolate.
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Des Plaines
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St. Cloud State College
Extra Hours at Cedar Rapids Main Post Office
ACT reporter notes heavy traffic and long lines as Christmas shopping peaks downtown. Police direct traffic while clerks at the old Federal Building post office seek work. Assistant Postmaster announces extended hours at the main post office and First Street station for Wednesday Thursday and December 13 and across the week, with extra windows to speed service.
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Iowa Labor Meeting in Des Moines Jan 20
A joint session of the Iowa Federation of Labor and the AFL-CIO Region XIV office will meet in Des Moines on January 20 to review the labor organizational program now in progress in Iowa. The meeting aims to discuss ongoing organizing efforts and align regional labor activities.
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Iowa Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio Region XIV
Tommy Troy Forecasts Big Game Scores Inside
Tommy Troy provides sports forecasts predicting game results with exact point totals, claiming uncanny accuracy across upcoming contests. The page promises detailed predictions for readers seeking precise scores and outcomes.
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Tommy Troy
Troy
Spinning Wheel to Linen: A 1967 View of Cloth Making
The author muses on historical cloth making from sheep to linen, noting Martha Washington’s 16 spinning wheels and George Washington’s flock at Mt. Vernon. It contrasts past labor with modern textile industry efficiency, humorously lamenting the time needed for a daughter’s Christmas dress without farming or weaving.
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