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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1966
Page
2
Wisconsin State Journal notes a linguistic champion emerging from boxing with Brian London declaring he shall go strongly for 15 rounds. The piece playfully contrasts boxing talk with famous historic quotes and ironic prose about the sport.
The Iowa City Press Citizen notes drive-in services spread widely from restaurants and banks to churches, motels, grocery checkout, and even barber shops. In Lovelady Texas a justice of the peace conducts marriages from a car, while new drives evolve to include maternity hospitals and mortuaries.
A reflective piece urges readers to practice patience and courtesy on the road. It argues the emotional rewards of kindness exceed material gains, noting how giving a driver a break sparks gratitude, smiles, and a warm glow for both parties, urging graceful living.
Recurring notes recall past events from 10 to 78 years ago in Muscatine. Readers gathered birthdays, visits, and community gatherings including an ice cream social, district picnic plans, and a family reunion, with names like Dorothy Hahn Mildred Heussner Bonita Brenneman and Virginia Brenneman highlighted.
A 1966 letter argues riots do not advance the Negro civil rights cause. It praises nonviolent demonstrations for widening support and voter registration. The writer stresses education and lawful action over looting, urging equal opportunity through steady effort rather than violence.
The piece argues against Senator Dirksen's proposed constitutional prayer amendment, noting it would provoke clashes over church state boundaries and could lead to a religious civil war. It cites Supreme Court decisions on school prayer and warns that state involvement, even in small forms, risks undermining both free government and church independence.
Dr. Crane's Joe T., aged 42, factory head, recalls churchgoers criticizing sermons on free enterprise. He cites Bible parable of talents to argue stop snide remarks about capitalism and expose the danger of socialism and communism in pulpits. The tale contrasts successful investment with a lazy servant, urging Christian support for American economic effort.
A reader argues that Jesus would support American free enterprise over communistic systems. The column contrasts the parable of the talents with modern workers, praising individual effort, accountability, and the fruits of capitalism while criticizing wage dependence and redistribution. It cites religious texts and American institutions as proof of enterprise success.
Abig ail Van Buren shares letters on a husband who grinds teeth and endangers health, a wife seeking open talks to avoid explosions, a daughter concerned about a grandmother’s drinking, and a minister's note about biblical wisdom. The column urges honest communication, prompt dental care, and faith-based guidance.
John Roderick reports from Tokyo on Mao Zedong's latest nationwide plan to redefine Chinese life. Soldiers become part time peasants and managers, peasants take factory roles, and workers dig gardens to form a new combined peasant worker class. The move aims to eradicate existing classes and consolidate dictatorship, triggering the gravest internal crisis in Red China in 17 years amid broad resistance across army, party, government, and culture.
A prayer invoking 1 Peter 2 21 urging Christians to imitate Christ in turmoil and unrest. The supplication pleads for God to fill the day with the gospel of peace guiding footsteps to Thy will for our Savior.
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