Annual Sessions Debate In Iowa Legislature
The Towans urge voters to oppose annual sessions in the Nov. 5 general election. They warn longer annual sessions risk centralized power and a shrunk pool of citizen lawmakers while stressing recent tax battles and a 3 percent sales tax package and 8 percent tax on new construction. They argue annual sessions would push state government away from the people.
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Towans
Iowa
Hughes
Executive Branch
Making Real the Force of Words
John Chamberlain argues that peace talks with North Vietnam require the option to threaten force. He says Harriman and Vance lack plenipotentiary power and urges a freer White House mandate to back diplomacy with military threat if needed. He notes election politics shape decisions and calls for stronger liaison with advocacy groups to maintain US power.
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John Chamberlain
New York
Charles Turner Joy
Korea
Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Admiral Joy
Harriman
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Hanoi
Saigon
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
U.S
Hampshire
Humphrey
Forces of Freedom
Southeast Asia
Richard Nixon
Paul Douglas
Citizens For Peace With Freedom
Vietnam
Douglas
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Ambassador Harriman
No Progress From Violence by Crosby S. Noyes
Washington columnist Crosby S. Noyes argues violence is mistaken as a path to progress. He cites Columbia University riots and gun laws, warning that violence undermines reform and risks provoking repression, while urging adherence to democratic methods for lasting change.
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Crosby S. Noyes
Washington
Columbia University
Columbia
Coughs in Heart Failure Look to Fluid Removal
A reader asks about a persistent cough with congestive heart failure. Dr. Molner explains the cough stems from lung fluid buildup, not throat irritation, and diuretic treatment alongside digitalis is often needed. Seek medical advice, and chest X ray can help assess the condition.
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Dr. Molner
Digitalis
Letters to the Editor Praise and Complaint on Roadwork
A reader congratulates the highway department for a Grandview and Hershey corner project calling it art while noting trucks struggle to make the southbound turn. The writer criticizes a proposed forty dollar car registration fee to fund more such work and increase backaches.
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Highway Department
Grandview Ave
Hershey
The Charm Bracelet of Time Retold in Quiet Memories
The piece reflects on aging memory as a charm bracelet of time, recalling past routines and social norms. It contrasts youthful porch freedoms with midlife routines and humorously notes changes in money, courting, and cultural references from earlier American life.
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New York
Recurrent city thefts target fruit patches
A brief archival note reports ongoing petty thefts by youths in the city, targeting strawberry patches, currants, and cherry trees, with losses described as their front. The item reflects a recurring concern about local crime from years past.
This Day in History Highlights from 1915 to 1968
A June 18 history roundup cites Napoleons defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and other events: Philadelphia evacuated in 1778, U S declares war in 1812, Hitler signs naval pact in 1935, Cherbourg captured in 1940, Archibald Wavell named viceroy in 143, Naguib Egypt republic in 1933, Eisenhowers 1958 remark on Sherman Adams, cardinals near conclave in 1963, Pope Paul VI calls for reconciliation after Israel-Arab tensions in 1969.
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Associated Press
Napoleon Bonaparte
Waterloo
Philadelphia
Delaware
New Jersey
United States
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Cherbourg
Archibald Wavell
India
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
Vatican
John XXIII
Paul VI
Israel
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Baetzner's
Sue Conaway
Chicago
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Robert Freers
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Minn
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Australia
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Mylan Phillips
Herbert Hughes
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Muscatine
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Mister Breger
Narigh
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