Muscatine YMCA fund goal surpassed in Muscatine
The Muscatine YMCA building fund total reached eight hundred thousand dollars and exceeded the goal by twenty four thousand. Led by Richard C. Kautz, the drive drew gifts from Musser Fund and Kent Stein Foundation plus many individuals and businesses. Plans call for spring construction of a modern facility replacing the 1903 building with dormitory rooms, gym, courts, showers and banquet spaces.
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Gil Dietz
Kautz
YMCA
Musser Fund
Kent Stein Foundation
Muscatine
Privacy Clash Highlights Wiretap Dilemma Between Kennedy and Hoover
The New York Times commentary notes the rancor between Robert F. Kennedy and J. Edgar Hoover illustrates the legal and ethical challenges of electronic surveillance. It argues that curbing invasions of privacy requires judicial warrants and scrutiny of law enforcement powers, while warning that oversight of those watching may be as complex as the act of eavesdropping itself.
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New York Times
Robert F. Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kennedy-Hoover Exchange
Still a Predicament in Vietnam After 1965
Ottumwa Courier notes the deadlock in peace talks with North Vietnam. Ambassador Goldberg urged U Thant to push talks for a cease-fire, but no interest is seen from Hanoi. The piece weighs options from limited warfare to full withdrawal as 1965 ends and 1966 looms.
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Ottumwn Courier
Vietnam
Hanoi
Goldberg
U Thant
North Vietnam
Important Obligation for Press Freedom and Fair Trials
The piece argues news media must obtain and publish crime facts while guarding against abuse. It stresses responsibility to inform the public and monitor authorities, yet warns against commentary that could prejudice juries or jeopardize fair trials.
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Delta
Colo
Independent
Kennedy Family Authorizes Manchester Book Plan
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy opposes publication of William Manchester Death of a President as an authorized book and plans to serialize excerpts next month. The Kennedys backed the project, selecting Manchester while sidelining rivals like Jim Bishop and limiting other sources for sole access.
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Ftrom le Crosse Tribune
Jacqueline Kennedy
William Manchester
Kennedys
Jim Bishop
Oregonian notes higher costs squeeze production profits
Higher labor costs in Portland, Oregon raise prices or trim margins. Tax increases add to production expenses, and if profits fall or demand weakens, the expected tax revenue may not materialize.
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Scrom
Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Police Academy Needed in Iowa Falls Citizen
The Iowa Falls Citizen argues for a state police academy to improve law enforcement quality. The piece laments current effectiveness and contends an academy would strengthen enforcement at all levels.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa Police Academy
Wood buyers urged by Eckel and Bros for winter fuel
A vintage advertisement urges readers to contact Eckel and Bros for affordable winter wood. The item reflects a local commerce tease and a nod to prior columns about community trade.
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Eckel and Bros
Umber Yard
Negro neurosurgeon drives integrated hospital hope
The story follows Dr. Thomas Matthew, a Negro neurosurgeon in Queens County, as he moves to float a 200 bed private integrated hospital. City help arrives with mortgage relief, locals rally to support, and bond sales are proposed to fund expansion, signaling cross political support for racial integration efforts.
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Thomas Matthew
Queens County
New York
Pauline
Matthew
John Lindsay
City Hall
Interfaith Hospital
Queens
Dr. Matthew's
Rosemary Gunning
New York City Council
Dr. Matthew
Queens Community
Dr. Matthew's Hospital
Bobby Kennedy
Jack Javits
Queens Hospital
Washington, D.C
Psychology of Music and its place in church choirs
Dr. Crane recalls teaching psychology of music at Northwestern and argues church choirs should prioritize the church’s purpose over vocal showmanship. He cites Shakespeare and John Erskine, noting music as a universal language and stressing that choirs must avoid flaunting technical feats.
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Northwestern University
Shakespeare
John Erskine
Worry Clinic Hymns and the Polarized Church Mood
The article argues familiar hymns resurrect mother God and bedtime prayers in church, shaping an unpolarized audience into shared noble thoughts. It warns against unfamiliar tunes and musical pyrotechnics that hinder congregation uplift, urging choirs to focus on simple utilitarian church music to polarize the audience for the clergyman.
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Billy Sunday
Billy Graham
Dear Abby Neighbor adviser for a jealous husband plan
A reader asks if a neighbor should help her husband stage a nightclub scene to provoke jealousy in her unfaithful spouse. Abby advises against it, suggesting professional help or dropping the act and focusing on the real marriage, noting the risk to four children.
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Abby
Maria
Ward
Central Casting
Community letters urge humane shelter upgrade in Muscatine
Readers criticize the current Humane Society shelter as overcrowded unheated and unsanitary. They praise past caretakers the Hutl highs and Law but urge action and funding for a proper facility to reduce sick animals and potential dog bites.
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Muscatine
Eugene Hamlin
Humane Society
The
Daily Prayer Invocation from a Christmas Verse
A brief prayer edition cites Matthew 2 2 3 and asks for forgiveness for petty ways. It seeks surrender to God and renewal of life with Jesus at the center, requesting divine presence in daily thought and action.
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Bleecker Stree
South Muscatine
WPA Recreation Project
Herod
Jesus
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Erie
Ill
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Conesville
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Evangelical School of Nursing
Marshalltown
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Brooklyn
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