Young Iowa Voters Seen as Potential Swing force in 1972
Democratic chair Cliff Larson and Republican chair John McDonald agree that Iowa young voters aged 18 to 25 should be treated as adults and could decide close legislative races. About 200000 eligible youths plan to vote in 1972 with independents comprising half of registrants and party declaration benefiting Democrats four to one. Registration practices influence primary access and overall turnout remains high with over 70 percent voting.
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Cliff Larson
GOP
John McDonald
McDonald
Iowa
Beauty and the Democrats in Lindsay’s party shift
A magazine style critique argues John Lindsay’s move to the Democratic Party will trigger a major, image driven campaign. It notes Lindsay’s height and media appeal, questions authenticity, and predicts strong support from women and minorities while fearing leftist split among Democrats.
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Washington
Aghén
Manhattan
John Lindsay
Saul
St. Paul
London
Daily Sketch
Tom Jones
Paul Newman
New York
San Francisco
St. Paul's School
Yale
Rochefster Plaza
Webster, Sheffield, Fleischman, Hitchcock and Chrystie
Franklin Roosevelt
John Kennedy
Democratic Coalition
Robert Kennedy
Busing the Chairs, Busing the Books
A Roanoke conference on school accountability and unionism reveals the far reaching impact of busing. Hyde Park and Bellhaven schools are paired to achieve a 65 to 35 black white mix, with grades shifted and books culled, while parents threaten boycotts and educators face court restrictions on public criticism. In Austin, Texas officials seek a city wide ethnic mix, prompting critique of the policy as madness.
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Roanoke
Miss Jackson
Hyde Park
Bellhaven
Austin
Texas
Blepharitis and arthritis remedies from Dr Thosteson
Reader questions cover blepharitis causes and self care including hygiene and eye wash prescriptions, and arthritis treatment with gold salts. A reader seeks guidance on addiction and methadone. doctor notes methadone can curb heroin craving but is addicting and breaking addiction remains essential.
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Dr. Thosteson
Affluence masks strain of modern American life
Americans with high incomes face rising costs and frugal constraints. Families spend about 70 percent on fixed expenses such as food home costs taxes transportation and clothing while medical education and personal items drain budgets. Many rely on additional incomes with 16 million wives at work and teens helping finances. Despite wealth the pursuit of goals and the effort to maintain earnings leave many exhausted and questioning their true wealth.
Ensign Clayton Ordered to San Francisco Duty
One hundred years ago Ensign Clayton Richman received Navy Department orders to proceed to San Francisco and report to Rear Admiral Windslow for duty in the Pacific fleet. He expects to start tomorrow. An earlier note records Frieden landing a twenty five pound dressed catfish on a Saturday excursion with chairs meals and music.
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Clayton, Richman
Navy Department
San Francisco
Windslow
Pacific Fleet
Fred Frieden
H.J. Heinz
Zeigler
Country Club Hills
North Muscatine
Muscatine annexes home for school year start
Sponsors estimated the home at over 600000 dollars and the property was annexed to Muscatine city. Officials schedule a swift school year opening with city grade schools, Muscatine high, and junior college starting in early September. The piece notes a long-ago nursing school graduation of Janet Hermann at Augustana College.
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Muscatine
City
Janet Hermann
Lutheran Hospital School For Nursing
Moline
Centennial Hall
Augustana College
Today in History Aug 16 1971 AP recap
Key events on August 16 across years include the 1936 Bonanza Creek gold discovery starting the Klondike rush, the 1777 Bennington victory, the 1812 Detroit surrender, Lincoln’s 1861 order cutting trade with the Confederacy, 1914 Franco-British WWI landing, 1958 Iran earthquakes, Cyprus independence in 1960, and shifts in Alliance for Progress and Vietnam protests in later decades. A broad historical snapshot from the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Bonanza Creek
Alaska
Klondike
Bennington
William Hull
Detroit
Abraham Lincoln
States of the Union
France
Iran
Cyprus
United States
Latin America
Cuba
Alliance For Progress
Uruguay
House Committee On Un-American
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Prayer Captioned Reflection on Lifting Up Christ
A short religious invocation notes that real success lies in serving others. It calls Christ to lead believers to renewal and to attract others, closing with a reverent amen.
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John
Christ
Attra
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Larson
Ernest B. Furgurson
Beauty and the Democrats
White House
Lindsay
Henry Jackson
Democratic Party
George McGovern
McGovern
Jackson
New York City
Oregon
Mercy
Edmund Muskie
The
Weekly Herald of the Beautiful
Sen
Muskie
5Th Ave
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Small Society
China
James
AP Business Analyst
Bach
the Daily Prayer
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