TV violence programs draw Senate hearings and prison cautions
Federal Prison Warden James V. Bennett told a Senate subcommittee that modern television uses crime and violence to attract viewers and may harm youth. He cited inmates at federal youth facilities who blame such programs for conflict with the law and noted some shows were dropped after quiz show scandals. He warned violence on TV could erode respect for law officers and morale.
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U.S. Senate
Subcommittee
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
James V. Bennett
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Bennett
Necessary horn tootage rule sparks advice from Iowa AG
An Iowa attorney general advisory opinion upholds a driver must use a horn when overtaking another vehicle. The article notes enforcement questions, but insists the law’s intent is clear and necessary for signaling passing. It criticizes excessive horn honking in caravans following newlyweds as nuisance and noise.
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Iowa
Kennedy and Khrushchev face unmade choices on communism
The article recounts President Kennedy's nuanced talk on the dangers of Communism, noting no decisive actions emerged. It contrasts Kennedy's pragmatic stance with Khrushchev's belief in eventual Communist triumph, while stressing that war remains possible if ideologies diverge and no compromise is reached.
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Kennedy
Khrushchov
Khrushches
Alhon
Soviet Russia
Roy
Fremont
Thrasheher
Kheushehey
le West
Tree World
John Kenney
United States
Laos
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Muscatine Journal Advertising Rates and Staff List
The Daily Journal delivers every evening except Sunday with carrier delivery in the city. Subscriptions: forty cents a week, ten dollars per year by mail within fifty miles, twelve dollars per year beyond fifty miles. Special delivery for papers untimed. Publisher Harold L. Nelson. Editor Walter Russell. News Editor Gilbert Dietz. Circulation Manager Edwin Walwer. Gen Advertising Margaret Gateman. Advertising Director Carl Walter. Associated Press member. office in Muscatine and Des Moines.
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Jann
Harold L.nelson
Walter Russell
Robert Hauer
Givbert Dietz
Edwin Walwer
Ciewalion
Margaret Gatemer
Gen
Carl Walter
Adv
Cet
Kennedy Faces Back Ailment Slowing His Schedule
President Kennedy, strained by a painful back, weighs whether to curb his heavy workload. He reads four papers daily, leads meetings, travels and speaks, while Eisenhower warned against overextension. Analysts note Kennedy’s strenuous pace contrasts with calls for steadier, more deliberate decision making.
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James Marlow
Press News
Washington
Kennedy
Outbreak of Civil War Brought Clinton Unity
Clinton Herald recounts how the Givi War stirred unity between Lyons and Clinton, detailing civic editors, volunteer mobilization, and the county’s wartime relief and draft actions. It notes 2,500 men from Clinton County served, about 10 percent of the population, with local companies like Hawkeye Rangers and Black Prairie Rangers.
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Clinton
Dali Kurper
Clinton Herald
North End
South End
Lyons
Mississippi
A. P. Durlin
Lyons City Advocate
H. 3B. Horton
Clinton Merald
Faetown
Hawkeye Rangers
W. E. Leffingwell
Maquokela
Jackson County
Whealand
Camanche
Wapsie
Last Nation
Ilegal
Legislative
Des Moines
Kirkwood
Parsons
Clinton County
Law to Ban Dandelions Once Enacted Wit
A jumble of dated commentary and trivia notes covers aging demographics, car ownership, fashion, slang, and curious tidbits. The piece surveys societal trends including rising elderly population, commuting by car, and odd regulatory quirks. It adds quips from famous figures and stray scientific facts about whales and the heart.
Shower etiquette and family pressures in weddings
Abigail Van Buren advises readers on wedding shower customs, noting four showers from relatives is improper and costly. She explains showers should be intimate with close friends, gifts within invited guests means, and that bridesmaids and mothers shape the shower plan to avoid duplication. The column also includes letters about a meddling father and a child demanding payment for hot water.
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Abby
Ian
Our Yesterdays Reflections and Local Happenings
A collage of past events notes drill duties of Captain Haleh’s company with 30 horses, praise for soldiers in Wilton, a firemen’s celebration, a rumor about a fairground death, and various community updates from 10 to 75 years ago. Notables include Mrs. Stodghill’s vacation, Creighton University appointment, Lone Tree Rebekahs, veterans talks, and Girls State selection.
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Haleh
Arthur G. Umseheid
Highth
American Legion Auxilh
Donna Essier
Lone Tree
Johnson County
Virginia Schmidt
Ed Schmidt
Aledo
U. S. Naval Reserve
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Muscatine
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White House
Peace Corps
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Eisenhower
Dulles
Dwight D, Eisenhower
Otha
Voli
Joe
Horlen
Glinton
Lincoln
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Rat Tivlal
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Clinton County Guard
Keokuk
Olinloway
Col
A. EL Winchell
County Board of Supervisors
New York
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U. S
America
Colorado
Dunde Horr
Napoleon Bonaparte
Socrates
Greece
Sonia
Eer
ST West
Abigail van Buren
Hite
Gandy
Tam
Waren
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Bi Hills
Calif
Beverly Hills
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Ilege
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Edward Stodghill
Park Avenue
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King Features Syndicate
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Senate
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King of Opium
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Indianapolis
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