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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
2
The President-elect reviews hundreds of names for sensitive posts and second level roles. He aims for a blend of tested experience and dynamic young talent, drawing from both parties to shape a strong, vibrant administration.
President-elect Nixon outlines sweeping federal reorganization aims to tighten control and make government a sharper tool for urban, resource, and human needs. Concepts include merging Health Education and Welfare with Housing and Urban Development, and combining Agriculture with Interior into a Natural Resources Agency. He seeks Cabinet-level heads and hopeful congressional approval, while noting political hurdles and the need for qualified partners. The plan emphasizes efficiency, not bigger government, and depends on public and Senate support.
Speculation centers on President Johnson recalling the Senate to ratify the non-proliferation treaty. Critics call it a gesture with little guarantee it will halt nuclear weapon spread, noting signed nations and evolving tech limit its impact and urging a careful, broad debate before any ratification.
A reader asks about intestinal bypass as a weight loss method. The doctor explains benefits and risks, including nutrition issues, need for hospital monitoring, possible further surgery, and the likelihood of relapse without lifestyle change. He notes psychiatric help aids behavior change.
A reader criticizes smoking by both youths and chaperone police and calls for better enforcement at armory dances. The letter urges dividing dances by age groups and restricting reentry to curb alcohol access and rowdiness, suggesting parental and tavern loopholes be addressed.
New York based columnists mailbag surveys quirky facts and insights about society health and behavior. It notes 25 million Americans snore sleep deprivation among teens with modest spending and high federal debt payments per household. It adds maritime seasickness Nelson floors of buildings stories and the value of health screening with Pap tests and smoking cessation. It ends with aphorisms and a snippet on models and study.
Our Yesterdays notes a dozen wagons with hay and straw on Second Street plus residents Reppert Pitnam and Mrs H. convalescent as a lecture at Presbyterian church draws 25 cent admission. Fifty years ago the influenza wave reached a crest in Muscatine and police patrolled twenty homes. Ten years ago a city project cost 172.66 with 28 building permits issued in November.
Highlights of notable events on December 2 include Monroe Doctrine outlined by James Monroe in 1823, Napoleon crowned emperor in 184, Austerlitz victory in 1805, John Brown hanged in 1859, Ford Model A unveiled in 1927, McCarthy censure in 1954, Canterbury Archbishop visits Pope in 1960, Garcia state visit to Japan, renewed space collaboration invite to the Soviet Union, Cardinal Spellman death at 78.
A prayer cites Nahum 1 7 RSV and asks for awareness of sin's seriousness. It seeks personal and national repentance, recognition of sinfulness, and a desire to seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
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