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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
2
The Polk County Record notes Mrs Andrew Erickson's 91st birthday on October 4 with family visits. It covers scrap drives, school events, birthdays, travel, club meetings, and local sports including Polk Cubs and a 44 25 win over Osceola.
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The piece recalls National Newspaper Week and presidential proclamations promoting free press while criticizing President Nixon and the Supreme Court for restricting journalistic sources. It quotes Peter Bridge’s jail sentence for refusing to reveal sources and questions media complacency and democracy under the Nixon administration.
Mr and Mrs Carroll Flodman hosted with Mr and Mrs Sydney Westerdale of Wood Hill T. Mrs Doris Clifton, Mrs Glenn Knerr and Lloyd attended Tuesday luncheon at the Irvin Anderson home. Several couples from Huntington Station New York and Pah rump Nevada joined Wednesday dinner at C Marvin Frickson home. Lyle Dornburgh returned from a week with Joe Fishers in Austin Texas. Walter Fisher hosted weekend with son and family in Stromsburg. Roy Wilson and Dornburgh visited Grand Island Saturday. Richard Gustafson lunched with Vern Skinner for Mrs Skinner’s birthday and attended Guy Shenk’s funeral with Jim Kortum in Clark son.
Linda Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Eldon Johnson is among 48 freshmen registered this fall at the Immanuel Hospital School of Nursing in Omaha. Harvey, once of Buenos Aires, Brazil, will make Oakland California his home after eight years in Brazil.
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