Railroads Move To Fast Shorter Passenger Runs
The Rock Island and Milwaukee lines cut long haul service while New York Central tests a high speed car. Federal studies show 77 percent of trips are 200 miles or less, guiding plans to end long haul trains by year end and replace them with rapid local routes. Railroads shift from steam to diesel to match public demand and pace with change.
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Rock Island
Milwaukee
New York Central Railroad
Iron Horse
The Airlines Strike of 1966 and the Political Process
A conservative analysis of the 1966 airliners strike surveys the clash between individual rights and state power. It traces Lyndon Johnson's relation with labor, rising pressures for action, and the shift toward potential drastic measures like receivership or arbitration as Congress faces a national service disruption.
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Airines
Aristote
United States Congress
J. J. Kilpatrick
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Organized Labor
International Association of Machinists
Morse
Barry Schweid
Washington
Johnson
Good Girl Wanted for Housework at D G Jacks
Our Yesterdays notes from a decade ago show a help wanted ad seeking a good girl to do housework for a small family, with immediate application at D. G. Jacks on Third Street. The item reflects routine local employment listings and community life of the era.
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D. G. Jack's
Third Street
Johnson Faces Pressure Over Airline Strike Crisis
President Johnson, after a two day airline walkout, faces criticism for not shifting talks to the White House. Senate committee backs a 60 day cooling off plan while debates whether a national emergency exists. Wirtz warns prolonged strike could push nation toward crisis.
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Johnson
White House
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Johmson
Labor Department
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Everett ‘M. Dirksen
Morse
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Malnutrition Victim Identified in Burlington Case
Burlington authorities identified 39 year old William Burns as the man who died at a Burlington hospital from apparent malnutrition. Burns had been living in a Mount Pleasant hotel and was found unconscious along a lake shore across the Mississippi in Timois after Sunday disappearance. He carried no identification.
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Burlington
Burlington Hospital
William Burns
Mowit Pleasant
Burns
Mississippi River
Timois
Jenner
Mount Pleasant
Dr Crane's Ethél G and the asking for a baby
A 25 year old woman labeled neurotic by her husband Dr Crane develops a persecution complex after a year without pregnancy. Both share no organic cause and a psychiatrist notes possible improvement with a baby. The column cites biblical examples of late pregnancies to urge hope.
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Ethén G
Sarah
Rachel
The Worry Clinic on conception and pregnancy timing
The column outlines ideas on conception dates, cycle variation, and timing theories. It notes typical cycles and suggests subtracting 15 days plus three days for a pregnancy window, then discusses sperm vitality and vaginal acidity as factors in infertility.
Dear Abby advice snippets and reader confessions
A collage of Dear Abby letters and responses cover personal dilemmas. Topics include a secondhand toaster insult and family gift etiquette, a neighbor's anonymous letter and funeral joke, marital strain amid religious duty, and moving wisdom about aging friendships and pride.
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Abby
Double near miss near Weed Park prompts caution
Ray E Downer of Muscatine recalls a near collision at 7 15 PM on Washington Street near Weed Park. A west bound car braked hard as two girls on a tandem bike turned into the street toward the park. He urges drivers to watch turns and cross streets, noting most accidents are preventable with caution.
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Muscatine County
Theresa Dugan
Battersons
Chicago
Jeanne Thompson
Margaret Fisher
Dorothy Houvenagle
Jeanne Healey
Clear Lake
Hlaver
Weed Park
Ed Dankert
Barbara JoAnne Jasperson
Washington St
Ray E. Downer
Magnolia St. Muscatine
Towa
Prayer text reflecting Peter and Jesus example
A brief religious prayer asks God to help followers learn from Jesus as Peter did, to become strong Christians. The user invokes biblical names and a request for guidance, ending with a misspelled closing in a fragmentary prayer.
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Peter
Father
Josus
Armen
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