Letter to Aunt Sadie Highlights City Summer Program
Muscatine readers learn of a new summer playground program starting June 13 at five sites for seven weeks, run by the Muscatine Park Commission with a $42,000 budget. John Robinson will serve as interim director. ten girls will supervise, and a registration form appears on the front page. The item also notes a commencement address by Walter P. Reuther at the University of Iowa urging urban renewal, employment, and bridge between promise and performance, and mentions planned aerial spraying for mosquitoes in Muscatine next week, delayed by parts shortages for a larger plane used in 40 Midwest cities.
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Gil Dietz
Muscatine Park Commission
Park Commission
John Robinson
Robinson
Walter P. Reuther
University of Iowa
Reuther
America
Berlin
Saigon
Birmingham
Selma
United Automobile, Areospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
UAW
Muscatine
Ames Applicator Service
Midwest
Space Bill Passes Senate Flashly in Five Minutes
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act sails through the Senate authorizing about 6 billion dollars for the space program for the coming fiscal year. Debate was brief with Sen. Holland urging more research and Sen. Towermore praising the committee. There was no roll call on the measure, unusual for such a large sum.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Committee On Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Sen. Holland
Sen. Tower
Space Committee
Senate
It’s That Time Again
Quote from Leonardo da Vinci about taking vacations to restore judgment and gain perspective, suggesting travel helps reduce the sense of overwhelming work.
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Ctumwa Courier
Leonardo da Vinci
Doing Nothing From Vancouver Providence
A reflective piece argues that leisure has value across generations. It contrasts children’s toys and parents watching TV, proposing that adults should embrace idle moments with a clear conscience. The writing suggests that choosing to do nothing at the right time could improve the world.
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Vancouver
B.C
Providence
Reforms Long Overdue Call for Swift Congressional Action
The piece argues that election reforms are long overdue and notes a five month delay after a State of the Union call. It applauds new comprehensive proposals and urges Congress to act quickly without extending the delay, stressing timely legislation.
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White House
Congress
Silverless Coins Join Trend Toward Valueless Money
Indianapolis Star reports silverless half dollars dimes and quarters entering circulation as part of a broader shift toward valueless currency, reflecting a continuing trend in U S coinage.
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Indianapolis Star
Varmint Eradication Ends in Wild U.S. Policy Shift
The article argues the United States is reversing programs to eradicate varmints like coyotes wolves and mountain lions. It notes growing support for wildlife champions in Congress and marks the decline of deliberate predator killing as a national policy trend.
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Prem Ontario
Galif
United States
Congress
Something's Happening From Recheater N W Courier
The passage argues retraining for displaced workers and education for impoverished children as essential, and accepts federal aid only with full local freedom, but warns that guaranteeing an annual income would signal a fundamental change in the nation.
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Recheater
N.W
Farm Sold Near Copperas Creek for 10000 Dollars
The farm belonging to James Patterson, located about four miles from the city beyond Copperas Creek, was sold last Saturday for 10000 dollars to Bunn and brother. Other notes recount local fraternal council elections and meetings from earlier years, including Mona Council officers and summer picnics.
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James Patterson
Copperas Creek
Bunn and Brother
Charles Armstrong
Mona
Redman Hall
Anna Opel
Mila Rittenhouse
Emil Kranz
Auguste Stark
A Conservative View on the George C. Marshall Submarine
James J. Kilpatrick discusses the nuclear submarine George C. Marshall SSBN 654 and the deterrent role of the fleet ballistic missile force. He details silent patrols, tight security, and the perilous responsibility of crew and officers, stressing discipline and readiness for Armageddon.
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U.S
George C. Marshall
Atlantic
Skipper Cobean
Gideon and the fleece tests in biblical Applied Psychology
Dr. Crane and Rev. Homer Cole cite Gideon as an example of applied psychology with Bible cases. The Hebrews faced Midianite oppression and Gideon, chosen by God, tests his encounter with dew and mud. He raises 32,000 men but God deems the army too large.
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Homer Cole
Go Jet
Gideon
George Washington
The
Hebrews
God
Gideon and the first army testing in Judges
The passage portrays Gideon as applying psychological testing to army recruits at a brook with 300 chosen for vigilance. It frames his tactics as innovative, notes the Ephraimites’ clash, and urges reading Judges chapters 6 to 8 for a thriller account of his methods and spycraft.
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Gideon
Ephraim
Midian
Oreb
Zeeb
Clideon
Dear Abby: Hairpiece worry and town roamer danger
Abigail Van Buren advises a reader married to a bald man with a toupee to accept reality and ignore appearances. A second letter asks about a 75 year old man overly fond of touching women, and the response suggests danger lies in unseen people, not the public flirt.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Woodley
True Fountain of Youth by Hal Boyle
A reflective column notes memory as a fountain of youth and surveys past decades from 1923 events to wartime wage cuts. It paints a nostalgic, brisk panorama of American life, highlighting Mary Pickford, U.S. Steel, and everyday comforts and hardships through the lens of aging and time.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mary Pickford
Lord Fauntleroy
Rural library family card praised by reader couple
In a letter to the editor Mr and Mrs Roy Lace thank the Musser Library Board of Trustees for introducing a family card under the pay as you borrow plan. They note four children aged 4 to 19 will benefit and expect rural students at junior high, high school and community college to appreciate the change for research papers.
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The
Musser Library
Prayer Refocuses Self in Service to the Unattractive
A Daily Prayer invoking renewal in Christ. The speaker asks for forgiveness for sin and urges love of others above self, seeking to lose oneself in service to the unattractive, for the Savior’s sake. The message cites II Corinthians 5 19 and centers on humility and charitable action through faith.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
National Council of the Episcopal Church
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Woman’s Auxiliary
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Norfolk
Cape Canaveral
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Marshall
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Fountain of Youth
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