County Fair Time at Columbus Junction and West Liberty
The Louisa county fair opens Wednesday at Columbus Junction and runs through Saturday, while the 116th West Liberty fair and night show opens Saturday and lasts until the following Wednesday. Both fairs feature night shows, races, and exhibits in agriculture, livestock, and home crafts, with 4-H clubs Future Farmers and Future Homemakers spotlighting the youth as rural leaders of tomorrow.
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Columbus Junction
West Liberty
Nixon Reagan ticket: a strong GOP balance sheet
Miami Beach columnist John Chamberlain weighs Nixon with Reagan as a ticket to counter Wallace, arguing Reagan strengthens the ticket in the South and West while Nixon handles the Northeast. He cites party dynamics, the Conservative party vote in New York, and urban crime concerns as supporting factors for a Nixon Reagan pairing.
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Reagan
Clifton White
Democratic Party
Smith
William McAdoo
John W. Davis
Davis
Calvin Coolidge
Rockefeller
Nixon
George Wallace
Percy
Northeast
Idaho
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Pacific Coast
New York State
Conservation Party
New York
Empire State
Vietnam
Wallace
Humphrey
McCarthy
Mixed political protest lines amid national fatigue
A fragmented excerpt rails against perceived national failings and injustice. It expresses mutual exhaustion with both white and black racism, calls for disobedience and action, and ends amid a broad indictment of societal fault lines. The text lacks a clear event or date.
Weary Citizens Rail Against The New Left And Old Right
A voiced manifesto attacks teachers preachers educators lacking action and courage. It denounces bathless books desecration of colleges and filmmakers while condemning readers who promote depraved literature. The piece ends with a broad weary protest.
GOP Platform Shifts Toward Middle Ground in 1968
The 1968 Republican platform signals a flexible stance on war poverty riots and crime in contrast to Goldwater era rigidity. It endorses Vietnam negotiations with South Vietnamese leadership, supports private sector roles in addressing urban issues, and pursues welfare reform while minority spending controls remain. It stresses anti violence and a strong stance on organized crime, yet favors regional defense and economic development.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Resolutions Committee
Swelling causes and reader questions on ear noises and epilepsy
Dr Molner explains edema from heart or kidney disease and poor circulation, with standing contributing to ankle swelling. Readers ask about tinnitus relief, epilepsy inheritance, and birth control pill immunity. he notes tinnitus varies, offers a booklet, and cautions against over interpreting anecdotes.
Readers thank writers on odors and youth program in Muscatine
Two letters to the editor from Muscatine residents express gratitude and concern. Mrs. Teddy L Hatfield commends Gil Dietz for a sewage plant article and complains of lingering odor near South Muscatine, noting impacts on daily life and outdoor activities. Mrs. Frank Bromwell lauds the E.S. program and youth involvement, praising patience, responsibility, and community support from merchants and neighbors.
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Gil Dietz
South Muscatine
Oregon Fields
Grain Processing Corporation
Teddy L. Hatfield
Kansas
Muscatine
E.S
Chicago
Frank Bromwell
E. 6Th St
The Magic of Memories by Hal Boyle
The piece reflects on memory as a master magician that can recreate vanished worlds and let us revisit loved ones. It contrasts nostalgic details of past life with ordinary joys, noting sensory memories, early careers, and social quirks of a bygone era.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Eclipse to be viewed in distant lands as spectacle
Our Yesterdays recalls a total solar eclipse announced for the eighteenth of a month. Curious locals are told to travel to Turkey and neighboring regions to witness the phenomenon, per a distant era note.
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Turkey
Today in History highlights key 1945 Hiroshima event
On this date in 1945 the atomic bomb was used for the first time in the U S bombing of Hiroshima Japan. Also noted are 1806 Napoleon dissolving the Holy Roman Empire 1825 Bolivia gains independence 1914 US offers mediation 1920 US troops in Denver 1940 Africa campaign begins in Somalia 1968 events mention Dul les Kubitschek Romney and Detroit riots observations.
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Associated Press
U.S
Hiroshima
Japan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Holy Roman Empire
Bolivia
Peru
United States
Denver
Distur
Daily Prayer Reflections on Choosing Serve the Lord
A brief prayer meditation quotes Joshua 24 15 RSV and a request for Christian maturity to submit not my will but thine be done. It thanks God for the privilege of choosing and seeks guidance to reach true submission in Christ.
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Dea
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Harris
Ronald Reagan
The
Washington Daily News
Small Society
Goldwater Campaign
Republican House
Coordinating Committee
By. Joseph
G. Molner, M.D
Dr. Moelner
A. C
Beethoven
Smetana
R.J.W
J.P. Petitmal
Bach
Harvey
M. Hoeffiin
Fred
Reinert
Albert McKee
James S. McKee
West Third Street
J. N. Greats
Second Street
Mrs. Greathouse
Kahaka
H. My. Shipman
First Methodist Church
George Gordon
West Liberty Development Corp
Somaliland
John Foster Dulles
Brazil
Juscelino Kubitschek
France
George Romney
Michigan
Detroit
the Daily Prayer
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