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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1966
Page
4
A Muscatine household reports a tame sickly squirrel forcing entry attempts at their home on a Wednesday evening. Police respond as the animal darts between Beatty and Parmalee streets, with residents cautious about children approaching sick or unusually tame squirrels.
The piece argues that professional campaign firms, once loyal to candidates, now profit from crafting images and strategies. It cites Ronald Reagan and Edmund Brown as targets of such firms, noting past Goldwater and Rockefeller campaigns. It laments the shift from candidate fidelity to commercially driven political image making.
Vice President Humphrey defended his ride to St Louis in the Busch Brewing plane noting it followed government action against the company and after its president and family donated 310000 to the Democratic party. The episode renews calls for a stricter ethics code preventing officials from fraternizing and accepting favors.
The piece argues that Bobby Baker, once a prominent Senate page and embroiled in scandals, profits from his notoriety via a Ocean City Maryland motel venture. It suggests the government will pursue him and questions his seriousness about the charges. It warns that Baker’s confidence hints at protection and implies a larger fall could follow if he fails.
From Austin Minn Herald, the piece argues Congress urges citizens to act against inflation while its own actions contradict that stance, highlighting a disconnect between public advice and legislative conduct.
The editorial argues compulsory arbitration is unnecessary with good faith bargaining but condemns its use in a critical industry where one side lacks reason and fair dealing, deeming arbitration apparently necessary.
Our Yesterdays and Years Ago notes mark the paper’s seventeenth volume and praise editor I D Ingersoll. Then 50 years ago residents urged oiling Oregon Street on the Great White Way amid dust from autos. Ten years ago Mrs Emrick and Jean Hesser visited Clear Lake. 15 years ago Cranston Ladies' Aid planned a bake sale. 90-degree heat was recorded in Muscatine.
In Virginia a pair of veteran senators were toppled by younger rivals in a dramatic primary, signaling a broader South shift. Spong ousted Robertson and Rawlings defeated Smith as a new, less predictable political climate unsettled longtime Democratic dominance. The piece links these results to urbanization, black voting, and reapportionment reshaping the region.
Dr. Crane's Terry P aged 38, an insurance executive, testifies as chair of the pastoral relations committee about a dull clergyman whose long-winded prayers and indirect sermons fail to engage teens and adults. The committee weighs a push for a more lively pulpit.
A reader argues prayers should be brief citing Christ’s admonition against vain repetitions. He recalls a Florida church radio broadcast wasteful 20 minutes, compares it to Lincoln and the Lord’s 66 words, and urges clergy to honor brevity and secrecy in prayer.
Abigail Van Buren recounts readers letters and a real life transformation. A father writes that a son’s letter and Abby’s guidance led him to quit extra jobs and adjust his lifestyle to spend time with his wife and two sons. He says he now treasures time and love, and his family gains his presence.
Baylus Cade and three Las Cruces classmates form the Ichthusians, a guitar and vocal group blending pop and folk with religious songs to reach youth. They aim to inspire awareness of Christianity rather than promote a single church, aided by their pastor and college setting. Cade, once polio affected and now walking with crutches, performed in a cart during early shows.
A brief church prayer invokes faith in Jericho’s walls falling after seven days. It asks divine guidance for living together in a rapidly changing age and to honor God’s will on earth as in heaven. Amen.
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