Editorials Thought For Today On God and Politics
A collection of opinion notes from the era links faith with daily life and public policy. It cites California black political gains, the rise of minority officeholders, and comments from state leaders about race and representation. It then shifts to Iowa highway rules under DOT, concerns over 65-foot trucks, and calls for stricter penalties to curb speeding and overloading while urging legislative vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Iowa
Department of Transportation
DOT
Almanac snapshot for December 11, 1974
The entry notes a Wednesday date with 20 days remaining in the year, lists celestial bodies Mercury Mars Saturn as morning stars and Venus Jupiter as evening stars, and notes Sagittarius as the zodiac sign for those born on this date. It recalls Fiorello LaGuardia born December 11, 1882 and historic events from 1816 1936 and 1941 including Indiana statehood and World War II declarations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Indiana
Britain
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Duke of York
George VI
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Italy
United States
Miserable to Miraculous: Teen Letters Enduring Love
Dear Abby column from 1968 reprinted, teen letter about a troubled mother daughter dynamic. A 14 year old pleads for help. Abby offers guidance on parental boundaries and care. A reader reflects years later, thanking Abby and crediting her past advice for a constructive family shift.
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Abby
P.S
Tom
Phoenix
AMONG THE UNMARRIED MILLIONAIRES WHO ARE RICH
The column jokes about wealth distribution among unmarried millionaires noting women outnumber men, with about 27,000 women each boasting at least one million in California Texas New York Pennsylvania Illinois and Ohio while roughly 11,000 men hold similar wealth. It also mentions a quip about husbands and neckties and a French butter tale from medieval times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
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Washington, Iowa
Barden
Prevel
Ednesday
Jacob
God
Vetwein Daily Register
Mervyn Dymally
Wilson Riles
Dixie
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Nancy
the Almanac
Dean Arbby
Abigail van Buren
Chicape Tribune. Y. News Smt Inc
L.A
Calif
Fritzi Zing
Blondie
Dawood
Allen
Alf
Rex
LM. Boyd
Switzerland
Helen Rowland
Louis XI
Sas
Boyd
P.O
Fort Worth
Washington
ART
Iction
Arrow
Klein’s
Klein Klothing KO
East Side
Washington Square
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