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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1963
Page
4
The community applauds Muscatine’s five-year-old high intensity street lighting as a progressive example, contrasted with Davenport’s ongoing city lighting agitation. The Daily Times featured Muscatine’s system, reinforcing local pride and inviting broader admiration.
The Senate approved a measure ending silver redemption for most currency and silver certificates. Treasury will use on hand silver to mint coins as needed, while citizens largely prefer paper money to swap for silver.
A Jakarta dispatch reports President Sukarno, aged 62, has accepted a life tenure as Indonesia’s president. The Peoples Consultive Congress invited him to rule for life, and Sukarno appointed its members. Sukarno was a key figure backed by the United States during Indonesia’s birth and Indonesian communists align with Chinese Reds in the China Russia ideological contest.
A farmers vote against strict wheat controls places its short run fate in Congress. The piece notes Stanley Yankus’s past clash with federal rules, argues for limited, time-bound supports, and urges freedom from government price props while warning of price drops without intervention. It calls for market-based policies and targeted aid while highlighting broader international concerns.
The Muscatine Journal outlines newspaper operations including staff roles Harold L. Nelson publisher Walter Russell editor and others. It lists mailing rates for daily delivery within Muscatine and beyond, subscription prices, and service details. The ad shows contact numbers and service terms for subscribers and carriers.
A Supreme Court Kennedy administration and Black demonstrations push desegregation faster as court bans racial exclusion in public facilities. Memphis schools and parks face immediate desegregation deadlines with strong warnings against delays. The decision signals growing impatience over slow integration and may affect Alabama and Mississippi school plans.
Dr Crane's clinic touts the Ohio College of Chiropody in Cleveland. It trains four year doctors specializing in foot and lower limb care. The speaker extols podiatry for correcting arch collapse, leg length differences, and scoliosis through molds, orthotics, and surgery. The piece highlights the profession’s value and growing scope.
An essay argues extending vacation time and reducing workweeks could ease retirement strain. Proposes five to nine week vacations starting at 40 and progressively shorter weeks, tapering off at 63 and 65. Notes younger workers may bear longer hours to cover senior labor needs.
A brief excerpt states the prisoner of the Lord urging believers to walk worthily of their calling from Ephesians 4 1 and offers a short prayer asking heavenly guidance to hear the call and dedicate lives to God in Christ’s name Amen.
A Muscatine column recalls a vandalized show poster incident from years ago, mentions a city bridge washout, and notes local memories. It lists St Mathias commencement plans, auto club preparations, playground duties, and returning students. It also covers Civil War veteran ceremonies, 4H convention plans, a new organ dedication, nursing students, and an essay prize awarded by Venezuela.
A reader seeks Abby’s advice on managing a loud mouthed husband with dual personality traits and how to handle social expectations at housewarmings and modesty concerns. The column responds with tips to calm outbursts, avoid provoking anger and explains housewarming versus shower etiquette while addressing family confusion over public nudity and manners.
A cryptogram sample shows one letter for another and hints from letter length. It mentions daily changing codes, a quotation about a successful politician, and stray fragments from a cryptogram page with names and titles.
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