Thought for the Day and the Goddard rocket correction
The newspaper recounts a Thought for the Day about restraint and self view, then recalls Dr. Robert H Goddards early rockets facing ridicule. It notes a 1920 New York Times editorial doubting rockets in space and a later correction acknowledging rockets can function in a vacuum and expressing regret for the earlier error.
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Robert H. Goddard
Outer Space
New York Times
Dr. Goddard
Isaac Newton
Is Worth a Lot of Money
A Census Bureau study shows four years of high school yields 16 percent more income at age 21 and 38 percent more over a lifetime. In 1966, 21-year-old high school graduates earned $3,495 versus $3,021 for those with only elementary schooling, with lifetime incomes of about $341,000 and $247,000 respectively. The high school education is valued at $94,000 over a lifetime, about $23,500 per year.
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Census Bureau
Newspapers in Class Tool in NEA United Effort
The NEA cites Census data showing high school graduates peak income higher than dropouts, with gaps narrowing after 19 and widening by 48. Newspapers used in 322 publishers programs to teach reading, with a 6,000-student trial showing better comprehension when newspapers are used in class.
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Washington
UPI
Will Rogers
National Education Association
NEA
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N.J
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
National Council For the Social Studies
NCSS
Hartshorn
Bee Sting Claim Cures Arthritis Sparks Old Rumor
A Modesto man claims a bee sting cured his arthritis, joining earlier anecdotes about bee stings alleviating the ailment. The note recalls prior letters asking for doctors with arthritis and teases the ongoing, unverified lore. Other items poke fun at labels, names, and quirky observations on culture and flight fear.
Widmer family plans Belgian study mission for Theodore
East Wayland August 12 Theodore Widmer sails to Brussels Belgium after orientation in Akron Pa to study French nine months then teach in Congo for two years. The Widmers and Freyenbergers toured Gettysburg Washington DC and Niagara Falls before departure.
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Wayland
J. G. Widmer
Janice
Freida Freyenberger
Deena
Theodore Widmer
Akron
Brussells
Belgium
Congo
Widmers
Freyenberger
Senators protest prisoner treatment in Hanoi letters
United States lawmakers led by Sen Harold E Hughes sign a bi partisan protest on North Vietnamese prisoner mistreatment urging forwarding to Paris negotiators. The statement notes joy at three releases but cites 1 365 families awaiting word on loved ones and condemns Hanoi for withholding prisoner lists while warning such pressure will fail to sway U S policy. The note carries sponsors Sens Cranston and Goodell with broad party support. The Massachusetts Supreme Court outlawed slavery in 1783.
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Washington
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
D - Iowa
Hanoi
Paris
Sens
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Congress
City of Keokuk sued for 150000 over sewer deaths
Keokuk Iowa faces two separate wrongful death suits totaling 150000 filed by the Wardlow parents for the drownings of Steven and Sherri Wardlow in a city storm sewer on July 7. The complaints seek 75000 per child, following earlier 50000 suits by the Pagitts related to the same incident alleging municipal negligence for lack of protective grills.
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William Bean
Ralph Gibson
Wayland
Boyd Garrett
Thomas Barnes
Stanley Miller
Jim Meyer
Johenny Mast
Don Swartzendruber
Talitha Bean
Kathy Gibson
Andy Tschantz
Mike Richard
Davenport
Gary Tschantz
Shirley Richenberger
Humboldt Institute
Minneapolis
Minnesota
AAA Travel
Burlington
P. J. Graber
Harold Rectors
Vinton
Iowa
Paul Wenger
New Brittan
Brian
California
Willard Ebersole
Gulfport
Mississippi
Donald Meyer
Marlin Wyse
Marla
Lynette
Rocky Mountain Camp
Denver
Colorado
Wyse
Paul Martins
la Junta
Lester Reschly
Columbia
Elmer Vinton
Washington County
Edith Yount
Omer Roth
Grace Eicher
Iowa City
Melvin Clark
Pam
Gary
George Crone
Omaha
Neb
Minnie McMullen
James Young
Shirley Textor
Mt. Pleasant
Warren Bergh
Miss Textor
Joseph Graber
Waupesier
Cedar Rapids
William Kauffman
Wausan
Wisconsin
Max Kauffman
Westwood
Gene Lacey
Rick
Steve
Salem
Oregon
Wade Sinn
Rex Sinn
Jack Stafford
Lake of the Ozarks
Glen Scarf
Horseshoe Bend
Natalia Suarez
South America
Willis Graber
Bill Burden
Pasadena
Texas
Marguerite Gingerich
Bill
Floyd Burden
Gingerich
Burdens
Margaret Wittrig
Simon Gingerich
Arthur Davison
Emerson Wittrig
John D. Holme
Charlene Christner
Washington
Steven Witting
Keokuk
UPI
Charles Wardlow, Jr
Steven
Sherri
Keokuk Park
Wardlows
Fortune tellers and marriage questions in Dear Abby column
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on spending, intimacy, and wedding invitation etiquette. Topics include a wife’s freedom to seek fortune-telling, a husband’s frustration with sexual issues, and managing guest lists for a wedding with demanding relatives. The column advises medical consultation for impotence, explains social conditioning, and offers Abby’s mailing address for personal replies.
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Abby
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Paul Textor
Hornick
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Methodist Church
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Patty
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Coppock
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