Who Discovered America, A Canonical Question
In the January 5 1966 editorial the writer weighs claims from Yale on a 998 1000 voyage by Leif Erikson and Bjarne, Smithsonian bets on 3000 BC Japanese sailors, and finally posits that prehistoric Asians crossing 25 000 to 100 000 years ago first discovered America, with Columbus and Vikings later spreading knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale University
North America
Columbus
New World
Leif Erickson
Bjarne Something
South American
B.C
America
Japan
Leif
Bjarne
Norway
Asia
American
Holy See
John XIII
Benedict V
Leo VIII
Parker Announces Democratic Bid for Iowa Governor
James N. Parker a Des Moines businessman and Vacuum Cleaner Supply Co. owner is the first Democrat to announce a run for Iowa governor. He says he would start campaigning now despite being seen as a maverick, amid Republican moves and speculation about Gov. Hughes becoming a senator. Parker cites information from Senator Miller’s office and notes the political dynamics as he enters the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N
Jim) Parker
Iowa
Parker
Hugh
Senate
Murray
Peters
Miller
Gov. Hughes
Washington
D.C
Parker Raises Industrial Growth Plan For Iowa Governor Campaign
Unsuccessful Des Moines City Council candidate HAM FISHER leads independents with strong vote share and backs industrial growth as Iowa’s key solution. Parker promotes bringing industry to every Iowa community, citing resources, manpower, education, and a broad tax base. He urges public debate on issues including education expansion, tax reform, labor and management, and farm management. Parker highlights experience and a united effort with his wife Mary, opposes discrimination, and outlines a plan to attract industry statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Labor Council
Parker
W. Robert Parks
Iowa State College
Iowa
Editor's Outlook on 966 A World in Turmoil and End Times
The piece surveys a century of upheaval as 966 dawns, detailing Viking threats, feudal degradation, papal instability, Chinese and Japanese power struggles, Mayan decline, and global despair. It notes rising aristocracy, laws restricting peasantry, brutal justice, and apocalyptic hopes as the millennium nears.
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Sapnp Evening Journal
All
Amer
Yale
Barrie
Smithsonian Institute
South America
Smithsonian
Valdivia
Ecuador
North Pacific
Leif Erikson
Europe
Evening Journal
Joe Palooka
Steves
Dixie Dugan
Industry For
Democrat
Ham Fisher
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Waterloo
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
United Commercial Travelers
R.L.D.S
Y.M.C.A
U.S. Navy
East High
Mary
MR. Palooka
Pris
MR. Engelman
Arnoldi
By McEvoy
Striebel
Jim Parker
Blitz Brothers
By Sakren
U.S. Pat
McNaught Syndicate
Ime
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Eadgar
England
Swein
Olaf
Lothair
Paris
Orleans
Brittany
Gascony
Burgundy
Aquitaine
Rhine
Verdun
Italy
Berengar II
Canossa
Lake Como
Otto the Saxon
Wotan
China
Chao Kuangyin
Eurasia
Vienna
Choas
Fujiwara Dynasty
Chichen-Itza
Uxmal
Chac
Cortez
Mexico
Mesa Verde
Orient
Galen
Hippocrates
Spain
Alfonzo the Wise
Blondie
Chic Young
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
Miss Nancy
Nancy Speaking
Sluggo
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