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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1963
Page
4
A columnist questions government expansion into services beyond mail delivery. Citing a potential Post Office reform, higher parcel rates, and money-losing ventures, the piece argues against government ventures while noting rising rates and new offices nationwide. It warns of reduced mail service and Saturday delivery if funding tightens.
A cautious but hopeful mood emerges as 1962 proves normal and recent data show rising orders and sales, industrial production, personal income, retail sales and capital spending. Automobiles and steel expect a strong year, though not signaling an outright boom.
Washington faces claims of manipulating news to aid foreign politics amid coverage of British Labour leader Harold Wilson and U S emphasis on public relations. Critics say U S officials nudged Canadian and British campaigns, including pressure on Prime Minister Macmillan and support for Wilson, while defending Skybolt missteps as politically motivated. The piece notes debates over press control and the broader concern about government messaging during the Cold War.
The Muscatine Journal lists publication city notices and staff credits, detailing staff roles such as publisher editor and business manager. It notes AP affiliation, mailing and delivery practices, subscription rates within and beyond fifty miles, and special delivery for missed newspapers.
James Marlow argues that Beijing seeks a broader communist reach, with Laos as the first step. He warns that without nuclear arms, China will press forward gradually, leveraging local guerrillas and regional instability to seize neighboring states. The piece links Laos, Formosa, and Cuba as flashpoints.
The article discusses the unlikely possibility of grafting a healthy pancreas under a diabetic’s skin to produce insulin. It notes the current limits of insulin injections, the speculative match of blood chemistries, and Biochemist Benirschke’s armadillo and human twin studies.
Letts Mrs William Newell president of Chapter T of TT and Mrs James Gage attended the Iowa State TIT Convention held April 26 and 27 at Ottumwa. The Junior High Prom for the Louisa Muscatine Community School is set for Friday evening May 3 at the Letts building. WSCS members will meet Wednesday evening May 7 at 730 p.m. at the Methodist church. Hostesses include Mesdames Leonard Wright J N P Small Arthur Thompson Orpha Esile Dan Lange Harry Shearer Harry Kent Ruth Blake Dewey Toland and Walter Morris. The pledge service will be given and a new member initiated.
A columnist cites automation as a risk to family harmony linking worker frustration to home life. The piece also notes ancient remedies, banking cautions on pencil-written checks, and trivia on stars, taxes, temper, marriage, and presidential bachelorhood. It ends with news of the Ma Tso Lung Lutheran New Village in Hong Kong funded by Swedish Lutheran World Federation efforts for 60 farming families.
A religious reflection cites Acts 16 5 RSV noting churches strengthened and growing daily It prays for today to open all churches to everyone regardless of rate or station in life in Jesus name Amen.
A notice column recalls events from 76 to 25 years ago in Muscatine and surrounding areas. Highlights include a regiment member departing for recruitment service, a black horse stolen near Fruitland, coal prospects boosting investments, local tradesmen praised, and past school enrollments and performances by Jefferson school pupils, the Muscatine band, and Elks Chanters under local leaders.
Dear Abby answers readers on stock market caution and family dynamics. A letter about following advice, learning to cook, and handling nosy relatives appears amid other brief queries from Betty Coed and Wants. Abby urges tact, timing, and respectful boundaries in guidance.
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