Rockefeller Gains in GOP Presidential Prospect Hints
Rockefeller emerges as a strong Republican contender in New York Times polls across all states. He would win 878 electoral votes to Johnson's 100 and Wallace's 60 if voters align with current views, while Johnson leads Nixon narrowly and Romney and Reagan trail. Rockefeller denies candidacy but plans to attend the Republican convention to hinder Nixon early.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Johnson
New York Times
Rockefeller
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Wallace
Lee
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Oregon
The Line Between Liberty and Order in 1967 Law
A Washington perspective on the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, its passage, and its impact on liberty versus regulatory power. The author notes the act bans age-based hiring practices for employers with 25+ workers, outlines presidential signoff, and contemplates constitutional implications and the growth of federal bureaucracy. Patsy Mink’s push to broaden the act’s reach is also mentioned.
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Washington
Congress
Pennsylvania
Joi Dent
Secretary of Labor
Hawaii
Patsy Mink
LBJ Lacks a Magic Wand in Congress Clash
AP analysis notes President Johnson faces a tough 1968 with tense White House Capitol ties. Johnson must navigate Democratic foes Fulbright McCarthy and Mills in Vietnam policy, fiscal matters, and politics while maintaining liaisons once shaped by Lawrence O'Brien.
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Washington
Johnson
Pedernales
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Capitol Hill
J. W. Fulbright
Wilbur D. Mills
Eugene J. McCarthy
Vietnam
Fulbright
McCarthy
House
White House
Capitol
White House-Capitol
John F. Kennedy
Lawrence F. O’brien
Machiavelli
Mineral oil and vitamins in digestion health advice
Dr. Molner explains mineral oil can dissolve and carry away vitamin A carotene from foods, potentially lowering vitamin stores if overused. Occasional use for constipation is acceptable, but habit formation risks reduced vitamin A intake. alternative laxatives may help.
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Dr. Molner
R.H
Mother
Columnist Mailbag and Miscellany From 1968 Era
A columnists mailbag touches on dieting and health trends in 1968 America, noting one in six on a diet, the buffalo comeback with 23 000 protected herds, and the high lifetime cost of relief. It also recalls advances like the artificial heart and 1935 metal plate work, plus quirky trivia and literary quotes. In Des Moines state funds earned about 14.5 million in interest in 1967, driven by higher rates and cash flow. The article also reports on Raymond A Young of Ottumwa being named to the 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission to advise on district court judgeships.
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New York
Rockefeller Institute
Alexis Carrel
Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Columbus
New World
Washington Monument
T. S. Eliot
John Charles Fremont
California
White House
U.S
Nairobi
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Josiah Thompson
DES Moines
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Gen Real
Raymond A. Young
Ottumwa
2Nd Judicial District
Harold Hughes
Young
Donald W. Slavens
Winter Warmth Brightens Midwinter Days
Our Yesterdays notes delightful winter weather with temperatures staying above zero in a northern latitude. A roundup of local items recalls prayer meetings, a holiday visit, wartime transport ideas, a cadet in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and Muscatine County court statistics for 1942 including 120 divorces and 136 marriage licenses. Advanced typing and shorthand classes are set to start next week through Muscatine junior college adult education.
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Park Avenue M.E
Frank Strajack
Iowa City
F.P.G. Halbfass
Laura Clingenpeel
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Des Moines
Robert van Dyke
West Third Street
Emmett van Dyke
New York
Clingenpeel
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Today in History highlights from January 4 1958 events
On this date a series of historical notes include George Washington delivering the first annual presidential message in 17% Isaac Newton born in 1642 Utah statehood 1896 yellow fever eradicated in Ecuador per Rockefeller Foundation 1921 Nazi child training ordered 1936 MacArthur invites educators to democratic school system in occupied Japan 1946 Britain grants independence to Burma 1948 Macmillan proposal for nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union mentioned ten years ago UN ends Hungary broadcasts five years ago Eight masterworks worth 7 million returned to a London gallery from theft four days earlier One year ago
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Associated Press
George Washington
Isaac Newton
Utah
Rockefeller Foundation
Ecuador
Germany
Douglas
Arthur
Japan
Britain
Burma
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
United Nations
Hungary
London
Prayer Invocation Reflects Faith Advice and Hymnic Supplication
The text offers a devotional prayer asking God to guide believers by faith through uncertainty. It cites Hebrews 11 1 RSV and invokes Christ as savior while echoing the Lord's Prayer language. The fragment mentions counting believers among the valiant who prove their faith.
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Chasus
Aman
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