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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1964
Page
4
The piece notes France’s government run telephone system via the post office, with nearly 20 million applicants awaiting installation and a normal 14 month wait. It contrasts this with Britain and mentions a brief domestic complaint about delayed repairs at The Journal office.
The writer recalls finishing Sinclair Lewis Babbitt, a 1922 novel once controversial for its sharp critique of twenties business booster optimism. Forty years on it remains a pointed portrait of American middle-class life, showing how business ahead of self can erode meaning.
A letter to the Journal urges Washington County to emulate Marion County Park. The writer praises the Little Red Schoolhouse and suggests adding a Country Church and old Country Store with a museum near the Knoxville County Park, aided by local historical society and conservation commission.
In Mount Ayr Record-News style satire the piece cites Bolivia's hyperinflation and currency reform. It explains the move from large notes to new 1 520 denomination bills by erasing ciphers to raise apparent value, mocking the oddity with Thurberan wit and noting moral change in society.
Mel Finkelstein, 32, a New York photographer with the New York Journal American, recounts six days in Harlem and Brooklyn during the riots. He describes constant danger, the shift from safety in numbers to individual risk, dodging bricks and bottles, and the tense dynamic with crowds.
A reflective note quoting Hebrews 11 1 urges faith as the substance of hope and a force to frame an adventurous year beyond all frontiers.
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