Give a Camp Ship for Crippled Children This Christmas
Bar nley Barnhill, director at Camp Sunnyside near Ankeny, urges gifts of campships for handicapped children. Camp Sunnyside, run by the Easter Seal Society of Iowa, offers six age group sessions. a 12 day campship costs 97.50. In 1971 only 23 percent of 415 campers could pay, others received aid from donors.
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Barney Barnhill
Iowa
Easter Seals
Sunnyside
Ankeny
Barnhill
Camp Sunnyside
The
Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children and Adults of
Easter Seal Society
Taft draft amnesty proposal for Vietnam era dodgers faces limits
Sen. Robert Taft Jr proposes forgiving about 70,000 draft dodgers who fled during the Vietnam era after a period of active service or civilian work. The plan allows return without prosecution after three years of service, but excludes deserters, dual citizens, and those still in prison. House members push CO status bills seen as less compromising, drawing criticism as lenient and politically motivated.
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Washington
Eason
Robert Taft, Jr
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
Taft
Salvation Army
VISTA
Veterans’ Administration
Public Health Service
Edward Koch
D-N.y
Nixon
Vietnam
Toranto
Svenska Flickas
Stockholm
Penance or service for draft dodgers sparks debate
The senator’s proposal aims to impress draft dodgers by offering noncombat service to veterans while they avoid the risks of war. Critics say evaders seek self congratulation, not reconciliation, and fear a repeat of flight when future drafts arise. Some evaders abroad resist forgiveness, arguing they earned no guilt.
McCarthy Pushes 1972 Break With Democrats
Gene McCarthy heads toward a split with the Democratic Party he vows to challenge in 1972. He urges reforms, insists on new approaches to Vietnam and domestic policy, and signals a possible fourth party run if the party fails to nominate a candidate aligned with his program. He paints 1972 as a crucial test for American democracy.
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Nick Thimmesch
Washington
Gene McCarthy
Democratic Party
McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Henry
Scoop
McGovern
John Lindsay
Oregon
California
New York
Miami Beach
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
DNC
Larry O'Brien
Chicago
Tennis Elbow and Rest Are Key to Healing
Discussion on tennis elbow explains that rest from overuse is essential, with inflammation of the bursa and tendons causing pain. Treatments like hydrocortisone injections, ultrasound, and limited heat can aid healing, but surgery should not be viewed as a cure and rest remains paramount.
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Thosteson
Mailbag snippets mix of odds and trivia from a bustling era
A collection of quirky notes and facts spans aging health risks driving with alcohol, monk poverty in Thailand, Leningrad Walrus Club pledges, red wing blackbird migration, Braille gift Santa, woodpecker foraging feats, and historic matches shipments. Includes folklore on dish breaking and daily left handed encounters.
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Thailand
Walrus Club
Leningrad
Neva
William Dean Howells
Christmas candy sales at Koehler's bakery
A weather note recalls ten years of temperature trends and colder days ahead. An item invites readers to Koehler's bakery for Christmas candies, while a public notice links to a charitable drive. A brief historical recap mentions Mrs Marie Gamble's leadership, medical society officers, and a Salvation Army Light fundraiser reaching $2,500 toward $3,000.
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Koehler
Grandview
Mr. Woolruff
Harry Hine
Knoxville
Frances Beveridge
Northwestern University
Chicago
T.F. Beveridge
Mulberry Ave
Marie Gamble
Grace Lutheran
Gamble
Celeste Peters
L. H. Whitmer
Wilton
Muscatine
Salvation Army
I'ree
Today in History December 20 1971 AP brief
On this date in history, key events include 1813 U S Congress internal revenue system, 1790 first successful cotton mill in Pawtucket, 103 flag raising for Louisiana Purchase transfer, 1820 Missouri tax on bachelors, 1860 South Carolina secession, 1864 Sherman occupies Savannah, 1923 USSR formed, 1933 UN General Assembly sought World Court opinion, 1969 anti aircraft missile from North Vietnam near fishing fleet, 1970 Poland party chief Gomulka resigns after food riots.
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Associated Press
U.S. Congress
United States
Pawtucket
New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase
France
Missouri
South Carolina
William T. Sherman
Savannah
Russia
Union of
UN. General Assembly
World Court
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Communist Party In
Poland
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Ernest
Furgurson
Small Society
Canada
Brickman
Santa
Golly
Howard Stein
Martin Peretz
Ave
Nate la Gar
Santa Claus
Bes
Hensworth
Wheeling
W.va
Memphis
Tenn
Hal
Boyle
Hazel
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