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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
2
Motorists visiting the county treasurer to obtain 1967 motor vehicle plates pay an additional 25 cents the extra two bits covers the cost of new reflectorized plates intended to reflect light from oncoming cars to prevent collisions. The change, part of Iowa's vehicle registrations, also introduces a new style container for the registration certificate.
Longtime New York congressman Adam Clayton Powell may be arrested for criminal contempt after a state supreme court refused to overturn an order. Powell, historically exempt on Sundays, plans to address his Harlem church via closed circuit television from Washington, potentially avoiding arrest while remote representation looms for his district.
John Chamberlain argues that in 1967 the West seems to abdicate against communism by appeasing Red China and Soviet Russia. He cites US and Allied moves to make deals with Moscow, Romania, Hungary, and East European regimes, warning that separation of Communist powers risks accelerating their collapse rather than promoting true freedom. He condemns UN and Council of Europe efforts seen as propping up communist regimes while urging decisive push against all Communist influence.
A brief historical recap notes winter protection for grape and tender vines as a likely snowy period approaches. It recalls social details from 25 years ago including Muscatine County Christian Young People electing Betty McCulley vice president Betty Ireland treasurer and Danforth Sauer secretary, plus a YMCA gym banquet and Pythian sisters gathering.
AP News recalls U Thant's surprise decision to remain as U.N. secretary general for another five years. The Burmese leader seeks continuity amid Cold War strains, urging cautious diplomacy while criticizing the Vietnam War and the major powers.
Dr Crane and Dr Cort Flint discuss morality erosion among youth at college campuses. They compare idle labor to a farm dog lured by roaming dogs, warning that a mob can form when no constructive work is assigned and mischief erupts, ending in harm to livestock.
The piece argues mob leadership stems from idle youth and urges Benjamin Franklin style apprenticeships and a longer work week. It links excess leisure to dope interest, hair length, and delinquency, claiming work prevents intrusions into social order and crime.
A reader asks how to teach a boy to tie laces when his father does not. Abby replies to set examples, then addresses locating a divorced father, warning that past parental choices influence present contact and that silence may endure.
A reader describes a prank that overturned a car causing $150-$200 in damage, with $50 covered by a deductible. The note warns that the insurance pool may incur costs for many insured drivers and urges pranks be refrained. Another letter corrects a published view on a one way part of Climer street, noting no parking signs on both sides and defending the city's paving goal to move traffic efficiently.
A devotional moment references Genesis 1 26 and expresses gratitude for divine cleansing power. It asks readers to devote heart mind and strength to service, concluding in the name of Jesus Christ.
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