Steamboat Bill Petersen honored at retirement tribute
Willi am J. Petersen long noted as Steamboat Bill, retiring as Iowa State Historical Society superintendent after 25 years, was honored by more than 400 friends in Iowa City. The tribute highlighted his role in promoting Iowa history, his leadership in the centennial building, and his book plans on Mississippi steamboating.
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Pointing to the ceiling By Ernest B. Furgurson
Washington columnist recalls Moscow paranoia and warns that Nixon era tactics mirror Soviet state security overreach. He compares KGB and MVD functions to U S agencies and argues only independent courts and press can curb executive overreach amid looming 1976 election.
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Communist Party
Nixon
White House
Where They Stand on Food Chemicals and Dioxin Risks
A Washington Monthly interview with Harrison Wellford discusses DES bans, HCB contamination from treated seeds, and Agent Orange dioxin. It notes rising additive exposure, quarantine tests on cattle, and calls for long term effect screening under the Toxic Substances Act as Congress debates stricter oversight.
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James Fallows
Washington Monthly
Harrison Wellford
Ralph Nader
Center For the Study of Responsive Law
Turkey
Agriculture Department
Florida
Vietnam
Congress
Ferry Struggles In Heavy East Wind At Sea Port
Our yesterday note recalls a ferry boat facing great difficulty in making trips due to a heavy east wind. The item reflects a maritime delay and the weather impact on local transport during the era.
Today in History May 14 1973 highlights and birthdays
On May 14 through history, events include the 1787 Philadelphia convention drafting the U S Constitution, Louis XIV’s 1643 ascension, Jenner’s 1796 vaccination, Lewis and Clark’s 1804 expedition, Rotterdam bombing in 1940, Israel’s 1948 independence, and Kennedy memorials in 1965. Noted birthdays: Patrice Munsel and Otto Klemperer. Also quotes and office chatter from a New York AP dinner gathering.
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Philadelphia
U.S
Louis XIV
France
Edward Jenner
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Sts. Louis
Ratgerman
Rotterdam
Britain
Palestine
Israel
Elizabeth II
John F. Kennedy
Runnymede
England
United States
Bahamas
Okinawa
Japan
Patrice Munsel
Otto Klemperer
Don Marquis
25 year club gets together By Hal Boyle
A humorous HR style gathering is described with remark about morale talks and staffing, noting a gloomy attendance and jokes about aging colleagues and cost cutting. The piece uses satirical banter about workplace culture and the yearly reunion.
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Hal Boyle
Dry cough puzzles husband health query to Dr Thosteson
A reader asks about a two year dry cough and possible emphysema after negative X rays and tests. The doctor urges lung function testing, considers allergy nasal drainage, weight in the neck area, and other causes like wax or hair contact, noting two years is too long to ignore. He also answers a reader about Pap smears and past breast surgery, advising yearly Pap tests after 40 and that prior breast surgery makes no difference.
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