Break outlook on parochial school aid hits low point
Editorial notes three June Supreme Court rulings strike down methods of funding parochial schools and cast doubt on Nixon Administration tax credit plans. About 5 million children attend private schools, four million in Catholic centers, facing rising costs, fewer clergy, and school closures nationwide. Oelwein cites Sacred Heart closures and archdiocesan centers in Dubuque county facing financial strain amid inflation and funding uncertainty. Private supporters hope for a rebound, but higher taxes and inflation challenge private schooling long term.
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Chinese editors visit U S and meet Nixon
Twenty two editors from the People's Republic of China toured the United States. In Washington they observed traffic, noted car abundance, and remarked Americans are friendly and direct. They valued meeting President Nixon and praised his stance on opening relations. Prayer and local civic items follow.
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Boyle's Column Movie usherette quips spark amusement
New York AP column features light quips from a movie theater usherette about audience behavior and flirtatious comments. The jokes cover moonlit nights, tired lines, seat preferences, and crude remarks as part of a humorous backstage reflection on cinema culture.
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Get Hooked on Books Library Story Hours Begin
The third annual library summer story hours run at Masonic Hall with Myron Dake chairing. The event motto is Get Hooked on Books and is part of a summer reading program.
Iowa Leads in Low Unemployment in 1972 Report
The 1973 Manpower Report of the President shows Iowa with a 3.7 percent average unemployment in 1972, ranking seventh among states and well below the national 5.6 percent. Iowa’s 1972 employment averaged 1,250,400 with 45,800 unemployed, down from 1971’s 51,000 unemployed and 1,213,000 employed.
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Luther College student to study in Europe for year
Christine Mundy of Manchester, a Luther College senior, will spend a year in Central College Europe studies program. She leaves Luther on a one year leave of absence and will live in European dormitories while completing 40 semester hours. Traffic fatalities rise in Iowa with 376 deaths year to date through Thursday.
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Promised gasoline from water tale in naval record
A 1916 Naval Institute proceedings recounts John Andrews allegedly making gasoline from water with a green additive, delivering 75 percent power in tests using sea and salt water. The Navy offered escrow but the inventor vanished, prompting Crump to ask where he went.
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White House Aide Higby Key to Haldeman Era
Inside accounts portray Larry Higby as a pivotal White House aide in the Haldeman era, acting as gatekeeper to the president and involved in Watergate discussions while maintaining a governmental perch despite scrutiny. Rest Houses reveal VIPs using National Park Service villas at high cost, sparing ordinary visitors.
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Oelwein Daily Ad Rates and Staff Listings
Publisher and general manager names listed with advertising and circulation duties. Rates for weekly and longer subscriptions shown, including term prices and newspaper office charge details.
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Lamont Center Hosts July Swimming Lessons at Ewala Pool
Lamont Center offers swimming lessons from July 9 to 20 at the Ewala pool near Strawberry Point. Students depart from the Lamont school building by bus for the lessons.
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Clayton County Fair Books at Local Banks
Clayton County Fair Secretary Leo Walther announces 1973 Fair Books will be at Clayton County banks during the first ten days of July. The fair runs August 9 to 13 with acts including Whistlin Bit Speed and Action Horse Show professional wrestling Bob Trent and his puppet friends The Blackwood singers JoAnn Jennifer and her seals and Navarro family unicycle act. Fairgrounds at National open Sundays and holidays by appointment.
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Area residents join U of I orientation committee
Victoria Borland of Independence and Rosemary Lang of Oelwein are named to the University of Iowa orientation committee. The 30 member panel will plan and supervise programs for new students during the coming year and will select about 200 student leaders to run groups at summer and fall orientations.
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Fireworks Display Set for Manchester Fairgrounds
Dundee Special Manchester Jaycees sponsor the annual free fireworks show on July 4 at about 9 30 p m the Delaware county fairgrounds Manchester Richard Justice Jaycee project chairman oversees the display with about 500 dollars allocated for the event
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