Talking greetings by Oelwein students brighten Christmas
A pre Christmas project in Oelwein involved four to five brief skits presented at homes and in town, as high school students delivered talking greetings for fifty cents each. The venture grew with more stops, earning contributions for various projects. The Chamber funded a hundred dollars to each school, and plans for a citywide adult symposium were announced for February 23.
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Oelwein High School
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chamber Board of Directors
Nixon reshapes Supreme Court toward judicial self restraint
The Senate confirmed Nixon appointees Powell and Rehnquist, completing a conservative shift from the Warren era. The Nixon justice lineup aims for strict interpretation with Burger, Blackmun, and potential liberal holdovers Douglas Marshall Brennan White Stewart as possible swing votes. The shift follows the 1968 Fortas filibuster and the Miranda decision, signaling a broader reassessment of law and order and individual rights versus state power.
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Senate
Nixon
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Abe Fortas
Warren Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
Ife
Nixon Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
Youth snubbing college amid enrollment drop and rising minority access
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education reports a 110000 drop in freshman enrollment in the 1970s college year, offset by a 2.4 percent rise in total undergraduates. Black enrollments rise 15 percent and Spanish-name students 25 percent, while draft fears push some youths to Canada. The shift pressures historically Black colleges as minority access expands nationwide.
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Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Italian Slam Bid Gone Sour in 1967 U S Italy Match
The deal features D ALeilo South Pabis Ticci North and a six spade slam that failed for the Italians. N Aleclo wins the club lead, but mishandles trumps and the Americans Roth Root reach game and later four spades despite an optimistic defense.
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D'Alelio
Pabis Ticci
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Root
West
East
Public funds urged for domestic education reform
A letter to the editor urges lawmakers to prioritize the public education system amid inflation and school funding crises. The writer criticizes foreign aid, calling for redirecting funds to U S schools, arguing that aid should start at home to support parochial and private institutions as well.
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Milton Smith
Crosswords and a political plea from Milton Smith
A collage of clues forms a crossword style list with several entries missing or garbled. The piece closes with a political plea urging full funding for all school systems and condemning potential parochial school closures, attributed to Milton Smith.
Dinner Guests at Cletus Wunder Home Cedar Falls
Maynard Briets Paul Hoeger and Craig Wunder of Castalia spent the weekend in the Cletus Wunder home in Cedar Falls. Marshall Hahr was a Tuesday evening supper guest in the Cletus Wunder home in Cedar Falls. Mrs Laura Holmes entertained at a pre Christmas dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harold Learn and others from Davenport Independence Randalia Sumner and Oclwein. Lamont Briefs Mrs Forest Hamlett underwent serious surgery in Evanston Illinois Monday Dec 13 and remains in intensive care. Erwin George is a medical patient at Arlen Memorial Waterloo.
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Iva McDonnell
Waterloo
Iuway
Spokane
Washington
Velma Peters
Louis Peters
Guy Bloom
Carl Nourse
Paul Bloom
Oelwein
James Brennan
Daly City
Calif
Sacred Heart
Paul Peters
McDonnell
Guy Bloor
Jack Kauffman
Cedar Rapids
Brad Miller
Dodie Brickman
Janice Brickman
Louis Miller
Yran Miller
Ralph Duehr
Eddie
Bud Ross
Irma Kicklebere
Fred Adams
Waverly
Tid Ross
Paul Hoeger
Craig Wunder
Castalia
Cletus Wunder
Cedaralls
Marshall Hahr
Cedar Falls
Laura Holmes
Harold Learn
Donald Learnatt
Davenport
Rachael Holmes
Fremont Sullivan
Independence
Harley Holmes
Randalia
Herbert Hoeger
Phil Wunder
Chris
Charles Hurd
Oclwein
Judy Hoeger
Arnold Schlatter
Sumner
Cletus Wonder
Lamont
Forest Hamlett
Evanston, Ilinois Hospital
Erwin George
Arlen Memorial Hospital
Daily Register Civic Platform Fayette Co Lake Promotion
Fayette County community program promotes new industry tied to Lake development. Initiatives aim to attract investment, boost employment, and upgrade local facilities through a coordinated civic platform. Citizens invited to participate in upcoming meetings and planning sessions.
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