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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
6
The Muscatine Journal editorial notes that do it yourself work has shifted from a fad to a necessity for American homeowners. It contrasts local DIY labor with cheap Mexican labor and highlights the drive to maintain homes with own hands amid growing esthetic improvements.
The article outlines a Czech led campaign offering pardons to defectors returning home within six months. It notes five Czechs already planning to return, funding challenges, and opposition from anti Communist groups in the United States. It cites 500000 resettled refugees in the U S and Canada and 350000 unemployed in Western Europe. It describes Bulgaria’s campaign tactics and the Free Europe Committee’s efforts to counter with better camp conditions and faster resettlement.
The piece summarizes Joseph C. Harshe's view that Moscow faces a shifting world balance after Geneva. It notes six points: Soviet dominance a decade ago, rising China, Western European democracy and Germany, and Moscow's mixed motives toward a new global equilibrium. It suggests Khrushchev and Zhukov may accept gradual change if talks succeed, delaying a final showdown.
A playful Chicago Daily News note wonders if national pride could influence meteorology as a cool Canadian air mass is swapped for hot southern winds. The quip asks whether preferring Canadian air is acceptable while expressing patriotic affection.
Congress appropriated 15 million dollars and directed the Department of Health Education and Welfare to study smog. The article notes smog as a product of urban industrial civilization and cites Donora, Pennsylvania, 1948, where 21 deaths were linked to air pollution.
The page shows a crossword puzzle with numbered clues for across and down entries. It includes hints such as 35 Bridge holding 36 Before 37 Table scraps and others like 40 Girl's name 41 Abstract being 42 Purloin, plus several down entries like 1 Endure and 9 Century plant.
A reader letter discusses Dr. Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Covenant not ratified by major powers. It compares Nuremberg and Tokyo trials to treaty limits, notes Bricker Amendment fears, and weighs UN authority versus domestic issues amid Korea and strategic postwar concerns.
The Muscatine County recorder Mrs. Lucille Freybler releases July statistics on fees totaling 745 dollars 20 cents with breakdowns for deeds real estate mortgages chattels releases and assignments and certified copies. The report also lists instrument counts and a fishing and hunting license summary.
Captain Easy notes there is nothing like a pretty girl at vacation time and urges readers to get The Muscatine Journal sent to their vacation address. Call AM 3-2331 to arrange delivery.
Matt Bakula of Los Angeles, a retired jeweler, travels the Mississippi with two 15 year old boys from Bemidji to New Orleans aboard the Lady Itasca II. The trio started July 13, covering up to 90 miles daily before motor trouble near La Crosse slowed them. They prefer tent nights to hotels, marking Bakula's third year on the trek. Ohio bumper tomato output noted at article end.
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