Draw the Line at Iowa City University
Iowa City Police Chief Pat McCarney warned of trouble as Fall term opens at the University of Iowa. He urged firm guidelines and two marked lines to separate peaceful demonstrations from blockading doorways. He cited past arrests and urged immediate expulsion for illegal campus occupation.
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Iowa City
Pat McCarney
University of Iowa
McCarney
Muscentine
Memorial Union
State of Iowa
Denver University
Wallace as Humphrey's Secret Weapon
John Chamberlain argues Wallace pursues a third party bid to influence the 1960s race. Wallace’s persistence could help Humphrey or McCarthy win nationwide, as Southern support boosts anti–rioting policy fears, while Nixon and Reagan loom as alternatives. The piece posits Wallace might retreat if reality sinks in.
Wallace plays pivotal role in 1960 election dynamics
Analysis argues Wallace could tilt the race by affecting southern electoral votes and House outcomes. It discusses potential impacts on Nixon, Humphrey, and McCarthy, naming states like Alabama and Georgia, the risk of a House deal, and the possibility of Reagan stepping in as VP to salvage Republican chances. It concludes by questioning Wallace’s motive and urging bowing out if not aiming to influence the presidency.
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New York
Alabama
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Claude Kirk
Florida
George ‘ Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
LBI
Humphrey
Johnson
Democratic Party
Richard Nixons
Philadelphia
Wallace
House of Representatives
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
McCarthy
U.S
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
House
Rockefeller
South
Wellace
The Full Flower of Summer
The piece paints a lush, hazy portrait of summer across landscapes and cities. It weaves sensory images of heat, light, flowers, bicycles, beaches, and evenings, ending with a meditation that summer itself arrives as a vivid, expansive moment.
Foot ailments and remedies from Dr Motner column
A reader seeks guidance on bunions corns and calluses and how to prevent worsening without a foot specialist. Dr Motner urges orthopedist or podiatrist evaluation, advises footwear changes and 10 percent salicylic acid treatments, and notes feasible city resources for wheelchair access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Motner
Why Hide Middle-Age? A playful look at midlife bravado
New York AP observes that some people treat middle age as a defeat and hide it, likening the effort to smuggling an elephant through a subway turnstile. The piece notes that disguising age requires careful, worn-out performance and limits on behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Letters to the Editor Urge Clean Water Preservation
Rural residents urge: avoid dumping city garbage into neighbor ditches that feed a spring fed creek. they fear loss of free recreation and wildlife. Teens Janie Fitchner, Judy Fitchner, Danny Dipple, Danette Dipple sign the plea, urging community to keep waterways clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Fitchner
Judy Fitchner
Danny Dipple Danette Dipple
P. S
Small change scarce as harvest payrolls rise in city
Our Yesterdays notes show few small bills in the city as farmers use petite currency to pay harvest hands. Fifteen years ago engineer Charles Weitz rode as a passenger for Sargent, Missouri. Kemble and Horton sold Lot 9 Block 141 from Henry Fuller to Catherine Breene for 37000. Fifty years ago a large riverfront crowd bid God-Speed to 300 Muscatine County men leaving for Camp Pike. Twenty-five years ago William Hopkins, 17, enlisted in the navy and sails from Davenport to Farragut. Mr and Mrs Harold Grau and daughter Barbara visit Iowa City summering with Grau and Moore families. Ten years ago Mercer County fair judging begins as the 104th annual event proceeds in good weather.
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Charles Weitz
Hershey’s Lower Mill
Sargent, Mo
Kemble and Horton
Henry Fuller
Catherine Breene
Muscatine County
Camp Pike
Ark
William Hopkins
Ford Hopkins
Fletcher Avenue
Navy
Davenport
Farragut
Ida
Harold Grau
Barbara
Iowa City
Mr. Grau
Fred Grau
Lucas Street
Grau
Ernest, Moore
West Fourth Street
Today in History highlights through the years
A catalog of notable events dated July 24 across history. Key items include Gibraltar capture in 1704, Simon Bolivar born in 1788, Brigham Young’s Salt Lake arrival in 1847, Tennessee readmitted in 1866, Kellogg Briand Treaty in force in 1929, Nixon and Khrushchev in 1959, Nkrumah meeting Eisenhower a decade later, Cold War nuclear test talks near ban, and Pope Paul VI meeting Patriarch Athenagoras a year ago.
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Associated Press
Gibraltar
Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Brigham Young
Salt’ Lake Valley
Utah
Tennessee
Herbert Hoover
Pope Paul VI
Turkey
Athenagoras
Orthodox Church
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Dow Chemical Company
John Chamberlain
Small Society
Italy
U. S
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N. C
Iowa Falls
Milwar Ree
Baste
Boston
Jim
Joseph G. Molner
M.D
A.L
Dr. Moiner
R.A
Dr. Mother
H.H
Man O'War
Damascus
Bobby Jones
Greta Garbo
John ‘L. Sullivan
Boyle
Mercer County
Richard M. Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Mister Breger
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