Johnson outlines union state address amid inflation fears
President Johnson opens the 90th Congress with a plea for peace in Vietnam and a plan to offset a projected 186 billion federal spending with a 10 percent income tax surcharge. He offers little on farm problems, proposes a 500000 unemployed program, a 10 year drive to build six million homes, and urges urban crime battle measures. The Muscatine Journal calls on citizens to contact representatives and senators at Washington addresses.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Hanoi
Gress
Congress
Muscatine Journal
Dissent in Pop Culture and War Morality Explored
A critique argues that FM folk programs spread dissident messages aided by a conscious manipulation of culture. It claims Ballad of William Worthy and other songs distort views on Cuba Vietnam and Wall Street. The piece condemns media and government for fostering disobedience and moral ambiguity amid the draft war.
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Ho Chi Minutemen
William Worthy
Wiliam Worthy
Castro
Cuba
State Department
CIA
Franzo
Spain
U. S
Franco
Wall Street
Ramparts Magazine
Straughton Lynch
Peter B. Clark
Washington
American Security Council
Asia
Spocks
Viet- Tam
Mr. Coffin
Spock
Congress
Pros Are Watching the Amateurs
Washington’s 1968 presidential race pits professionals against amateurs as Romney and McCarthy, both seasoned but new to the race, gain attention while Nixon Rockefeller tread carefully. Johnson and Nixon lead the field in experience, with Rockefeller coy about a bid, and Romney’s primary prospects shaping the press’s early intrigue. Nixon’s path hinges on primary showings and timing, with Rockefeller positioned as a potential challenger if Romney falters.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Romney
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Rockefeller
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
California
Vietnam
Miami
Hiatal hernia questions examined by Dr. Molner
Dear Dr. Mother explains hiatal hernia as the cause of burning stomach and chest pain, with X rays needed for diagnosis. Surgery possible but not always required. most cases improve with medicine, diet, and weight loss. The column also covers sun lamps, prostate stones, and how to obtain Dr. Mather’s booklet.
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Mother
What’s Wrong With Women in a Water Cooler Poll
New York AP report surveys male office chatter on women’s behavior. A flawed unofficial poll shows four of five men claim increasing rudeness. Quotes express contempt for women’s dress, ambition, and assertiveness, ending with a lone smiling stenographer and a caveat that not all women fit the stereotype.
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Male No
Cer
Yesterdays in Iowa County History Highlights
A 100 year snapshot notes James P. Ketchum as elected chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Iowa county. Other items include a 75 year update on a marriage license for James H. Selden and Aurelia Chamberlain, a death notice for Mrs. John Van Dam, and a 50 year brief on Raymond H. Mosley enlisting in the aviation signal corps. Additional notes mention Dorothy McFadden’s leave from the Army hospital ship Arcadia and a Cornell college recital featuring Margaret Heitz.
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James P. Ketchum
Board of Supervisors
Iowa County
James H. Selden
Aurelia Chamberlain
John van Dam
West Seventh Street
Muscatine
Aviation Signal Corps
Raymond H. Mosley
Davenport
Today in History summary for January 19 1968
The Jan 19 entry notes key past events: Robert E. Lee born in 1807, James Watt born in 1736, Georgia seceded in 1871, a 1886 law on presidential succession, Japan's 1942 Burma invasion, 1956 UN censured Israel, 1965 Air Force Academy scandal, plus decade trends and recent political inquiries.
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Associated Press
Robert E. Lee
James Watt
Georgia
U.S
Japan
Burma
United Nations Security Council
Israel
Sea of Galilee
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
European Economic Community
France
Britain
House
Rep
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Congress
Prayer Excerpt From Romans 1 20 and Philippians Verse
A devotional excerpt begins with the idea that God’s invisible attributes are evident in creation. It then presents a prayer addressing Our Father, referencing timeless divinity and worship through reverence and thanksgiving in the name of Jesus Christ.
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Phillips
God
Lord Jesus Christ
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Small Society
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