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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1952
Page
4
The New York state insurance superintendent urged casualty companies to create a formula that rewards drivers with clean records and higher rates for those with more accidents. While criticizable and complex, the proposal could appeal to car owners tired of rising premiums.
A shift from centuries of nationalism to federalism marks a dramatic new European current. The younger generation contemplates a single European army as the Schuman plan gains ratification. Europeans increasingly follow the Council of Europe's work in Strasbourg, while nationalism fades to ritual and nostalgia.
Iowa held the top national position in farm marketings for the first four months of 1952 with estimated receipts of 748 627 dollars. Livestock products accounted for about 82 percent of Iowa’s total, a slight rise from the prior year, while crops boosted national gains as production costs rise. The report notes potential lower net incomes for farmers this year due to higher costs and weaker prices. Iowa ranked among the nation’s 200 leading counties in 14 of 19 industrial types in 1951, showing a diverse economy.
At Chicago conventions both parties position to back machine candidates over public choice. Eisenhower and Kefauver lead polls, but professional bosses favor Taft for Republicans and Stevenson as the political favorite for Democrats with Kefauver trailing. Unpledged delegates remain a wildcard as bosses plan a final consensus.
The Senate will strip some authority from the wage stabilization board and require senatorial approval for all members. The change ends the practice of packing the board with prejudiced appointees.
A newspaper crossword with horizontal and vertical clues references stars from classic films and notable terms. The puzzle lists cross references such as actors from The Men and Streetcar Named Desire, and spans categories from places to objects, with themed clues like birds homes fruits and legal or military abbreviations.
Washington columnist answers reader questions on the 82d Congress restraining presidential overreach, concerns over treaties and Korea policy, and how California’s radio frequencies tie to international pacts. It notes Wyoming?
Washington reports two Iowa items are in the $584,061,600 rivers and harbors bill stalled in Congress and back in conference committee. The panel endorses Missouri river channel work Kansas City to Sioux City at 41.25 million and lock 19 on the Mississippi at Keokuk for 1 million, plus Gavins Point 7.5 million, Garrison dam 31 million, Fort Randall 32.5 million, and Oahe 3 million in South Dakota.
Medieval observers claimed no birds crossed the Dead Sea due to poisonous air. Modern science shows birds avoid the sea because no fish live there and water salinity limits life, explaining the lack of avian passage and limited ecosystem growth.
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