Court ruling opens door to advertising for legal services
Chicago Sun Times notes the 8 to 0 Burger decision banning minimum legal fees may spur ad use in law practice. It argues ads could lower costs for consumers, while bar groups worry about dignity and fair competition. Legal groups urge self‑imposed standards before federal action.
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Chicago Sun-Times
U.S. Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Justice Department
Justice Burger
Bar
Douglas should quit but will pressure fail says Hawk-Eye
The Burlington Hawk-Eye argues Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas should resign after a December stroke. It criticizes liberal supporters for delaying his removal to benefit future appointments, notes his limited participation in cases in New York therapy, and urges his friends to persuade him to step down or face action to remove him.
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Burlington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Washington
New York
Senate
Haynesworth
Carswell
J school revitalized Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gordon Sabine directed the University of Iowa journalism school to a turnaround after a period of faculty dispute and accreditation trouble. Enrollment rose 30 percent, program improvement continued, and graduates are securing jobs as re accreditation nears.
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Gordon Sabine
University of Iowa
Sabine
Virginia
Iowa
Excess of guards in California stirs debate
The Nation argues California now has over 50 000 privately paid security guards and investigators, 5 000 more than police. Private, armed, and undertrained forces foster fear, cost, and potential misuse, diverting focus from underlying social crime causes and risking heavy-handed government actions.
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California
Women increasingly take city posts in Iowa across state
A Muscatine letter cites Iowa data showing a rise in women in city government. The 1974 Directory lists 29 women mayors and 275 women on councils and commissions across 956 municipalities. Mentions in Muscatine include a woman serving on the city council and women on the hospital board and county boards. The writer argues women are as qualified as men and urges continued participation.
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Ilowa
Iowa
Iowa City
East Peru
Bankston
Hamilton
Thayer
Unionville
Floris
Benton
Exline
Muscatine
Muscatine General Hospital
Muscatine Community
County Board of Supervisors
Ford crime message praised yet called for bolder leadership
The article reviews President Ford’s crime address, praising his prison reform and victim compensation ideas while urging stronger action on gun control, death penalty resetration, marijuana, abortion, and organized crime. It notes his political restraint and suggests civil injunctions against racketeers as a stronger tactic.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Pulp Stones in Teeth Explained by Doctor
In a reader letter Mrs D S asks about pulp stones or denticles formed by calcium buildup in the pulp area of a tooth. The doctor explains enamel outer layer dentin beneath soft pulp chamber with vessels and nerves, calcium buildup linked to decay and may cause toothache or tooth loss.
Indian impersonator disrupts church service in Muscatine
A rowdy man disguised as an Indian and intoxicated entered the M E church during a sermon, challenging by usher A F Adams. Also noted: 75 years ago nearly 400 attended a circus via North and South Railroad. 25 years ago pageant rehearsals at Weed Park for Sunday schools. 10 years ago Rev Ronald Whitmer, son of Muscatine residents, preached at Trinity Episcopal Church after being ordained in Davenport.
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M. E
A. F. Adams
North and South
Muscatine
Weed Park
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Ronald Whitmer
Leora Whitmer
Lee Whitmer
Trinity Episcopal Church
Davenport
This Day in History June 28 1975 Highlights and Births
On this date wide events from 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination in Sarajevo to 1975 Brezhnev Nixon talks in Moscow are recalled. Notable birthdays include composer Richard Rodgers turning 73. Franklin quote closes the feature.
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Associated Press
Austria-Hungary
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Monmouth
N.J
Molly Pitcher
Britain
Victoria
France
Yugoslavia
Seoul
Hussein of
Jordan
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Israel
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Lima
Peru
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Richard Rodgers
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
When I was a boy Jim Hausman recounts games
A childhood reminiscence recalls street games with siblings and friends. Ed and Barb join late evenings, seeking privacy, while Dad praises Ed and Bill cheers Barb. The narrator notes humor in their mischief and the playful verdict that nobody wins in hide and seek.
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Bill
Barb
Dad
Prayer Excerpt Emphasizes Trust in God's Power
A devotional prayer affirms God's sovereignty from Revelation 22 13 and seeks continuous guidance and protection. The speaker asks for faith over fear, declaring all power belongs to God for both time and eternity.
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