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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1969
Page
2
H L Nelson publisher William Fahy business manager Gilbert Dietz editor Harold Blake managing editor Carl Walter adv director Ray Sprouse circulation mgr
The piece notes retired high rank officers moving into defense firms, with Senator Proxmire tracing transfers since last year. It cites 2,072 officers, from 95 top contractors, and highlights General Maxwell D. Taylor’s move to the Institute for Defense Analysis. It warns of conflicts of interest and calls for full public disclosure.
A 1960s debate clarifies what the Warren Court achieved through key rulings on Powell, prayer, school desegregation, and one person one vote. It notes Nixon’s praise for change with continuity and explains the court’s effect on equality, federalism, and civic duty amid public misperception.
A New York reader declares the dollar sick as inflation erodes buying power. He cites 1957-59 basis, taxes, and prices, arguing middle class loss and government missteps. He notes unions, banks, and lenders widening the gap, and warns of continued decline if inflation remains unchecked. He questions wage controls and Nixon's role.
A reader asks if thick nails indicate fungus and whether medicine or surgery is needed. Dr Thosteson notes fungi exist but not all respond to drugs. nails can also be affected by trauma or poor pedicure. He advises diagnosis by a podiatrist, possible nail removal, and professional nail care. suggests public health booklet on balance and invites readers to mail questions with handled postage.
A columnist notes mail reveals longer living tips for married men, death rate trends among divorced men, and other odds and ends. Topics include lunar crater debates, Beta cloth space suit fabric, dual bicycles for the blind, amusing quotes, and a July Fourth tidbit from Philadelphia.
A past note recalls 75 years ago offerings at Fisch and Sons for wagon stock and blacksmith supplies. Walter Cohn visited Keithsburg yesterday. Insurance advice urged from Arnold and Hoffmaster. 50 years ago a Lutheran Orphans Home anniversary marked a key institution milestone. 25 years ago Mrs. Kate Rhodes Hanley, widow of J. R. Hanley, died at age 92 in Muscatine after illness. 10 years ago Stephen Eriksen and Michael Bendle enlisted in the U S Army.
On this date in 1946 the third atomic bomb was tested over ships at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Other events include the 1777 evacuation of New Jersey, 1834 Indian Territory established, 1859 Niagara Falls tightrope, 1941 Minsk captured, 1950 Truman Korea orders, 1960 Congo independence, Okinawa crash, UN撤 troops leaving Congo, and de Gaulle government victory a year ago.
A devotional prayer pleads with God to rely on divine strength rather than self. It asks for awareness of hindrances, enlightenment, and power to fulfill God’s purpose in Jesus's name.
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