This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1966
Page
2
Consolation for young astronaut John Young is reported to NASA officials as somewhat annoyed and perplexed because the pictures he tried to take of his companion Michael Collins during the space walk failed to capture Collins. It notes other travelers have erred similarly, missing the subject after film development.
Tax Foundation notes lower printing costs for banknotes, with the Bureau of Printing and Engraving predicting a drop from 9.21 to 8.41 dollars per 1,000 notes and output easing from 2.278 million to 2.212 million notes. The potential saving is about 5.25 million, yet individuals feel poorer as money buys less in daily exchanges.
In a lively Senate session on Tuesday afternoon, Byrd and Pastore pushed an amendment condemning a West German backed steel plant in Communist China. Fulbright and Mansfield clashed as the chamber voiced strong, angry opposition to domestic duplicity and foreign aid diplomacy. The measure is likely to vanish in conference, but the moment highlighted American resolve in Viet Nam and Europe.
Our Yesterdays notes a group of colored excursionists leaving on the steamer Pear to attend Emancipation Day celebrations in Davenport in the British West Indies era. The item sits among local notes including weather and personal updates.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports signs of discord among Soviet aligned states over Vietnam policy. Czech censorship and Romania's UN note hint at independent lines, while Soviet and British calls to reconvene Geneva struggle against such moves.
Dr. Crane's Tom J aged 58 a successful business executive reveals his wife has left him and filed for divorce after a year of an affair with a divorcee Their grown daughter and a step daughter also feature in the tale with the wife pursuing separation and alimony unlikely to match Tom J's former status a social embarrassment and public admission of marital breakdown.
The piece rails at wives who fear divorce amid marital strife, arguing that infidelity stems from husbands’ desires and wives’ omissions. It blames both spouses in strained terms, condemning a divorce as paving the way for a rival and urging restraint despite alleged wrongs.
Virginia seeks to marry an RCMP officer after earning her RN and moving to Canada. Abby suggests visiting Canada, getting trained as a nurse, and applying for RCMP contact, urging persistence and caution the piece frames as a reader letter.
New York AP column highlights how guitars fuel a 150 million dollar yearly industry as millions take evening lessons. California feeds a quarter of U S table food, while dieting group talks beat drug therapy for weight loss. Bees sting only queens. giant baby born in 1879 weighed 23% pounds, and future tooth banks may plant live tooth buds. A playful verse and a 1966 death toll estimate appear among varied notes and a crossword.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.