New Iowa Patrol Chief Takes Oath Amid Fatality Review
August brings Colonel T. B. Mikesch to head the Iowa Highway Patrol as July fatality figures show 91 deaths on state highways, 66 more than last year. Fractured Fridays through Sundays account for over half the year’s fatalities, with 57 percent of drivers in fatal crashes under 35 and 21 percent under 19. A Labor Department report on national employment notes a record 70.9 million with 600,000 fewer unemployed, driven by gains in non agricultural sectors and youth employment.
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Towa
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United States
US Labor Department
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Peace Parley Between Rockefeller and Goldwater Imagined
A speculative dialogue envisions Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater meeting to bridge rift with Birchers and liberal Republicans. They debate civil rights, federal protection, and party unity while critiquing the John Birch Society and ADA aligned liberals.
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Barry Goldwater
Rocky
Washington
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Joh Birch Society
Muscatine Journal imprint and delivery details published
The Muscatine Journal announces its publication authority and staff roles, noting AP and dispatch affiliation, circulation figures, and delivery practices. It lists publishers editors and advertising reps, plus subscription rates and service times, reflecting a metropolitan newspaper’s operational notice.
Shaft apportionment plan fuels Iowa debate in court threat
The discussion centers on Duane Dewel of Algona and Senator Shaft amid a proposed eight to ten member reapportionment plan. Critics warn the plan would skew House representation toward populous areas, inviting federal court intervention, while supporters argue it preserves House control and area considerations.
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Algona
Aduane Man
Dew
Jy Dewel
JW Min Shah
Shaft
Senate
Pata Que
Hingis
Shafl
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Shaif
Shaf
How to Annoy A Man Wearing His New Toupee
A humorous piece by HAL BOYLE sketches reactions to a man with a new toupee. It riffs on social embarrassment and public commentary, including jests about fear, fashion, and the man’s attempts to navigate daily life with hair that inspires familiar mockery.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Dred
Ronald
George Washington
Goldilocks
Dandruff
Ranald
Iit
Reversible Why strategy for Torchlike Kids Questions
A teacher advises handling a curious five year old by pausing to praise his questions, using Christ’s reversible why technique to stall, then invite class input. The method aims to keep attention on the first query while buying time for a fuller answer, with praise and inquiry guiding dialogue.
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Christ
Jesus
Urey
Henan
Caesar
Chris
Joel
God
Gordy
Syndicate, Inc
Prayer excerpt from upper room devotion note
A devotional prayer cites Revelation 12 11 and invokes Christ’s sacrifice. It seeks forgiveness for seeking security over witness and asks for courage to testify openly in word and deed despite suffering or fear. The prayer ends in Jesus name Amen.
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Satan
Jesus
Local notes recap of plans and incidents
A brief newspaper item notes a small turnout for a Copperhead rally with dull speeches by Wallace and Thayer, a warm night at Evergreen Nook observatory, police handling woods ex cur sion after a Musser mill area incident, and local minor events including a CCC enrollment, cabbage loading for the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, Craig Miller named acting secretary-treasurer of the Iowa Fair Managers Association, and the drowning of Frank Skipton at Meyerholz lake near Wapello.
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Walton
Evergreen Nook
Kerra
Musser Mill
Craig Miller
Tipton
The
Iowa Fair Managers ‘Assn
Frank Skipton
Meyerholz Lake
Wapello
Dear Abby Advice on Singing and Grieving
A reader asks how to tell an arts patron partner that he sings along during performances, and another shares surviving a husband’s death by suicide and coping with blame from his family. A Grandparents column notes a seven year old using dirty words, prompting guidance.
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Xman
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Rome
Elxe Mare
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