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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1968
Page
2
Iowa safety commissioner Jack Fulton warns this July Fourth weekend that Iowa faces a $14 million price tag for traffic deaths in the first half of the year and argues the figure could double. He notes each fatality costs about $37,500, with injuries near $2,000 and property damage $520, urging use of seat belts and safer driving to avert further losses.
The piece argues Paul O'Dwyer defeats two machine candidates to win the New York Democratic Senate nomination, aligning with McCarthy and signaling a broader peace platform in 1968. It critiques Vietnam policy, notes reactions from Humphrey Nixon and Rockefeller, and predicts a unified antiwar tone shaping future campaigns and foreign policy. It includes several syndicated quotes from city papers as local flavor.
Kenneth Jernigan, head of the Iowa Commission for the Blind, gave a banquet speech at the National Federation of the Blind convention praising a new professionalism and spirit among the blind. He urged shifting from “workers for the blind” to “workers with the blind” and urged independence, responsibility, and self representation. Governor Harold Hughes lauded Jernigan for building a top national program in Iowa.
A reader asks how bad a 2 tortuous and calcified aorta and arteriosclerotic heart disease are. The response notes aging arteries are common at 75, with X ray showing arterial hardening around the heart. Advice emphasizes following a doctor’s instructions, staying as active as comfortable, and avoiding overtaxing the heart.
A satirical column notes women’s leanings toward cats over dogs, and jokes about vanity, politics, dating, marriage, and success. It ponders why campaigns attract attention, the lure of wealth, and flippant views on modern life, marriages and careers through humorous vignettes.
Our Yesterdays notes a flood control measure taken at Town Avenue yesterday afternoon due to a blocked Third Street sewer. Cellars were not flooded as in prior events, sparing homes and businesses nearby.
Highlights list key past events on this date including Venezuela declaring independence in 1811 and Napoleon capturing Alexandria in 1798. Other notes cover Algiers occupation in 1830, Booth founding the Salvation Army in London 1865, FDR labor board 1935, NHS Act 1948, and renewal of political ties and defense talks in subsequent years.
A devotional prayer urges believers to use freedom in Christ to help others escape sin and death. It asks for forgiveness and steadfast living faith through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
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