Show Another World For or Year 2001 Plant Workers Look Into Next Century FORT MADISON la Ever Ever guess what your community and the world around it will be like when the next century begins About 1800 workers here have recorded recorded recorded re re- re- re corded their guesses on that subject subject subject sub sub- and have made sure their prediction prediction prediction pre pre- diction can be checked 50 years from now A record of ther prophecies prophecies prophecies encased in an oversize vac vac- sealed fountain pen has been buried in a wall of ot the new Sheaffer Pen Company plant here Peacetime use of ot atomic energy airline flights faster than sound person to television and a doubling of the towns town's population will be realities in 2001 if the Fort Madison workers are good prophets They did their sooth soothsaying sooth saying in a year 50 game of 20 questions Although 89 per cent predicted atomic energy w will ll have been used in peacetime by the start of ot the next century 83 per cent said the atom and hydrogen bombs will be used in war Eighty-eight Eighty per cent foresaw another world war A cancer cure will have been found 84 per cent believe So will willa a cure for the common cold according accord accord- tag ing to 69 per cent But only 26 per percent percent percent cent feel teel hopeful for a way to grow hair on bald heads Moms Mom's clothes budget still sun will be shocking Dad in 2001 the Fort Madi- Madi indicated Ei five Eighty five per percent percent percent cent of ot them said no to the question question question ques ques- tion Will women's clothes b be standardized into utility suits or Airline flights will exceed the speed of sound 67 per cent But only 43 per cent guessed a guided missile will have reached the moon The United Nations will not be in In existence according to 56 per cent Only 26 per cent said Europe will be federalized into one state And there still will be just two main political parties in the United States according accord accord- ing tag to 57 per cent I |