Iowa 1965 law expands immunity for child abuse reports
The 1965 Iowa Abuse of Children Act gives immunity from liability to citizens who report suspected abuse in good faith. Within 96 hours, county welfare must investigate and report to the court. In 15 months ending March 30, 160 cases were reported. 89 had bruises or welts, 9 bone fractures, 3 skull fractures, 2 brain injuries, and 2 deaths.
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Iowa
Social Welfare
County Department of Social Welfare
Maurice A. Harmon
State Department of Social Services
County Departments of Social Welfare
Soviet May Day Slogans Tell a Hardening Line
The Wall Street Journal reports Radio Liberty’s comparison of 1968 and 1987 Soviet May Day slogans shows Moscow tightening control. Slogans attack imperialists in Vietnam and Israel, praise anti imperialist fronts, and push Marxist Leninist study while sidelining peace. The piece notes harsher rhetoric toward the West and potential suspicions of Vietnam’s internal leadership shifts.
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John Chamberlain
New York
Radio Liberty
Russia
Christian Duevel
Moscow
Ussr
Israel
Soviet Union
Kremlin
United States
South Vietnam
Ben Spock
William Sloane Coffin
West
Vietnam
Federal Workers Back Poor People's Campaign Demonstration
Federal employees plan to use off hours and vacation time to join the Poor People’s Campaign, with interest strongest among Black staff but many whites too. Agencies like HEW, PHS, and the Peace Corps report volunteers, including 300 doctors and 200 federal posts from NIH and PHS. Participation mirrors prior antiwar actions, allowing time off and barring direct agency criticism.
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Jack Miller
Associated Press
Washington
Health, Education and Welfare
The
Public Health Service
Peace Corps
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
Walter Warfield
PHS
National Institutes of Health
Mary Holman
Health Service
Special Services
Allen Rothberg
Pentagon
Convulsions in Young Children and Hernia Questions
Readers ask about infant convulsions and fever triggers, with Dr Molner noting most childhood convulsions are non dangerous and advising tepid baths to calm an ill child. About hiatal hernia he offers a booklet and notes surgery may be needed in severe cases but many cases are managed conservatively.
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Motner
Mother
Teens Find Ways to Stay Busy This Summer
A reader asks why teens lack activities and suggests babysitting and odd jobs as options. Another letter covers a disappointing turnout at a Jimmy Dorsey band show in Muscatine, noting lack of promotion and community support.
Today in History highlights events across centuries
On May 17, 1968, key moments include the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Other notes cover Newark founding in 1666, NYSE creation in 1792, the first Kentucky Derby in 1875, Nazi occupation of Brussels in 180, Egypt blocking Israeli ships in 1937, Castro offering prisoner exchanges in 1961, a ten-year-ago exile of French leader Jacques Soustelle, the five-year-ago Haiti diplomatic break, and one year ago a Texas Southern University riot leaving one police officer dead and nearly 500 students arrested.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Newark
Nyi
Connecticut
New York Stock Exchange
Egypt
Suez Canal
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
U.S
French National Assembly
Jacques,Soustelle
France
Algeria
United States
Haiti
Texas
Southern University
Houston
Dana's coat and parts stolen by unknown visitor
A Muscatine boarder at the Pennsylvania House reported a theft Saturday morning. A coat and a package of parts were taken from his room by an unnamed person, with no further details available.
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Dana
Pennsylvania House
Musical Union
Congregational Church
Thomas Brown
Lilly and Hine
Prayer Card Blesses Mothers with Patience and Courage
A brief prayer invokes heavenly blessing on mothers to endure hardships for their children and asks for children to respond with love to those who gave them birth, Amen.
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Jesus
Trains Discontinuance of the Santa Fe Chief
Southeast Iowans lose the Santa Fe Chief after more than 50 years out of Ft. Madison critics say the trend hurts travel needs. The piece argues crowded highways and airways demand better rail service, citing declines in passenger business and mail subsidies as reasons for ending the Chief.
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The
Santa Fe
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