Vision and pigs in Iowa politics debate
Editorial spans concern over civic vision and economic strategy, mixing a war engraving gag about pigs as a symbol of Iowa’s economy. It praises Lt Gov Mooty for forward thinking and urges more light industry, central location, strong labor force, and expansion toward the Iowa City area.
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Iowa
Mooty
Washington
Iowa City
Marvin Schmidt
The
Iowa Development Commissio
Towa
Industrial complexes near Iowa universities proposed by Lt Gov Mooty
The Journal reports Lt Gov Mooty's idea to build an industrial complex near Iowa State University and Drake University in Des Moines, or near the State University of Iowa. Such complexes align with a broader pattern of industry gravitating toward universities for counsel, facilities, and skilled labor, a trend evident in electronics hubs around Pasadena and Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lt-Gov
Mooty
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa State University
Drake University
State University of Iowa
Pasadena
California
CalTech
U.S. C
Cambridge
Massachusetts
M. I
Harvard
Worlan
State University of Iowa At
Iowa City
What the Public Deserves
A critical view argues that claiming to give the public what it wants is patronizing and false. It misreads the public as a single mass and yields excessive violence or sensational content. The piece advocates broad program variety and individual choice reflecting readers’ true desires.
Death of a Loyal Dog Echoes Cruelty in Town
A letter to the Journal laments the death of a family’s dog shot by a cruel passerby. The dog had loyally accompanied her master for six years, traveling daily by car to work and seeking him when left in a farmyard. The writer condemns the act and notes the dog’s devotion.
Mooty pushes future Iowa industrial complex near universities
Lt Gov William Mooty champions a state move to urge a study by the Iowa Development Commission on creating an industrial complex near colleges and universities. He and other officials cite benefits for new and existing industry, with ISU Ames and UI Iowa City as top possibilities and private funding expected to cover most costs.
Weightless flight thrills Thunderbird pilot and crew
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla UPI The Thunderbird team flies a test jet toward space then into weightlessness aboard Thunderbirds-6. Captain Ronald Catton and crew describe zero G as a pleasant, strange experience while the jet dives and climbs, leaving the narrator momentarily weightless for about thirteen seconds, then returning to gravity as the exercise ends.
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United Press International
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ronald E. Catton
Air Force
Thunderbird
Catton
Patrick Air Force Base
Atlantic Ocean
Geforces
Change in town life sparks reflections and memories
A nostalgic column notes residents returning to a transformed city with moved businesses and new leadership at playgrounds. It muses on change, memory gathering like paintings, routines altered by aging communities, and the lively sounds of spring from lawnmowers to children's laughter.
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Catton
Charles Hamilton Ends Service With U. S. Air Force
Riverside May 3 Charles B Chic Hamilton son of Mrs Florence Hamilton arrived home Saturday after receiving his discharge from the Air Force. He served overseas and in the US and was discharged at Donaldson AFB in South Carolina.
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Cecil Strabala
Mercy Hospital
Ann
St. Mary's
Clem Dautremont
Riverside Volunteer Fire Company
Jim Kucera
Riverside School
John W. Price
Faye Cress
Ikon Latta
Cancer Crusade
Riverside
Four Hearts Contract Depends on Precise Finesse Plan
Be Becker analyzes a Four Hearts hand with West as declarer after North opens diamonds and South bids two diamonds. The article outlines two play paths including a double spade finesse with a heart and club entry plan, stressing the need to ruff diamonds, lead hearts, and manage dummy entries to maximize chances. It notes a better line involves club wins, trump draws, two high clubs, then a spade, aiming to outmaneuver South's possible A-K of spades and hearts.
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North
King of Hearts
Syndicate, Inc
Riverside PTA installs new officers for coming year
Riverside May 7 meeting in the school lunchroom will install officers led by President Mrs John Swenka Jr The slate includes President Mrs Robert Dann Vice President Mrs Ralph Waldschmidt Secretary Mrs Francis Armbruster and Treasurer Mrs Byron Sweeting Ward’s death noted of Sister Mary Mauritius BVM at Marian Hall Dubuque Burial at Mt Carmel cemetery Other local visits to Mercy Hospital Kalona Cedar Rapids and Mt Carmel noted through the day.
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Riverside
Mary's Pta
John Swenka Jr
Robert Dann
Ralph Waldschmidt
Francis Armbruster
Byron Sweeting Ward
Mary Mauritius
BVM
Marian Hall
R. H. Heitzman
Vernon Stagner
Kalona
Marget Furman
Ward Wetrich
Wellman
Mary
Francis Baschnagel
Catherine Baschnagel
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Carmel
Dubuque
Mary Jostin
Birthdays Observed At Riverside Dinner For Kristy Sue Metz
Mr and Mrs John Metz hosted relatives on Saturday May 4 at Riverside for Kristy Sue Metz and her uncle Urban Metz birthday celebrations. Guests included Kristy Sue’s grandparents Simon Metz and Roy Rummelhart, Urban Metz and family, the Dick Veggy family of Iowa, and visitors Emma Whittman from Conesville. Rachel Geret marked her 86th birthday, with Emma Miller of Sharon delivering cake and fruit. Additional recent guests and visitors joined the gatherings at various times.
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Riverside
John Metz
Kristy Sue
Urban Metz
Simon Metz
Roy Rummelhart
Dick Veggy
Iowa
Emma Whittman
Conesville
Omer ‘Terhune
Harold Lukavsky
Columbus Junction
Arnold Lukavsky
Mary Lukavsky
Richard Lukavsky
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Washington Evening Journal
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Industry and the Universities
New England
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
IDPA
William Mooty
Manuevering
Towa Development Commission
Grundy Center Republican
Schmidt
Sexe
Carroll Worlan
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa State
Ankeny
M.lt
Stanford
North Carolina
Purdue
John H. Glenn Jr
M. Scott Carpenter
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Dai Weashet
John
Mrs. J
Wagnington
Jourmal Layids
William Shannon
Firnce Cowden
Howard Mason
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Town Daily Press
Carrie
Tinton
Charles Hamilton
U. S. Air Force
Mrs. Marge Luckey
Be Becker
Riverside Pta
Joe Palooka
Dixie Dugan
Ham Fisher
By McEvoy
Striebel
Nancy
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