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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1973
Page
2
The Mason City Globe Gazette notes Congress has established safety rules for new cars and now federal studies push for uniform used car standards. Brakes steering suspension tires and wheels are the focus with voluntary rules starting, potentially becoming mandatory as states adopt periodic inspections to improve overall road safety.
The fourth above flood stage crest of the Mississippi River and the fifth in Rock River, including an January ice jam, have passed this area. Final crests were slightly below predicted marks. The U S Weather Bureau in Kansas City issued the forecasts based on winter conditions and district data. Engineers make long range forecasts early, often missing this year’s floods. The rain fell far beyond normal, but the Weather Bureau does not claim long range forecasts are scientific, hoping space studies will improve them.
An editorial honors six sightless teenagers who summited Mt Hood Oregon offering a message that vision and effort overcome handicaps of color religion education wealth and physical limits. It contrasts their achievement with Watergate era politics and urges community self reflection on resilience and inclusivity.
A Muscatine child’s letter to Aunt Sadie defends policemen after a vandalism scene near Jefferson Elementary. The note recounts officers aiding children during floods and road accidents, while criticizing trash and litter as pigs. Neighbor Lynn Stiles sees a towering six foot message on his Cedar Street store.
James Kilpatrick weighs Nixon era scandals as a teachable moment. He argues Watergate stains reputations, harms institutions, and shakes political culture, yet may spur campaign finance reform, procedural backlash, and new checks on power as the nation seeks cautious renewal.
A reader argues that press freedom masks propaganda and urges investigation of American news media. He likens modern coverage to wartime propaganda, warns of spies and manipulation, cites Viet Cong knowledge of troop moves, and suggests a future jail for those protected by the press. Helena C Folmer, 2709 Bidwell Rd.
A compact review lists past local events: druggist windups of soda fountains with Pusa ing's Vinegar touted. 47th State Medical Society meeting in Des Moines with Dr H King presenting. Grace English Lutheran church to hold final service at 516 Iowa Ave before new $36,000 edifice starts in June. fashion sale ads highlight Batterson's and Broads store openings with prices on spring dresses and home goods. Joseph Troy taken to Veterans Hospital Des Moines. Durant Irving Deihi named to Durant Community School Board filling vacancy.
Highlights include Anne Boleyn beheading in 1536 and the Spanish Armada sailing in 1588. Other dates cover the Philadelphia centennial exposition in 1876 and Churchill’s 1943 pledge of British support in Congress. Birthdays note US Surgeon General Stewart and labor arbiter Kheel.
A reader asks about carotid artery narrowing, its brain effects, diagnosis via arteriogram, and treatment options including surgery and blood thinners. The article explains how the carotid supplies brain blood, potential symptoms like dizziness or vision issues, and that X rays alone may not reveal narrowing while arteriograms do. It notes treatment choices depend on specialist evaluation and may involve removing obstructions, anticoagulation, or bypass grafting.
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