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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1956
Page
8
The article explains that nonbelievers may affirm rather than swear, with the same perjury penalties as oath takers. It notes the oath or affirmation aims to ensure truthfulness for judicial truth, prepared by the Iowa State Bar Association in the public interest.
A dog defended Merlin Buregon from a herd bull, turning the bull and allowing his escape near Swea City. Elsewhere Mrs. Eli Norris of Stanwood voted on November 6, marking her 24th presidential election in a long life.
In a foggy night scene an ice chilled driver refuses a sale while Al cleans a windshield and earns two dollars for gas. An elderly man Jacobs exits the library with a habit of rereading papers as Al spins a tale about a single strip of rubber and its imagined power.
In a district court John Smith declined the religious oath choosing to affirm the truth of his testimony under penalty of perjury. The clerk adjusted the oath to affirm the truthfulness of the evidence without invoking God. The exchange highlights how oath and affirmation serve to compel truth while respecting belief.
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