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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1965
Page
5
The Monticello Express recalls a Purdue University survey during Old Masters Week where 18 year olds showed mixed readiness for suffrage. Underclassmen doubted qualification while upperclassmen felt maturity aided meaning, with many dismissing voting as eyewash. The piece urges learning more before Iowa acts on amending the constitution.
The piece argues that protecting the innocent is overemphasized while many criminals escape punishment. It cites Judge Frank Wilson of Tennessee criticizing excessive focus on avoiding wrongful convictions and warns of rising crime, especially among youth, if justice fails to convict the guilty.
About 60 attended a potluck at St. Mark's Lutheran to honor Pastor and Mrs. Harold Markve who are moving to Madison Wisconsin for graduate work at the university. Services on Feb 21 and Feb 28 at 9 a.m. will be conducted by Rev. Harold Gillispie.
Monticello Express is the weekly Monticello Iowa newspaper entered as second class mail matter. It is the official newspaper of Monticello and Jones county established July 10 1865 and a member of Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. Subscription rates: $5 in local counties, $7 elsewhere, $5 for Servicemens. Advertising served via national services.
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