Girl Scouts Since 1912 Celebrate 60 Years Worldwide
The message marks the sixtieth anniversary of Girl Scouting in the United States, beginning in Savannah at Juliette Gordon Low’s home. It highlights 32 million members over time, River Bend Council's 6497 scouts with 74 leaders in Muscatine, 1000+ adults in the region, and the diverse activities from ecological drives to community service and international programs.
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Savannah
Georgia
Juliette Gordon Low
America
Girl Scouts
River Bend
Muscatine
James Truslow Adams
Earth
French Sahara
U.S
United States
Oscar Wilde
Niagara Falls
Funeral in Lurgan for Harry Dickson 55
Funeral services were held in heavy rain for Harry Dickson a 55 year old railroad engineer and Ulster Defence Regiment sergeant shot in his home days earlier. His daughter Leslie Ann was wounded as Provisional IRA claimed credit. The town paused as a ceremonial guard, piper, and crowd processed to the Queen Street Methodist Church.
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Lurgan
Northern Ireland
Harry Dickson
Ickson
Ulster Defence Regiment
Ireland
National Guard
Dickson
Leslie Ann
Portadown
Provisional Ira
Dublin
Dixon
Queen St
Park Ave
New York
Funeral in the rain marks another UDR killing in Ireland
The raiding gunmen killed Pvt. Tommy Fletcher and Dickson, eighth and ninth UDR members killed in seven months, with the IRA claiming no direct blame. The article notes Protestant victims, Catholic retaliation fears, and warns that the worst is yet to come as political settlements loom.
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Dickson
UDR
Tommy Fletcher
Irish Republic
County
Fermanagh
Fletcher
Ulster Special Constabulary
Dixon
Irish Republican Army
Denis Ormerod
Slsin
Northern Ireland
TRA
IRA
Belfast
Londonderry
Lurgan
London
Arnheiter Affair revisited by Neil Sheehan
Washington column revisits the Arnheiter case four years on. The article reviews Neil Sheehan s The Arnheiter Affair as a sharp, conflicted portrait that accuses the Navy and questions Arnheiter s conduct, portraying him as egomaniacal yet tragic in his failed ambitions.
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Washington
Neil Sheehan
New York Times
Arnheiter
Random House
Marcus Aurelius Arnheiter
Sheshan
Fibel
Randolph
Annapolis
Pearl Harbor
Vance
Vietnam
Grace
San Francisco
Navy
Sheehan
Marc Arnheiter
Queeg
Annheiser
Horatio Hornblower
Doroth y Ziegler remembered by Muscatine community
Reader letters praise a Muscatine born Dorothy for her world wide musical career and mourn her death. Citizens describe her as a top trombone player and note memorial plans including a large trombone choir. Institutions like Eastman School of Music Indiana University and St Louis Symphony will consider attending.
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Dorothy
United States
Miami
Eastman School of Music
Indiana University
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Mailbag miscellany and facts from a far span
A New York AP column cites varied trivia and quotes from the era, noting stark facts about death by self harm, tax proposals, Asmat headhunting customs, and shifts in reproductive age. It includes historical feats like Col. H. Nelson Jackson’s 1903 cross country trip, littering convictions, and thoughts from James Truslow Adams and Oscar Wilde about life and neighborly chatter.
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New York
United States
Asmat
New Guinea
Col
H. Nelson Jackson
San Francisco
Rice and health letters raise diet questions
A reader questions Dr Thosteson about rice as a weight loss aid and lamb fat. Another note asks about rice versus potatoes and the role of fats. A third reader seeks interpretation of “high blood sugar” in a medical checkup and whether it signals diabetes or hypertension.
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Ir. P.S
Earth
Dr. Thosteson
R.T
Yesterdays Years Ago Charm Ball Relic for Sale
A column recalls past items: Charm balls made from the Chicago Court House bell, a permanent relic of the great Chicago fire offered at Demorest and Coe, plus brief notes on historical events from 25 to 16 years ago including local church dedication and school basketball plans.
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Chicago Court House
Chicago
Demorest
Coe
Dr. McNutt
Jennie McNutt
Jane Hazlett
Des Moines
Ficken Wurniture and Rug CO
Muscatine High School
Cedar Valley Basketball League
Atalissa
Conesville High School
Assembly of God Church
Today in history highlights march thirteenth 1972
On this date in 1936 Germany annexed Austria. In 1868 impeachment proceedings began against Andrew Johnson in the US Senate. In 1935 a Tennessee law limited teaching of evolution. In 188 banks reopened after a one week bank holiday. In 1942 Japanese troops landed in the Solomon Islands. In 182 British bombers attacked Cologne. In 1966 VP Humphrey urged containment without isolation toward China. Birthdays: Walter Annenberg and Sammy Kaye. Thought for today.
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Associated Fress
Germany
Austria
Andrew Johnson
Senate
Tennessee
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Solomon Islands
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Boyle
George C. Thosteson, M.D
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