Area schools face growing pains amid accreditation losses
Des Moines report assesses Iowa area school districts amid financial strain and state control. Four small districts lack current arts and sciences programs and avoided college takeovers, while Burlington Area XVI and Mason City Area II grapple with deficits and loss of North Central Association accreditation. Officials note continued state oversight and credits already earned remain accepted by four-year colleges. The debate centers on balancing vocational emphasis with arts and sciences standards under ongoing legislative scrutiny.
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Des Moines
UPI
Calmar
Sheldon
Waterloo
Sioux City
Burlington
Mason City
North Central Association
Red
Eugene Hill
D-Newton
Department of Public Instruction
John Kibbie
Demmersburg
Senate Education Committee
NCA
Kibbie
Regents
Hill
Johnston
Area Lil
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Alcoholism causes and cultural factors explored across groups
A survey notes no single cause for alcoholism, highlighting environmental and social factors. It cites heredity, nutrition, psychology, and culture, with studies comparing Orthodox Jews and Anglo-Saxon Protestants to show how drinking norms shape prevalence and patterns.
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Anne Roe
Roger Williams
University of Texas
Italy
France
American Medical Association
Seldon D. Bacon
Rutgers University
Bacon
Beon
Albert Ullman
Tufts University
Dear Abby letters reveal marriage trials and secrets
Abigail Van Buren shares readers' woes about a cheating husband and a difficult marriage. A wife discovers her husband’s heart attack occurred with an ambulance driver, raises questions about trust, while other letters discuss money, remarriage, and memories of a late first wife.
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Abby
Ted
Altho
Pear Abby
Iowa Lends a Hand and World Vision Aid Vietnam
A joint venture ships 141000 pounds of meat sticks to South Vietnam via World Vision and Iowa Lends a Hand. Senator John Walsh organized the Iowa effort, with meat donated by two major firms and shipped through WVRO aided by USAID funds.
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Los Angeles
Taylor
Saigon
Iowa
World Vision International
World Vision
South Vietnam
John Walsh
Vietnam
Norval Hadley
World Vision Relief Organization
WVRO
Hadley
U. S
U.s.a.ld
United States Agency For International Development
Quack cures loom as health fads draw gullible buyers
Public Affairs Committee releases Facts Myths Quacks and Your Health by Jacqueline Seaver. The guide warns quacks push odd diets and “health” pills, preying on all education and income levels, risking delayed proper medical care and financial harm. It notes no easy weight loss and suggests medically approved regimens, outlining questions to spot charlatans.
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New York
UPI
Public Affairs Committee
Jacqueline Seaver
Miss Seaver
Senate
Dean of Congress Expected to Announce Retirement
Washington reports that 90-year-old Sen. Carl Hayden is likely to resign his Senate seat, clearing the way for a new head of the Appropriations Committee. Potential successors include Sen. Richard Russell, Sen. John Stennis, and Sen. Allen Ellender, with regional and racial implications discussed among observers. The shift would reflect the seniority system guiding leadership among longtime Southern lawmakers.
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Washington
UPI
Carl Hayden
Senate
Arizona
Appropriations Committee
Hayden
Congress
Richard B Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Russell
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Appropriations
Stennis
Russell Panel
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Georgia
Ellender
Agriculture Committee
Martin Luther King Jr
Negro Nonviolent Movement
Spessard L. Holland
Fla
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Chicago
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Joseph
Food For
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South
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Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Washington Evening Journal
Cliff Caldwell
Betty Bigby
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