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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1972
Page
2
The New York Times notes a man with a carbine boarding a United plane at Reno International Airport and commandeering the jet. It contrasts El Al’s security with general airline safeguards, arguing that airport controls and security remain dangerously lax despite claimed measures.
In Burlington coverage the Muscatine Journal hails Fred Schwengel for interrupting his campaign to return to Washington and back an end the war measure, which failed. The piece critiques Schwengel’s lack of public antiwar leadership and urges Ed Mezvinsky to offer real leadership beyond window dressing.
Milwaukee Journal reports that Red China’s U.N. admission erases Taiwan’s existence from U.N. data, signaling alleged bureaucratic capitulation. An undersecretary general and U.N. legal counsel are cited as responsible, with possible reversal by the secretary general or General Assembly looming. The piece warns of a weakened U.N. as Mao’s influence grows.
The Association, once among the nation’s top acts with hits like Cherish and Never My Love, staged two Davenport concerts at the RKO Orpheum. DeMolay ushers from Muscatine covered the shows, and KSTT promoted the appearance as part of a broader lineup including the Carpenters.
The piece critiques the 1972 Republican platform as muddled yet confident, praising its tone while noting evasions and contradictions. It frames McGovern as a target, argues deficit spending undermines fiscal health, and contrasts GOP and Democratic positions on labor power and schooling. The author warns today’s GOP could share the Whig fate of overreach.
Muscatine Journal, an independent LEE newspaper, lists William L. Fahy as publisher and Max Christy as controller. Gil Dietz serves as editor with Harold Blake as managing editor and David White handling advertising sales. Wendell Grinstead is circulation manager.
Davenport Democrat city editor notes a Greeley meet report and adds local items from Columbus Junction to Muscatine. Updates include property purchases on Gerard Avenue, a county courthouse construction contract to Otto Wendling, football prep by Coach Weber and 50 candidates, and Rev Wright’s resignation at Church of God with Rev Meeks of Perry set to succeed.
Editor notes letters express views of community members. David R. Wright thanks volunteers and co chairs Wes Fry and Helen Roelle for organizing Great River Days 1972 including the ping pong ball drop fireworks display and Venetian boat parade.
Reader asks about timing of abdominal exercises and digestion effects. doctor says exercising before or after meals does not harm. Also notes pregnancy test timing varies by hormone changes. early positive results possible in some tests, others may take longer depending on urgency and test sensitivity.
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