Letter criticizes Iowa legislature costs and ineffectiveness
A Muscatine Journal letter to Aunt Sadie laments high daily costs of the Iowa Legislature, estimating about 13 000 per day for months and predicting total spending near 2 million, with little productive legislation beyond an interstate bridge bill. It likens the session to a 65 week school bus and shares humorous anecdotes from readers and relatives.
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Sadie
Iowa
Des Moines
General Assembly
Assembly
Senate
House
Muscatine
Uncle Pinchpenny
Shortage of doctors worries Montgomery readers
The Montgomery Advertiser notes a nation short on physicians with 285,000 practitioners in 1905, 50,000 fewer than needed. By 1975 a deficit of 109,000 is feared. Government loans now aid medical and nursing students, but training takes at least 10 years. The piece argues states must ensure training facilities remain open to the best students regardless of finances.
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Montgomery
U.S
NRA urges arm yourself as community stabilizer
The Mason City Globe-Gazette reports a National Rifle Association communiqué urging members to arm for home defense in unsettled times. It endorses a 12 gauge shotgun while noting rifles may be better for most, and argues gun rights aim to prevent firearm control bills in Congress.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
National Rifle Association
Association
Congress
Yash
Proposals to raise Social Security tax and benefits spark GOP doubts
The National Observer reports new Social Security reform ideas from Mr. Johnson. A 15 percent boost in most benefits and a 39 percent rise in the monthly minimum are proposed, funded by higher earnings subject to tax and higher tax rates. The plan would lift the tax base from 6,600 to 7,800 in 1968 and to 10,300 in 1974, with the rate moving from 44 percent to 105 percent for employers and employees in 1969. The Ways and Means Committee weighs how long younger workers will bear rising taxes for others’ welfare, while illustrating differing tax outcomes for older versus younger families.
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National Observer
Congress
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Our Yesterdays and Local News Mix in Davenport
A Davenport Gazette note recalls a poet reading at Iowa State University commencement, correcting whom will read the piece. It lists several past and current local residents with military enlistment and academic milestones, including Davenport families and Muscatine Journal staffer John J. Van Lent, plus awards at Wheaton College.
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Richman
Iowa State University
D. C. Richman
Harriosa
St. John's
Calif
Army Air Corps
Richard G. Sissel
A. L. Sissel
Roscoe Ave
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Til
Stokely Carmichael Should Be Answered By John Chamberlain
Stokely Carmichael spoke to 400 Morgan State College students decrying the draft while praising black power and urging protesters to pressure for voting or face upheaval. The piece contrasts Carmichael with journalist George Schuyler and details Philippa Schuyler’s death in Vietnam, praising United States freedoms and recounting Horatio Alger award recipients as a counterpoint to Carmichael’s rhetoric.
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Stokely Carmichael
Morgan State College
Baltimore
Vietnam
Hell
Washington, D.C
America
George Schuyler
George
New York City
Wilton
Connecticut
Philippa
Philippa Schuyler
Help for emotional worries and birth control questions
Dr Molner advises seeking psychiatric help for emotional disorders and notes early treatment aids cure. Reader questions cover blood color changes, birth control pills, and diverticulosis with Dr Mother replying on safety, function, and general guidance.
Dear Abby Advice Columns on Shaving and Marriage
A collection of Dear Abby questions on teen shaving, dating, remarriage, party etiquette, and personal dilemmas. Advice covers parental limits on leg shaving, living with a partner before marriage, finances in dating, party thanks etiquette, and responding to hurtful remarks. Includes reader confessions and Abby's practical guidance.
Draft call for 29,000 men in August announced
Washington AP reports the Defense Department issued a draft call for 29,000 men in August, the largest monthly quota since last year. The July call was for 19,000. The last time overall draft totals topped 29,000 was November 1966 with 43,700 called and 37,500 inducted. all August draftees will be assigned to the Army.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Army
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND DOWN PUZZLE CLUES
A mixed crossword clue list with across and down numbers including Sandy tracts absolve dj catkin gut wrapping bring forth twig fast commander insert idler Elderly Tastic vegetable exhibition boy s nickname Spawn of fish prayer done by design tent support resort city in Florida played with slides and various embedded hints for the puzzle solution.
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Sandy Tracts
Florida
The Daily Prayer Verse Reading and Prayer Note
A short prayer excerpt from 1 Peter 4 18 emphasizing stewardship of God's grace. The text requests believers to minister to one another and to outsiders and asks for fellowship in Christ’s redeeming love, ending with a Christ centered Amen.
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Peter
Christ
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