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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
4
Editorial notes the 90th West Liberty fair in Muscatine County will feature farm and home products, prize livestock, youth 4 H and FFA entries, and entertainment from flying acts to rides. Organizers emphasize months of planning and effort to ensure spectators and competitors enjoy three days of displays, contests, and fun.
The piece notes Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson’s lukewarm White House backing as Missouri voters reject the Democratic senatorial primary for Stuart Symington. It also covers Arkansas Governor Sid McMath bowing to Judge Francis D. Cherry and moving forward with a White House endorsed bid. Stevenson’s reluctance to visit Washington fades as election returns are read.
The United States leads a global economic cold war to embargo strategic materials to the Soviet bloc. Fifty nations cooperate under the Battle Act and UN measures to stop shipments of copper, petroleum, and other essentials, with cooperation organized by Co-Com in Paris and directed by Rear Adm. Marcy M. Dupre Jr.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise weighs the 15 year wartime economy and soaring national debt. It asks whether the nation should pursue prosperity or peace and urges a responsible party to chart a saner course when peace arrives.
A mixed set of crossword like clues across two directions with numerous brief hints. Contains entries for geography, mythology, anatomy, and common terms including references to Italy Persia England and California. The puzzle lists definitions such as war god Ares and donkey equines along with various wordplay clues.
The Muscatine Journal and News Tribune lists publisher CG Lloyd Bunker and managing editor Walter Russell The Daily Journal issues daily except Sunday with evening delivery and weekly mail options Subscription rates include 8 and 15 dollars per year, with advance payment required Office hours 8 am to 6 pm Special delivery for missed papers and the Des Moines associated press news service access through the Des Moines office at 318 Shops Building.
The piece argues Democratic ticket strength in key states could boost Adlai Stevenson, with Illinois Indiana and Missouri seen as pivotal. It notes Schricker and Symington as high vote getters, Gore in Tennessee, Kennedy in Massachusetts, and Truman’s mixed stance on civil rights shaping the race. The article also mentions Eisenhower shifting his position on FEPC as southern blocs weigh in.
Maj. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner, who tamed rioting Red prisoners on Kose Island, will leave for a new post in the United States. He has been named deputy commander of the Fourth Army at San Antonio and will depart about Sept. 1. He spoke by telephone from Pusan saying conditions are quiet and satisfactory at the prison camps.
In darkness over wheat country 15 crewmen bailed from a stricken B 29 Superfortress and landed safely as the plane crashed and burned. The pilot ordered the jump and then bailed out himself, while farmers found the crew with flashlights near the crash site 65 miles southwest of Spokane, Washington.
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