Paul Engle a practical visionary and tireless promoter
Paul Engle retires at 69 as director of the International Writing Program after 24 years leading the Iowa Writers Workshop. He built a global literary community, raised 3 million dollars, and brought figures from ItT to Deere to Harriman to the University. He plans more books and strengthens fundraising with a new council.
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Engle
International Writing Program
Hua Ling Nieh
University of Iowa
Iowa
Engles
Hua Ling
It&t
Iowa State Bank and Trust Co
John Deere
Averell Harriman
United States Steel
University Club
Council For the Development
University
Iowa City
Indonesia
Jakarta
New Delhi
Hemingway
Paris
India
Andersons at McCoy home visit planned
Wayland July 13 attorney and Mrs Richard Anderson and Doug of Chester Virginia plan to arrive Friday for a visit in the maternal Glen R McCoy home. They will join their two sons Chris and Craig who have been visiting in the home of their grandparents the past three weeks.
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Waunita
Indiana
Vernon Gerig
Robert Webb
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Frieda Freyenberger
Bobby
Kim
Robert Hauenstein
Hauenstein
Elmer Krabill
Amanda Krabill
Uniontown
Ohio
Krabill
James Wyse
Minnie Wyse
Rainfall patchwork and local farm chatter in Bethel
Bethel notes spotty rainfall with four tenths in some areas and seven tenths in others. locals discuss signs of upcoming frost, locust calls, and cucumbers. Oats harvest is underway as Ray Niffenegger's crew bale small bales using a personal baler. Granddaughter Stacio Witthoft from Des Moines visiting Ruth Gideon's family.
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Bethel
Doyle Plecker
The
Baptist Church
White
Ainsworth
May
Ray Niffenegger
Kalona
Bethel Supply
Paul Spalding
Iowa City
Grandview Ct
Ray Niffeneggers
Ray
Ruth Gideon
Ralph Witthoft
Stacio
Gary Witthoft
Des Moines
Second entrance to Wayland church dedicated by Clark family
A second entrance to the fellowship area of the Wayland United Methodist Church was dedicated during Sunday services in memory of Frank D. Clark. The Clark family and many relatives attended the ceremony and a family dinner followed at Dickey's Prairie Home.
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Wayland
Virgil Aldrich
Leola Schlatter
Schlatter
Ben Haberman Low
Wayland United Methodist Church
Frank D. Clark
Gilbert Wenger
Salina
Kansas
Norman Clark
Cedar Falls
Calvin Clark
Country Club Hills
Ill
Richard Stoops
Ann and
Kyle
Liberal
Joe Clark
Rita Miller
Minneapolis
Minn
Steve Sinn
Angela
Eldridge
Iowa
David Clark
Missy
John Clark
Shannon
Joni
A. A. Jackson
Kalona
Dickey
Prairie Home
Waglers Home From Vacation In West
Mr and Mrs Alfred Wagler return from a three week trip with their daughter in Hillsboro Kansas and a sightseeing visit to the Denver area. Jonathan Lee Hengst Junior born July 6 to Jonathan and Susan Hengst in Washington Illinois with family ties to Morton and Wayland. Loyal Companions class held a Sunset Park picnic July 9 for six July birthdays.
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Waunita
Hengst
Susan McGuire
Roger McGuire
Morton
Illinois
Ralph Wenger
Bessie McGuire
Wayland
Eva Leichty
Parkview
Loyal Companions
Sugar Creek
Helen Widmer
Oscar Richard
Ruth Graber
Orie L. Roth
Josephine Schrock
Marion Reschly
Darrell Schultz
Henry County Health Center
Lovina Leichty
Robert Leichtys
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Food additives linked to child hyperactivity studies
Three studies on food additives and hyperactivity in children produced mixed results, with no clear proof that additives cause widespread behavior problems. An advisory committee led by Dr. Morris Lipton said changes in manufacturing or labeling appear premature but noted rare cases may exist. The research covered Feingold diet, corporate funding, and cross national testing, while calls for further study continue.
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North Carolina
Benjamin Feingold
Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center
San Francisco
Feingold
Raymond Chun
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Food and Drug Administration
The
Nutrition Foundation
University of Pittsburgh
National Institute of Education
Lipton
University of Western Ontario
Esther Wender
University of Utah Medical Center
Dr Carrell speaks at Junction church
Community worship service at Louisa County Fairgrounds on July 24 will feature Dr Robert Baird of the University of Iowa School of Religion as speaker with music by Rev Gary Walker and a group from Fredonia Independent Full Gospel Church. An offering supports Louisa County cooperative projects.
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Margaret Reaney
Schnell Group
Chicago
Lime Roundy
University Hospital
Iowa City
Louisa County Ministerial Association
Fairgrounds
Robert Baird
University of Iowa School of Religion
Gary Walker
Fredonia
Full Gospel Church
Gladys Davis
Spring Run
Rain Lants
Piece of the Wind sails toward Boston Harbor
Jerry Lee Meadows and photographer Jeremy Barnard report progress on Meadows 1700 mile Sunfish voyage from Miami to Boston. Meadows, 28, has faced wrecks and storms yet presses on, planning to reach Boston Harbor Friday. He sails by day, camps at night, using map and compass.
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New London
Barnard
Georgetown
Mass
Meadows
Atlantic City
N.J
Concord
Miami
Florida
Folly Island
S.C
Delaware Bay
Jerry Lee Inferrera
Coast Guard
Jerry Lee
Boston
Navy Faces Illiteracy Crisis in Recruitment Efforts
Vice Admiral James D. Watkins warns illiteracy among young Americans impedes naval recruitment. A study of 23,000 recruits shows 37 percent cannot read at the 10th grade, with 70 percent failing to complete boot camp. The Navy teaches reading and rewrites manuals. a stopgap six week remedial course aims to lift readers from third to sixth grade, deemed the minimum for safety to read warnings and labels.
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San Diego
UPI
Navy
James D. Watkins
Naval
Watkins
Naval Base
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Thought on women from Thackeray quote
A brief thought featuring novelist William Thackeray’s remark that women desire not only to conquer but also to be conquered. The aphorism reflects gender dynamics. no further context or attribution beyond the quoted line.
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William Thackeray
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Paul Engle
Mark F. Rohner
Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa River
Cedar Rapids
Oxford
Hitler
Germany
Deere
Andersons
McCoy Home
By Ruth Gideon
Wayland Church
Mrs. Waunita Magdefray
Wender
Mineart
Gary M. Mineart
Curtis P. Mineart
S. Ave. D. Washington
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
NROTC
Iowa State University
Ames
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Tex
Naval Station
Charleston
Marine Corps
Naval Amphibious Base
Little Creek
Washington High School
University of Virginia
U. S
Fortune Magazine
Dr. Carrell
Junction Church
By Helene B. Dillon
Columbus Junction
Kenneth Carrell
United Methodist Church
Paul Hasels
Junction
Chesapeake Bay
Paul Barrack R. 2
Anamosa, la
Area
Rep
Gailen Reighard
Washington, la
Sat
Francis Zuehrke
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