Shortening the election to inauguration interval proposed
An editorial argues for moving election and inauguration dates to reduce the awkward 10 week period where the president-elect lacks power and the outgoing president cannot lead. It cites the 1933 20th amendment and notes potential crises between election and inauguration, recommending reforms from shortening campaigns to abolishing the Electoral College.
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Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan
America
Congress
Laurin L. Henry
University of Virginia
Henry
Time out for something different by Ecclesine
Joseph A Ecclesine argues in Printers Ink that small words can convey ideas as well as big terms. They can be crisp and precise, helping readers grasp meaning with charm and immediacy.
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Joseph A. Ecclesine
Editorial stance and a 1969 Le Mars centennial tease
The Daily Sentinel argues against unsigned editorials endorsing candidates, urging signed opinions to reflect individual views amid staff of 35. It notes a recent Iowa endorsement and stresses debate and letters to the editor. A 2 car collision at First St NE and First Ave NE injures no one. Pratt and Walter involved with minor damages. Le Mars centennial in 1969 gets a teaser for full photo coverage.
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The
Daily Sentinel
First St
First Ave
William Francis Pratt
Remsen
James Manley Walter
Sioux City
Pratt
Walter
Gwen Elizabeth Walter
Gerald Zimmerman
le Mars
le Mars Daily Sentinel
Floyd Valley News
Carter A. Pitts
First Ave. N. E
Iowa
Plymouth
LeMars Reader Praises Heroic Rescue At 45 Foot Well
A letter from John Hamm commends Alfred Van Voorst for bravely entering a 45 foot deep well to help a man in distress after a mishap on Oct 30 1968. He calls it heroism above and beyond the call of duty and asks how valor can be recognized in the community. The note invites readers to subscribe to the Le Mars Daily Sentinel.
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Henry
Alfred van Voorst
John Hamm
le Mars
Tores
E Mars Daily Sentinel
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Imail Mex
Bev Brodie
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Willy Gov’t
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