29 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
1
An editorial notes alcohol contributes to over half of fatal crashes per independent surveys and post mortem studies. Travelers Insurance cites rising highway deaths: 52,500 in 1965, 8 percent up from 1963, plus 4.4 million injuries and $9.8 billion in costs.
A secretary, told by her boss that she is not good at the job, responds with a resignation. She then asks how to spell quit, turning the moment into a small, sharp rebuke. The exchange captures workplace tensions in a light, humorous vignette.
Elmer A. Reusch 64 died Thursday at Floyd Valley hospital after a short illness. He lived in Merrill the past six years, born January 20 1898 in Larabee. Survived by wife Alice Moses two sons Albert Paullina Ronald Le Mars two daughters Mrs Leonard Schultz Merrill and Mrs Jack Hamrick Greenville 11 grandchildren two sisters Mrs Alma Goodburn Cherokee and Mrs Emma Gleason Racine Wis. Funeral Saturday at 1 pm Boothby funeral home Cherokee Rev William Smith officiating burial in O'Brien Liberty cemetery near Calumet.
Des Moines reports Harold Hughes announces a U S Senate candidacy with careful phrasing on Vietnam policy. He supports official U S policy but warns against abrupt withdrawal and stresses commitments to allies and support for troops, signaling a middle path between hawk and dove as rivals push debates.
Deeds record the transfer of 65 feet of a 2 acre tract in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter to Albert H. Simons from Fred Charles Ross for 4000 dollars. Mr and Mrs Sidney Jones return to Waukesha Wisconsin after Christmas with the Downs.
In Washington last week Harold Hughes' move to run for the U. S. Senate sparks talk of shifting finances and political leverage. Observers note his Saturday afternoon announcements aim for Sunday headlines and link fundraising expectations to a Senate bid. Muscatine presses for Republican rival Stanley challenges Hughes to debate Johnson policies.
The Iowa Heart Association proposes a New Year’s resolution for young people to refrain from smoking, citing early heart and lung damage and faster addiction in youths. The effort notes 30,000 new youthful smokers annually in the state and over 2,000,000 nationally.
The State Heart association warns that smoking triggers disorders including heart attack stroke hypertensive heart disease lung cancer emphysema chronic bronchitis and peptic ulcer. They note more than 125000 premature U S deaths annually and about 20 percent of time lost from business. First puff avoidance is urged to prevent illness and bills.
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