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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
2
The Muscatine Community College student council announced Operation Uplift a plan to take six to ten students to Vietnam to boost GI morale. Critics say even a small delegation is unrealistic and costly with 700 students and potential safety concerns.
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson faces a fiscal crisis as war costs rise and secrecy hampers Congress oversight. It cites Eliot Janeway's critique, notes McNamara’s alleged secrecy, and warns of political risk ahead of the 1968 election if economic priorities are not realigned. It mentions Stevenson, Eisenhower, and notable figures like Eugene McCarthy and Vance Hartke.
A Valley Falls column jokes about mini skirts and gusts while a Chicago transit crime link puzzle lingers in a Milwaukee Sentinel note. A Clay Center dispatch quip ends with a party exit remark.
The bipartisan Select Committee on Standards and Conduct nears final form on a new ethics code for senators and staff. Key issue is financial disclosure, with proposals ranging from annual detailed reports to tighter income and asset reporting. The plan may avoid Dirksen opposition while echoing Clark reform aims. Dodd and Baker cases cited as context.
In HOME TOWN USA, Trellis Mae Peeble jokes that housewives are disorganized and deserve a union like New York City transit workers who won a half pay retirement after 20 years. Her husband Wilbur clocks the joke, noting their 19 year marriage and suggesting she retire him first, ending the topic with a kiss.
Inquiries about bone crumbling and osteoporosis with guidance on calcium protein intake hormone considerations and exercise. Also a patient asks about strengthening an abdominal wall hernia and a note on masturbation Emphysema management and request for the booklet How To Control Emphysema with return instructions.
The Board of Supervisors met Monday at noon and elected John D. Walker president for the coming year. The bonds of newly elected county officers were approved.
The history feature lists notable dates: Benedict Arnold’s 1781 raid on Richmond, Capt. John Smith’s capture in 1608, the 1893 Great Northern spike, Nelli Tayloe Ross becoming Wyoming’s governor in 1925, Calvin Coolidge’s death in 1983, Truman’s Fair Deal, Pope Paul VI meeting Patriarch Athenagoras, Lt. Gen. James Gagliano’s retirement, Polaris missile talks, and Vietnam War casualties.
The prayer emphasizes that justification comes by deeds, not faith alone. It asks God to guide actions with Thy Word and not merely hear it, seeking lives that match professions and avoid barren talk, ending in Amén.
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