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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1972
Page
2
State Climatologist Paul Waite notes peak tornado activity in coming months. Iowa saw 33 tornadoes in 1971 with one death, 27 injuries, and 4.5 million dollars in damage. Muscatine now has a full citywide siren warning system and explains tornado watch versus warning.
Washington column notes that Surgeon General Steinfeld links smoking to lung cancer and nuisance effects on bystanders. Readers urge nonsmokers to push for rights, with letters from across the country praising restraining smoking in public spaces and urging candidates to address the issue before Florida. The piece cites 44 million smokers versus 164 million nonsmokers, a bipartisan national majority.
Washington reviewer James Kilpatrick notes David S Broder’s The Party's Over from Harper Row, calling it the season’s best political book. He praises Broder’s Washington experience, analyzes two party decline, and argues for reform and citizen participation to avert national decay.
The notice lists: William L. Fahy publisher, Max Christy controller, Gil Dietz editor, David White advertising sales manager, Wendell Grinstead circulation manager, Harold Blake managing editor, as part of the independent Muscatine Journal.
A dated look back notes weather, arrests, travels and personal updates from decades past. It mentions a jail entry for a distinguished figure, a sister visit by Frank L Underwood, a school principal on vacation, and a fatal illness of Mrs. Joseph Berrick amid community roles. Automobile registrations and a farm bureau event are listed.
A Muscatine writer recalls Glenroy Ryan taking a ninety day subscription for The Journal and compliments the paper on its quality. The letter notes the writer’s Musservillé roots and earlier work in obtaining rural subscriptions around 1908-1909, and mentions Lindley Hoopes as a familiar name.
On this date in 1972 General Douglas MacArthur declared I shall return after evacuating from the Philippines. Other events include the Dutch East India Company formation in 1621 and Isaac Newton's death in 1727. Births include Henrik Ibsen in 1828 and Lauritz Melchior in 1890.
A devotional excerpt cites Genesis 18 27 and prays for a living Lord Jesus to help believers see that weakness curbs pride and invites a right spirit toward God. The prayer thanks God for the hope that believers are precious to Him.
A reader asks how teens under parental supervision can treat crab lice without a doctor, noting shared clothes risk and the ineffectiveness of washing alone. Dr Thesteson recommends prescription Kwell, cautioning that lice eggs glue to hair shafts survive washing and require proper treatment. The column also addresses laundering and risks from clothes sharing.
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