Conventions and reading program mark 1964 editorial
Editorial discusses imminent presidential conventions with Goldwater and Johnson set as likely nominees. It praises convention debates shaping platforms and highlights Washington Public Library summer reading program aiding children's literacy and geography familiarity. It also criticizes State Department visa practices, urging broad free speech and access to differing viewpoints.
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Goldwater
Johnson
Parole Board Now Holds Face to Face Hearings at Iowa Prison
Des Moines and Rockwell City items describe a shift to on the spot parole decisions after inmate hearings. Iowa parole board chair Harold Martin says inmates hear immediately if parole is granted, with reactions viewed as showing adults deserve adult treatment. Other notes cover a legislative probe into the Iowa highway commission, driver license exam gaps for 400,000 motorists, andRobert Johnson returning from Viet Nam with no immediate plans.
Thought for the Day from John 3 20
A devotional note on divine mercy and heart condition. It cites John 3 20 and asserts God’s greater knowledge and love can cover sins when the heart is right with Him. The passage emphasizes mercy and forgiveness.
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God
Ford Foundation Grant Funds National Achievement Scholarships
A $7 million Ford Foundation grant to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation will finance 200 four year college awards annually for outstanding Negro high school students. The program aims to raise educational goals and provide opportunity nationwide with awards based on financial need from $250 to $1,500 per year.
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Ford Foundation
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Henry T. Heald
Heald
American Alumni Council
Denver
Chicago
Hermon Dunlap Smith
National Merit Scholarship Corporation Board of Directors
Weekend Guests and Summer Reading Tutor Reflections
Weekend guests of Kenneth Wulf include David Wallace of Vinton and Ralph Cassady of Mapleton, Cedar Falls graduates who enjoy reconnecting. A local tutor reports reading progress with a third grade student, Jimmy Malichky, this summer and recalls past schooling memories. Ruth and May Gideon visited Mrs. Elsie Coward, while Mrs. Maurice Alvine completes a five week Iowa Wesleyan course. Mr. and Mrs. Jr. Knottnerus and family spent the weekend with Elmer and family in Newton. Rain slows haymaking as Ernest awaits sun for baling. oats ripen. Randy Payne visits weekly to help with yard work and enjoys earning spending money.
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Bethel
David Wallace
Vinton
Ralph Cassady
Mapleton
Kenneth Wulf
Cedar Falls
Grand Slam Triumph in World Bridge Olympiad Women’s Match
In the World Bridge Olympiad Women’s Championship Great Britain vs Mexico, Mrs. Enrique Gerard of Mexico, North-South, secured a grand slam in spades, scoring 2210 points after a complex bidding sequence. The British North-South pair failed to bid the slam, losing 750 points on the same hand.
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Great Britain
Mexico
Odon Duran
Enrique Gerard
Gerard
West
North
East
Mrs. Gerard
Dame Fortune
Dummy
South
Dewey Stephens Jr joins osteopathy after graduation
Dewey Stephens Jr formerly of Ainsworth graduated June 8 from Still College of Osteopathy in Des Moines after pre med study at the State University of Iowa. He will start an internship August 1 at General Hospital in Tucson, Arizona, where the family now lives. Also noted are visits and travel of local families including the Kilgores and Burmeister. Rust Craft Greeting Cards Inc annual report presented as a large greeting card with three red roses on the front.
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Dewey Stephens Jr
Ainsworth
Still College of Osteopathy
Des Moines
State University of Iowa
Tucson
Ariz
Dewey
General Hospital
Boston
UPI
Rust Craft Greeting Cards Inc
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