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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1964
Page
4
The August 18 1964 issue presents Thought for the Day on Final Judgment from II Peter 3 10 warning readers that the Lord will come as a thief and everyone must answer to God for their deeds. It asks readers to consider their standing in the Judgment.
Iowa highway officials seek female input from office staff to test temporary Interstate signs. The plan aims to ensure signs are brief readable and well placed for motorists at speeds up to 70 mph. The article contrasts with golf course growth and municipal ownership trends across Iowa communities.
The text comments on social values and priorities, noting that parking spaces and calories dominate concerns over purchases and meals. It observes that some who claim to favor America first act for self-interest, and that more money and extended banking hours are desired by many. It ends by praising broadcasting’s peak when announcers elevate simple soap suds to appealing tones.
Washington. The Rayburn House Office Building cost 122.105 million dollars with 169 Representatives to move in next January. The article notes the price per Congressman and urges taxpayers to visit Capitol Hill to view the still unfinished project.
Critics argue the Rayburn House Office Building is the most expensive U S government structure yet erected with costs ballooning from initial estimates to over 55 million and a final tally expected higher. The complex includes three rooms per office two bathrooms per suite a three level underground garage and amenities like gyms a pool a recording studio and a private dining room. Proponents say such buildings are built to last 100 years while defenders note the lavish spending contrasts with other projects like Dulles Airport which similarly rose in cost.
The piece contrasts Soviet shopping, where state- run stores lack competition and goods are scarce, with American retail. It details long shopping times, high prices driven by turnover taxes, and a booming black market for Western goods, noting low wages and rising living costs in the USSR.
South must locate the queen of clubs after West shows four spades and three hearts. With West's distribution read as 4 3 5 1, declarer uses a club finesse sequence, then exits to dummy with a spade to discard and endplay for exact three clubs.
Hoffa and six co defendants are appealing fraud convictions tied to a $25 million Teamsters pension fund fraud and a separate eight year sentence for jury tampering. Hoffa faces potential total terms up to 13 years if both appeals fail. The July 26 guilty verdict covered wire and mail fraud and conspiracy.
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