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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1965
Page
3
Dear Abby comments on a neighbor's infidelity and a wife's self confessed housekeeping failure. It advises revealing what was seen to the husband, then addressing personal flaws with practical steps, and ends with guidance on blushing and seeking medical advice.
John A. McGaffey, 39, former Washington policeman and Coralville chief for nine years, resigns effective September 1 to become a state parole agent. He leads a three full time and one part time force and plans to relocate near Ottumwa after securing housing. He holds Northwestern University and University of Iowa training and comes from a large Washington family. In Lima, plans begin for a Latin American Lutheran Council to serve nearly one million Lutherans in 21 countries, chaired by Rev. Robert F. Gussick of Mexico City.
Yale Divinity School in New Haven announces the Luther A. Weigle Visiting Professorship to honor the late Rev Luther A Weigle. The annual chair will bring a renowned scholar, often from overseas, to participate in the school’s instructional program.
UPI reports hundreds of African Americans clashed with police after a fire truck killed a woman bystander. Eighteen arrested, seven injured, and three firefighters suspended after the vehicle struck the station and a hydrant during a false alarm. Civil rights group ACT urged 3000 pickets.
Demonstrators from ACT gathered for a month at the fire station on Wilcox Street protesting racial imbalance in staffing. Four injured in a prior protest, ACT demanded the station be integrated within ten days and vowed to continue picketing until half the firefighters are Negro. It marked the season's first major violence in Chicago amid ongoing protests over segregation and school issues with many arrests in eight months.
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