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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1966
Page
4
President Johnson signed a tax measure to raise funds for increased military activity in South Viet Nam. The excise on new cars returns to seven percent and the phone tax rises to ten percent, both labeled temporary until June 30, 1967. The administration signaled readiness for further action if needed.
James J. Kilpatrick argues the Office of Education's revised Title VI regulations threaten federal control and impose an autocratic, punitive tone. He recalls the 1985 rules and warns that federal aid hinges on compliance, framing the South as a target but urging all public officials to heed the mandates.
Historical notes recall twelve cattle loads moving through on a Chicago bound freight, shipped from Qnonna by Harvey and Messrs. Thompson and Henderson. Plus a 75 year old note of a marriage plan between Werner Wittich Jr. and Miss Mene Hucke this evening.
Washington debates the risk of a broader war as Red China faces internal reverses and aging leadership. McNamara predicts China could launch a nuclear strike within a decade, influencing U.S. restraint in Vietnam and hopes for a future change in Beijing.
Jamie Dye rela, age three percent, Judy's youngest child, once 24 pounds at one year, shrank after mononucleosis. Now 23 pounds, scleroderma skin, shrunken muscles, blue eyes, pinched face. Survived hospital stays in Indianapolis and New York for skin and muscle biopsies. Living in Chicago suburb, on five pills plus drops per meal, with eroded skin on hands and feet.
A boy named Jamie, mocked as a dwarf by a shopper, finds new hope after enrolling in an Easter Seal Society handicapped school. Teachers, including Mrs Yoshida, support him as he adapts, carries a lunch pail, and gains morale. The article praises Easter Seal Schools for aiding handicapped children and adults seeking rehabilitation.
Dear Abby column excerpts reveal a wife of six years facing a dull marriage with a anxious plan to end it. She cites lack of communication, boredom, and a desire to minimize harm to her husband and two children, while Abby advises open discussion and possible counseling before legal steps.
Norma Nelson cites Burlington Iowa’s youth center structure. She describes its bylaws, dual 18 member boards, eligibility rules, suspension process, front door checker, and a 50 cent cover. She argues Muscatine lacks youth activities and calls for a local social center.
A religious fragment presents a prayer urging repentance through God’s kindness. It invokes the Our Father and asks Christ Jesus to wash and cleanse believers while echoing traditional liturgical phrasing.
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