Speak up guidance for contacting legislators in Iowa and Washington
Legislators urge constituent input at state and national levels. Tips include using a single issue, brief arguments, and a courteous tone. Letters should include name and address, offer alternatives if opposing, and acknowledge good work. Addresses for Senators Hughes and Miller, Congressman Schwengel, and Iowa lawmakers are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Miller
Harold Hughes
Senate
Washington, D. C
Fred Schwengel
House
W. 2
Rabedeaux
Richard Drake
Iowa
Iowa Statehouse
Des Moines
Next for outer space and a surprising town anecdote
Space prospects split between superpowers as the United States trims NASA funding while the Soviet Union expands its space program. Detailed plans envision orbital stations, reusable shuttles, and manned missions to the moon, planets, and beyond, with Mars and Venus missions planned in coming years. An unrelated front-page aside recalls an odd umbrella incident in a town near London with a magistrate calling it astonishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
NASA
Soviets
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Earth
U.S
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Asteroid
Daily Paper
London
Mervyn Yates
Oakley Way
Thomas Forester
Mr. Yates
Mr. Forester
Marborough Street
Stick to the pulpit and the clergy in politics
The piece condemns clergy who mix faith with politics and mocks priests who profit from religious status. It cites figures like Billy Graham and Father Drinan, critiques the political use of religion, and warns that moral authority should not be traded for power or wealth.
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Berrigan Brothers
Jerusalem
Gideon Hausner
Negev Desert
Supreme Court
Billy Graham
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Father Coughlin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert F. Drinan
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Doctor Duvalier
Haiti
Nose straightening and its costs in plastic surgery
Dear Dr Thosteson outlines rhinoplasty basics including reasons for surgery and costs. Health insurance may cover injury or breathing issues but cosmetic work is out of pocket. Preparation with photos or sketches aids results. seek referrals from a physician to a qualified plastic surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Mother's Day Gifts Through a Child's Hands
Joy Stilley recalls Mother's Day gifts from years past, noting how handmade creations from school days outshine later presents. She cherishes items like a napkin holder from paper plates, a blue polishing cloth with Mother stitched, a macaroni lettered jewelry box, and a golden ice cream stick keepsake box, while recounting a daughter's cracked hand plaster and a son's aluminum foil basket walnut holder.
Almanac Notes From Yesteryears And Local Updates
A compact digest notes historical forecasts of floods for May in the almanac era, health updates from John Sterneman after Hot Springs travel, and infrastructure concerns with seven-six township bridges. It also mentions YMCA swimming classes, visits by Mr and Mrs B A Wise in Long Beach, a China talk by Dr G A Sywassink, Muscatine fire losses of 1945 46 and staffing news for the Agriculture Stabilization office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sterneman
Hot Springs
Ark
Slough Road
Seventy-Six Township
B.A. Wise
Long Beach
Calif
P. M. Conant
Orange Street
Wise
Conant
GA. Sywassink
China
First Presbyterian
Muscatine
Harold Bierman
Harald L. Brooks
West Liberty
Muscatine County
This Day In History May 3 1971 Highlights
May 3 marks several events: 1802 Washington DC incorporated, 1494 Colombia discovered Jamaica, 1865 Lincoln’s body in Springfield, 1892 Cecil Rhodes became Cape Colony premier, 1919 first US civilian air service NYC to Atlantic City, 1944 synthetic quinine produced at Harvard, 1963 Birmingham jail protests, 10 years ago Bourguiba welcomed in Washington, 5 years ago Wallace’s wife won Democratic nomination for Alabama governor, 1 year ago bombers hit rubber town in Cambodia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Christopher Columbus
Jamaica
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Washington
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Colony
South Africa
U.S
Robert Hewitt
New York
Atlantic City
Harvard University
Birmingham
Ala
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Cambodia
Prayer and praise hymn echoes Psalm 104 33
A devotional prayer text praises God and Jesus, recalls kinship with Christ, and quotes the Our Father. It reflects worship language about divine providence, forgiveness, deliverance, and the kingdom, with a final word sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
Christ
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Roscoe Drummond
U.S.S.R
U.S. U.S.S.R
Brickman
Padre
Richard Nixon
White House
France
Tommy Dorsey
Connecticut
Richard Cardinal Cushing
East Side
Caesar
Germany
Hitler
Jim
George C. Thosteson, M.D
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Academy
Main St
Durham
N.C
Joy Stilley
Young Women’s Christian Association
YMCA
the Daily Prayer
Hazel
Tam
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