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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1965
Page
7
The Monticello Express editorial argues Johnson administration policies fuel inflation through deficits and currency manipulation. It cites rising living costs, wage increases, and wartime plans as drivers, warning that voluntary controls may fail and Big Government undermines free enterprise.
The piece weighs De Gaulle as a complex figure, praising his wartime leadership and later stabilizing influence while criticizing his lasting tenure and controversial moves in Europe and NATO. It compares him to Churchill and Montgomery and questions his long-term legacy and impact on Vietnam.
A backward look at holiday traffic deaths shows 615 fatalities over Thanksgiving four days. The NSC projects a nationwide toll of over 44 000 for the year, with holidays adding 135 extra deaths. Year to year comparisons explain the accuracy of their predictions.
A reader notes Joe faces 4-F draft classification and worries it may keep him from football. The message expresses concern about possible lost playing time and fitness viability.
A reader urges action to protect the town from break ins and vandalism harming Christmas displays. They focus on downtown lights and outdoor evergreens, call for bringing teenage offenders to justice, and emphasize light as a symbol of the season and Christ’s message.
The Home Arts club met at Mrs. Otto Benischek's home with unusual Christmas gift exchanges and a door prize for Mrs. Tillie Wosoba. Officers elected: president Mrs. Neal Bright and secretary-treasurer Mrs. Frank Tye. Next meeting set for Jan 4 at Mrs. Emile Burian's home.
A list of recipients includes Weidenhoff and several named individuals such as Mrs. John Burda Mrs. Robert Barber and Mrs I Simonsen plus Mrs Neal Bright and John Carsten sen and Charles Weidenhoff The piece mentions a Christmas gift exchange and social gatherings including a Happy Hour club meeting at Mrs Emmia Hroniks home and an Oxford Homemakers party with hosts Mrs August Petersen and Mrs Hans Petersen Also noted are trips to Chicago and a talk by Dr Randolph about his People to People tour in Europe.
Visitors from Coggon and Marion are listed along with family dinners and church events. Albert Kurth, 94, lives with his son. Karla Ruley’s baptism sponsors included John Albany. Schrader farm sale and sale aftereffects tied to Monticello. Lonnie Henrichsen hospitalized after an emergency appendectomy at Mercy Hospital Anamosa.
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