Iowa lawmakers face growing need with limited funds
The 65th Iowa General Assembly opens January 13 in Des Moines as legislators confront a rising demand for state services. Eighty percent of AP respondents cite money as the top issue for 1969-71, with agencies seeking a record 15 billion dollars for the next biennium. Governor elect Ray pledges no new taxes, making spending trims essential.
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Des Moines
Iowa General Assembly
Associated Press
Robert Ray
Soviet Move to Dominate the Seas
In a Chicago Tribune style opinion, Senator Strom Thurmond advocates Melvin Laird for Defense, arguing U S military posture lags behind the Soviets across ships, subs, and missiles. Thurmond cites naval balance reports and Jane's data, noting U S merchant marine decline while Soviet tonnage rises.
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Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Bison
Miami Beach
Thurmond
Melvin Laird
Laird
Wisconsin
Disie
Defense Department
American Security Council
U.S.S.R
U.S.A
Committee On Armed Services
House of Representatives
Russia
Jane's Fighting Ships
Naval War College Review
U.S. Naval Institute
Security Council
U.S.S.R. Navy
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Apollo 8 Mission Daily Log Brick by Brick
The Daily Log from SPACE CENTER HOUSTON details Apollo 8 crew Borman Lovell and Anders on liftoff December 21 from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn V as they travel toward lunar orbit. It covers December 22 through 26 with illness in space television milestones and the Genesis reading during their lunar mission.
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Lovell
Anders
Earth
Moon
Mission Control
Lunar
Apollo 9
Birth control pills and medical guidance for teens
A reader aged 17 asks about obtaining birth control pills, marital status requirements, and potential risks. Dr Thosteson replies that minors need parental permission, a doctor is required, and emphasizes discussing with parents, plus possible side effects and judgment concerns. He also notes a booklet on bladder infections and details on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and deafness warnings.
Learning From a Cat
New York columnist reflects on cat life through a decade with a cat named Lady Dottie. The piece contrasts feline independence with doglike behavior, noting the cat’s dignified self-sufficiency, costs of care, and lessons in philosophy from living with a nonpaying, aloof house cat.
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Lady Dottie
Adolf Hitler
Dottie
Smallpox Found In Reece Koopes Family In Lake Township
Our Yesterdays notes from 100 years ago report smallpox appearing in the family of Mr Reece Koopes in Lake township. The item is part of a brief chronology including past local notices and social events from the era.
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Reece Koopes
Lake Township
Albert Vetter
Ora D. Brunerer
Anna B. Lyons
Muscatine High School
William:.Schoenigs
Washington Street
Raymond Fish
U.S. Navy
Providence
R.I
Today in History highlights from December 27, 1968
On this date in history Queen Juliana signed Indonesia sovereignty documents ending Dutch rule after centuries. Louis Pasteur, founder of preventive medicine, was born in 1822. Carrie Nation raided a Wichita saloon in 1900, Show Boat opened in 1927, Radio City Music Hall opened in 1932. In 1941 Manila was bombed, 1944 Bastogne relief by an American tank column. France devalued the franc a decade ago. A 1960s drive for equal opportunity and last year Laos border tensions noted.
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Juliana
Netherlands
Indonesia
Louis Pasteur
Carrie Nation
Carey Hotel
Wichita
Kan
Cleopatra
New York
Radio City Music Hall
Manila
Belgium
U.S
Bastogne
France
On Equal Opportunity
Thailand
Laos
Daily Prayer on Temptation and Strength in Christ
A devotional prayer calls for daily closeness to God to resist temptations. It asks for Thy strength to overcome trials while in the flesh and seeks guidance through Christ, our Lord, Amen.
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Christ
Lord
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Buster
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Thosteson
Dr. Thosteson
Boyle
JL Wroan
Joan and
Lyle Lee
Dera Ruble
Frank Ross
Ruth Henning
Charles Fish
Schoenig
Robert Emerson
Mildred Strajack
Lucas Street
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Town City
Claude L. Dickey
Leslie - Dickey
Sixth Street
Fort Hood
Texas
the Daily Prayer
Mister Breger
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