Podunk USA: small town mirrors accelerating history
A humorous portrait of Podunk Iowa off U.S. 169 shows three residents, the Tuttle family, confronting national issues from farm prices to Vietnam. The piece ties rural decline and social tensions to broader changes while noting modern problems like pollution and crime.
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Quiet Towns Enter The Age Of Change In America
The piece surveys rural shifts in education car ownership and attitudes noting rising urban like concerns about national decline. It cites Boorstin on U.S. hypochondria and quotes individuals from Joliet Topeka and Burlington on change, gadgets, protests and a growing demand for rights and modernization.
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