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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1967
Page
2
City council approves a compromise tree planting ordinance for parkways between streets and sidewalks. It bans elms and fruit trees, limits tree types, and requires no interference with utilities. Over 150 species listed as suitable, with permits and lists to be issued to residents.
John Chamberlain argues for free trade over tariffs and quotas citing protectionist bias as a drain on resources. He details non-tariff barriers worldwide, showing how varied charges act like hidden tariffs that distort commerce and undermine reciprocal trade talks.
The excerpts joke about aging and modern gadgets, from the Somerville Messenger Gazette and Horton Headlight, contrasting old to new tech and weightlifting. The Wall Street Journal quips on space, sea, and midrange living, while the Branden News offers a tax and credit class classification.
In Washington, Republicans assess what they can do better in 1968 while facing a handicap from Vietnam policy. GOP leaders Dirksen Ford and others discuss war handling, campaign planning in Palm Beach and Gettysburg, and potential candidates like Nixon and Romney charting strategy.
Dear Dr Molner advises weighing urgency and tolerance for surgery in a 72 year old with a double hernia. He says age alone is not a contraindication and warns against delaying until a life threatening strangulation. He cites successful surgeries at advanced ages and explains diastasis and girdle support.
New York AP humor piece contrasts prehistoric gender roles with modern clues. It lists playful guidelines to distinguish men and women by breakfast habits, dress, behavior, and reactions, ending with a direct approach to ask and potential slap or nose bleed as indicators.
A meeting of all interested in a new Methodist house of worship will be held at the church next Wednesday evening to decide the location. Rev. I. O. Kemble departed on the Western Call for Christmas materials. Officers for the coming year were elected at Turners' Society annual meeting at the German hall.
A Friday history column notes key dates: 1941 war declaration on Japan by U S and Britain, 1765 Eli Whitney born, 1776 Washington crosses Delaware, 1886 AFL founded, 1925 Mein Kampf published, 1949 Taiwan seat shift, 1953 L A census ranking, 10 years ago Argentina crash, 5 years ago NYC paper strike, 1 year ago space treaty nuclear ban.
A prayer passage invokes blessing from all parts of the world calling believers to open their hearts to the Savior. It asks grace to spread the redeemed message and praise God for Christ’s triumphant call to all races nations and peoples.
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