Expanding Horizons for Muscatine Girl Scouts Week
Girl Scouts and leaders mark Girl Scout Week March 10 to 16, recalling the movement's 1912 Savannah origins. They pursue community service and broaden horizons through music drama visual arts space exploration travel and study programs for girls ages 7 to 17 regardless of race color or creed. The article emphasizes shaping future wives mothers and civic leaders who will guide the nation and world.
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Muscatine Area
U.S
Savannah
Whitewash and Black Power critique of civil disorder report
The Wall Street Journal reviews the Presidents Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders 1967 report. It praises its analysis of housing and policing but calls it unbalanced and biased toward whitewash. It condemns the portrayal of rioters, warns against overreaction, and questions funding and efficacy of proposed federal remedies.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
President
Advisory Commission On
Tom Sawyer
Commission
Whitey
Editor Finds Feed Value In Newsprint
A Wichita Eagle item reports a method to convert newsprint into feed for cattle. The note of whimsy suggests even editorials might gain utility by contributing to a good T-bone steak.
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Caille
Eagle
Quote on dogs and men about prosperity and bite
A proverb contrasts a rescued starving dog becoming prosperous with a man who may still bite. The saying highlights differences in trust and behavior between domesticated animals and humans.
Pressures Building for Draft Changes
Mounting American casualties in Vietnam heighten calls to reform the draft system. Congress and the Johnson administration face a stalemate as local boards set varied standards while a presidential commission’s recommendations linger unacted. Supporters press for expanded calls and executive orders to avert further inequities.
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Washington
Vietnam
Defense Department
Harvard
Congress
Army
Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
House
Paris
Ber
House of Senate Armed Services Committees
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Walsh Declines Run for Culver Seat in 2nd District
State Sen. John Walsh of Dubuque says he will not pursue the Republican nomination for the 2nd District congressional seat held by Democrat John Culver. He fears entering the race would jeopardize a project he co sponsors to send Towa products to South Vietnamese civilians.
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Bubuque
John Walsh
R-Dubuque
John Culver
Walsh
South Vietnam
Pills and Kidney Health in Dr Molner Column
Readers ask about birth control pills safety and skin growths. Dr Molner says pills have been used by millions with few problems, urges physician supervision, and notes side effects vary by individual. Also explains harmless skin tags and that cosmetic removal is possible.
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Mrs. WE
Dr. Molner
Letters to the editor praises sex-education class at Muscatine school
A Muscatine Central Junior High School studentendorses a recent sex-education program. The writer says learning factual psychology and correct terminology in school beats informal street knowledge and notes the course promotes responsibility and acceptance.
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Central Junior High School
Muscatine
The Class in Double Talk
A humorous AP column explains double talk as language avoiding meaning. It lists examples and their true meanings, showing how statements like I will call you and It is the best in town are used to conceal real intents and situations.
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New York
George
Our Yesterdays 100 Years Ago Refits Cigars Store Room
Historical notes recall John Vaupel repurposing a former Crandol grocery space into a cigar and tobacco shop. Also mentions Knott property sale to Mrs. Margaret Denison for 1165 dollars and other town updates from the era.
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John Vaupel
C.G. Crandol
Knott
Mulberry Street
Margaret Denison
John Harbaugh
Rock Island
Today in History highlights from 1876 to 1968 events
On March 7, 1968, notable anniversaries include Bell's patent for the telephone in 1876, Luther Burbank born in 1849, Webster speech of 1850, first transatlantic call in 1926, Ford riot deaths in 1932, Rhineland march in 1936, Rhine crossing in 1945, Hoffa imprisonment in 1967, and reports from Algiers in 1958 and Khrushchev aide in 1963.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Luther Burbank
Daniel Webster
New York
London
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Adolf Hiller
Rhineland
U.S
Rhine River
Cologne
Germany
Algiers
John XXII
Alexei Adzhubexi
Moscow
Javestia
Nikita Khr
Daily Prayer Prayer for courage to face judgment and grace
A short devotional prayer asks God to grant courage to accept judgment as sinners and to let His grace heal and save, through Jesus Christ. The plea centers on recognizing sin, embracing divine mercy, and trusting in Christ as Savior.
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Jesus Christ
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