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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1966
Page
2
Publisher H L Nelson and business manager William Fahy head a venerable newspaper founded in 1840 with Gilbert Dietz as managing editor and Edwin Walwer directing circulation in a regional news gateway.
Widespread sympathy exists for a new Nevada vigilante group formed after Christmas vandalism. Reports say patrols will be conducted after dark with shotguns loaded with mustard seed or salt. The mayor vows stern action against offenders, urging restraint and peace on the holiday season.
In Spain a national referendum during Franco's dictatorship drew 83 percent of eligible voters, far above the United States where national elections occur every two years. The piece notes many Americans waste the vote while Spaniards embraced the rare opportunity to cast ballots after 27 years of rule.
John Chamberlain compares pre revolutionary Russia's Narodnik movement and nihilism with modern United States dynamics. He cites 4000 Michigan students aiding remedial education as Narodnik precursors and warns nihilism undermining legislative processes amid grassroots activism and anti war sentiment. He credits Edward Butler of Information Council of the Americas with highlighting the nihilist parallel.
A collage of brief local items notes holiday events and obituaries in Muscatine. Albert J. Holmes, 53, dies at his home on East Sixth Street. Mulford church hosts a Christmas program at 7 p.m. Dorothy Crow teaches at Highland school presenting pupils in a Christmas program. Warren Richardson, navy enlistee, is already at sea aboard a U.S. war vessel. Charles Kautz travels to Albuquerque for Henry L. Johnson’s funeral.
Washington reports a shift in President Johnson as his aggressive, airwave style softens in public, with less campaigning and a lengthy East Asia trip. Polls show declining popularity, yet Johnson offers few public efforts to shore up support while facing wartime burdens in Vietnam.
Dr Crane urges selling babies born out of wedlock as a solution to teen marriage and unwed birth problems discussed at a California convention. He cites 40 percent of brides aged 15 to 18 and predicts many more births this year, suggesting a nationwide adoption market to reduce taxpayer costs.
A Worry Clinic piece argues taxpayers should fund delivery costs while proposing selling illegitimate babies to wealthy couples for adoption profits. It suggests auctions at $1,000 to $3,000 and urges church groups to discuss the idea, claiming benefits to taxpayers, foster parents, and future society.
Abigail Van Buren answers reader questions on Christmas cards charitable gifts and a story of a retired man finding purpose through volunteer work. The column touches etiquette about gifts and support for charity as well as handling condolences and acts of kindness.
A short prayer urging deeper sensitivity to others during special days. It asks the Holy Spirit to work through us and those we meet, ending in Jesus' name.
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