Muscatine weighs plan for Weed Park expansion and zoo
A long range development plan for Weed Park proposed by Stanley Consultants outlines eastward expansion costing 164000 and improvements at 92000 plus a 700000 zoological area. The plan features barless enclosures, a new play area, and a 60000 annual visitors with revenue from admissions and concessions and tax support. Community input will decide which elements to finance and implement.
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Sadie
Weed Park
Muscatine Park Commission
Stanley Consultants, Incc
Gil Dietz
The
Park Commission
Great Plains Zoo
Sioux Falls
Muscatine
Public Not in Favor Of Annual Legislative Sessions
The Independence Bulletin Journal argues against annual sessions, noting politicians push for more frequent meetings while grassroots oppose them. It warns annual sessions could turn lawmakers into full-time professionals, raise salaries and tripple public costs, and cites distrust in handling tax bill fixes.
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Independence Bulletin Journal
Jowans
Towans
Tony
Congress
Imitation Milk Threatens Wisconsin Dairy Prices
The LaCrosse Tribune notes a rising imitation milk product using vegetable fats could undercut Grade A milk prices. Wisconsin ends oleo barriers with a tax, while the American Dairy Association and Farm Bureau seek larger funds for research and opposition. This could further strain dairymen already stressed by market forces.
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LaCrosse Tribune
Sn Tong
Wisconsin
West Coast
Midwest
American Dairy Association
The
Farm Bureau
Peace rally speaker urges students to face draft fate
College students opposed to the war in Vietnam were urged at a peace rally to replace words with actions. A speaker told them to give up their 2S deferments and face legal consequences if inducted, noting that the advice came from a draft proof woman.
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Atlanta Constitution College
Vietnam
Go fer and Taker From the Sacraments Bee
The suburban housewife role is outlined as a go fer and a taker, with daily tasks ranging from errands to transporting children. Peter de Vries’s quip anchors the point, describing her life as delivering children obstetrically once and then driving forever after.
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Barbara
Peter de Vries
Realism sense questioned in holiday reflections
A Virginia columnist questions the narrow view of realism in recent film and literature. He recalls a Santa moonlit Christmas scene in Scrabble, contrasts old family entertainment with modern edgy cinema, and argues that kindness, honor, and love are real, enduring truths beyond sensational depictions.
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Bing
Norman Mailer
Bing Crosby
Red Oak Mountain
Diabetes questions and family concerns answered by Dr Molner
Readers send inquiries about coping with diabetes while a teen patient, pregnancy and epilepsy in a partner, and safety tips for parents. Dr Molner advises open communication with doctors, warns against delaying questions, and stresses preventive care and proper insulin and diet management.
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Dr. Motner
Today in History highlights from 1783 to 1967
On this date Washington resigned as Army commander in 1783 and retired to Mount Vernon. Joseph Smith born in 1805. Churchill urged Italians to ditch Mussolini in 1940. Wake Island fell in 1941. 1945 Big Three meeting in Moscow. 1962 Cuban war prisoners reach Miami. Skate submarine launched in 1959. Britain to build Polaris submarine fleet in 1967. Christians cross from Israel to Jordan for Christmas observances in Bethlehem.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Joseph Smith
Sharon
Britain
Winston
Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Washington
Wake Island
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
U.S
James Byrnes
Ernest Bev- Min
Miami
Groton
Mcona
Israel
Jordan
Bethlehem
Wrestling under fire in Muscatine letters to the editor
Two letters argue against banning wrestling by the county medical association. They defend weight classes, question weight loss claims, and cite Kennedy on fitness. They urge collaboration to determine safe weight cuts and note football injuries as a contrasting point. Robert Musser from Muscatine supports Coach McNiel and the MHS wrestling program.
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Our County Medical Association
Muscatine
Kennedy
Medical Association
Coach McNiel
MHS
McNiel
M.H.S
Robert Musser
Logan Muscatine
River crossing ice alarm on season opener
Five years ago the opening crossing of the river by a team caused ice to crack and a large rear crevice to open as water gushed through.
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Cecil L. Forinash
Villa Forinash
Conesville
Philippine Islands
War Department
Louisa County Service
The Daily Prayer Angelic Message of Joy to All People
The prayer reflects a Christmas spirit urging worship of Jesus Christ and a wish for peace, goodwill, and joy on earth. It quotes Luke 3 10 and petitions divine guidance for reverent worship and lasting harmony.
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Hele
Jesus Christ
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East Third St
Muscatine, Iowa
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Small Society
Brickman
Scrabble
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Joseph G. Molner, M.D
Dr. Molner
R.M.E
Poeisening
M.F
Schmidt Music
Henry Little
Robert 5. Pitchforth
Morristown
Bach
Mickey Bach
the Daily Prayer
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