Editorials and Syllogisms on Iowa Poll Admiration
A Washington Iowa editorial ponders the Iowa Poll results on who is most admired. It critiques the fallacy of equivocation in the poll’s framing and notes the surprising prominence of No One and no one particular among respondents. It also praises student conduct at a Davis County music contest and thanks participants.
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Who They Were Brief sketches of those men who signed our Declaration
Brief sketches of the signers of the Declaration of Independence appear in a United Press International digest. The Iowa legislature report notes Senate action on goose neck trailers and city code clarifications, with debates on liquor import limits and abortion liability, and committee approvals on noise regulation and board memberships. Adjournment set for Friday morning.
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Dear Abby column and state legislative actions summarized
Dear Abby columns discuss personal dilemmas including telling a parent about suspected infidelity and birth control use, a divorced man called a bachelor, and tipping at a grocery. The text then lists state legislative bills HF 700 HF 760 HF 654 and a memorial session adjournment.
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Financier Robert Morris of Pennsylvania and the American Revolution
Robert Morris faced indecision on independence but signed the 1776 declaration. He funded the Continental Army, earning a reputation as the Financier. Accused of profiteering, later vindicated, he rebuilt a tobacco trade, engaged in China ventures, then faced debtors prison in 1798. He died in 1806 after years of asthma.
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The L M Boyd column on vodka tango and trivia
Odds and ends from L M Boyd touch on vodka origins in Ohio pre Russia, tango in America traced to Rudolph Valentino, a women in banking stat, prime life ages per survey, coffee as aphrodisiac, tire purchases for ten years, a limerick contest, science fiction gender note, biblical eyelash dye, Nixon impeachment tickets and a Fort Worth copyright notice.
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