Medicare bill sunk in Ways and Means committee
Johnson administration’s Medicare plan died this year after Rep Cecil King withdrew the King-Anderson bill. The committee refused to advance a funding scheme via higher Social Security taxes, while proposing a 5 percent Social Security benefit increase. The move signals a political, election year maneuver that undermines the overall Social Security trust fund and casts doubt on the plan’s viability.
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Ways and Means
King
Johnson
Job corps idea mirrors California dropout program
The text reviews Johnson’s proposed job corps to fight poverty with vocational training for 750,000 youths, costing about 200 million dollars in year one. It cites California’s Beatmont camp where 194 enrolled, 11 trainers dropped out, and 11 of 93 graduates met requirements, with age and education gaps noted. It warns that poor planning risks the larger program and stresses self-help.
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Mr. Johnson
Civilian Conservation Corps
California
Beatmont
Calif
Johnson
Richmond
Parental Control I and the teenage driving issue
The Montana Highway Patrol notes teenage drivers under state age rules have more accidents than older drivers. parents influence teen driving habits by controlling when where and by whom the family car is driven. The Livingston enterprise urges parental involvement before solutions. The Lyndon Johnson fortune story is examined as poverty ending, highlighting Mrs Claudia Lady Bird Johnson as a key business figure tied to the Johnsons’ wealth and influence. The Helena Independent Record discusses the South's invincibility ending as the Senate closes the civil rights debate, exposing the South’s vulnerability to federal action and shifting political dynamics in Washington.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Lyndon Brolmson
Horatio Alger, Sr
Lyndon
Congress
Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
Claudia T
Lady Bird) Johnson
Washington
Mark of a Man With Courage in Civil Rights Vote
The piece notes Sen. Barry Goldwater’s lone opposition to a civil rights bill and portrays his vote as courageous though controversial. It argues the stance may complicate his party’s platform at the upcoming convention and separates him from mainstream politics, while acknowledging his history defending minority positions.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Deep South
Goldwater
LaCrosse
Wis
Tribune
Muscatine Journal details and staff listings
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sunday by Lee Enterprises. It includes AP and Iowa Daily Press Association affiliations and lists staff such as Editor Sey Sell, Managing Editor Dietz, and Circulation Manager DwoQ Walwer, among others.
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Muscatin Journal
Lee Enterprises
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Muscabrne
Associated Press
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AP News
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Des Moines News
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Ae ‘Ssell
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Dwox Walwer
Argaret Griffith
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Gen! Advertisin
Carl
Walter
Adv
Advertising Subscriptions and Delivery Areas Listed
A terse notice outlines daily newspaper delivery by carrier at forty cents a week and yearly mail rates within fifty miles of Muscatine for 612.00 and beyond fifty miles for 18.00, with multiple city listings and subscription terms.
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Muscatine
Masenteie
Balance of power and peace in an uncertain world
A reflective piece argues that 50 years ago battles were viewed as quick, decisive, while 1964 presents a fragile balance between the US and Communists in Southeast Asia. It questions the risk of wider war, cautions against overconfidence, and notes limited Chinese capacity and strategic restraints.
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Germany
Rupert
Brooke
Lerrar
U.S
Southeast-Asia
Ausiria
Serbia
Russia
China
Peking
Mao Tse-fung
Red Chine
Formosa
Ann
Whith
Moscow
Far East
Japan
Worry Clinic Rev Johnson on India and Christian influence
Rev Gay Johnson, a veteran missionary and educator in India for a decade, delivers a 50 minute illustrated talk arguing Christian presence lifts schooling and health, with quotes on missionary impact, religious identity, and American morality versus global progress. He notes India's 7 percent Christian population while Nehru’s Parliament delegates reportedly show broad education, and cites Jesus’ command to preach and serve as evidence of extrovertive doctrine’s social gains. Mentions U.S. church nonmembership and Civil Rights debates, ending with a call to judge by fruits.
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Gay Johnson
India
Johnson
Nehru
China
Jesus
England
Germany
Hopkins “ Syndicate
Ind
New Anxieties and Arduous Fears Adrift in Daily Life
New York piece playfully catalogs hundreds of phobias with humorous spellings and examples. It notes common worries like fear of being beaten, dozing at work, crowds, and loneliness, offering odd fright names and playful definitions to amuse readers.
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Miss Mullet
Prayer fragment from a 19th century sermon
A fragmentary prayer asks for guidance toward truth goodness and beauty through Jesus Christ. It recalls the Emmaus road verse and seeks the incarnate Word to satisfy the deepest needs of soul and mind. The text ends with an Amen.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Eyewitness tragedy at Independence ends in forehead fatality
Furloughed soldier William Chandler visiting sister Elizabeth at Independence on the Bist accidentally shoots her in the forehead with a pistol. She dies within hours. The incident is cited among local notices and dated years ago.
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William’ Chandler
Elizabeth
Independence
Bist
Dear Abby Advice Section Echoes Beauty Shop Etiquette
A reader complains of exposed clothing and half dressed customers at a neighborhood beauty shop affecting an 8 year old. Abby advises modesty is not a public matter and suggests avoiding the shop with the rad at home. The page also features a separate reply about a young boyfriend's faint mustache and how to handle teasing.
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Tri, Quang
Abby
Kathy
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