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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1963
Page
4
The article argues mass distribution lowered costs and prices by blending wholesale and retail functions and leveraging innovations by corporate groups. It notes cost markups fell from about 30 percent decades ago to roughly 22 percent by 1960, implying substantial consumer savings. It credits individuals for retail revolutions, not government action.
Anonymity helps block Iowa lawmakers from voting on Interstate billboard limits this year while bills in Washington seek a two year extension of the federal construction bonus. By end of 1964 about 21 of 709 Iowa miles of Interstate highways may be open, leaving 388 miles to be built. If no extra session, action on billboards shifts to 1965.
US observers warn that if the six member European Economic Community extends all preferential deals to former Belgian French and Italian African colonies it could create the world’s largest free market. The move risks harming Latin American and US interests as Brazil faces lost coffee markets, possibly fueling political unrest. A counterstep could be granting most favored nation status to African and tropical regions to ease gloom in Latin America.
An old Muscatine Journal masthead fragment notes the paper is a daily evening edition with AP dispatches. It lists editorial and advertising staff and distribution areas, including city delivery and mail subscriptions, with pricing remnants for forty-cent weekly, one-year mail rates around 6.00 to 7.20.
A transcription of a historical debate features governors Rosett of Mississippi and Wallace of Alabama opposing federal orders to admit Negroes, while President Kennedy administers troops to enforce desegregation. Martin Luther King Jr's letters and remarks on just and unjust laws are cited, contrasting civil obedience with protest.
An article discusses wary dating behavior and the danger of desperation in pursuit of a husband. It shares a Northwestern University example where an eager salesman loses a sale, advising women to adopt a calm, take it or leave it attitude and pursue uplifting careers to widen life choices beyond marrying.
HAL Boken reflects on childhood shame and evolving respect for parents. He recalls being ashamed of his parents, the influence of education, college experiences, and a late awakening during adulthood aided by moments with his mother and a grave reminder from his father.
A short prayer excerpt asking for Christlike love and discipleship. The passage emphasizes love among believers and expresses gratitude through Jesus Christ, concluding with an amen. The text is devotional in tone and quotes John 13 35 and the Our Father style prayers.
A fragmented local piece recounts several incidents from weeks past. Windows shattered by a cannon blast near Port Huldon damaged panes at homes and shops, including Rewing's bakery and Stegman's property, while a horse driven by R S Hagens died after a runaway and fall near the Commercial House. It notes a bridge fire on the Western track near Muscatine and Montequina, plus mining samples from Boston experts and a drowning near Conesville. A Catholic hospital survey team from Wisconsin visited Muscatine, and a delegation to a leadership conference from Reithsberg was named. Wilson streets received about 46 000 gallons of fuel in the past week.
Dear Abby columns present readers: a woman mistook a schoolmate after forty-one years, a wife accused of harming their children, and a midlife pregnancy query. The note-writers seek guidance from Abby and officials. The responses urge caution, legal help, and continued awareness of family safety.
A cryptogram quotation reads Freedom is that faculty which enlarges the usefulness of all other faculties. Immanuel Kant is cited. The piece notes a cryptoquote feature and hints at a King and Beadionte section.
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