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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1963
Page
4
Editorials reflect on the flawed TV weather forecasts and the public’s reliance on TV for weather. It cites a Davenport TV weather segment and contrasts radio simplicity with televised complexity. It laments local option liquor debates and urges clear, local election paths.
Iowa City reader argues for 660 foot billboard restrictions near interstates to preserve scenic countryside and attract federal funds. The letter urges legislative debate this session, warns opposition helped stall action, and highlights the need to balance commerce with Iowa’s natural beauty and highway show window.
A proposed Iowa bill to ban interstate billboards within 680 feet of the right of way gains public backing but remains stalled in subcommittees. The measure ties roadside beauty to a potential $17 million federal bonus, with June 30 1963 as a deadline, while compensation for landowners and broader zoning questions shape debate.
A column cites Winston Churchill on tax burdens and compares 1960s U S taxation to his era, arguing politicians buy votes with taxpayer money. It traces graduated income tax origins in 1913, notes rising federal expenditures to 94 billion in 1963 and 99 billion in 1964, and criticizes voters for supporting higher spending.
A reader shares memories of family life and practical kitchen notes. The letter muses on cough syrup dangers and prescription controls, celebrates old Easter parades, and notes garden mishaps with a dog. It suggests simple dishware, dessert rituals, and a date pudding recipe with a warm sauce.
Des Moines reports Wallace Stegner born at Lake Mills wins Midland Booksellers Association Black Hawk plaque for Wolf Willow, an informal frontier history. Seven nominees competed. Stegner, Stanford writing center head, also has A Shooting Star bestseller. Special Hamlin Garland plaque goes to Frederick Darling for The Love Guy. Darling, born in Cedar Rapids, resides in St. Petersburg, Florida, and works on a second novel.
The Waco Parent Teachers Association will elect officers at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Wayland school building. Prof Frans Kirwanek head of the art department at Town Wesleyan College will speak. a Czech born former World War II prisoner who studied art in Vienna Rome and the United States. He has taught in Shenandoah Ottumwa and Mt Pleasant. Also a social hour and apple pie will follow the program.
Thousands of anti nuclear protesters swarmed toward Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park as police clashed with marchers on London outskirts and central areas. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan ordered a full security review after a government leak alleging details of Britain’s nuclear war preparations.
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