Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment Debate in Iowa
In Iowa the abolition of capital punishment sparked renewed debate as murders rise. Data show 1966 figures up from 1960s levels with 43 murders that year and about 35 in 1967 to date. Officials discuss crime trends and a proposed uniform state crime reporting system costing about 25 000 annually, plus扩 expanding the criminal investigation bureau.
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Des Moines
IDPA
General Assembly
Iowa
Victor H. Fegner
Iowa Gallows
Dubuque
Charles Brown
Charles Kelly
Council Bluff
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Highland PTA Postponed To October Twenty Sixth
The Highland Community School PTA meeting moved from October 3 to October 26 at 8 o’clock in the schoolhouse. A joint Evening Circle and General W S C S meeting at the Methodist Church Oct 4 at 8 features guest speaker Mrs Preston Edmondson with hostesses named.
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Ainsworth
Highland Community School P. T. A
General Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Preston Edmondson
Terry Cellman
Gary Stewart
Raymond Lasek
Guy Gerot
Henry Stettler
Charles D. Thompson
Will Dea
John Dea
University Hospital
Iowa City
Robert Greene
Richard Stephens
Marian Owens
Greene
Bill Gerdes
Baton Rouge
Iowa State University
Harold Gerdes
Bill
Westminister Guild
Cotter Presbyterian Church
John Harold Davis
Martha Todd
Blair
Provisional Assembly Upholds Thieu Presidency in Viet Nam
South Vietnam's 117 member assembly rejected charges of rigged elections and affirmed Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu as president and Nguyen Cao Ky as vice president. The vote followed a watchdog report citing irregularities, while police used tear gas on a student anti government march.
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Thieu
Modern Methods Important in Science Education
The article argues that current science teaching remains inadequate and urges full adoption of modern methods and national emphasis. It notes science as essential to daily life and society, and promotes teaching as a way of thinking through scientific method and creative classroom activities.
Lions pledge $200 to Iowa Light Conservation Fund
Crawfordsville Lions Club met with 16 members, welcomed new members Sam Patterson and Forrest Eubanks, and voted to pledge 200.00 for the year to the Iowa Lions Light Conservation Fund. Plans discussed include reactivating a local Walking Blood Bank and progress on Cornfield Contest entrants.
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Vivian Wells
Crawfordsville
Lions Club
Sam Patterson
Forrest Eubanks
Iowa Lions Light Conservation Fund
Robert Rushing
Haydn Thomas
Richard Dare
J. H. Jones
Bill Kilgore
Herbert Rich
Si Finke, Jr
Stephens and
Dare
Arvid Anderson
Howard Williams
Bob Williams
Junior Graber
Bob Carr
Fulton and Martin
Jack Erwin
M. T
C. W. Twinam
Ray McAllister
Charles Wells
Suzanne Miller
SUI
Burge
Iowa City
Iowa
Braden Club
Mexican Cooking Explores Mild Side Of Fiery Cuisine
Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz outlines Mexico's diverse cuisine beyond fiery dishes. Her research traces influences from Aztec and Inca methods to Spanish and Arabic ingredients, noting slow simmering at high altitude and careful handling of chiles. The article details her cookbook and a veal pecan nogada recipe with blended stock, sour cream, and careful tempering.
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New York
UPI
Mexico
Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz
Ortiz
Durango
Spain
Portugal
Iberian Peninsula
Normandy
France
Maximilian
Life or death unions woo public employees
Berkeley based University of California official Randy H. Hamilton warns unions press a militant drive to organize public workers including teachers nurses police and firemen He says public employment is the fastest growing sector and union membership has fallen by about a million while future growth will rely on white collar staff and professionals The piece notes tactics like no contract no work slowdowns and strikes and that unions now employ attorneys economists and PR specialists The analysis cites Hamiltons background including a doctor of philosophy from International University Zurich and service as municipal adviser in Thailand.
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Randy H. Hamilton
University of California
Institute of Governmental Studies
Hamilton
U.S
Carolina Beach
N.C
The
International University
Zurich
Switzerland
Thailand
Bulldozer uncovers 170 million year old prints in park
Rocky Hill Connecticut reports Ed McCarthy, a bulldozer operator, halted work in August 1966 after spotting three toed prints. Scientists confirmed 179 million year old Anchisaurus footprints, revealing a Triassic site that led Gov. Dempsey to preserve the area as Dinosaur State Park.
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Rocky Hill, Conn
UPI
Ed McCarthy
McCarthy
State Highway Department
Connecticut Valley
John N. Dempsey
Museum of Natural History
Dinosaur State Park
Hopewell Sewing Club Meets in Keota
Mrs. Mary Ellen Detweiler hosted the Hopewell Sewing Club in Keota on Tuesday with ten members present and guests Anette Weber Reba Lea Shaefer and Edgar Bandy. President Delores Weber led the business meeting. minutes read and August picnic noted. Plans made for October supper at Prairie Home October 15. Next meeting with Mrs la Aller.
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Prairie Home
Esther Vincent
la Aller
Tressie Schreckengast
M. E. C. LaRue Conklin
Dorothy Chambers
Katherine White
Ilo Green
You Pays Your Money and You Takes Your Choice
Nostalgic reflection on a changing town where Mr. Bailey offered the town's only game and shoppers now face plenty of choices and visible system pressures. It contrasts past personal service with today’s abundance and broader consumer options.
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Mr. Bailey
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Iowa Daily Press
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Wilton Junction
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Ray Havenstein
Norman Vincent Peale
del Farrier
Crawford Township
Edward Reed
Oldwick
N. J
David Nydick
UPI Education Specialist
Lions
Nina Hughes
Colfax
Myral Smith
Henry Davis
Cleo McCoy
George Canott
Washington County Hospital
Art Whiting
Kathy
Karen
John Whiting
Huxley
Thomas Morris
Glendale
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UPID
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