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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1966
Page
2
Muscatine Journal details its AP affiliation and use of World Wide News Wirephoto and feature service for national and international coverage.
Capitol tampering protests over a $34 million west front facelift were heard and heeded. Senate conferees postponed the project and the architect was told to limit work to a scale model while the issue prompts national debate on preserving the Capitol as a national treasure.
London church services remembered Bridget Driscoll, noted as Britain's first automobile fatality, killed 70 years ago when struck by a car traveling four miles an hour. The service sparked public outcry over traffic deaths and calls for safer highways and stricter enforcement of rules.
Three incumbent Democratic U.S. Senators Ross Bass A Willis Robertson and Donald Russell faced primary defeats amid scrutiny of the Lyndon Johnson brand. Critics tie losses to the LBJ label and related administration stances on union rules banking policy and inflation, amid broader doubts about White House support.
Frank X. Schaeffer, chairman of the Muscatine levee commission and leading local businessman, died at Bellevue Hospital at 11:45 this morning after extended illness linked to blood poisoning following tooth extraction. The report notes his long local prominence.
Washington AP reports Senator Robert F. Kennedy is gaining strength as a possible Democratic presidential contender in 1968, causing speculation about President Johnson’s tactics. The article notes Kennedy’s independence from Johnson, his public visibility, and past friction, while suggesting Johnson may shift to more direct public appeal and TV engagement to regain support.
In Kansas City Kansas the post office suspended delivery to about 80 homes atop an abandoned limestone mine after several cave-ins and home demolitions. Families may collect mail at a branch office or install mailboxes outside the danger zone.
Dr Crane offers practical child psychology tips for pediatric patients. He suggests doctors avoid loud greetings and instead sit down to reduce the adult height gap, making children feel equal and comfortable. He asks clinicians to imagine being surrounded by 12 foot tall 80 pound people to understand a toddler’s view.
A guide for easing toddlers into medical and dental visits. It explains letting the child set the pace, avoiding negative ideas, and using a pirate chest toy to reward calm behavior. It notes how animals and parents influence a child’s approach, with practical steps for reducing fear.
A collection of Dear Abby letters discusses bench time in Little League. Parents, coaches, and players weigh in on fairness, practice, and the drive to win. Key voices include a 12-year-old benchwarmer, a Little League manager, and a mother-coach.
HAL BOYLE surveys reader mail with aphorisms and trivia. He notes widows outnumber widowers, teachers 4500 children start smoking daily, pigs guard homes in Little Rock, and 22 million teens exist. Includes quips about acne caused by forehead hair, longevity after 65, houseflies, and superstitions about moving days and owls.
Crossword style clues span across and down with entries including Prime words like Corridora and Viper. The puzzle interweaves geography and biology while a devotional prayer fragment sits at the end, linking the page to church calendar content.
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