Voting easier in past presidential years encourages turnout
Muscatine residents learn changes to residence and absentee voting rules. Adults who move to a new state and live there 30 days before Election Day can register and vote in their new community. If under 30 days, they may vote in person or absentee in former state. Overseas workers may vote absentee in lost residence state before leaving. Those away on election day can vote absentee with seven days notice. 18 to 20 year olds may vote in their home state or absentee if abroad or in college. Voting is both a right and responsibility.
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Sex can't ignore it By Ernest B. Furgurson
Washington analysis links teen sex education, pregnancy rates, and racial differences in knowledge of contraception. The piece reviews a Johns Hopkins study on unmarried 15 to 19 year olds, noting about 46 percent have had intercourse by 19, with most having one partner. It cites miseducation about conception timing, high contraceptive use but lingering ignorance, especially among Black girls, and argues for public discussion of sex education while contrasting with Nixon administration caution on minors and family planning.
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Anaheim
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Growth Commission
Our house as a unique buy with many oriental touches
The narrator celebrates a paid off home for nine years, detailing a lavish Chinese themed interior and garden design. He recalls buying nine houses, ending with a dramatic, ornate living space featuring red and gold Chinese decor, an enclosed pool patio, and a neurotic German shepherd named Charlie Chan.
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Kelly
Karen
Kathi
Virginia Lee
Charlie Chan
Inside a Lived-in Family Home With Reports of Opium Den
James Bishop details a spacious home with three bedrooms including a large master suited for Kelly and himself. Karen occupies the next largest room with childhood dolls, a small older bath features marble decor and two basins for the girls, while the father’s room contains a sign reading Opium Den. A maid’s room was repurposed for Kathi and a back hall houses utility spaces. The residence emphasizes ornate baths, a swimming pool access, and a home full of life and contentment.
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Kelly
Karen
Kathi
Muscatine Journal staff credits and leadership
The Muscatine Journal lists its independent status with publisher William L. Fahy and editor Gil Dietz among its leadership. Key figures include Max Christy as controller Harold Blake as managing editor and David White in advertising sales, with Wendell Grinstead overseeing circulation.
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William L. Fahy
Max Christy
Harold Blake
David White
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Wendell Grinstead
May 22 history highlights span premieres and presidents
On May 22 dates include 1810 the SS Savannah setting out from Savannah for Liverpool, 1902 Martha Washington’s death, Burr’s 1807 trial, 1862 a US Korea treaty, Wagner born 1813, 1918 Paris raid, 194 Mexico declares war, and Nixon Johnson dedicating the Johnson Library in 1969. Sir Laurence Olivier turns 65. Edgar Mowe reminded readers to value others' children.
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Savannah
Liverpool
England
Aaron Burr
Richmond
United States
Korea
Richard Wagner
Leipzig
Paris
Mexico
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
Hong Kong
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
University of Texas
Austin
Laurence Olivier
Edgar Mowe
The Poor Man's Philosopher By Hal Boyle
Dear Joe the Juice asks how to become a philosopher and the Poor Man's Philosopher replies with guidance. He explains philosophy as a sociable game of finding and telling, offers practical tips, and warns against haste and useless knowledge while outlining mentor duties and the joy of shared inquiry.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Joe the
Daily Prayer Promise for Family Duty and Jesus’ likeness
A short prayer asks God to help families fulfill duties and raise children toward the likeness of Jesus. It cites Proverbs 22 6 and expresses a communal plea for guidance, grace, and faithful living within family roles.
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Jesus
To Your Good Health On Hereditary Mental Illness
Dear Dr Thosteson discusses heredity and schizophrenia with Mr hh a young man considering marriage to a sister with chronic schizophrenia He notes heredity is possible but not certain and advises caution plus exploration of genetic counseling and medical input He also answers a reader about EKG usefulness for past heart attack and explains what an EKG can show in simple terms
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Socrates
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Frank Sacchetti
James Bishop
Muscatine Journal
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Gil Dietz
Martha Washington
George Thosteson
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