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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1965
Page
4
Editorial page from the Muscatine Journal notes representatives and mentions wire services. It summarizes opinions and community issues without specific events or dates, reflecting the paper’s stance and sourcing from Wirephoto and Associated Press materials.
Snow and cold on Christmas Eve raised public works demands as crews served streets and power lines in harsh weather. An Iowa AG ruling clarifies driver education may be offered in any district where students reside, not just their permanent home, to broaden access and improve skills.
The piece defends Ho Chi Minh breaking Geneva 1954 terms, citing Dr Frank Trager of NYU. It argues abortive referendums were impossible, warns against signed agreements, and claims sleepers and the army of liberation violated the accord. Trager’s writings in Orbis and Vietnam Perspectives are recommended for evidence.
A compact retrospective notes events from 100 to 10 years ago. It lists changes in local names and buildings, a baby birth, a severe snow storm and forecast cold wave, a Masonic watch night party plans with chairmen and committees, a funeral service, and a police chief appointment in Muscatine.
President Johnson limits press access during Christmas weekend signaling a shift from past openness. Observers link his silence to Vietnam tensions and potential peace feelers, noting White House restrictions and intermittent brief greetings to reporters.
Deuce Martha B a judge's wife recalls ordering the newspaper booklet The Compliment Club and paying daily compliments. She confesses to missing one day and, despite cold weather, sets out to the drugstore to offer a sincere compliment to a girl clerk promoting toothpaste.
George W Crane recalls a reader who vowed to give three compliments daily and rejoined civic groups, claiming a ten year youth boost. The piece warns against withdrawal from life and stresses staying socially engaged to avoid senility.
A reader network presents D E A R ABBY columns including a wife fearing infidelity, a mortician’s sister tale, and a long note by Ray L. Pace of Muscatine Iowa arguing about water fluoridation. The letter writer urges caution, cites fluoride debates, and urges Trustees to seek balanced facts before decisions.
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