Watsonville First Hospital Founder Ties to Iowa Native
A Muscatine history collector received a letter from Betty Lewis in Watsonville detailing Watsonville’s first hospital, founded by Dr. Peter Kemp Watters, born in West Liberty Iowa, 1854. Watters trained at University of Iowa College of Medicine, graduated 1879, and later practiced medicine in Iowa after marrying Louise Eggers in 1883.
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Muscatine
Pear City
Mississippi
Doug Randleman
Betty Lewis
Watsonville
Calif
West Liberty
Peter Kemp Watters
West Dietz Liberty
Ohio
Iowa
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Louise Eggers
Travail and turmoil shadow Ford amid GOP fund drive split
The Republican National Committee will not provide fund raising lists to Ford or Reagan, signaling weak support for Ford within his party. The move, seen as impartiality, could undermine Ford's renomination bid, while boosting Reagan’s position among undecided Republicans. The piece notes Ford's perceived White House performance flaws and contrasts past incumbents' advantages with current uncertainty about his reelectability.
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New York
Gerald Ford
Republican National Committee
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
National Party Committee
National Committee
Reagan
Grand Rapids
George Wallace
Barry Goldwater
George McGovern
Goldwater
Pat Buchanan
GOP
Questionable pill studies worry developing nations
Dr J W Goldzieher of the Southwest Foundation warned that questionable American and British studies linking birth control pills to various diseases could mislead developing countries. He urged reassurance that family planning remains essential to welfare and national development.
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San Antonio, Tex
Afp
J W. Goldzieher
The
Southwest Foundation For Research and Education
Goldzieher
Ceylon
Nigeria
Dozier
Emancipation memories and birth control debate
A retrospective notes past local events from 100 to 10 years ago including emancipation celebrations in Muscatine and a modern discussion by Goldzieher and Dozier on birth control pills. The piece contrasts historical community anecdotes with scientific cautions about linking the pill to blood clots.
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Muscatine
Prayer Excerpt Communicates Blessings and Love
A short religious passage offers greetings to Rufus and his mother and includes a prayer invoking God to fill believers with the Spirit so they may learn to love their fellow humans as a path to loving God.
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Rufus
Today in History Highlights From December 13, 1975
On this date in history Drake began his circumnavigation in 1577. Other milestones include 1781 US day of prayer for the end of the Revolution, 1808 Madrid fell to Napoleon, 1862 Union defeat at Marye’s Heights, 1918 US troops cross the Rhine, 1944 Nashville sinking, 1966 Eisenhower surgery update, and notable birthdays for George Shultz and John Vorster.
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Associated Press
Sir Francis Drake
United States
Madrid
Marye
Coblenz
Germany
U.S
Nashville
Dwight Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
Vietnam
Laos
House
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
John Vorster
Beverly Splane rises from CFTC aide to Chicago Mercantile vice
Beverly Splane, once a Ford White House personnel aide who helped staff the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, becomes executive vice president of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The piece criticizes revolving-door ethics as government regulators move to the industry they regulated, noting potential conflicts of interest and public cynicism.
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Beverly Splane
Ford White House
Congress
New Commodity Futures Trading Commission
White House
CFTC
Behold
Gee Whitickers
Beverly
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Exchange
Pentagon
Defense lawyers weaponize publicity to threaten fair trials
Editor argues clever lawyers and misused pretrial publicity erode justice. Cites cases where suspects gain reversals due to media confessions and courtroom remarks. Questions victim rights and calls for courts to curb press influence and protect trial integrity.
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Reg Murphy
Murphy
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Sadie
Hank
China
Nebraska
Hugene
Ore
Watters
Henry Watters
California
Jim
James
Jim- 2
Jimmy
Frank Killian
Jan Retherford
Muscatine County
Motor Vehicle Department
Des Moines
State Motor Vehicle Registration Department
Anamosa
County Motor Vehicle Department
Stephen M. Eames
Willys-Knight Six
Banker Auto Company
Cedar St
Grace Lutheran Mothers’ Club
Howard Tiedemann
Parkington
Sanford K. Fosholt
Stanley Engineering Company
American Institute of Consulting Engineers
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tazewell O. Dozier
Southwest Foundation
San Antonio
Brickman
Prict Hadges
Wnacemeg Journal
LEE
William L. Fary
Max Christy
Gil Dietz
Harold Blake
Don Schweitzer
Edveriiving
Pales
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