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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1972
Page
2
The Hawk Eye endorses basketball softball track and even football and wrestling for girls urging equal facilities. It notes a petition by 35c girls prompted the board to create programs for intramural and interscholastic competition. It cites notable women athletes to argue for equal opportunity and facilities.
The nomination of Peter J. Brennan as secretary of labor signals Nixon's strategy to court labor support. The move honors Brennan for backing Nixon's foreign policy and Vietnam efforts while acknowledging Labor's divided stance on domestic issues and the broader political shift toward bipartisanship.
Delegates from 79 nations at a London conference preliminarily approve a treaty to ban disposal at sea of nerve gas DDT and high level radioactive wastes. The pact would require nations to regulate ships from their ports and foreign vessels, signaling a historic step toward universal pollution controls.
A letter to the editor prompts a Muscatine General hospital ICU plan. Hospital administrator J W Myers cites no physician to direct such a unit, while Dr John L Parks notes staff discussion next week. A four physician Muscatine Community Health Center, affiliated with the University of Iowa, targets July 1 1973 with other staff and para medical teams to support care delivery.
James J. Kilpatrick laments the and recommends reforming the 1976 nominating process. He critiques campaign fatigue and crossover voting, cites voter indifference to broad issues, praises human scale concerns, and contrasts McGovern and Nixon on welfare and Vietnam. He notes a Calvinist work ethic under the surface.
Edgar Parker, a Harlem route bus driver and ordained minister, greets riders with cheerful phrases and multilingual goodbyes. Passengers respond with thanks and affection, praising his kindness and humor. Parker says driving in New York is demanding, values neighborliness, and notes his bus is marked toward Fort Tyron Park with his signature call to board.
The Muscatine Journal presents its editorial leadership with publisher William L. Fahy, editor Harold Blake, managing editor David White, controller Max Christy, and circulation manager Wendell Grinstead. Advertising sales is overseen by Gil Dietz.
Muscatine daily item records Amos Hopkinson, longtime chief carrier and seven year veteran, resigning to focus on typesetting. Also notes piano lessons offered, local quarantines for varicella and scarlet fever, anniversary observances, a Trinity Guild potluck, a Liberia construction plan, and a golden wedding anniversary at the Garvin residence with YWCA open house.
On this date events span 1941 Philippine invasion marking the start of the Pacific war, Milton birth in 1608, Webster founding New York’s first daily paper in 1793, separation of church and state in France 1905, and other 20th century notes. Notable birthdays include Kirk Douglas and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and a proverb closes the column.
Dear Dr Thosteson answers offer no easy fix for reducing bust size, notes weight loss or risky surgery when needed, and warns against kidney trouble. He explains dishwashing hygiene, denies breast enlarging creams, and invites mail for booklet requests while noting high volume limits. Also covers colitis overview and requests for mailed booklets with small fees.
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