Symbol of a Free Nation
The article reflects on June 14 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag. It notes the flag’s design 13 blue field stars and stripes and its growth with the nation to 50 states. It honors those who defended the flag and cites the pledge of allegiance underscoring liberty and justice for all.
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United States of America
Continental Congress
Hawaii
Inbridge
Iran
Ins and Metals
Highness
Whirley
Adolescence
Noah's Secret Police
London
PRP
Eeri P
Buccaneer
Li Hennett
Rubbish Az
Stinging Ins
AZ Catr
Ingenuity Persists in Escapes From Soviet East Berlin
West Berlin dispatch reports a sizeable group escaped via a tunnel to West Berlin over the weekend. Three young men used spoons to dig a tunnel in the same period, and last week a group fired shots to reach liberty on an excursion boat. The appeal for freedom remains strong despite attempts to curb it.
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East
Berlin
West Berlin
Liberty
Crucial Period Ahead in Nixon Nixon Race for 1964 Shapes GOP Fight
A detailed forecast analyzes Richard Nixon's California primary win, potential paths to the Republican nomination, and how Nixon, Rockefeller, or Goldwater might confront President Kennedy. It weighs dynastic debate, executive powers, and looming 1964 electoral strategy amid a wary GOP landscape.
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Richard Nixon
California
Pat Brown
Brown
Nixon
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Hach
GOP
Kennedys
Howe
Nelson Rockafeller
Barry Goldwater
Muscatine Journal Ad Rates and Office Notes
The Muscatine Journal provides subscription terms with daily delivery seven days, rates for Muscatine residents and extended areas, and office hours. It lists staff names including Harold L. Nelson and Walter Russell, and advertising contacts in Des Moines and other cities.
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Harold L. Nelson
Walter Russell
Robert Bauer
Gilbert Dietz
Edwin Avalwer
Margare L Griffith
Mgr
Carl
Walter
Adv
eTugg
Dann & Melley
the Chreary
New York
Detroit
Atlante
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Daily Journal
Sunsday
Ennis
Wiltin
Muscatine
Major Presidential Proposals Stall As Congress Draggs
James Marlow reports that Congress blocks or delays Kennedy policy aims in 1960, with Democratic dominance in both houses failing to advance medical care, youth employment, higher education, foreign trade, urban housing, and public debt plans. Legislative stalemate grows as lawmakers push home for fall elections and diverge on key Kennedy initiatives.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Newns
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate
Department of Urban Affairs and’ Housing
Hmit
Worry Clinic Urges Capital Help Over Dole to Newlyweds
A Hopkins Syndicate column argues against weekly cash handouts to in laws and advises in laws to grubstake newlyweds with a down payment on a home, preserving budgets. The plan ties ownership to stability, education, and civic engagement, praising baby bonuses and long term incentives.
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Sur H
Catherine Law
Sam
Pr. Crane
Ilen
Trishand
Renk
Thomas Jelerenn
Trelaws
Dole
America
Dlvis
Great Republic
Ineelligent’ Lallots
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
The Difference In What Men And Women Know
HAL BOYLE reflects on how women master personal knowledge while men focus on the big world. A daughter’s remark suggests daddies know about things while mommies know about people and families. The piece argues men rely on head logic while women learn with their hearts.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Len
Hastings
Asell
Abby's advice column on gossip and separations
Dear Abby answers readers on handling prank calls from teens, dealing with late guests, and legal separations. Advice covers reporting harassment, setting boundaries, and clarifying marriage legality across states.
Water Street quarreling on politics ends in crowd intervention
An Irishman and another man fought yesterday on Water Street during a heated political dispute. The brawl lasted about thirty minutes before bystanders managed to separate the combatants. Local notes mention bakery owner N. F. Schumannher pledging to supply top quality foods, Muscatine’s first mayor Zephaniah Washburn dying in Los Angeles at 87, and other community items including school commencements and aerial displays in previous decades.
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Water Street
Kemble Mouse
Nevally
N. F. Schumalhner
Muscatine
Zephanialy Washburn
Los Angeles
Nowell Avenue
St. Malliing Parochial School
Grand Theater
Alice
Rere's cryptic code hints and coded alphabets sample
A fragment shows a substitution style puzzle with single letters standing for others. It mentions daily changing codes, examples like A for three Ls and X for Os, and references to cryptic phrases and a toy trophy-like hint.
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Sokolsky
Jack
United States
Robert
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
Shriver
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russia
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Dames Madison
Tere
the Muscatine Journal
Towa
Lowa
Senata
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Fins
Houser
Hodse
Lettrie
Ways and Means’ Committee
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Dr. Crane S
George W.crane
Blake
Boyle
Ay Pune
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Sylvia
Ruth
Yude
Otre
Thyss
Beverly Hills
Calif
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Detihof
Inez Margaret
Montreal
Mary Helen
Ribak
Yreans
Letts
John Collins
Evelyn Wagner
Jack Estle
Mary Thomas
Darrell Wilson
Marjorie Johnston
Teddy Rowe
Barbara Lieberknecht
Harlan Hammer
Arline Miller
Duane Dickenson
Dick Ritter
Ed Koott
Ward
Fred Stroup
Otts
BUO UK
Ieelnotus Sluls
Gwid
Bidoly
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Utd
King
Teetares Eyodicats
Gott
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