Iowa Shifts Highlight Turbulent Political Alignments
The article traces Iowa’s political evolution from a GOP stronghold to a battleground, noting 19th and early 20th century leaders like James W. Grimes and William B. Allison who shaped policy. It highlights the Payne Aldrich tariff act of 1908, the Taft Roosevelt split, and the long-term fragility of party safety in Iowa, with Senator Harold E. Hughes as a later example.
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Women in Power and Space Echo Early Liberal Ideas
A Western space expert calls the Soviet Luna 20 mission a significant but not spectacular achievement, highlighting unmanned lunar core sampling. The piece argues men are not always necessary on missions and cites Queen Nefertiti and Hatshepsut as historical examples of powerful women, then closes with a biblical benediction.
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Sheva
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New Knees For Arthritics Highlight a Doctor’s Work
Paul Harvey explains artificial knee replacement milestones from Sweden to the United States. The piece traces origins of total knee and hip prostheses, notes cement bonding with methylmethacrylate, and discusses cautious adoption by American surgeons. It cautions against false hope while urging informed patient expectations.
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John Charnley
England
Maurice Mueller
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Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal Published daily by News Journal, Inc. Middletown Ohio lists per copy prices 25 cents on weekdays, 80 cents for seven days, motor route options 3.47 in 12 installments or 3.20 in four weeks, plus a 1.5 cent service charge. Mail subscriptions are 30 dollars per year in trading area and 38 outside, payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
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Credentials Reform Stirs Democratic Convention Debates
The Credentials Committee faces two conflicting aims at the upcoming Democratic convention. One urges democratized selection processes, the other that delegates reflect state demographics. Decentralized delegate selection risks misalignment with ethnic gender and age makeup, provoking alarms from groups like the National Women’s Political Caucus.
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National Women’s
Russians Aim to Control Oceans in McCain Pacific briefing
Admiral John S. McCain Jr warns Hawaii that the Soviet Strategic Island Concept extends sea power across the Seven Seas. He cites 50 Soviet naval units in the Mediterranean, 58 Polaris submarines, and a vast Pacific threat of ships, air power, and missiles, plus a Soviet fishing fleet and strategic buoys near U S shores. Vietnam is a short term concern. the long reach of Moscow at sea worries him most.
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Nixon trip memories mix laughs with travel chaos
Bob Considine recounts reporters in China during Nixon’s visit. Walter Cronkite faces packed suitcases and thermal underwear that keeps returning via roomboy. Hugh Mulligan recalls airline ads while a guard tower view and limited camera angles frame the president.
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