Rock Island opens new freight and passenger station in Muscatine
Wednesday ribbon cutting marks cooperative effort by civic leaders railroad officials and Iowa Highway Commission. New station consolidates rail facilities aiding traffic on Mississippi Drive and showcasing diesel locomotive freight car and radio-equipped caboose. The event recalls Muscatine’s 1855 rail history and highlights modernization in the region.
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Rock Island Railroad
Iowa Highway Commission
Mississippi Drive
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Muscatine
Forfeit of Respect in Holiday Season
The piece notes community acts of goodwill such as Salvation Army donations and bright holiday lights, while reporting incidents of pilfered colored lights and vandalism. It condemns these acts as misused and detrimental, saying they betray civic respect and the spirit of the season.
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Salvation Army
Blow at Unity Seeks 27 Languages For Voting
An editorial argues against New York City efforts to have the state accept 27 languages as literacy proof for voting. It cites non English newspapers, warns of minority empowerment, and defends Anglo Saxon heritage and Americanization programs amid immigrant assimilation debates.
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U. S
City of
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Madison
Mamilton
Merto Klar
Puerto Rico
United States
The Muscatine Journal Adopts New Publication Details
The Muscatine Journal outlines its class matter status in Lie Post. It lists staff including Harold L. Nelson as Publisher Alter Russel as Editor and Robert Bager as Business Manager. The paper announces its delivery options, subscription rates, and service hours, noting daily evenings except Sunday and special delivery for missed papers.
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Harold L. Nelson
Alter Russel
Robert Bager
Busineva
Gilber Dietz
Edwin Walwer
Amgaret Grivfuvh
Mgr
Carl Walter
Adv
Ao Bir
Jann & Kelley
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Atlante
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Carrily
Misca
Muscatine
Kennedy links aid to reform in Latin America program
James Marlow reports on President Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress, a long term plan costing about 340 billion dollars with major US funding. He stresses reforms in land, taxes, and literacy, urging Latin leaders to cooperate or risk political upheaval as aid is tied to progress. The Bogota talks highlight industrialists and landowners resisting reform and the potential consequences for Western civilization.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Kennedy
Latin America
South
Viet Nam
Alliance For Progress
United States
Congress
Bagata
Colombia
Thomas Golven
Bogota
Worry Clinic Reflections On Minorities And Majorities
Dr. Crane’s The Worry Clinic column muses on minority leading ideas ahead of the majority, critics politics apathy, and the need for open minds. It cites Columbus, figures like La Follette, and warns complacent leaders invite decline as unions and labor dynamics shape public opinion.
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Buck
LaFollette
Last Office Christmas Party Ends in Bermuda, Grandpa Says
HAL BOYLE recalls a comic Christmas tale told by Grandpa about a 1991 office party turned wild. The boss poured soda into a water cooler, sandwiches hung from a tree, a band arrived, a playful kiss under mistletoe sparked firings, cops were called, and the party drifted into a sleepily absurd Bermuda ending.
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Grandpa
Sue
Sid
Delica
Less¢H
Johnny
Bermuda
Dear Abby column on invitations and teen mood
A reader asks if inviting a separated couple’s married man and his “lady friend” to dinner is proper. Abby says to stick to principles, avoid aiding reconciliation, and not entertain a married man and his companion. The column also covers a mother-daughter spat at age twelve and a minister’s wife handling wedding showers.
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Abby
Strik
Oman
Dean
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Nathiral
Our Yesterdays Recalled Oddities and Local Notices
This 1 year ago item discusses a crude test for oil explosive potential using a small quantity of seasoning sauces and a match. It also notes 15 years ago water hauled, post office newsstand orders, and daily attendance at a high school brass band with twenty five students. 45 years ago local church and community positions are listed, including church officers, teachers, and local business ties.
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LD. Dver
Creon
Mp. Bier
Mann
Gien ‘Truc
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McNaught Syriedicate, Inc
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Muscating County
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Fred Wier
Grandview Community Church
Dewey Hasher
Isurance
E. A. Gray
Harry Schneider
Easter Jawa Aberdeen Angus Association
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Prench
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God of Is Pleasure
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