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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1965
Page
4
A playful look at political and social foibles through 2065 with De Gaulle Johnson Goldwater and others. The column imagines unlikely alliances, reforms, and cultural quirks, from schools paying more for students to dances like the Corn, and jokes about churches empires and immortality.
A brief devotional noting Galatians 1 10 that pleasing men cannot be the servant of Christ and that public opinion cannot override a God centered conscience. It emphasizes choosing integrity before human approval and stresses spiritual guidance over social pressure.
A family vacation diary recounts trips from Chicago to Richardson and Lockhart Texas visiting relatives. They describe a party hosted by Bogan Jr College staff, a lakeside wading experience, a chilled fruit basket with decorative watermelon balls, travel from Iowa to Missouri, a mural at Tru man Library, a near multi-vehicle collision, and stops at antique shops in Muskogee Oklahoma highlighting imported furnishings and curiosities.
At the Moldenhauer home we ate meat balls in a mushroom and sour cream sauce. Jim, the son in law, used two pounds lean hamburger, dried bread crumbs, salt, pepper and accent. Balls browned, fat drained, two cans mushroom stems and juice added with two cartons sour cream, simmered 45 minutes. Serve with hot rice or potatoes. salad complements. A trip plan mentions Aug 19 to Chicago then by car to Riverside with Virginia after visiting Harry Annas family in Lockhart Texas.
The new Medicare Social Security law expands benefits for 20 million recipients and raises payroll taxes. Retirees can earn more outside work, widows and children gain easier access, self employed doctors join coverage, and hospital insurance expands. Benefits rise 7 percent retroactive to last January, with many parts phased in over the next two years.
Tom Ball reports from Provincetown where Beatnik crowds mix with artists, showing sharp contrasts between beauty and disorder. He sketches hair, beards, and quirky scenes from a traveler’s hitch-hiking journey, noting narcotics arrests and odd church and theatre signs. The piece ends with an editor’s note about a 20-year-old student on a 15,000 mile trek.
Iowa Senator Jack Miller on the U S role in Vietnam favors using Nationalist Chinese or Philippine forces before expanding troop levels. He notes prospects of a draft increase in Iowa and discusses housing, farm income programs, and potential Senate action on right to work repeal amid national debates.
In a Becker column the North South miscommunication shapes a 3NT contract. East’s seven of hearts on opening lead saves the defense, letting East maintain heart entry to West and prevent South from establishing clubs. Declarer loses after risky continuations, underscoring the entry problem in bridge play.
The Ray Morgan infants were the honorees at a Monday evening baby shower at Rubio Community Building in Richland with about 40 guests. Readings were given. Terry returned home July 17 and Jerry is to be released July 31 from Fairfield Hospital.
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