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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1966
Page
2
Death tolls Walt Disney at 65 marks the loss of a cinema pioneer who built motion pictures, nature films, and Disneyland into global icons. He earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom and drew international recognition for artful stories free of sensationalism.
Political writer describes the New Left using gadfly tactics to undermine President Johnson ahead of the 1968 election. He cites buttons, whispered theories about the Warren Report, and the play MacBird as examples of a sophisticated smear campaign. He urges LBJ to find a savvy adviser within a year to counter the atmosphere.
A roundup of meetings and events from past decades includes the Musical Union calling a meeting tonight at an early hour with all members urged to attend. Also noted are St. Marys Aid Society gatherings, Y W C A Just-Us club Christmas party, Ethics Study club meeting at Mrs. Hahn’s home with Miss Gackle presenting a study of Mexico, a recital by Mrs. Springborn Zeigler’s pupils, and Nettie White installed as master of the Penn Avenue Grange, a notable achievement as the second woman in the state to hold that post.
Washington faces a region of fragile peace and extended truces. In the Holy Land, a tense stalemate persists between Jews and Moslems. Vietnam may see 48 hour ceasefires but no promise of broader progress. Johnson’s political retreat and faltering Great Society add to unease as 1967 approaches.
Eleanor Z asks Dr Crane about a silent husband and a strained marriage after three years in love but little in common. She questions whether a married couple can be good friends beyond romance and urges applying the test to shared interests like sports gardening church music and other activities.
The passage counsels couples to cultivate mutual interests and civic duties to build lasting friendship. It suggests fathers engage in conversations, consider sales training for better communication, and emphasizes friendship and conversation over early sexual attraction for lasting marriage. It also notes children can provide shared goals and topics.
Retirees seek relief from noisy grandchildren above their apartment and a couple navigating a school hallway romance after a poem draft went public. Abby urges talking with the adults upstairs and notes nonaction in the youth dispute. The column closes with brief encouragements on communication and relationship basics.
The Church of England reports total income rising to 59.5 million dollars as investments shift to ordinary shares. Yet two-thirds of rectors and vicars earn under 3,080 dollars yearly, with many living in draughty parsonages and paying for parish duties out of pocket, while funds flow to upkeep and missions.
A devotional prayer asks for forgiveness for praying for peace while fearing war. It seeks humility before God and the lessons that lead to peace through Christ, the Messenger of peace.
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