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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1960

Page

4

Retailers Outlook Positive From Federation Report

The American Retail Federation told the President that retail outlets exceed 800000 and employ 65 million workers as they move goods from mills and farms to consumers. The report predicts continued healthy growth with expansion and rising sales, income, and consumer demand, acknowledging inevitable ups and downs but noting the economy remains buoyant and resilient of the sixties era.

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Fires Claim Children as Nation Faces Fire Toll

A Batley county town barn fire killed two small children while an Associated Press tally shows at least 49 deaths from fires nationwide in a two day span. A Muscatine area rescue and other recent blazes highlight ongoing fire dangers from harsher weather and stressed heating systems.

Batley Associated Press Muscatine

Abolish the Electoral College Says Reader Letter

A reader argues the Electoral College is outdated and should be abolished. The letter notes electors are party nominees, not voters for Nixon or Kennedy, and cites New York’s 48 votes. It laments voter confusion and asserts the college’s checks and balances have eroded, urging abolition after 1960s debates.

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Muscatine Journal Printer Publisher and Staff

The Daily Journal of Muscatine Iowa lists Harold Neison as publisher and Walter Russell as editor with several staff roles. It notes subscription details, delivery areas, and office hours, along with Associated Press and press association affiliations and contact lines.

A Lee Harold ’' Neison Walter Russell Gilber Robert Bauer Edwin Walwer Margaret Griffith Mgr Carl Walter A Iv Jann & Kely, Inc Chicago New York Detroit Atlanta Los Angeles Sanfrancisco Daily Journal Sundey Dafly Muscatlas Muscatine Axsoslaleo Praga AP News Tunows Daily Press. Association Liss Moines Woo

Latin American Unrest and Rising Violence Across the Region

The article surveys upheaval in Venezuela Bolivia Argentina Chile and Guatemala, citing Castroite and Communist influence behind riots and uprisings. It notes U.S. reactions including immigration patrols and concerns over a Panama of revolution spreading from Cuba into Latin America in 1961.

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Kennedy Wins In Applied Psychology And Politics

Dr. Crane in a syndicated column lauds John F Kennedy as the best user of Applied Psychology who ever won the White House. He contrasts Kennedy’s forward-looking promises with Nixon’s focus on past deeds, notes Protestant and Catholic dynamics, and praises Kennedy’s compelling speech style and strategy. The piece includes requests for letters and mentions follow-up tomorrow.

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Muscatine Memories and Local Notes Across Time

A fragmented Muscatine page recalls cold house complaints, a fire heater tale, church construction contract in Waterloo, birthday surprise, and past union leadership. It notes Elsworth Jaydees scoring 30 in a 68 47 win, plus a local dentist’s death after 45 years of practice and other community items from 50 to 25 years ago.

L. J Lauvitzen Waterloo Fourth and Town Avenue Muscacine Sunver Elsworth Jaydees Jerry Grady Nevet Margaret Rober Krebill Bontike

Illness Gave Actress a New Look on Life

New York actress Joan Fontaine recalls a two year illness that ranged from mononucleosis to hepatitis and undulant fever, saying it redefined values and gave her a renewed zest for life. She discusses being born again, saving pennies, and rejecting Hollywood treadmill pressures while planning a Broadway future.

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Meditation on transformation and service to the world

The text reflects on the Master’s final words to His disciples before ascending to Heaven. It emphasizes moving from restoration of the past to transformative action. It urges forgetting past grievances, removing selfishness from industry and politics, and eradicating national and racial arrogance and greed.

Dear Abby pastor's part in play questioned

Dear Abby letters discuss a minister directing and acting as a drunk in The Cain Mutiny raising funds for his church and breaking the Third Commandment. Readers urge clergy to maintain dignity. others offer general guidance on relationships and engagements.

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Comment and Opinion: Bigotry and Taxpayers Reflected

A Waterloo Courier quote questions prospects for girl graduates marrying. a Mason City Globe-Gazette critique labels current events as adult bigotry. Fairfield Ledger notes taxpayers once called citizens now labeled as taxpayers, urging pride in that role.

New Orleans Fairfield Ledger

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