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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1964
Page
4
The article argues baseball remains the national pastime but critics say its slow pace hurts appeal. It notes games often exceed two and a half hours, with potential reductions to hour and a half by cutting time-wasting practices. It blames officials and vendors who profit from extra time rather than preserving the pastime.
The Central Intelligence Agency tries to block sale of The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas Walsh alleging 26 agents are named. Publishers counter that the book lists only publicly known agents, suggesting CIA suppression to embarrass the agency and boost interest.
Denison Kitchel, Yale and Harvard Law graduate from Bronxville, is described as Barry Goldwater's key campaign manager. The piece casts him as a Western-adopted strategist from the Northeast with Ivy League credentials, branded by some as part of the Arizona Mafia. It discusses Kitchel's defense of Goldwater's foreign policy as pro NATO and anti-isolationist, countering misconceived views and Republican intra-party jockeying.
The Muscatine Journal publishes daily except Sundays. Distribution by carrier at 5 cents per day. yearly mail subscriptions cost 12 dollars within fifty miles and 18 dollars beyond. Office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. The paper is affiliated with Lee Enterprises and The Associated Press.
The article outlines calls by Negro leaders for preventive federal police action in Mississippi to protect civil rights workers, noting President Johnson and FBI involvement after three young men disappeared from Philadelphia. It discusses limits of federal authority, past use of troops, and potential for broader intervention if a critical situation arises.
A worried wife named Eva G aged 32 writes Dr Crane about marital jealousy and rocky years claiming the column helped them save their marriage on the Golden Wedding Day. The piece notes critics, church clinics, and requests for the Sex Problems of Young People booklet with a stamped return envelope.
Stockholm Sweden Reverend Eric Gronlund argues Swedish Lutheran sermons are abstract and dull. He proposes a more down to earth style, varied services, and better minister congregant communication. Gronlund tests feedback by sending sermons to parishioners before services for comment.
A devotional prayer quotes scripture and asks for guidance to live by Bible words. It thanks God for the open Bible and seeks to love God and neighbor, recognizing Jesus as the source of guidance for all ages.
A marshal served notice on Rock Island authorities to place a flagsman at Chestnut Street following the bridge disaster in Rock Island. Yesterdays and historic notes reference railroad officials directing ticket sales and local responses as attention likely shifts to the crossing safety issue.
A reader asks how to handle suspicions of her husband’s closeness with a friend and is advised to calmly address jealousy with her husband. In a second note, a caller recounts a mother in law 78 occupying the front seat of a two door car and is urged to get a car with two more doors for safer seating.
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