Editorials and the 25th Amendment discussed
A collection of editorials notes Romans 5 8 and a Wheat Princess joke. It argues God loves what people can become and jokes about Miss Grain Elevator 1968. It mentions road dangers and urges Iowa to act on the 25th Amendment with Washington Post summary. It explains disability transfer of powers to the Vice President and Cabinet and potential reallocation of duties. It closes noting novelty often fails to beat the old.
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Emporia Gazette
Iowa
United States
Washington Post
Congress
Washington Iowa town profile essay stands out
A 1967 Washington Evening Journal feature extols the Iowa town of Washington as progressive yet old fashioned, praising its library, theatre, teen center, pool, and remodeled YMCA. The piece emphasizes friendly residents and a compact shopping district while noting its sheltered, tranquil atmosphere away from broader social tensions.
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Washington
Iowa
Revenue bonds eyed to rehab downtown areas
Des Moines dispatch reports Gov Harold Hughes proposes cities issue revenue bonds to rehabilitate downtown districts by leasing facilities to private enterprises, modeled after Iowa industrial revenue bonds. Park Rinard of the League suggests voter approval and aims to lift the faces of deteriorating business districts while funding private redevelopment. Additionally a $1 million annual private college scholarship fund is proposed, with 40 percent to each institution and 60 percent by enrollment. A separate plan seeks $2 million biennial for state scholarships, with Hughes urging $1.7 million. In TIRES, ceramic studs arise alongside talk to legalize metal studs. House Republicans, led by Floyd Millen, boast control at 89 members, noting the current voting machine functions better though occasional glitches occur.
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DES Moines
IDPA
League of Iowa Municipalities
Harold Hughes
Park Rinard
League
Iowa
Rinard
Hughes
Higher Education Facilities Commission
See Mercury Cougar Untamed Elegance at Your Mercury Dealer
Sequential rear turn signals in three steps at 70 times a minute guide turns. The Mercury Cougar features a 4-barrel Marauder 390 GT V-8, 9.3:1 compression, regular fuel, and a smooth ride. Options include styled steel wheels, Select-Shift Merc-O-Matic, Tilt-Away steering, power disc brakes, and a vinyl Oxford roof.
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Oxford
Mercury
East's bold defense beats declarer's contract in bridge
North South vulnerable. West starts with clubs and East defies the ruff and discard rule by continuing with clubs. East cashes A then R Q of clubs, keeping trump tricks to his side and forcing declarer into a ruff and discard sequence that yields the setting trick. The line nets two trump tricks and a spoil for defense.
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East
West
King
Declarer
South
Res Syndicate, Inc.n
Dear Abby advice column about dinner etiquette and concerns
Abigail Van Buren offers guidance on a Thanksgiving issue over an apron, neighborly interference, a disturbed man shouting obscenities, and teen dating after a mother’s death, urging reporting to authorities and maintaining empathy during grief while noting Abby’s contact details.
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Abby
Property transfers in Smouse's east side and NW parcel
Frank M. Longwell and wife transfer lot 24 in Smouse's east side addition to Washington to Jack R. Hotle and wife. Ray V. Redlinger and wife transfer west half of northwest quarter of section 1, township 74, range 8, to Melvin J. Sehnicker and wife.
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Frank M. Longwell
Jack R. Hotle
Smouse
East Side
Washington
Ray V. Redlinger
Melvin J. Sehnicker
West
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