Man-Made World study frames real world problems in schools
An editorial argues high schools use a course titled The Man-Made World to teach students through real problems like queues. It explains applying mathematics and logic to resource planning, showing how managers balance peak loads with fixed staff to find practical solutions. The piece notes motivation grows when learners see a clear need.
What Is An American
A humorous portrait of the archetypal American. The piece contrasts public behavior and private habits, highlighting contradictions in budget talk, patriotism, speed, consumer woes, and domestic life, concluding with a light, affectionate appraisal of Americans.
University researcher analyzes school prayer controversy decline
Iowa researchers show three Protestant response groups to the Supreme Court limits on prayer and Bible reading in public schools. Sears links the move ment’s collapse to segmental participation and the symbol’s vulnerability amid rising religious pluralism and Kennedy era shifts.
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U.S. Supreme Court
University of Iowa
Thomas A. Sears
Cedar Rapids
U of I History Department
Sears
John F. Kennedy
United States
U of I
Kennedy
National Council of Churches of Christ
Lutheran Church In America
Supreme Court
Random Household Questions and Quirky Facts
A collage of questions, humor, and trivia from a period column. It ponders book topics, animal temps, a nude art exhibit incident at Weatherspoon Gallery, and light consumer questions about baths versus showers, credit risks, and aging appliances. It cites Miss Pat O Shea in UNC, a mural-like spaghetti stunt, and survey quirks.
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Pat
University of North Carolina
Weatherspoon Art Gallery
Washington Evening Journal circulation and pricing details
The Washington Evening Journal lists offices at 111 North Marion Ave Washington Iowa and details circulation rates by carrier and mail. Rates include 50 cents weekly in Washington, 40 cents in nearby towns, 12 dollars yearly mail outside the city, with variations for Washington headquarters route and other Iowa addresses.
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Wildlife Week Observed Across Nation 1971 Theme
The National Wildlife Federation and 50 state affiliates sponsor the 33rd annual Wildlife Week from March 21 to 27. The 1971 theme asks "Wild life Who Needs It" and answers "We all do" guiding federation activities nationwide. Executive Director Thomas L. Kimball notes the theme shows people share the same needs as wildlife.
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National Wildlife Federation
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Thomas L. Kimball
Remarkable slam defense nets a junior bridge miracle
In a South hand from a 1971 column, West leads spades and East wrongly ducks a heart, allowing declarer to force entry and execute a series of finesses. After ruffing diamonds, drawing trumps, and a final spade finesse, South secures a stunning slam despite hostile defense.
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Declarer
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South
Wildlife health, extinction risk rise with pollution and development
National Wildlife Federation mobilizes 2 million members for Wildlife Week to highlight wildlife as a measure of civilization's health. In Texas, UT study shows many rural general practitioners near retirement with no replacements, leaving up to 30 countries without a physician and doctor-to-population ratios from 1,025 to 1,414 across regions.
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National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Week
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