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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
4
The November rise marks the tenth straight monthly growth for the federal savings bond program with holdings topping $48 billion. Redemptions for the year reduced by $431 million while sales grew $59 million, as investors moved toward bonds amid a bearish stock market and lower dividends.
A report by the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation shows American youths aged 10 to 17 score lower than peers in England, Scotland, Wales, Cyprus, and Japan in arm strength, endurance, speed, and agility. British youths lead in most tests. U.S. results imply a need for reform in school physical education and less emphasis on team competition.
A writer urges a full inquiry into alleged State Department misdeeds tied to Cuba and a possible figure named William Arthur Montenegro. The piece questions records, calls for public hearings, and suggests named diplomats and journalist Herbert Matthews be identified. It argues accountability for policy shaping and potential coverups across decades.
The Muscatine Journal presents its masthead with Harold L Nelson as Publisher Walter Russell as Editor Berwietz News Editor Wy Bauer Business Manager Win Alver Circulation Manager and Carl Walter Advertising Chief. The paper is issued daily except Sundays, with varying delivery and subscription details for Muscatine and surrounding areas.
James Marlow analyzes how Dean Rusk, chosen by President Kennedy, may differ from John Foster Dulles in leading the State Department. Rusk emphasizes teamwork, cautious public pronouncements, and a presidency-led foreign policy approach rather than Dulles’s widely traveled, dominant role.
Larry L., aged 24, with two years of college and three in a factory, lost work after his plant closed. Dr. Crane argues sales success comes from study and practice, not a gift of gab, with a path from introvert to effective speaker through canned talks, Toastmasters, and constant practice. He notes the odds of insurance sales and the need for vitality, a supportive home life, and durable client bases. He endorses his booklet New Psychology of Advertising and Selling, via the newspaper for details.
A mosaic of brief items reflects community lore from Dec 18 to 25 years back. Classifieds note a clothing bundle and a horse halter offered for reward, business growth at Dillaway’s corner, Pomona Grange officers elected in Wilton, and civic development efforts led by Elmer Batterson in Chicago. Other notes celebrate weddings, conferenc es at Iowa State, and local social events, plus safety drives in Muscatine and a Marine casualty report from Korea.
New York writer HAL BOYLE recalls an encounter at a cocktail party with a man planning to retire and devote himself to painting mature human life. He proposes a School of Portraiture focusing on wrinkles and age, arguing maturity should be valued as a virtue, not mocked as a crime.
A devotional reflection for Christmas urges drawing closer to God through giving to the poor, sick, shut-ins, orphans, and the bereaved. It emphasizes keeping Christ’s spirit in the heart and serving the needy with joyful generosity. Amen.
A home bound mother seeks excitement and conversation with her husband after years of routine. Abby urges reading the news daily, discussing current events, and engaging with her spouse about elections and sports to rekindle dialogue. Includes reader questions from Sandra and a theft concern about a store incident and how to respond.
A political retreat gives President-elect Kennedy a break on farm policy with critics not expecting major shifts in the next two years. The Wisconsin State Journal notes a non hospitable area, while the Chicago Daily News warns the space environment is not hospitable and problems mount, offering cautious optimism about potential solutions amid clouded outlooks.
Daily Across clues mix wordplay items from Japanese deer to parchment measures and desert terms. The Cryptoquote presents a substitution puzzle with a Shakespearean quotation, hinting at daily cryptogram challenges and a Prince King Features Syndicate origin from 1360.
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