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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1972
Page
3
An opinion piece urges turnout as essential to democracy citing 1968 and 1970 U.S. election gaps and brief foreign comparisons. It argues forgetfulness and laziness drive nonvoting, recalls close past margins in New York Ohio California and nationwide contests, and ends with a Burke quote urging action.
In Danville Virginia Ruth Harvey Charity, a black woman civil rights lawyer, rises to national prominence as the Democratic national committeewoman from Virginia. The piece traces her political journey from local councilwoman to party reformer, highlighting her role in mobilizing black voters and pressing for inclusion beyond Miami Beach.
Senator McGovern claims black delegates are pledged to deliver enough support for a first ballot nomination. Representatives Fauntroy Stokes and other black leaders cite votes from 12 states plus DC as decisive. McGovern promises proportional administration posts to black leaders and mobilizes a large registration push ahead of the Miami Beach convention opener.
A devotional note urges believers to purify themselves as he is pure. The prayer asks God to remove polluting influences from life so one can live up to their best with an Amen at the end.
Muscatine Journal lists key personnel including publisher William L. Fahy, editor Gil Dietz, managing editor Harold Blake, controller Max Christy, advertising sales mar Wen dell Gr instead, circulation manager David White, and editor Harold Blake in leadership roles.
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle mocks political double talk by listing quoted remarks and their mock translations. The piece lampoons campaign rhetoric with examples about fundraising, ethics, concessions, and speechwriting, illustrating how politicians say one thing while meaning another.
A compilation of short notices from prior years notes W A Ewing leaving for Baltimore to join C Sidney Norris and Co for cabinet work, Ed Russell and sister visiting from Chicago, the Pearson funeral, Lutheran Orphans and Old Peoples Home meeting, Jack Shelly speaking at Wayland as part of a three day Legion homecoming, birth announced at Hershey hospital, a Marine refresher course at Camp Lejeune, and Helen Wulf honored as District Membership Chairman of the Year.
Dear Dr Thosteson advises on reducing foot odor from bacterial growth. Use germicidal soap for daily foot baths, aluminum chloride drying agents, and avoid wearing same shoes two days. Consider nylon hosiery with cotton soles and allow shoes to dry. If unresolved, see a dermatologist.
Highlights recount historic events on June 26 across years including Pizarro's 1541 death in Lima, 1870 Atlantic City boardwalk completion, 1941 Finland's wartime move, and postwar Soviet ties. Also notes Kosygin's Cuba visit five years earlier and a 1972 U S Britain pact on computer parts for the Soviet Union. Birth anniversaries include Pearl Buck and William Lear.
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