Letter to Aunt Sadie Sounds Alarm on Slick Highways
Dear Aunt Sadie questions why Highway 22 and 76 from Muscatine to West Liberty remains deadly when wet. The letter cites multiple crashes and a 74 year old death near Nichols, urging a full rebuild to a moisture resistant surface. Gil Dietz signs the plea.
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Muscatine
Sadie
LEE Newspaper
West Liberty
Nichols
Loran Walch
Mae Poole
Walch
Stanley
Iowa State Highway Commission
L. M. Clauson
Clauson
Gil Dietz
Computers threaten privacy with growing data banks
The piece notes computers monitor tax returns traffic violations airline reservations and inventories and process bank statements. It discusses FCC scrutiny of regulation to protect privacy and proprietary data and mentions Edgar S Dunn’s proposal for a consolidated data center potentially housing electronic dossiers on many Americans, signaling concerns over privacy and monitoring.
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Iawa
Federal Communications Commission
Edgar S. Dunn
U.S. Budget Bureau
Mark It Poisonous
The Edmonton Journal argues for a safety system using distinctive bottle shapes for harmful substances to prevent accidental poisoning. It suggests manufacturers adopt uniform container design to make dangerous items easy to identify, especially at night, reducing mix ups in the medicine cabinet.
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Edmonton
Alta
Make Farming Pay
The Wisconsin State Journal argues that population growth will demand higher agricultural productivity and acceptance from urban residents. It contends that delaying change is possible if city people support reforms, including necessary price increases to make farming a paying, comparable sector of the economy.
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The
Wisconsin State Journal
Williams pushes restraint on Senate spending and leases
Delaware Senator John J. Williams ranks high in watchdog efforts over federal spending. He targets post office lease purchases and landlord overcharges, and seeks return to the treasury of any unused $2400 annual stationery allowance. He calls for broader restraint among Republicans and Democrats.
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Montana Standard-Post
Federal Treasury
Delaware
John J. Williams
Treasury
LBJ
Needless Reminders From Ottumwa Courier
Political campaigns come and go but campaign signs linger, resisting wind and rain until the elements finally prevail.
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Ottumwn Courier
Skating On Ice Coats City Sidewalks After Rain
Our Yesterdays notes heavy rains followed by sudden freeze leaving sidewalks slick. Youths skated over the ice all day, delighting them while hindering pedestrians. Other items chronicle county civil service exams and local club meetings. VFW auxiliary met at 224 West Second Street with hostesses and Hadassah held a program at B’nai Moses Synagogue.
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West Second Street
Ethel Baker
Lillian Martin
Agnes Latham
Edith Walter
Shirlee Levin
Muscatine
Hadassah
B'nai Moses
Roosevelt
Juanita Phillips
West Fifth Street
Anna Cochran
Cont act emcee hosts Baltimore radio TV show
Dr Crane and John Sterling host a Baltimore based telecast where questions are read aloud and answered by Sterling or guests. A caller seeks guidance on love and marriage detailing an extramarital affair, three children, and the man’s mixed family life, asking for advice in Sunday school settings.
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John Sterling
Baltimore
Dr. Crane
Punitive Economic Steps Ineffective in the Past
United Nations and other bodies have repeatedly failed to force political change through sanctions. Since 1914, punitive economic measures have shown little to no success against regimes like Rhodesia. Cuba’s embargo also failed to oust Fidel Castro, while South Africa profits despite UN condemnations.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Ian Smith
League of Nations
Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
U.N. Assembly
Security Council
Rhodesia
South Africa
U.N
Solomon Dilemma In A Worry Clinic Advice Column
A physician writes on a moral dilemma about a husband who travels for work, shuns divorce, and how a wife should proceed with her children in mind. The piece evokes Solomon and classic justice, noting the aim to maximize good over time, while warning against rash judgments and extremism. It also references historical Soviet missteps and later reliance on American engineers.
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Daddy
U.S.S.R
Russia
Abby
Dear Abby advice column on dating and manners
Abigail Van Buren answers reader questions about social cues and personal limits. She counsels on handling crush dynamics, slimming healthily under medical supervision, sharing household chores with a mother, and tactfully ending long telephone conversations.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Yuletide Reading Picks Through Notable Figures
Humorous AP list suggests humorous book titles for famous figures from Nixon to Mao with playful aims at brightening holiday spirits. Includes names like Kennedy Johnson and Hoover, plus global leaders, celebrities, and politicians.
Daily Prayer seeks divine aid for health, protection, and virtue
Prayer requests cleansing love from the Lord and deliverance from evil. The writer asks for a life overflowing with Thy blessings, strength against temptation, and constant spiritual health, pledging to share blessings with others.
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