Busy Mississippi river traffic climbs toward annual record
Barge shipments for the first half of 1968 totaled 8,905,005 tons in the district with 6,817,796 tons moving through Lock and Dam 16 Muscatine. The Rock Island district carried the remainder as the season nears a new high, with coal and petroleum leading, and farm machinery shipped downstream for export. The 1967 annual record was 17,109,996 tons.
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Mississippi River
Muscatine
Rock Island
Dubuque
Laverton
Mus
Catine
Big River
Upper Midwest
Daley faces the Chicago convention backlash from the New Left
A Milwaukee Journal bulldozer note and Wall Street Journal defintion frame a column about Mayor Daley's grip on Chicago for the Democratic convention amid New Left threats. It frames the Chicago clash with Yippies SDS and the risk of riots, predicting possible consequences for the fall election and potential Wallace insurgency.
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Chicago
Miami Beach
Hubert Humphrey
Gene McCarthy
George McGovern
Hubert
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Sds-Ers
Nixon-Agnew
Humphrey
Bakunin
Macy's
Dick Daley
Democratic National Committee
Maimi Beach
Leave A Little of Victoria New York City Architecture Wreckage
Voice essay questions why cities destroy old buildings while praising preservation. It contrasts Toronto City Hall with nearby old public halls, notes Vermont Pavilion Hotel and Richmond City Hall faces demolition, and argues against bulldozing Victorian heritage for modern convenience.
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Toronto
Toronto Police Department
Buide
Montpelier
Vermont
Richmond
Virginia
City Hall
1895
Let Her Handle the Income
Advice column piece argues that modern couples should let the wife manage the family budget. It asserts men cling to control, while women are natural savers and planners, and claims giving a wife the income makes her a responsible partner who will manage family needs and reduce conflict.
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Ries
Hades
Oxygen in Advance and Heart Health Advice
Reader questions on oxygen therapy for heart failure and overall circulation. Dr Molner explains oxygen as a supplement, not a cure, and notes overuse offers no protection against heart disease. The column also covers fissures, hemorrhoids treatment, and how to obtain Dr Molner’s booklet with a self addressed stamped envelope.
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Dr. Molner
Yesterdays and Years Ago Highlights
A compilation of brief items from past years notes a shower reducing dust, travels by H Schaper to St Louis, William Kaiser’s return to Kansas City, and Labor Day bicycle races at Fair Grounds. Coronal Frank G Weynand arrives from Camp Pike to tend his ill mother Mrs Weynand. Mrs Velma Douglass attends Parsons College graduation with daughters Anita and Ruthetta. Anita earns a BA. Myron D Hamilton dies in Fairfield after six years illness. Larry Robbins trains with Air Force Cadets at Lackland AFB.
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New York
Richard Whalen
Frnton
James Morris
Morris
United States
Manhattan
H. Schaper
St. Louis
William Kaiser
Kansas City
Fair Grounds
Frank G. Weynand
Camp Pike
Ark
E. Weynand
East Eighth Street
Velma Douglass
Parsons College
Anita
Ruthetta
Douglass
Fairfield
Irene Callas
Myron D. Hamilton
First Avenue
Larry Robbins
Grandview
Air Force Cadets
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Today in History highlights August 20 events
On August 20, historic notes include Vitus Bering's Alaska discovery in 1741, Washington's foggy Brooklyn to Manhattan maneuver in 1776, Benjamin Harrison's birth in 1832, Brussels occupation in 1914, Dnieper Dam destruction in 1941, anti French riots in 1955, Johnson signing the Great Society measure in 1964, Gaulle's constitutional draft in 1974, crisis in South Vietnam in 1969, and unrest in New Haven in 1969 with arrests.
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Associated Press
Vitus Jonas Bering
Alaska
George Washington
Brooklyn
N.Y
East River
Manhattan
Benjamin Harrison
North Bend
Ohio
Brussels
Belgium
Dnieper
Ukraine
Morocco
Algeria
Lyndon B. Johnson
Daily Prayer Reflection on Following Jesus Light of Life
A brief prayer invoking Jesus as the light of the world. It asks guidance to avoid missteps and temptation, seek faithful following, and to pray the Lord’s Prayer. The passage reflects a devotional tone centered on discernment and spiritual guidance.
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Lord Jesus Christ
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