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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
4
March nears with notes of mixed weather and spring promises. Ice remains on the Mississippi while warmer days loom and towboats signal change. In Des Moines, Iowa Senate backs a 30 day notice for license expiration ahead of spring recess and tax debates.
Secretary Dillon asked Congress to extend the temporary debt limit from 308 billion as bills come in. The current law would drop the ceiling to 805 billion on April 1 and 300 billion on June 25, while the debt already exceeds 304 billion. The move is described as a preliminary step toward a higher statutory ceiling, possibly around 320 billion, explaining why it is called temporary.
A sports editor's look at the Best Sports Stories of the Year condemns a growing savagery in football baseball and track. It cites merciless tackles deliberate injuries and head-hunting as signs of a broader decline in sportsmanship and civilization.
The Muscatine Journal lists its publication details and mailing rates. It notes AP News content rights and editorial staff, with subscription prices: daily by carrier or mail, with various distance and advance payment terms. Also lists service hours and customer contact information.
President Kennedy has presented Congress four major programs in early 1963, all controversial and with uncertain fate. The basket includes a tax cut with revisions, federal education aid, medical care for the aged, and civil rights efforts. The tax cut appears likeliest to advance, while revisions face resistance. Education aid stirs church-state debate over parochial schools. Medical care for the aged mirrors last year's push, facing opposition. Civil rights aims to empower African Americans and desegregation, but Southern resistance remains strong. Kennedy may need to fight vigorously to pass any measure, or result will be mere rhetoric.
A pet crow named Jackie, raised with the McGrath children in Chicago, behaved like a human, accompanying the family at home and school, helping with garden chores, riding in cars, and sipping soda with children. The story suggests animals raised in human environments may identify as human.
Old St Louis water towers built in 1870s and 1880s, landmarks in East Grand Avenue area, have withstood repeated demolition efforts since 1933. Red Brick tower, 206 feet tall, cost city $870,000. White Concrete tower faced repairs. Officials debated tearing down vs repair, with public protests saving the structures.
A prayer asking for peace through humility and service. It requests forgiveness for hatreds resentments and prejudices and asks to become servants to help spread peace on earth in Jesus name.
A compact roundup recalls Leap Year February 29 with remarks on a Republican mass convention led by J. W. Munroy and R. B. Huff as chair. It notes Iowa leading farm animal value and corn belt sheep, plus National Used Car Exchange Week opening March 5. Governor Nelson G. Hel addressed Muscatine’s 38th anniversary banquet. A Muscatine High School senior class play titled Mother Is a Freshman is listed with cast names. January temperatures ranged from 5 below to 31-87 degrees.
Dear Abby column recounts a 36 year old aunt who set up a romance with a man claiming to be unmarried. He hid a wife and separation due to religion, leaving the aunt heartbroken and the family blaming the introducer. Abby cautions that assuming someone is unmarried is risky and that the introducer bears responsibility.
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