Governors Move Against Convention Boredom in Iowa
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes rejected favorite son status to streamline the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He urged other candidates to withdraw and urged brokers to handle nominations with dispatch. The move aims for a more open, less tedious convention and to spare the public from endless speeches and delays.
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Wisconsin
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Iowa Governors Candidates Debate Federal Role Views
Four GOP hopefuls Robert Ray Donald Johnson Robert Beck and Democrat Paul Franzenburg discuss Iowa’s federal relation strategy. Johnson urges cutting red tape and block grants to let state run programs. Franzenburg defends current controls while pushing intergovernmental talks. Ray favors an Office of Federal Relations to track and audit programs. Beck calls for reducing overall government spending and limits on federal involvement. Bid note: Lindsay gains national visibility at GOP convention.
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Jona
Iowa
Robert Ray
Donald Johnson
West Branch
Robert Beck
Centerville
Paul Franzenburg
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Able and Willing Government Must Act The Will to Act
A Charleston News and Courier editorial argues that any government unable or unwilling to maintain order cannot govern. It states we do not doubt federal, state, or city capacity, but question the will to act. Delays to act increase loss of life and property.
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GOP Fears Black Dissatisfaction In GOP Ranks
The Associated Press reports a wave of Black dissatisfaction and calls for outreach within the GOP as resignations and advisory tensions unfold around Gov. Agnew and his Negro staff presence. Negro leaders urge positive programs while Dems seek delegates and party unity ahead of the conventions.
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Nixon
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J. Karl Dearing
Louisville
New York
Jackie Robinson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robinson
Dear Dr Mother health Q and A roundup
A reader asks about recurring pink eye and suggests home remedies, but Dr Molner advises medical review to diagnose exact cause and prevent spread. Additional questions cover migraine treatment options with ergotamine, back injury triggering diabetes a possibility, and chronic nightly diarrhea with potential food sensitivity. Readers are invited to request Dr Molner’s booklet by mail.
Sugar Coating the Truth
New York AP column exposes double talk in everyday speech with examples and translations. It contrasts sugar coated phrases with blunt meanings, highlighting how adults mask truth while beginners are fooled by euphemisms.
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New York
Lost-A small gold jacket padlock from 1849
Our Yesterdays notes a small gold jacket shaped padlock with a glass face and hair lock marked Georgiana February 1, 1849. It recalls Miss Helen Van Lent returning from a World’s Fair trip and a up-river journey by Dr E B Fulham and family with Mrs Thomas Barnard aboard the Sidney.
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E.B. Fulham
Thomas Barnard
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Today in History highlights from 1896 to 1968
On this date notable events across history include the Klondike Gold Rush start after gold was found in Alaska in 1896, Bennington’s American victory in 1777, Hull surrenders Detroit in 1812, Lincoln halting trade with Confederacy in 1861, and WWI era landings in France in 1914, with later milestones through 1968 and recent years.
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Prayer excerpt from gospel Luke 18 13
A brief devotional prayer based on Luke 18 13 asks for God’s mercy and daily provision. It asks forgiveness, humility, and childlike trust before ending with Amen.
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