Iowa court salaries spark debate at Des Moines panel
Former Justice Francis Becker cited low pay for high duties prompting his return to private practice. Justice Mark McCormick, newly seated on the Iowa Supreme Court, urged higher salaries to attract and retain top lawyers, noting Iowa lags midwestern peers and national peers in judicial pay.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Francis Becker
Dubuque
Ray
Mark McCormick
Fort Dodge
Justine Becker
McCormick
Iowa Press Association
Des Moines
Justice McCormick
Iowa
Supreme Court
Midwest
South Dakota
McChormick
Must law be so rigid in Sequoia case dissent
Milwaukee Journal notes Justice Harry Blackmun, a Nixon appointee, urged flexibility in law after the Supreme Court setback of Sierra Club’s suit to block Disney’s Sequoia National Forest project. He warned the four to three ruling could hasten the project and questioned rigid procedural concepts. The piece contrasts Blackmun’s stance with his reputation as a strict constructionist.
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Milwaukee Journal
Harry Blackmun
Nixon
U.S. Supreme Court
Sierra Club
Sequoia National Forest
Disney Organization
Blackmun
Vietnam war letter and local crime alert from muscatine
A nephew Gil Dietz signs a letter criticizing Nixon era Vietnam policy urging immediate end to U.S. involvement in Indochina amid claims of no gains from Vietnamization. The piece also reports Muscatine and Davenport warning systems thwarting forgery as a woman is arrested for attempting to cash stolen checks, highlighting local business loss concerns.
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Sadie
South Vietnam
Indo-China
Nixon
U.S
Hanoi
Earth
North
South
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Muscatine and Davenport
Muscatine
Chamber of Comerce
Csi Bennett
Chamber of Commerce
Chameber
Davenport
Wilson
Gil Dietz
Getting to know McGovern by James J. Kilpatrick
Detroit report contrasts George McGovern with George Wallace, noting McGovern's potential to win and Wallace's lack of chance. It examines busing and welfare positions, outlines McGovern’s stance on AFDC expansion, cost projections, and a $1000 per person grant proposal financed by higher taxes. It argues voters should know McGovern better amid the campaign.
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Detroit
Michigan
George Wallace
Burr
George
George 5
McGovern
Wallace
White House
Washington Post
Slaid McGovern
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
Welfare Rights Organization
Senate Finance Committee
Iowa State University
Blakeney to Attend Methodist General Conference in NYC
Rev J B Blakeney leaves for New York and Brooklyn tonight to attend the Methodist General Conference for about a week or two. The item notes various local historical mentions including age based notes and community updates such as post office hours and school graduation plans.
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J.B. Blakeney
New York
Brooklyn
Jumping to conclusions by Hal Boyle
The column satirizes paranoia and youth, noting the futility of overreaction while weaving in quips about learning, generosity, and self reliance. It discusses shifts in admiration, lending prudence, and a playful remark about Boyle's Law in everyday life. It ends with Santa Fe Opera announcing a July to August season including the American premiere of Melusine and new productions of Don Giovanni and Pelleas et Melisande.
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Santa Fe
N.M
Santa Fe Opera
Thhem
Aribert Reimann
Mozart
Debussy
Pelleas
Daily Prayer Invocation From Isaiah Message
A short devotional note closes with prayer thanking God for love and blessings through faith in Christ Jesus the Redeemer. The verse from Isaiah 55 1 is cited inviting all to come and partake without price. The prayer asks for continued guidance and care in the name of Jesus Amen.
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Christ
Muscatine Journal Publisher and Staff List
The Muscatine Journal presents a production note listing its key staff. William L. Fahy is publisher, Max Christy controller, Gil Dietz editor, Harold Blake managing editor, David White advertising sales manager, and Wendell Grinstead circulation manager.
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William L. Fahy
Max Christy
Gil Dietz
Harold Blake
David White
Mgr
Wendell Grinstead
Mana
To your good health and a husband’s impotence query
A reader asks about sudden loss of sexual interest after a heart attack. Dr Thosteson says emotional factors often predominate and urges medical evaluation, open communication, and a light vacation to relieve stress. He notes physical illness can play a part but is less common.
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Brickman
Brickkman
Gil
Dietz
By James J. Kilpatrick
36. Jackson
Idueceine High School
Armed ‘Forces
Harold Day
Michael McGuire
Francis Stocher
Stanley Freyermuth
Robert Armestrong
Daniel A. Dean
Margaret Matheson
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Nichols
Hal Boyle
Para’ Noi
Moss
Selfaid
Boyle’s Law
Muscatine Journal
LEE
Dr. Thesteson
Mrs. B.S.M
Jess
Lems
George Thosteson
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