Time to protest Rock Island train service cut
Museatine city council adopted a protest against Rock Island Railroad plans to reduce Muscatine passenger service to one train daily each direction effective Jan 11. The Chamber of Commerce joined protests with a Dec 27 deadline to ICC in Washington, urging residents to voice objections.
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Museatine
Rock Island Railroad
Muscatine
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
ICC
What Muscatine Residents Wish For From Santa
A playful Muscatine holiday note imagines items for Santa to deliver next Wednesday. Pleas include a red bridge over the Mississippi, an underpass bridge to Riverside park, and trailer overnight moorage for travelers, plus milder weather.
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Santa Claus
Muscatine
Santa
Mississippi River
Riverside Park
Santa’s
Mann Ambassadorship Signals Tough Cuba Policy by Johnson
President Lyndon Johnson appoints Thomas Mann to lead both economic and political relations with Latin America, a move seen as a warning to Fidel Castro. Mann earned a hardline reputation from anti Castro Cubans and earlier U.S. diplomacy, including roles in Inter American Affairs and a key stance against Cuba after Castro limited Havana's embassy staff. His Mexico ties and history with Guatemala's non Communist government may aid persuading Mexico to break with Havana, shaping a broader regional strategy under Johnson.
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John Chamberlain
Lyndon Johnson
Thomas Mann
U.S
Mexico
Latin America
Johnson
Fidel Castro
Mann
State Department
Inter- American Affairs
Roy Rubottom
Cuilies
Castro
Batista
Cuba
U. S
Havana
John F. Kennedy
Lberal
Kennedy
Rilo Grande
Diaz Ovdax
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South America
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Ikeap
Castroe
Alliance For Progress
Muscatine Journal publishes daily edition notice
The Muscatine Journal provides membership details for AP News, Iowa Daily Press Association, and delivery terms. It lists staff roles, circulation management, and advertising contacts. Subscriptions are 40 cents weekly and 12 dollars annually within and outside Muscatine, with office hours and carrier delivery notes.
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Associated Press
Iocal
AP Oaws Dispatch
Iowa Daily Presa Association
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dann @ Belley
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Dettroit
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Kansas City
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Dallas
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Daily Journal
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Littles
Muscatine
Bam
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Daly
Sorensen Aided Kennedy Helps Johnson Prepare Speeches
The piece notes Theodore C. Sorensen, Kennedy’s speech writer, aided Lyndon Johnson in drafting his first address to Congress. It cites ghost writers’ long history from Hamilton to Kennedy, Goldwater, and Johnson, stressing the craft’s role in politics and prose.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Theodore C. Sor
John Kennedy
Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Genie Washington
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Victor
Egan
Hugh
Iron Pants) Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Santa Claus and the soul erosion warning
Dr. Crane argues that belief in Santa Claus sustains faith and morality. He denounces atheistic materialism and Communist rhetoric, urging clergy and parents to nurture wonder in children while acknowledging commercialized Christmas. He cites Jesus’ rebuke of Judas and urges keeping Christmas faith alive.
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Nmotha
Santa Claus
Jimmy
Santa
Sara Claus
God
Earth
Jesus
Judas
Christ
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Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Selecting Tree Brings Holiday Spirit to Home
In Atlanta a family recovering from a tough year finds Christmas spirit by selecting a tree with neighbor Bill Terry. They cut two cedars from woods near Stone Mountain and decorate them, discovering a bird's nest tucked inside—an unexpected symbol of birth and welcome that finally fills their home with Christmas meaning.
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Wwe
Bill Terry
Stone Mountain
Terry
Tim
Mark
Instant Aging Process Promises Quick Results
A U S Department of Agriculture scientist claims a process for instant aging of vice, contrasting with six to ten months of neutral aging. The method involves sealing at 200 degrees for six hours, aiming to speed the aging effect.
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New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Cord Fabric's Nylon Lead. Carpet Industry Follows
The report notes nylon is the cord’s dominant material, using more of the fiber than any other single product, with the carpet industry as the second largest nylon consumer.
Five Day Forecast for Iowa Temperatures Near Normal
Iowa forecast shows temperatures averaging near normal to slightly below, with highs in the upper 20s north to lower 20s south and lows from around six above to upper teens. A warning trend continues midweek with only minor changes later and no precipitation indicated.
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Iowa
Prayer extract from Upper Rooms sermon text
A devotional fragment presents a prayer urging fearless faith to drive out fear and inspire active service in church, community, country, and beyond in the name of Christ who grants peace.
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Christ
Years Ago Highlights From Local Chronicle
Our Yesterdays recalls the Bridge crossing by sled and cautious river passage. Presbyterian Christmas services are planned with children remembered. A decade ago Long Tree planned a 20,000 school building. Nazi papers urged rupture and abrogation of Germ man American ties. Harold L Icks named interior secretary. Muskies basketball ended with a victory over Keokuk under coach Earl Gantenbein.
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Long Tree
Harold L. Icks
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Earl Gantenbein
Keokuk
Abby Advice Column Snippets on Love and Dance Dilemmas
A reader asks how to handle a husband involved with another woman and urges a decisive exit. Abby counsels saying open doors and a short decision time, then consider reconciliation if he ends the affair. A teen seeks a dance partner, Abby guides to accept the asker and offers dance lessons. A daughter's wedding prompts a father to forgive an ex-wife and attend the ceremony despite enduring hatred, Abigail urging compassion and presence.
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Qin
Abby
Moter
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