Mulford Questions Disease View of Alcoholism
Harold A. Mulford, sociology professor at the University of Iowa, criticizes the disease concept of alcoholism. He says the idea is shaped by propaganda rather than medical discovery and that even widespread treatment centers would not noticeably reduce the problem. He notes no specific treatment exists for alcoholism.
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Harold A. Mulford
University of Iowa
Mulford
Iowa City
Iowa
Sumner Area Residents Attend Funeral and Visit Homes
Community members travel from Lubbock Rochester Waverly Tripoli and Fairbank to attend the funeral of Emil Matthias in Sumner at Immaculate Conception Church and to visit relatives including the Kuethe Rieck Baruth Grahlman and other families. Several guests stay with local homes and travel to River Forest Ill and Traer for gatherings. The obituary informs the death of Emil Matthias formerly of Sumner.
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Allen Kuethe
John
Jennifer
Lubbock
Tex
Emil Matthias
Carroll Baruth
Rochester
Tom McCue
Dilley
Albert Rieck
Louie Tietje
Waverly
Gerald Tharp
Riverside
Cal
Edna Tietje
Sumner
Arnold Rieck
Edwin Buhr
River Forest
Ill
Bill Buhr
Ernest Grahlman
Frank Josifek
Traer
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Ada McConkey
Ernest Grahliman
Earl O’connell
Dale Grahlman
Sheryl
Jay
Ben Moeller
Tripoli
Jennifer Kuethe
Chester Pass
Carl Kuethe
Jake Schneider
John Donnelly
Fairbank
State Government Employees Lead in On‑The‑Job Deaths
Iowa industrial commissioner Harry W. Dahl notes that state government workers again had the most on‑the‑job deaths in the fiscal year ended June 30, with 10 fatalities among 137 total deaths. He urges stronger safety enforcement and proactive engineering and educational programs.
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Harry W. Dahl
Iowa
Dahl
University of Iowa Survey on Wishes of the Age
The Institute of Gerontology at the University of Iowa and the aging commission report that seniors 65 and over chiefly want to talk and visit with friends rather than travel or pursue sports. Dr. W W Morris notes older people rarely complain, suggesting contentment or resignation about aging.
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Institute of Gerontology
University of Iowa
Commission On Aging
W. W. Morris
Morris
President urges new detox facilities for alcoholics
A public figure argues that if community facilities cannot supply essential medical care to alcoholics, specialized sites like detox centers must be created to provide needed services. The statement stresses developing dedicated treatment options within the system.
Chaplain Bonath Receives Bronze Star for Vietnam Valor
Primghar native Capt Harold D Bonath awarded the Bronze Star for valor while serving with the Air Force near Tuy Hoa Vietnam. He previously served the parish at Melvin in 1965 before enlisting in the Air Force as chaplain.
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Harold D. Bonath
Primghar
Air Force
Tuy Hoa
Vietnam
Bonath
Melvin
Wheatland Names Dr Riedesel Appreciation Day
Wheatland mayor William Le Vien proclaims November 9 as Dr. E V Riedesel Appreciation Day in honor of the community doctor who has served 47 years.
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Wheatland
William Levien
Riedesel
E. V. Riedesel
Judicial certification of constitutional amendment in Fenner County
Dorothea Slemmons Fenner County Auditor certifies this document as a true copy of the official judicial constitutional amendment for Fenner County Iowa. The statement confirms authenticity and authority of the county’s certification process.
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Iowa
Fenner County
Dorothea Slemmons
Loans Protect Farm Prices Says Chairman Mueller
Harold Mueller, chair of the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee, urges growers to use Commodity Credit Corporation loan programs to support prices. He notes loans give harvest-time cash and enable traders to store crops for higher later returns, stressing farmer discretion in effectiveness. 1968 loan rates vary by crop: corn 1.02, soybeans 2.46, oats 0.65.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Harold Mueller
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Iowa Commission Rules Water Rate Increase Over 50 Percent
The Iowa Commerce Commission split two to one with a landmark decision finding a 50 percent rate rise for Davenport and Bettendorf water customers too high. Davenport Water Co. must roll back to 22–24.2 percent and issue about $1 million in refunds, though appeals will delay payouts for up to two years.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
Davenport
Bettendorf
The
Commerce Commission
Davenport Water Company
District Court
Iowa Supreme Court
Commission
Iowa
Herbert Aldridge Sets State Pike Record at Spirit Lake
Herbert Aldridge of Spirit Lake caught a 14 pound 2 ounce wall eye pike on Big Spirit Lake using an artificial lure establishing a new all time state record.
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Herbert Aldridge
Spirit Lake
Herbert
Big Spirit Lake
Lageschulte to Represent County at Farm Bureau Policy Meet
Ray Lageschulte of Waverly will represent Bremer County Farm Bureau members at the 50th Iowa Farm Bureau annual meeting in Des Moines November 18 to 20. He serves as the county's voting delegate and will join 99 other delegates in the policy sessions starting November 18. Delegates will review state committee drafted resolutions and vote on policy by November 20, with state issue decisions becoming policy and national issue recommendations to Kansas City.
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Ray Lageschulte
Waverly
Farm Bureau
Bremer County
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
House of Delegates
Lageschulte
National Farm Bureau Convention
Kansas City
State Farm Bureau Elects Officers and Delegates
The Tripoli Leader notes new leadership at the Iowa State Farm Bureau with a vice president, three board members, and eight voting delegates selected for the national convention.
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State Farm Bureau
State Board of Directors
Nation Convention
Area Serviceman With First Marine Division In Vietnam
Marine Private First Class David A. Bany, 21, son of Rev. T. H. Bany and husband of Diane M. Stahlhut of Sumner, serves with the First Marine Division in South Vietnam. He participates in combat operations and civic action projects aiding Vietnamese self help, aided by Marine air, tanks, artillery, amphibian tractors and engineers.
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Vietnam
FHTNC
David A. Bany
T. H. Bany
Diane M. Stahlhut
Sumner
South Vietnam
Marine Corps Reserve Civic Action Fund
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