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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1969
Page
2
The piece argues peace will ease economic and employment dislocations from a wartime economy. It cites rising living costs and historic inflation, notes space program readaptations at TRW using systems analysis, and urges planning to ease economic shocks while welcoming peace.
In editorials from multiple papers the case for a guaranteed job program is weighed against a guaranteed annual income. Gallup polls show broad support for jobs while income guarantees meet fiscal and work ethic concerns. Across opinions the theme: work effort, costs, and feasibility matter most.
The article describes a new federal subsidy program through the Federal Housing Administration to help low income families buy homes in Muscatine. It notes government insured loans, subsidies varying by income and children, a $200 down payment, and example scenarios including a family with two children and a four person household. It also mentions the end of Project Blue Book and comments by Dr. Edward Condon on UFO reports.
Democrats seek to force Nixon into deficit spending to curb inflation and finance domestic programs, while Nixon vows to veto tax cuts tied to revenue losses. He plans a national address and a Congress call to defend a balanced budget, arguing surpluses must be preserved to control inflation.
Dear Mrs. WJ clinicians advise ongoing vigilance with rheumatoid arthritis. Early treatment, gentle movement, and avoiding overexertion help prevent disability. A cure is unlikely soon, but progress through balanced exercise and medications continues. Rhine wine is safe in moderation. it does not thin blood or cause anemia.
Readers discuss odor control at Muscatine's wastewater plant and complain of citywide stink from GPC. A separate Abby column features a widow with two children seeking inclusion, noting invitations denied by a fatherless family and a club that refused her son due to his status. The letter urges readers to support those without complete families.
A reader asks which city the author lives in and discusses dinner invitations declined for safety a local note of etiquette. Another reader asks Abby for advice about choosing contact lenses over glasses and a boyfriend who prefers glasses and offers to reimburse the cost. Abby says the reader should decide based on personal comfort and impact on the relationship.
A look back through decades notes ferry service resuming for winter, local Christmas plans with Uncle Tom's Cabin, and bond sales surpassing half a million in Muscatine County. Obituaries report Selts Major Herrick and John F. Martin dying, while public voting and car service themes echo in early items.
On this date in history the United States gained Louisiana from France for 15 million in 1803. South Carolina seceded in 1860. Tecumseh Sherman ended his march to the sea with Savannah occupation in 1864. In 1922 the USSR formed. The 1969 items include Paraguay accusations of Cuban support for exile invasions and a fatal Mexico freight train crash, plus the Barbara Mackle kidnapping case a year earlier.
A devotional prayer asks Heavenly Father to remember His Son born as a baby in a human family. It seeks open eyes and hearts to the meaning of the incarnation and a pledge to share the truth with others. Amen.
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