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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1962
Page
4
The column offers a year end recap of 1962 highlights across space exploration nuclear tests and civil rights, noting Russian missile bases in Cuba and a notable desegregation event. It frames New Year’s as a time for reflection, renewal, and hopeful resolve.
Dr. Joseph Lee Hollander of the University of Pennsylvania reports AAAS findings that arthritis sufferers feel more pain before storms due to falling pressure and rising humidity. In experiments with a climatron chamber, researchers observed joints stiffen and swell, supporting skeptics’ claims.
The piece denounces U.N. pressure on Katanga’s Tshombe as counterproductive and cites Dr. Albert Schweitzer urging recognition of Katanga's independence. It criticizes U.S. State Department tactics in the Struelens case, arguing for fair debate and warning against using visas as political punishment.
The Muscatine Journal outlines delivery options and pricing for daily and Sunday editions. It notes association with AP News and Des Moines bureaus, with subscriptions advertised for in-town and mail delivery, plus display of staff and departments.
The Tax Foundation estimates the average U S family paid 3005 in total taxes in 1962 while government spending reached 3749 per family and per family debt stood at 62139. The figures help gauge the broad fiscal load on American households amid debates on federal tax policy.
Opal G., a high school senior, explores psychologists views on making New Year resolutions. The piece cites Abraham Lincoln and William James urging action, offers three practical vows, and encourages daily reading, compliments, and more family fun without waiting for a new year.
Kenneth Shipman, 51, of Sunbury Ohio, owns 150 pipes including an opium pipe taken from a Japanese soldier in Okinawa during World War I. He does not smoke.
HAL BOXLE reports a miscellany of claims from retirement lifespans to stockholder gender balance to Christmas gift totals and weather trends. The piece weaves quips from notable figures, notes on Tokyo newspapers, comet tails, literary publishing struggles, and odd facts about birds and vampire bats, all presented as provocation on modern belief.
Muscatine County Extension Director Eugene Mathern notes proper feeder pig feeding affects profits. Emmett Stevermer of Town State University advises about 16 percent protein for 40 pound pigs and continuing a complete ration to 75 pounds for uniform growth.
A devotional fragment references Judas and Jesus, asking how the Lord manifests to us. It includes a prayer for guidance, strengthened faith, and reassurance through His Word, ending in the name of Jesus.
Our Yesterdays notes the 37th regiment departing, reducing local presence to 39 infantry and 5 cavalry regiments. It cites the state’s contribution of 50,000 soldiers from a population under 700,000, reflecting ongoing Civil War mobilization.
Whirl of letters from readers in Fort Worth and Kentucky discuss marital boundaries and flirtation, a husband claiming love, snoring causing sleep loss, and requests for guidance. Abby counsels caution and practical sleep arrangements, noting patterns of concern among families.
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