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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1976
Page
2
A professor probes student views on debt and repayment amid a chorus of opinions from a dark-haired graduate and others. They discuss responsibility, welfare, and the social costs of lax personal integrity, noting loans, unemployment, and a broader critique of modern individualism.
The speaker criticizes the financial pressures of Christmas and political rhetoric, stating a desire for a modest, homemade holiday. He contrasts his "old fashioned" approach with Jimmy Carter's Christmas spending suggestions and warns against debt and consumer excess. He recalling a personal gift of love and calls for simpler, budgeted celebrations.
A conservative writer argues Norman Cousins and Saturday Review acted within rights to reject John Hersey's inaugural piece. He defends free expression but says publication decisions belong to editors. He critiques Hersey’s anti business polemic as unbalanced while acknowledging real corporate faults and policy limits.
On December 13 1577 Francis Drake began his voyage around the world. 1781 US observed a day of prayer to mark the end of the Revolution. 1808 Madrid fell to Napoleon. 1862 Union defeated at Marye's Heights. 1918 Third Army crossed the Rhine at Coblenz. 1976 Pentagon said USSR planned multiple warheads. 1971 India sent two brigades to East Pakistan. 1975 Portugal offered Madeira and Azores independence. Birthdays: Vorster 61 Shultz 56. Thought: Jung quote. Bicentennial note: Philadelphia denial rumor. 1944 Nashville incident. 1965 NATO met in Paris on Vietnam.
Column recalls past items and bargains from local merchants and institutions. Mentions JOURNAL bindery repair work on music and albums, Burdock Blood Bitters claims, Christmas offer from Kirk's Soap Chips and White Lily Waster, Benner Food Store prices, Swansdown Cake Flour, powdered sugar, Dole pineapple, and a YWCA open house for a golden wedding anniversary at 1111 Park Ave.
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