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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1963
Page
4
Canada seeks to extend its exclusive fishing zone to 12 miles by mid next year. The move aims to keep out Russians and Japanese and possibly curb spying by Russian trawlers. The United States contests Ecuador’s 200 mile claim and argues for a three mile limit, while Ecuador asserts control far beyond.
Muscatine welcomes square dance enthusiasts from a wide area for a Kiwanis sponsored festival. A full schedule of events runs tonight through Sunday, promising busy days for dancers and a lively community welcome with hopes they return again.
John Chamberlain lauds Valentin Chu's new book Ta Ta Tan Tan The Inside Story of Communist China while critiquing American publishers reviewers and official lines. Chu argues Mao's Great Leap Forward failed, cites sparrow eradication folly, and notes uranium refining relies on Soviet help, challenging prevailing East Asia perspectives.
The Muscatine Journal details its staff including Harold L Nel son publisher and Walter Russell editor, with advertising and circulation managers. It lists subscription rates and delivery terms for city and mail subscribers within and beyond fifty miles, noting daily evenings and office hours.
James Marlow analyzes the delay in desegregation, noting government and white leaders moved slowly while Black citizens pressed for equal rights. He cites peaceful protests, federal actions, and the risk of violent backlash, arguing sustained action and federal bills are needed to overcome centuries of discrimination.
Bennett Bolt examines the early years of Pope John XXIII, noting dramatic shifts from Vatican tradition. He highlights the pope’s ecumenical council plan, reforms in church leadership, and bold outreach to Protestant leaders, with audiences expanding to 450000 weekly and a drive toward modernizing the church.
The report forecasts town temperatures averaging near normal with cooler conditions Sunday or May Day and a warming trend by Wednesday. Rain is expected as moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms, with totals from 1.5 to 4 inches. It also notes Summer School sessions at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville and local coaching and club activities in Morning Sun, plus a visit by Pope John Paul II to Elena City amid public cheers and a hospital tour sequence.
In Davis Inlet Labrador a priest named Father Francis C. Peters, a former Holland student, leads the Rameap Catholic band of Nascovie Indians. He has taught justice by fists, built a church school presbytery, and reduced infant mortality. He walked 40 miles in 40-below wind to reach his post, speaking no English initially. He hopes future integration into white civilization preserves pride and self-reliance.
A devotional prayer excerpt asking readers to slow busy lives, listen for God’s voice, and seek strength to do His will. It cites Galatians 5 22 23 and ends with Amen.
A digest of past events notes strawberries attention for John Barnard near Muscatine, a Tremont festival attendance, and anniversary items. It recalls a 75 year ago high school class of 27 at the Olds Opera House, a Wapello high school graduation with Henry Clark’s address, and a Muscatine baseball victory. Other items mention Children’s Day services, 25 years ago principal Paul Klinefelter, 4-H girl Berry Nauman readings at a festival pageant in Ames, and county 4-H livestock contests won by Tran Rebiva across five farms.
Dear Abby columns discuss a 46 year old petite reader who was refused a children's meal, plus advice on service expectations and dating dilemmas including a note on a wife's shower and cautious responses used by married men when pressured by a girlfriend.
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