Could It Be You Iowa Traffic Deaths Six Months
A reading on Iowa traffic fatalities notes 886 killed in the first half of the year. It breaks down by sex and role, highlights student fatalities, and analyzes causes and times with the claim that many deaths were preventable by defensive driving and seat belt use.
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Moscow Need Czech Military Bastion
John Chamberlain argues Moscow needs Czechoslovakia to stay aligned in the Warsaw Pact to preserve military footholds on Poland East Germany and Hungary. He notes price tensions with Moscow across East Central Europe and asserts Soviet control is key to regional power.
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The Confusing Facts of Vietnam
A reflective essay on Vietnam using labeled facts to contrast Western and Asian perspectives. The narrator sketches Occidental, Oriental, and Anti-Facts to probe why public opinion diverges, cites Paris talks, bombing limits, and the Saigon black market while urging forceful diplomacy and warning of world-power decline.
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Ear wax and prostate questions in reader mail
A medical column explains that ear wax is normal though variable among individuals and that soft wax can be gently rinsed or softened with oil or baking soda solution. It cautions against probing the ear with improvised implements and notes a possible link to chronic infection. It also answers that prostate surgery generally preserves sexual potential and mind, offering a booklet for 25 cents.
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Easy Way to Get Rich by Inheriting Wealth
AP reports Ferdinand Lundberg argues inheritance fuels U.S. riches citing that 60 to 70 percent of wealth is inherited. He contends wealth concentration risks democracy, noting 25 million stockholders but few control giant firms. Lundberg, former financial writer and NYU economist, released The Rich and the Super Rich.
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Grasshoppers Thicker Than Copperheads Hit South Crops
Our Yesterdays from Summit warn grasshoppers are thicker than copperheads in the South and are greatly injuring vegetation. The item notes past century recollections of local commerce, baseball scheduling mishaps, and civic happenings including new J H Kemble post members and county girls organization conventions.
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Iowa City Nine
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Today in History 1968 highlights for July 29
On July 29 history marks Hawaii becoming a state and the first Ori entals seated in Congress in 1959. Other entries recall Olaf King of Norway killed in 1030 and van Gogh’s death in 1890 after a self inflicted wound.
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