1776 musical praise and founders show at Des Moines
The review praises the patriotic musical 1776 seen in Des Moines. It highlights Franklin, Jefferson, Hancock, and Adams as human yet remarkable founders, noting their flaws and strengths. The piece stresses the founders’ collective miracle in uniting colonies, declaring independence, and sustaining a new nation for two centuries.
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Des Moines
Continental Congress
America
England
Franklin
Jefferson
Hancock
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
A Better World for Cowsessay on dairy kindness
Dr John Sims of Iowa State University argues that cows yield more milk when milked on time, trained with regular habits, and treated with kindness. The piece contrasts humane care with an abusive farmer, illustrating bovine personality and concluding the milk of human kindness boosts production.
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John Sims
Iowa State University
State safety agencies eyed for merger effort
Iowa State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith urges absorbing the Department of Mines and Minerals into the Bureau of Labor as part of an annual audit. The proposal aims to save costs after a $37 713 FY1970 spend. The governor's economy committee had endorsed a similar idea last year.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Lloyd R. Smith
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Bureau of Labor
Iowa Development Commission Would Regional Office In Chicago
Chicago office plan aims to secure legislative funding for two years to place Iowa Development Commission staff in Chicago. Firms eyeing expansion face labor and financing squeezes, while the commission believes a Chicago base could offer substantial advantages, roughly one third for housing all members of each house office.
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Chad Wymer
Lowa
Iowa Development Commission
Chicago
Iowa Commission
Pekin schedules farmer classes and local events
Richland Jan 8 listed adult farmers meetings at Pekin High School starting Jan 14 with topics from insurance to soil erosion and tile drainage. Also notes Mr and Mrs Charles Blakely hosted an evening of card playing with many attendees and Mrs Elmer Derby a patient in University Hospital Iowa City for tests.
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Don Long Richland
Pekin High School
Grinnell Mutual Insurance Co
Charles Blakely
Jr. Snyder
Dean Harras
Jr Krewson
Kenneth Nordyke
Craig Morgan
Don Long
Jim’ Wolcott
Ray Maorer
Ken Lankford
Delbert Fleig
Kenny Caughlan
Bob Kevitz
Bob Parsons
Elmer Derby
University Hospital
Iowa City
Fragments From a March Page On Life Love and Quips
A miscellany of humorous notes and questions from a homefront column touches on beauty in the South, a tongue in cheek science aside about eight pounds of skin, birthplaces, naming a child, a so‑called eight hour sleep rule refuted by Calvin Coolidge, and a quirky customer service quiz about rabbits and podiatrists. The piece blends light social observations with playful Q A and a spotlight on a love and war narrator.
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Pacific Palisades
Cali
San Antonio
Calvin Coolidge
Mark ‘Twain
Computers blamed as fault in a busy world
New Yorker faces recurring bills from a parking ticket paid months earlier and other glitches blamed on computers. Experts note data handling and privacy fears, but warn that machines merely execute human decisions and speed. George Washington took command of the American Army at Cambridge, Mass., July 3, 1775.
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New York
UPI
Felix Kaufman
Lybrand
Ross Bros. & Montgomery
Kaufman
Nhi
George Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Washington Journal masthead with staff and rates note
The Washington Journal lists publication details from Washington town with staff including advertising director Charles Morris and managing editor Hobert Shaffer. It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail, including local and out of town prices, with a postal disclaimer and office address at 111 North Marion Ave.
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Washinton Journal
Washington, Town
North Marion Ave
Washington
der, Shannon A Co
Washington Town
Press” Internationa
Aasn
Bureadd
David Hitler
Charles Morris
Masters Championship Bridge Lesson Snapshot
A board from Jay Becker's Masters Championship illustrates a defensive shift. West should avoid cashing clubs after partner leads. instead play a low heart to limit declarer to at most five tricks. The piece analyzes declarer and defender logic, noting the deceptive distribution and timing in bidding and play.
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South
Santa Claus
Declarer
West
Tes Syndicate, Inc
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Evening Journal
Christ
Brickman
Iowa
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Homer Adcock
State Liquor Commission
Commission
Coinmon
Adcock
Davenport
Bettendorf
Mason City
Marshalltown
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Dubuque
Ames
Waterloo
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Newt
Howver
Race Relations Information Center
California
Towa
General Assembly
Highway Patrol
Pekin
L. M. Boyd
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Leroy Pope
Montnne St Pe
Jay Becker
Squire
Gesundheit
Alf— Tive
Ima
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