Mt Pleasant Institute shows progress in mental health
Dr Coen Plasberg at Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute discusses a shift from custodial care to treatment. Iowa patients in institutions dropped from over 5 000 in 1955 to about 1 080. nationally hospitalizations fell from over a million to about 250 000. Programs emphasize in and out patient care, community outreach, and public education to reduce stigma.
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Iowa
Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute
Mount Pleasant
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Mount Pleasant Institute
Harry S. Truman
Plasberg
Cherokee
Clarinda
Independence
Clarinda Mental Health Institute
Dean Barnums Visit Keota Weekend
Dean Barnum and Mrs. Dean Barnum of Wyoming Michigan spent the weekend in the W H Barnum home in Keota. Mrs. Tom Laurence joined them for supper Friday evening. Naomi Hymes celebrated a bridal shower at Bethel Methodist Church with corsages and gifts for the bride to be Naomi Hymes. The couple to wed is Mike Sellers at Hilltop Chapel What Cheer Iowa. A picnic at Lake McBride followed by a Conrad family reunion in St Marys Hall was held by Mr and Mrs Ed Conrad.
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Paul Sievert Keota
Dean Barnum
Wyoming, Mich
Mike Sellers
Hilltop Chapel
What Cheer
Iowa
Wendell Peabody
Dianne Braun
John MacTaggert
Lake McBride
Ed Conrad
Conrad
St. Mary’s Hall
Ed's 79th Birthday Celebration in Keota
In Keota about 75 relatives gathered to celebrate Ed's 79th birthday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Milford Groff and family of Wellman, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Conrad and family, Mr and Mrs Gale Conrad and family, Rose Hill, Mr and Mrs Bob Flynn and family, Mr and Mrs Dennis Conrad and family, Mr and Mrs Don Conrad and family, and Mr and Mrs Ron Conrad and family of Des Moines. Mrs Rosa Greiner returned home with the Mark Webers of Washington to spend a few days.
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Milford Groff
Wellman
Kenneth Conrad
Gale Conrad
Rose Hill
Bob Flynn
Dennis Conrad
Don Conrad
Ron Conrad
Des Moines
Rosa Greiner
Mark Webers
Washington
August 5 1976 Almanac Briefs and History Notes
The almanac for today August 5 1976 lists the 218th day with 148 remaining. Moon between first quarter and full phase, morning planets Jupiter and Saturn, evening planets Mercury Mars and Venus. Notable births include Leo and Guy de Maupassant born August 5 1850. Key events: 1861 first U.S. income tax over $800 taxed at 3 percent. 1962 Marilyn Monroe died by barbiturate overdose. 1963 nuclear test ban treaty signed by U.S. Britain and Russia.
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Mercury
Mars
Venus
Guy de Maupassant
U.S
Marilyn Monroe
United States
Britain
Russia
Earth
Mrs Marvin Shultz Ill in Mercy Hospital Iowa City
Mrs Marvin Shultz of Sigourney is a patient in Mercy Hospital Iowa City currently in room 3023.
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Marvin Shultz
Sigourney
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Navy Appointment for John Whalen on USS Valdez
Service notice states John Whalen son of Mr and Mrs Bill Whalen serves in the U S Navy aboard the USS Valdez stationed in Charleston South Carolina His address reads M M F N John Whalen USS Valdez F F 1096 F P O New York N Y 09501
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