Worthy cause prompts Muscatine MS drive in 1973
Volunteers in Muscatine launch a door to door fundraiser starting on Mothers Day and running until Fathers Day to support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The appeal notes MS affects about 500 000 Americans, costs exceed 2 billion annually, and stresses the society’s role in research and patient care since 1946.
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F.W. Byersmeyer
Fulham Ave
Woodstock
Ill
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Hey
Westfield
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George W. Eversmeyer
New York City
Owen L. Olson
Muscatine Junior High School
Hershey Hospital
Nellie Welter
Shirley Geertz
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Heading upwind
Ernest B. Furgurson reflects on leaving Washington to seek restoration from the capital’s malaise. He envisions a long train journey across the country with stops and familiar faces, contrasting past Union Station bustle with modern shortages and political resistance to travel changes.
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Union Station
Elm Tree Riddle Ends In Curious Exchange
A humorous student asks a professor about an old elm tree and what it would say if it could speak. The professor responds with a playful line implying the tree would declare it is an ak, a wordplay moment in a classroom exchange.
Where They Stand on Liberal Republicans and 1976
Washington Monthly interview with Walter Sharpio discusses Walter Riegle's party switch from Republican to Democrat, the fate of liberal Republicanism, and strategies for moderates ahead of 1976. Riegle criticizes GOP homogeneity, urges cross-party collaboration, and proposes identifying a competent moderate candidate rather than waiting for Ted Kennedy.
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Washington Monthly
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Congress
Flint
Mich
Riegle
Pete McCloskey
Ed Brooke
Nixon
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Republican Party
GOP
Chuck Percy
House
House Republicans
Rotary Club
IBM
Spiro Agnew
John Wayne
Ted Kennedy
Democratic Party
Rivers flood Cedar county brims with ferry halt
Weather and river conditions push ferries to a standstill for a week as Cedar River swells. Local notes report exams at Sisters' School next Monday and community updates on residents and school activities.
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Cedar River
Sisters’ School
Picture book of memories by Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as a timeless picture book shaped by life. He recalls postwar scenes of family growth, porch twilight, first radios, penny ante poker, bats in hair, notes hidden in trees, and everyday choices that defined a generation. The tone blends nostalgia with sharp social glimpses.
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New York
Hal Boyle
Muscatine Journal Publisher and staff listed
The Muscatine Journal announces its independent status and lists key staff including publisher William L. Fahy, editor Harold Blake, managing editor David White, advertising sales manager Wendell Grinstead, controller Max Christy, and circulation manager Gil Dietz.
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William L. Fahy
Max Christy
Gil Dietz
Harold Blake
David White
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Wendell Grinstead
Osteomyelitis not cancer a reader asks Thosteson
In his health column Dr Thosteson explains osteomyelitis is a bone infection not cancer. Early detection and antibiotic therapy improve outcomes. surgery may be needed if pus or dead bone persists. Rest and medical guidance are advised. avoid misinformation from unwary “diagnosticians.”
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