Muscatine to Host State Little League Tournament
Muscatine will host the state Little League baseball tournament on Friday and Saturday at Kent Stein park. Four games on one diamond with extra bleachers. West Des Moines and Marshalltown open Friday at 3 30 p m. Ottumwa and Davenport Northwest play at 6 p m. Consolation Saturday at 3 30 p m, winners advance to the Town championship at 6 p m. The event draws hundreds of visitors as 14 players per team plus staff compete for a regional berth. Little League has supported over 500 local youth in multiple leagues for years.
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Muscatine
Kent-Stein Park
Kent Stein
West Des Moines
Marshalltown
Pay TV In Run For The Money
Pay TV faces federal limits as FCC proposed a national trial with strict caps. John Chamberlain argues against government control of private financing, warning it undermines free enterprise and may starve consumer choice. He notes opposition from theater owners and networks and calls for a public decision by consumers.
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John Chamberlain
Isabel Paterson
Washington, D.C
The
Wall Street Journal
Federal Communications Commission
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Harley Staggers c
West Virginia
Congress
United States
Aiming for 100 rules from Ottumwa Courier
Ottumwa Courier shares eight rules for living to a century based on a British survey. Key factors include being female, having longevity in family history, avoiding alcohol and cigarettes, moderation, family, work, contentment, and rural living. Some readers noted also onions and stout, while city bachelors who smoke and drink face shorter lives.
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Britain
White Ella Runs Again in Virginia Foxhound Controversy
In Rappahannock County Virginia a dispute over the official state dog pits White Ella a Trigg hound born 1922 against a Composite hound. The Virginia General Assembly in 1966 designated the foxhound as the state dog and art commissions prepare acts and portraits for state maps. The debate involves Governor Godwin and the Fox Hunters Association with a verdict set for August 2.
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Scrabble
Rappahannock
Blue Ridge Mountains
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alum Springs Baptist Church
Culpeper County
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia
George Washington
Ella
Godwin
Democratic Party
Ireland
To Your Good Health Stroke recovery guide urges staying active
A medical column advises stroke patients stay active within ability limits to improve function. Family support matters, encourage self effort, and avoid over assisting. Speech therapy and rehabilitation institutes aid recovery, with early expert attention often yielding remarkable results. Dr Moiner notes he cannot answer all letters but uses reader questions in the column.
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Dr. Moiner
What the Pollsters Say By Brian Sullivan
Polls show Nixon leading McCarthy or Humphrey under Gallup. Harris surveys give Nixon trailing as Rockefeller leads and claim momentum toward Nixon. Both poll outfits warn results reflect timing and shifting public opinion ahead of conventions.
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Brian Sullivan
Associated Press
NEW York
Dr. Gallup
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Harris
McCarthy
Humphrey
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Gallup
Rockefeller
Miami Beach
South
Richard Nixon
Whitefield
N.H
California
New Jersey
Ohio
George Gallup
Yesterdays Highlights From Local Notices
A compact round of local nostalgia and milestone notes from years past. Entries cover farming threshing 1 year ago, birth of an infant daughter 75 years ago, and preaching at Gospel hall. Also mentions Letts road drainage work by County Surveyor Halfbass, and personnel moves and military service notices from 25 and 10 years ago in nearby towns.
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Henry Freers
Gospel Hall
East Second Street
John Allen
Letts Road
Halfbass
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Margaret James
This Day in History August 1 Highlights 1968
On August 1 1968 history entries note Germany declared war on Russia in 1914, Columbus landing in Honduras in 1502, Puritan William Prynne's critique of bobbed hair in 1659, Colorado statehood in 1876, US Army aeronautical division in 1907, Normandy to Brittany advance in 1944, Atomic Energy Commission creation, Eisenhower rejecting a five power summit in 1958, Kennedy warning about Communist China in 1963, and racial violence in 1965 in DC Milwaukee and Providence RI.
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Germany
Russia
Christopher Columbus
Honduras
William Prynne
Colorado
U.S. Army
Army Air Force
France
Normandy
Brittany
Atomic Energy Commission
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Middle East
John F. Kennedy
China
Washington
D.C
Milwaukee
Providence
R.1
Daily Prayer Invocation We Give Thanks for Service
Prayer notes gratitude for the opportunity to serve through the church outreach. It seeks guidance to avoid hindering others from knowing God and the joys of service, asking for blessings in Christ's name.
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Wire Service
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Small Society
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Ottumwn Courier
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White Ella
State Art Commission
John D. Blair, Jr
Richmond
Kentucky
Tennessee
Suffolk
Nashville
Blair
June Hunter
Tion
C. J. Ireland
Fox Hunters Association
C. C. Fawcett
Kirkwood, Mo
Fawcett
Ralston-Purina Company
Bill Lyne
Mr. Lyne
Milton Yancey
Bob Apperson
James Alvin Compton
Steamboat
Lyne
Kelso
James Alvin
Yancey
Basin Street
Art Commission
Hungary
James
Joseph G. Motner
M.D
Columbus Gazette
Blackhawk Hotels Company
Davenport
Hunter College
New York City
A. L. Piper
Australia
Red Cross
Martin Osten
Wilton
the Daily Prayer
Mister
Breger
Bona
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