Write your congressman editorial urges personal contact
In a 1972 editorial the Oelwein Daily Register argues readers should write their congressman John Culver and Iowa senators Miller and Hughes. It warns mail overload leads to canned replies and signature machines, urging constituents to engage personally and push lawmakers with targeted campaigns.
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Oelwein
Daily Register
John Culver
Miller
Hughes
Iowa
Washington
Taxpayers’ League
ABA
America
New York Curbs Drunken Driving With Tougher Limits
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller signs bills to reduce legal blood alcohol from 0.12 to 0.10 percent and to admit 0.07 to 0.10 percent as evidence of impairment. Police must report refusals to take breath tests, possibly revoking licenses. The Safety Council cautions remain urging drivers to avoid alcohol on highways with speeds up to 70 mph.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Safety Council
Week that Changed the World: Nixon in Moscow
Nixon’s Moscow visit marks a thaw in Cold War tensions with both sides embracing restraint and cooperation. Kissinger notes a shift toward mutual confidence, trade talks, and potential progress on Vietnam and the Middle East, supported by a Soviet push for negotiations and Western access.
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Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Vietnam
Middle East
Cuba
United States
Disheartened reader condemns Waterloo editorial
A Waterloo reader letters to the editor criticizes the Oelwein Register editorial of June 1 for erroneous reporting and for scapegoating urban housing problems. The writer argues against isolating population areas and calls for balanced community concern rather than sensationalism.
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Oelwein Register
Waterloo
Wallace at Miami scene colors 1972 politics
In Silver Spring Maryland the Wallace case draws Democratic leaders into a debate on how to handle the Alabama governor. The piece notes how O’Brien Muskie and others treat Wallace with feigned kindness while Wallace’s health and third party threats press their political calculus. The column weighs implications for the 1972 convention and potential Wallace address from his wheelchair. Additionally, Land O Lakes Felco conference plans for June and August at Lake Okoboji Madden's Resort Brainerd Minnesota are outlined with sessions for managers, employes and directors.
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Martin F. Nolan
Silver Spring
Holy Cross Hospital
Larry O'Brien
Ed Muskie
Ted Kennedy
Scoop Jackson
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
O’brien
Miami Beach
Edmund Muskie
Laurel
Gene McCarthy
Shirley Chisholm
Charles Snider
Snider
Cornelia
Dixie
Richard Nixon
O'Brien
Muskie
George McGovern
White House
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Land O'Lakes-Felco
Vacation Village
Lake Okoboji
Iowa
Madden’s Resort
Brainerd
Minnesota
Cooperative Managers
Land O'Lakes
Lakes
Heath legacy and Pompidou contrast in quiet Downing Street tour
Henry J. Taylor compares Edward Heath with Georges Pompidou in a reflective London visit. The piece notes Heath, 56, as a yachtsman and pragmatic leader facing Britain’s high spending and low productivity while Pompidou’s French presidency projects formal grandeur. Also brief item: Heying Foods launches Sunny Time AA-grade eggs in Waterloo area with new sealed carton.
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London
Edward Heath
Downing Street
Library
British Commonwealth
France
Elysee Palace
Georges Pompidou
Chaillot
Pompidou
Charles de Gaulle
West Union
Heying Foods, Inc
Waterloo
Wentworth cadets win all honors. Joe Emerson cited
Servicemen Joe Emerson of Hawkeye, member of Wentworth Military Academy Company E at Lexington Missouri, earned a citation from the honor guard after leading honors since September. Emerson, son of Mr and Mrs Max Emerson, will spend the summer with his parents.
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Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Joe Emerson
Max Emerson
Hawkeye
Joe
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