Aerial Spray Mission Aims to Halt Encephalitis Spread
An Associated Press dispatch from Dallas reports three U S Air Force planes will spray the city with an insecticide to combat an encephalitis outbreak. Health officials say this low altitude aerial spray targets mosquitoes blamed for spreading the disease, a practice already used annually in Muscatine with proven effectiveness.
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U.S Air Force
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
U. S. Air Force
Inflation costs cited by Congresswoman May
Congresswoman Catherine May highlights rising prices and the erosion of savings. She notes a saver who set aside funds for a rainy day loses 2 percent of purchasing power in a single year, and at that rate over twenty years one third of saved money would vanish.
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Catherine May
Abby
California Senator Fails to Grow In His Victory Over Sec. Wirtz
Senator George Murphy of California is praised for restraint after Wirtz capitulated on allowing 6,000 Mexican workers to aid California tomato harvests. The piece traces Murphy’s strategic, nonabrasive approach, his role in supporting California agriculture, and his influence within the Republican Party while backing Reagan and other national candidates.
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California
Sec
John Chamberlain
Sen
George Murphy
Willard Wirtz
Murphy
Wirtz
Secretary of Labor
U. S. Senate
Ronald Reagan
George Christopher
Reagan
Pat Brown
Hollywood
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Charles Percy
Ilinois
Thomas Kuchel
Rachel
James C. Wright Jr
Tex
Russell B. Long
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Senate
House
Wright
Congress
Subscriptions Aid Cemetery Sidewalk Effort
Our Yesterdays notes from a 106 year old issue describe Rev. Shoemaker raising subscriptions for a city cemetery sidewalk. Also mentions social events and visits by Misses Julia and Ida Grade, W J Morgan and wife, and Women’s Foreign Missionary Society activities with devotions and deaconess work led by Mayme Jericho.
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Mr. Shoemaker
Julia
Ida Grade
Cedar Rapid
W. J. Morgan
Ottumwa
Gussie Mull
Mayme Jericho
Harry Faultkner
East Seventh Street
Hanoer
Deana Jo
Campaign Finance Reform Stalls in Congress
Washington AP reports political campaign financing prompts worry and rhetoric but little concrete action in Congress this year. Johnson’s reform proposals meet cool reception as lawmakers resist tighter disclosure and spending limits, while some call for a federal funding plan and tax deductions. The piece notes uncertain prospects for passage before adjournment, with House support failing to materialize.
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Congress
Washington
Johnson
Long
Federal Treasury
Senate
House
Me Here Now in Human Interest and Newsroom Balance
Dr Crane's Lorna S a journalism senior asks about the secret of human interest The essay argues the appeal centers on the present moment me here now and that readers prefer immediate relevance A good newspaper must diversify its content like a department store to attract varied attention and sales
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Lorna S
Worry Clinic Tops Readers Among Newspaper Columns
The Worry Clinic leads among both women and men in a reader survey of a metropolitan daily with 500000 circulation, beating Ann Landers and other columns. Readers prefer human interest pieces and brand names, valuing psychology over chemistry or math for their focus on people and daily life.
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Ann Landers
Sucker Or Not Dear Abby Excerpt Cites Late Dates
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on dating tardiness mailman dress codes and bridge club demands. The column dismisses late partners, jokes about mail carrier uniforms, and warns against contractual breakup clauses. Several readers from Columbia Missouri to Johnson City share anecdotes.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Columbia
St. Louis
Letter to Editor praises long vacations and travel
A reader argues vacations should be championed by law, extols a 19 day Minnesota lake country trip, praising mild weather and restful escape from daily life. The letter lauds the American vacation pattern, urges others to take such trips to combat a sense the world is a bewildering fraud.
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Minnesota Lake Country
Word Puzzle Clues From Daily Actoss Page
This entry lists numerous cryptic style clues and partial solutions from a Daily Actoss page. Entries include weight emit, brittle color hints, revolved, old length measures, and various synonyms for perish, fasteners, haul, glare, and architectural moldings, suggesting a dense crossword style puzzle blotter.
The Daily Prayer on Repentance and Inner Change
A brief devotional note inviting reflection on Luke 15:7, emphasizing joy over one sinner who repents. The prayer asks divine help to search hearts and apply Scriptural teaching, reopen minds and implement changes in life, offered in Jesus name.
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Daetroit
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Ane
Dirksen
Wemen’s Foreign Missionary Sociery
Betty
Harold Smith
Carl E
Maryann Hines
Leonard L
Bernice M. Mcelintire
Lot
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South Muscatine
Herbert Ivan
Verda
Gladys Wolf
Frank E
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Oakridge Cemetery
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Marlow
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Johnson City
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Manay
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