Mental Illness A Growing National Challenge
The National Institute for Mental Health reports over 2.5 million yearly treatments for mental illness in clinics and hospitals, with 18 percent under 18. Private psychiatrists, new community centers, day care, and residential facilities expand access. Employers and unions seek to limit manpower losses as awareness grows locally Muscatine County Mental Health Association offers counseling, while families gain optimism about help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institute For Mental Health
Muscatine County Mental Health Association
Youth pressure to push Nixon on draft ends in promise
The letter notes young voters will press Richard Nixon on ending the draft, citing cross ideological support against conscription from figures like Barry Goldwater and Adlai Stevenson. It argues the draft costs and waste harm both economy and youth, urging a voluntary army as the path forward.
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New York
Richard Nixon
Nixon
White House
William Sloane Coffin
Benjamin Spock
Young Americans For Freedom
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Adlai Stevenson
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Jay
Robert Taft
Martha
Senate
U. S
Whatever Became of Whatever Became of By JIM BISHOP
A nostalgia piece recalling faded stars and their later lives led by Faye Emerson Lily Pons Glenn Cunningham and others. The author notes Richard Lamparski’s books on old personalities and muses about what happened to notable figures from radio film and television. It juxtaposes each figure’s rise with later fortunes and current pursuits, ending with a playful nudge to readers to ask about more forgotten names.
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Jim Bishop
New York
Faye Emerson
Horace Heidt
Lauritz Melchior
Richard Lamparski
Crown Publishers
Axis Sally
Germany
Ohio
Mildred Gillars Sisk
U. S
Sisters of the Poor Child
Jesus
Buffalo Bob
Calais
Mesne
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Candice
Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Lou Costello
Bud Abbott
Fatty
Abbott
Sam
Bud
Encirio
Lauritz
Melchior
Wagner
Jack Oakie
Wise Guy
California
Oakie
Barbara Stanwyck
Frank Fay
Frances Langford
Ralph Evinrude
Marine Motors
Artie Shaw
Lana Turner
Ava Gardner
Kathleen Winsor
Evelyn Keyes
Lakeville
Connecticut
Whatshis
Why a cold lingers and when to seek care
Reader asks why a cold lasts weeks and if sinus drainage or fatigue worsen it. Dr Thosteson explains colds are viral with many types, no cure, and bacteria can complicate as yellow sputum. Rest, proper nutrition, avoidance of prolonged decongestants, and doctor care for secondary infection are advised. A booklet offer and mailing details are included.
Letter to the Editor From Ed J Bank in Muscatine
A reader condemns communists blamed for civil rights protests and vows support for Vietnam era military service. He reflects on past views of Malcolm X and pledges to defend white middle class America and law enforcement after induction into the army. The letter cites Ed J Bank of Muscatine Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm X
J. Strom
Thurmond
Richard J. Daley
Vietnam
America
Ed J. Bank
New Hampshire
Muscatine
Town
Opening Windows of Life by Renee Theobald in New York
Renee Theobald, 42, Parisian artist and mother of five, opened many life windows through vibrant impressionist paintings. With 25 one man shows, 20 works sold in a two week Emile Waller Galleries exhibition, she balances family mornings and evenings with painting afternoons. She trained at the Sorbonne and Beaux Arts and believes art is a means to grasp life and share joy, not escape.
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Europe
Majorca
Lily Pons
Andre Koste- Janet
Miss Pons
Dallas
Palm Springs
New York City
Rivera
Glenn Cunningham
Augusta
Kansas
Cunningham
Brenda
Miss Frazier
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Happy
Grace Bradley
Gabby Hayes
Hollywood
Edgar Bergen
Bergen
New York
Renee Theobald
Emile-Waller
Mme. Theobald
Dubois de Montreynaud
Sorbonne
Beaux-Arts Hisumed Pi
Ches
Years Ago Notes From The Journal Headlines
A weekly recap of past events notes snow weight on the Journal building roof at two tons, a Muscatine visit by Rev Julius Doden, a Sweetland Township soldier's return home, Ruth Marie Weier Shouser's engagement to Clyde E Gabriel with a December wedding plan, a Peace Plans discussion by Miss Martha Good, and teachers attending the 43rd Annual Conference on School Administration at Iowa State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Julius Doden
Wilton
Harry Bermel
Frank Bermel
Sweetland Township
Walter Weiershouser
Sherman St
Ruth Marie
Clyde E. Gabriel
U.S. Army
Clyde. Gabriel
Chestnut St
First Baptist Church
Martha Good
Ethics Study Club
George Chase
Lillie Friederichsen
A. A. Johnson
Jerry Lange
Meryl Mapes
Frances Stanley
Elmer Swanson
State University of
Towa
Today in History highlights from 1968 and earlier
On December 4 1968 33 6 states history marks Utah ratifying the 21st amendment ending Prohibition and 1782 birth of Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook New York Mozart death 1791 Jackson reelected 1832 and more. The Warren Commission begun its JFK assassination probe five years ago and antiwar demonstrators arrested in New York City today.
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United States
Utah
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
N.Y
Wolfgang Mozart
Colombian National Airways
Western Hemisphere
Britain
Finland
Romania
Hungary
Montgomery
Ala
U.N. General Assembly
Cyprus
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Armed Forces
New York City
Daily Prayer Plea For Guidance And Service
A devotional invocation asking for happiness and peace through putting God first. The prayer seeks divine help to follow the plan of redemption, dedicates believers to service, and asks for strength to do Thy will today in Jesus name.
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Jesus
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