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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
4
An editorial lauds a state police airplane program that awards drivers for careful conduct, arguing positive reinforcement beats endless prohibitions. It urges shifting from a maze of don'ts to recognition of good driving to reduce highway fatalities.
Press dispatches from Ft. Madison Ia indicate fountain pens with a snorkel attachment will soon be sold to the public. The snorkel aims to prevent blotting during filling, a sign of broader progress in writing devices and a hope that typewriter makers will someday offer a ribbon replacement gadget without ink stains.
Washington report traces how co op protests helped push the eight part FTC oil monopoly study and a DOJ grand jury probe. It notes secrecy, political pressure from Missouri figures, and industry lobbying shaping public access.
A Manly Signal editorial argues the law of supply and demand remains unmatched for centuries and asserts future thinkers in government will struggle to rival it in guiding economies.
A crossword style puzzle item lists numerous clues across and down including relish dish related entries, nickel symbol, various nouns and verbs, and foreign language terms. The page fragment presents a dense mix of short definitions and wordplay prompts with many partial numbers and foreign phrases.
In Des Moines the news and business office relocates to the 318 Shops Building. The move consolidates editorial and administrative functions under one roof as operations adapt to a growing city market.
Washington faces a plan to honor prewar German debts while subordinating postwar loans. Acheson seeks congressional bypass as critics call it a swindle that shifts losses to American taxpayers. State Department argues terms reward Western partnership and aid Germany’s recovery.
A car driven by Harlan Schoon of Coggon struck a fire plug in Central City Linn county, creating a geyser and cutting water to the town for over three hours Tuesday night. Workmen shut off the supply to fix the broken main and locate the cutoff valve.
Billy Hitchcock of the Athletics holds a Bachelor of Arts from Auburn College. About 80 million people reside in Indonesia, spanning roughly 3 000 islands.
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