Pilot Stuart O Schmitt II keeps Navy flight record
Lt Stuart O Schmitt, son of Ralph Schmitt of Nichols, earned his pilot wings after flying 140 missions in Phantom jets over Vietnam. The 1942 Muscatine birth linked to his initials 0 S, now a celebrated naval aviator, reflects a family tradition through Stuart Oran Schmitt II.
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Sadie
The
Muscatine
Hershey Hospital
Stuart Oran Schmitt
Navy
Stuart O. Schmitt
Vietnam
Ralph Schmitt
Nichols
Stuart 0. Schmitt
Sandra Daly
Ed Schaapveld
Stuart Oran Schmitt II
Note From Supreme Court On Riots And Rights
The Kossuth County Advance recalls Supreme Court Justice Black saying maze marches and rioting are not constitutionally protected. He emphasizes limits on assembly and speech, warning against violence and destruction by protesters and urging respect for law and property.
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Kossuth County
Supreme Court
Black
Chicago
Justice Black
Cleavers
Hap Browns
Carmichaels
Iowa Manufacturing Sees Ninth Straight Year Rise to 10.5 Billion
Iowa manufacturing output climbs to a record 10.5 billion in 1988 with employment at 223,400, up 28 percent in six years. The Iowa Development Commission notes solid growth but reports four top staff vacancies including director of research Richard Konicek. The agency plans pay-raise requests after the January legislative session as it struggles to hire qualified personnel.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Commission
Des Moines
Richard Konicek
Development Commission
Towa
Justice delays cited in LaCrosse Tribune column
A LaCrosse Tribune column lambastes U S justice delays. It cites Martin Luther King Jr. murder suspects, Robert Kennedy assassination suspect, and Richard Speck case to argue appeals linger. The piece condemns guarded jail cells and slow court processes undermining respect for law.
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LaCrosse Tribune
Martin Luther King Jr
England
Robert Kennedy
Richard Speck
Chicago
Federal Supreme Court
Agnew at His Worst at New Orleans City Speech
Vice President elect Spiro Agnew addressed the 45th Congress of Cities in New Orleans on poverty programs and poor participation, drawing only light applause. A spectator quipped he would sell his Office of Economic Opportunity stock if he understood the speech. The incident colored Agnew as at his worst, with calls for restraint and calm from observers.
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Burlington
Hawk-Eye
T. Agnew
Congress of Cities
New Orleans
Agnew
Office of Economic Opportunity
Alexander ‘Throttlebottom
It's Still a Grand Old Flag I Proudly Wave
A columnist defends American virtues amid criticism from the New Left and global tensions. He argues the United States remains morally superior in many respects, notes progress by African Americans with white allies, cites figures like Jackie Robinson and Harold Beecher Stowe, and urges national pride despite flaws and abroad challenges.
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New Left
Academy
America
God
Jack Kennedy
Israel
George Washington Carver
Ralph Bunche
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dred Scott
Community of Nations
Volta
Congo
Algeria
Insulin Lipo-atrophy in a child prompts questions
An 8 year old with two daily insulin injections since age 3 shows hollow lumps under the skin and arms legs caving in. The note discusses insulin lipo-atrophy causes and prevention, including room temperature insulin, needle size, concentration changes, insulin type swaps, site rotation, and honest prognosis.
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Dr. Thosteson
F.M.Q
Letter urging graduates to avoid painting public property
An anonymous taxpayer writes that 1969 graduates should curb painting class numerals on public and private structures. Defacing property is a misdemeanor, costly to repaint, and harms visibility of signs and facilities. The writer calls on the 69 graduates to restrain themselves for the city’s sake.
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Heinz Field
Dear Abby column letters reflect family struggles and prudence
Abigail Van Buren prints reader questions about a neglectful mother and a separated couple’s drama. A concerned grandmother urges action to protect a 4 year old, while other letters probe relationship loyalty, consent, and a teen’s coming of age.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
FOUND A pocket book and Confederate money recoverable
Our Yesterdays notes state the owner can recover the pocket book found, by proving property and paying charges. The 75 years ago column recalls the find, while nearby items note two dangerous holes on Eighth and Cedar Streets and sliding tracks only on specific streets this winter. 25 years ago reports Sgt Claude W Wolford missing in North Africa, and golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs D B Mackenzie. 10 years ago announces Karen Meyers and Jim McCarty elected co chairmen of the YMCA Youth Center governing board.
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Conesville
Claude W
Bill) Wolford
Roy Wolford
North Africa
D.B. Mackenzie
West Second Street
Parvin
First Presbyterian Church
Karen Meyers
Jim McCarty
Youth Center
YMCA
Today in History highlights 1968 events
On December 28 1968 the day marks Spain recognizing Mexico's independence in 1836 Iowa becoming the 29th state in 1846 Woodrow Wilson born in Staunton Virginia in 1856 U S government taking over railroads in 1917 Roosevelt pledging independence to the Philippines in 1941 Calcutta bomb damage by Japanese in 1942 and decade five years ago a World Court appeal and a 21 million dollar loss at the New York World's Fair.
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Associated Press
Spain
Mexico
Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philippines
Calcutta
India
United States
World Court
The Lord Delivering the Godly From Temptation Prayer
A brief religious prayer passage cites scripture II Peter 2 4 and thanks God for Christian homes. It asks for divine abiding in every home and for the world to become Thy dwelling, in Jesus name, Amen.
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Christ
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Missouri
Gil Dietz
Small Society
BricKmAn
BickmAn
Morrie Ryskind
Washington Star
Disraeli
Sweden
Mason-Dixon Line
Branch Rickey
Jackie Robinson
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Haiti
Liberia
London
Nehru
George C. Thosteson, M.D
Thesteson
Thosteson
Harry
Albany, N.Y
Eighth and
Cedar Streets
Eighth Street
Fulhaum Avenue
the Daily Prayer
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