Retain Judges Not Knowing Their Malice or Merit
An editorial questions the wisdom of firing Iowa Supreme Court justice Clay LeGrand amid voter ignorance. It notes 1700 no votes lack knowledge of him and urges leaving judges in place unless proven bad, while contrasting with 4800 who voted to retain. The piece ends with seasonal reflections and year-end fatigue.
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Washington County
Clay LeGrand
Iowa State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Judge LeGrand
Queen Elizabeth sails to New York then Fort Lauderdale
Retiring queen sails from Southampton to New York and then to Fort Lauderdale for a final U S visit. The Queen Elizabeth joins the Queen Mary as famed warships that helped shorten World War II and carried over 1.5 million troops. Cunard plans a successor, the Queen Elizabeth II, set to debut soon.
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Southampton
New York
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Florida
Europe
Cunard
Republicans clinch Iowa legislature control in 1969
Iowa voters deliver overwhelming GOP majorities in both chambers as Republicans win 23 of 32 Senate seats and project an 84 to 40 margin in the House. Close contests include Webster County and Chickasaw County races, with margins as slim as six to 27 votes in several contests.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
GOP
Senate
House
Webster County House
Vincent Mayberry
Unoffi
Cial
Richard L. Grove
Chickasaw County
Michael Kennedy
George Shawver
Charles K. Sullivan
Vincent Burke
62 and Raring to Go Dear Abby Letter
Dear Abby letters discuss marriage, loneliness, and aging partners. A 62 year old wife, married five years to a 57 year old merchant mariner, seeks romance and affection she feels lacking at home. She questions if her desires are too much at their age and notes his absence at sea three of four months. The page includes reader responses on romance expectations and language concerns about her husband who speaks English poorly yet is a good provider and father.
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Abby
John
Louis
Johnny Desmond
Nat Cole
Dear Abby style advice and Iowa election notes
Abigail Van Buren column offers marriage and personal image guidance addressing a wife’s frustration with her husband’s grammar and wigs. The piece shifts to Iowa political subdistrict results with Charlene Conklin, Lee Gaudineer, Minnette Doderer, Adrian Brinck, Gene Kennedy, and others, noting party wins and incumbency changes across Polk, Johnson, Dubuque counties and more.
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Black Hawk County
Charlene Conklin
James Gallagher
Polk County
Lee Gaudineer
Joseph Bertroche
GOP
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Johnson County
D. C. Nolan
Doderer
Iowa
Adrian Brinck
Carroll Redfern
Lee County
Brinck
Redfern
Dubuque County House
Raymond Miller
Gene Kennedy
Miller
Bernard O‘malley
Harry Beardsley
Robert Kreamer
Don Alt
William Henry Huff II
Kenneth Rutgers
George Milligan
F. Mac Danielson
Des Moines
Love and War Man Objects to Crying
AM AGAIN INVITED to assist a young man in dreaming up an intriguing name for his rock and roll quartet. It’s flattered, but funnier ideas come next, while a gent asserts oysters come from Chesapeake Bay and a Floridian woman questions eyes versus bearing in men. A look at names, loves, and musical talent follows with quips and Q A.
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Puget Sound
Chesapeake Bay
Olympia
John
Michael
James
Linda
Mary
Debra
Omar Sharif
J. M. Bailey
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Cunard Line
Mrs. Conklin
Washington Evening Journal
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William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
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Inland Daily Press Ass’n
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Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Big Shot
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Louie
By Leary
Washington, Iowa
MR. Dithers
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American Motors
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