Letter to Aunt Sadie on Muscatine renewal plans
Dear Aunt Sadie greetings from Muscatine. The urban renewal meeting raised questions and did not clarify air. Plans by Stanley Consultants may be ready for another meeting July 25 with completion by Sept 1. The city’s comprehensive plan outlines growth, facilities, and needs, but offers no specific urban renewal proposal yet.
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Beck seen as strongest GOP governor hopeful in Iowa race
Hardin County Index notes Robert Beck Centerville publisher leads in polls against Democrat Franzenburg and rivals Ray and Johnson. Beck is praised for leadership, experience as State Representative and former Highway Commissioner, and for independence from Polk County rivals. He is described as the stand up and be counted candidate expected to win the nomination and a statewide race next November.
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Des Moines Register
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Robert Ray
Des Moines
Donald Johnson
American Legion
Bob Beck
Bob Ray
Don Johnson
Four Lines From Beard Paraphrase Urges Reflection
Northern Town University’s F Howard cites Charles Beard’s four lines to comment on life and current world affairs. He notes paradoxes linking greed, justice, adversity, and faith, concluding that the nation remains divided and darkness might still reveal stars.
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Coodling Punks By Sydney J Harris
Sydney J Harris argues punishment fails with delinquents who have more problems and resistance to authority. He contends harsher sentences do little to reform or protect society, noting punishment often fuels hatred toward the outside world rather than correcting behavior.
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Sydney J. Harris
Sea Burial for Cars Proposed by Senator Pell
Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell suggests sinking junked car bodies to create instant fish habitat on the ocean floor. He recommends rust resistant paint to curb erosion, claiming the metal carcasses would become permanent shelters for sea life and help remove land based junk from the landscape.
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Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
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Warren Era Ends with Debate on Jurisprudence
Yale law professor Fred R dale argues Earl Warren was the greatest Chief Justice yet his critics call his court reckless and result oriented. They cite ABA and state chief justices concerns over impassioned, non restraint driven decisions that often overrode constitutional limits.
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To Your Good Health Dear Dr Matner
A reader asks about tonsil removal and aging effects on tonsils. The doctor notes tonsils help against infections but should be removed only when they cause more harm than good and that severely infected tonsils may not clear up with age.
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Dr. Moiner
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Mid season stock car race sparks letter to editor
A reader lauds Saturdays West Liberty mid season championship 30 lap feature as one of the best and defends sportsmanship amid boos from spectators. The letter cites leader dominance and young fans, signed by request. A second note corrects a campaign ad on baptism practices referencing Dr Martin Luther and early Christian baptism methods.
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David C. Cloeter
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If I Were Governor
Lansing fourth graders imagine their future as governor, urging better schools, environmental protection, higher teacher pay and shorter school years. Students propose taxes to fund physical education, oppose dog pounds, and some want personal access to the capitol while others avoid politics or war.
Yesterdays and 25 Years Ago Notes From The City
A collage of notes recalls 95 degree heat with moonlit croquet, a 75 year old market item, and a planned factory in the Vail building. Military updates mention Private Walter E. Stark in France and Ensign Richard Chinton Hines engagement news. Local political shifts show Jay Beckley reelected chair with new appointees and party figures named.
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Today in History Highlights 1968 Lambda
A compact historical roundup marks June 29 with notable events from 1939 when the first U S to Europe air flight landed in Lisbon, Rubens birth in 1577, Shakespeare's Globe fire in 1613, Goethals birth in 1858, Tahti colonization in 1880, Paderewski death in 1941, and other midcentury notes. Religious reflection closes the column with a Bible verse and prayer.
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