Editorial on Iowa reapportionment impacts in Creston area
In Washington Iowa on April 10 1972 readers confront the Iowa Supreme Court re apportionment plan. Creston gains two state senators and two representatives but the district lines cut the city and county, confusing voters and campaigners while stressing practicalities over perfect equalization. The piece argues focus on people over numeric balance and notes lines break county and precinct boundaries.
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Creston
Union County
Farmer letters critique CBS meat price report in Iowa
A Brighton resident complains about CBS coverage of meat prices citing Roy Keppy and local hogs sent to Oscar Mayer. He argues cheap food policies hurt farmers and urban consumers and urges policy changes with a CBS reply copy included.
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the Journal
Walter Cronkite
Roy Keppy
Scott County
Oscar Mayer
Davenport
Shepard
CBS
Mr. Cronkite
CBS Evening News
CBS News
Real Woman Is Shorter Not Mystery of Fashion Length
A concise humorous essay by L. M. Boyd discusses fashion caricatures and body proportions noting artists stretched figures to eight head-lengths while real proportions are six. It also jokes about infants at sea and speed of a ball, mentions doctors named Doctor and the author Edward Stratemeyer analysis, and ends with a quip on birds intelligence.
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American Medical Directory
United States
Doktor
Imaginative cottage names and bridge players teased
A retired mathematics professor renames his Carmel hideaway After Math, ranking third on quirky vacation home names. The quiz asks which group is more numerous nationwide the bridge players or those who play musical instruments the answer: bridge players by about a million. The porpoise whiskers joke ends with a puzzled zap.
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Carmel
Calif
On This Day in History April 10 1972 Events
Key events on this date include Commodore Matthew Perry born in 1794 and Walter Hunt patenting the safety pin in 1849. Odessa retaken in 1944 and Buchenwald liberated in 1945. 1971 marked the US table tennis team arriving in China.
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United Press International
Venus
Aries
Matthew Perry
Walter Hunt
New York
Black Sea
Odessa
Buchenwald
U.S
China
Prices of Iowa Farm Products 1930 1969 comparison notes
Preliminary data compare prices of farm products in Iowa from 1930 to 1969. It lists that bushels of corn equal 100 pounds of hogs liveweight and that 2 pounds of concentrate ration equal 1 pound of whole milk, along with poultry feed and eggs ratios. It also mentions the ratio of prices received to prices paid including interest taxes and wage rates.
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U.S
Sewer
Ween
Steee
Seeee
Enone
Sroee
Sane
Marstens
Ceevee
Dee
Ateasey
Cate A
Washington Journal Convicted In Newsroom Ledger
The Washington Journal, published by Elder Shannon Co., Inc. at 111 North Marion Ave Washington Iowa 52353, lists David Elder as president and editor, William Shannon as vice president and advertising director, and Charles Morris as managing editor. The paper operates Monday through Saturday except major holidays and is a member of several press and auditing associations.
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North Marion Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
Rates for delivery and mail subscriptions in Washington area
The notice lists subscription and delivery rates by carrier and mail. Carrier delivery in Washington pays 50 cents weekly, 40 cents in Washington retail trade towns. Mail within Iowa except Washington routes is 12 dollars yearly or 6.50 for six months. Washington headquarters route is 15 dollars yearly or 7.50 for six months. Outside Iowa mail is 14 dollars yearly or 7.50 for six months.
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Washington
Iowa
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Blondie
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Max Jacob
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Edward Stratemeyer
Rover Boys
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Franklin
Manos
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American Cancer Society
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