Fluoridation letters and editorials spark debate in Muscatine
A Muscatine letter to the editor questions fluoridation claims from the American Journal of Diseases of Children. A reply by editor A. Ashley Weech clarifies an editorial misattribution and cites studies and endorsements. A nephew signs the note, defending fluoridation's safety and benefits.
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Muscatine
Sadie
American Journal of Diseases of Children
American Medical Association
Gil Dietz
A.M A.’s
Chicago
W. C. Black
San Diego
Calif
Dr. Black
Webster's Dictionary
Dietz
A. Ashley Weech, M.D
American Journal
Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
Cincinnati
Weech
Dean
The
World Health Organization
United States Pubiic Health Service
American Dental Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
Mao praised in Chinese Communist party communique
The Central Committee declaration extols Mao Tse-Lung and all his policies, signaling a blank-check to act freely. It claims China is on the eve of a leap forward, while critics note secrecy over production data and a string of recent international setbacks.
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Dhar
Abby
New York Times
Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee
Mao T'se-Lung
Mao
China
YU. S
Kremlin
Peking
Africa
Indonesia
Castro
Cuba
Moscow
J. J. Kilpatrick
Congressional Record
Revising Guideposts Under Johnson Administration Debate
Publicly defended wage price guideposts draw criticism from Treasury Secretary Fowler and Commerce Secretary Connor. They urge an overhaul arguing the guideposts show severe limitations and risk expanding government role in setting prices and wages amid wartime justifications and perceived policy ineptitude.
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Christian Science Monitor
Johnson
Treasury
Fowler
Commerce
Connor
United States
Washington
Right Not Always Honored in Weedville Opinion
In Weedville Pa a local opinion piece argues Americans support free speech but fear and conflict arise when others’ views clash. It stresses that free expression requires honoring opponents’ rights and condemns violence or disorder during protests or disagreements.
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Weedville
Enforcement Needed from Mason City Globe Gazette
Rep C Raymond Fisher argues that Iowa Liquor Control Commission should emphasize control in its mission. He cites a study showing 47 percent of Iowa traffic deaths in the first five months of 1966 involved drinking drivers. Fisher notes the liquor-by-the-drink law of 1963 aimed to curb illegal drinking and regulate sales.
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Mason City Globe Gazette
Raymond Fisher
Grand Junction
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Fisher
Iowa
Laws Don't End Bias in Open Housing Debate
President Johnson praised the Civil Rights Bill for barring bigotry in new housing and apartments, yet argued that prejudice cannot be ended by law alone. The piece cautions that white hostility to multiracial neighborhoods may keep open housing from transforming communities.
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Billings Gazette
Johnson
Wilton notices recall anniversaries and travel news
Our Yesterdays to YEARS AGO item recalls events from 75 to 10 years ago. Notes include Miss Katie Kranz's Chicago visit, Sunshine club members sailing to Davenport, the Schweitzer 62nd anniversary, a Zion Lutheran pastor's Minnesota vacation, Harriet Glatstein's Sioux City trip, and Wilton school opening with hot lunches starting September 3.
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Katie Kranz
Chicago
Sunshine Club
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Helen Blair
Davenport
Martin Schweitzer
Wilton
P. W. Happel
Zion Lutheran Church
Happel
Trene
Harriet
Minnesota
Harriet Glatstein
Sioux City
Town
W. W. Murren
Community School of
Reading for Pleasure on a Mountain Porch
Woodville Virginia columnist James J Kilpatrick recounts vacation reading in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He blends old favorites with new works noting Suetonius parallels to the New Deal and praises Mark Twain Shaw and Mencken for their spontaneous style and wit.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Woodville
Colum
Blue Ridge Mountains
Mark Twain
Mary Rogers
Lewis Leary
Columbia
Twain
Shaw
Mencken
Dr Crane and Lita J Inspire Religious Talk
The fragment recalls Dr Crane delivering sermons and a dental convention speaker in Phoenix. Lita J, 24, a devout Catholic, praises his morality emphasis and personal connection through his daily column. The passage notes readers craving religious ideals amid modern life.
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Lita J
Phoenix
Ariz
Dental Society
Jesus
Crane
Lita
Litas
Worry Clinic Leader Defends Morality and Family Life
A psychology columnist defends moral standards amid claims of premarital sex and professional hypocrisy. He cites 49 years of church attendance, 38 years married, five children, and insists most psychologists are moral, urging more positive parental leadership to prevent delinquency and divorce.
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California
Chicago
America
Paid Listener Pitch Opens A New Income Field
HAL BOYLE suggests turning idle hours into profit by becoming a paid listener as listening declines across society. He jokes about people talking but not listening and rails against the era of constant chatter, proposing a lighthearted business idea with a pension in view.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Parable Text and Prayer Excerpt
Fragment from Luke chapter 15 verse 23 24 and a prayer asking for forgiveness and renewal through Jesus Christ with a closing Amen. The source blends biblical quotation with a Christian supplication.
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Jesus Christ
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