Historical park grows with second log cabin idea
Washington Iowa editorial notes a second century old log cabin for Sunset Park and compares Creston’s county historical complex. It cites Burlington Northern plan to abandon the Washington depot and muses on preserving the depot at the fairgrounds. The piece praises assembling historic structures in a park for future generations.
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Sunset Park
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Burlington Northern Railway
Washington
Fair Grounds
Jim van Nostrand
Creston
Burlington
Jim
Our County Historical Society
Foreign Language Requirement Sparks Iowa Debate
A campus dispute at the University of Iowa centers on preserving the BA foreign language requirement. A majority of Liberal Arts faculty oppose scrapping it, arguing exposure to languages enriches cultural understanding. Some students and many faculty see it outdated, yet others defend its necessity for liberal education and cross cultural insight.
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University of Iowa
Liberal Arts
Iowa
Almanac March 12 1973 notable events and births
Almanac notes on this date list notable events including Simon Newcomb birth in 1835, the 1912 first Girl Scouts troop in Savannah, FDR Fireside Chats start in 1933, Germany’s 1938 Austria invasion, Churchill honorary U.S. citizenship in 1963, and a John Marquand quotation. Also marks zodiac signs Pisces and moon phase.
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United Press International
Mars
Jupiter
Simon Newcomb
Girl Scouts of America
Savannah
Juliette Gordon Law
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germany
Austria
House of Representatives
Sir Winston Churchill
Can a psychiatrist help normal people in health guidance
A health column from the American Medical Association quotes Dr. Jack Weinberg of the Illinois Psychiatric Institute saying healthy individuals can gain from psychiatric advice. He argues brief therapy can improve well being before crises, with many cases requiring only time and a listening ear. Also includes reader exchanges with Abby addressing marriage, manners, and smoking notables.
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Jack Weinberg
Illinois Psychiatric Institute
University of Minois Medical School
Weinberg
Susan
Dr. Weinberg
North Dearborn Street
Chicago
Tlinaix
Bath Coup Beat In Card Play Lesson From 1973 Column
In a Spotlight on Card Play note by Darvas and Lukacs, South facing West king of hearts leads can win by dropping the jack on the king at trick one. This falsecard forces West to misread hearts and allows a later diamond finesse to secure the contract. West’s best defense often shifts to spades, risking loss of hearts, spades, and diamonds.
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Robert Darvas
Paul Lukacs
West
East
South
Declarer
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