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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1965
Page
4
The Muscathian Journal becomes a member of the Associated Prove group, adopting wire services and feature coverage from Hand and other worldwide news sources as part of an editorial page strategy.
In Washington thousands marched to protest Viet Nam policy amid doubts it will hasten victory. The piece contrasts antiwar sentiment with Thanksgiving deaths from traffic accidents, noting Muscatine and national efforts to add parking and improve space as 1965 ends.
In a Yale Kamisar and Fred E. Inbau dialogue, the two law professors explore how Supreme Court rulings have expanded defendants rights while challenging police powers. The piece weighs individual vs societal rights, questions about counsel for the indigent, and what constitutes reasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment amid rising crime.
A compact look back at Muscatine history notes rail line talks between Ft. Madison and Burlington, a Boise City store opening by Charles McColm, church building plans, a 25 year ago wedding, a found suitcase with raisins, job placements in November, divorce licenses rising, and a Monroe Street vacate paving way for Heinz plant expansion.
AP reports Sen. J W Fulbright faces cooling reception from President Johnson amid U S actions in the Dominican Republic and Viet Nam. The Arkansas Democrat, critical of Vietnam policy, saw a public clash over bombings while Mansfield led a major fact finding mission that Fulbright did not head. Johnson’s team appeared to signal disagreement with Fulbright through quiet replies and selective praise to allies.
Hal M. Crane, a 28 year old center fielder, credits a pair of baby shoes for his major league success. When worn, they boost his confidence and hitting, while losing focus and power when misplaced, a tale framed as auto hypnosis through belief in the talisman’s influence.
A British hypnotist tested soldiers with a dynamometer, yielding 101 pounds awake, 69 pounds under negative suggestion, and 10 pounds under strong positive framing. Post-hypnosis strength surged toward max, with near 100 percent focus on the task. A tale notes similar belief effects in Hal’s baby shoes boosting batting concentration.
Abigail Van Buren offers advice on family conflict over a daughter's elopement and a mother’s estrangement. The column covers a distraught wife seeking acceptance of her marriage and a sister with threats of self harm, urging professional help and cautious communication.
New York AP columnist HAL Boyle argues that modern middle age offers the best time to live, as chronicling change from horse to jet and wars to peace shows present abundance. He classifies romanticists, realists, and gamblers, concluding present is optimal for thoughtful minds.
A devotional prayer passage reflects on human struggle with sin and seeks deliverance through Jesus Christ. It quotes Romans 7:24 and includes the Lord's Prayer as a model, asking for surrender to Christ and ongoing witness to His saving power.
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