Irish Bull and Highway Woes in Editorial Roundup
The Washington by Evening Journal surveys political Irish Bulls and the impact of interstates on local traffic. It notes Iowa City’s relief at I 80’s progress, detours on U S 6 between Iowa City and Grinnell, and heavy truck traffic along South Iowa Avenue. The piece hopes for an early I 80 opening and forecasts Thanksgiving relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Des Moines
Chicago
Coralville
Washington
Crawfordsville
Iowa Avenue
Wayland
Democrats Platform Problem in Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the 1964 Democratic farm plank faces a weak income story. It notes higher income per farm hides overall farm income decline, questions supply management, and signals limited gains from new programs while emphasizing food stamps and exports.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Johnson
Students listed for college majors and classes
Keith Bauer plans ISU degree and master’s in forestry. Linda Pence pursues nursing at Iowa, Tom Bauer to Iowa City for journalism, Barbara McDowell to Park College elementary education student teaching, Bob Parcell returns to Iowa Wesleyan chemistry and math, Rusty Parcell to State College of Iowa freshman, Ron Bomber to accounting at Iowa City, Gary Bomber to accounting at Iowa, Phyllis McDowell to Tarkio College biology, Brad Kiesey to UI freshman honors journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Woodford
Westchester
Keith Bauer
Lloyd Bauer
Iowa State University
Ames
Linda Pence
Marion Pence
State University of Iowa School of Nursing
Iowa City
Tom Bauer
Eldin Bauer
State University of Iowa
Barbara McDowell
John McDowell
Park College
Parkville
Missouri
Bob Parcell
Karl Parcell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Rusty Parcell
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Ron Bomber
Leonard Bomber
State University
Gary Bomber
Phyllis McDowell
Tarkio College
Tarkio, Missouri
Brad Kiesey
Ted Kiesey
State University of Iown
Johnson seals gains with broad voter approval for record
The Harris survey shows President Johnson with 75 percent favorable ratings, strong domestic and foreign policy standings, and a notable 72 percent approval on Vietnam after Tonkin Bay events. Corruption handling remains a weakness at 51 percent, but overall ratings support campaigning for a White House bid.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Bobby Baker
Billy Sol Estes
Berlin
Vietnam
Congress
London Johnson
Khrushchev
Castro
Cuba
Latin America
Tonkin Bay
America
U.S
Gore nature of spade discard thrills bridge fans
In a Calcutta tournament a rare play by Shri D V Gore as East against four hearts wins praise. West led clubs and trumped twice. Gore discards the ace of spades, forcing declarer to go down. Had he discarded a diamond or club, the contract might have succeeded.
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D. V. Gore
Gore
Calcutta
Indian Bridge World Magazine
Hearts
West
Declarer
Mr. Gore
South
East
Rea Syndicate, Inc
New fiction notes at the library feature Golding and Uris
The public library adds novels by Golding and Uris among new best sellers. Highlights include The Pond by Robert Murphy about a boy’s nature discovery, The Last Tallyho by Richard Newhafer set in World War II aviation, The Fair by Robert Nathan about Arthur and battles in Celtic Britain, and The Lord of the Flies author’s latest church building tale with dreamlike episodes and multiple meanings.
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Richard Newhafer
America
Pacific
Robert Nathan
Arthur
Baden Hill
Salisbury Plain
Goldin
Brighton guests and local births and events
Kenneth Pauls host in Brighton as Engwalls and Pauls visit. A baby girl Rhonda Kaye born August 13 at Memorial Hospital Mount Pleasant to Mr. and Mrs Richard Paul. Suzie Ann Bown graduates from Mercy School of Nursing Cedar Rapids with attendance from local family. Lyndon Dunbar’s 4th birthday party hosts a group of friends. Wilbert Rose a patient at Ottumwa General Hospital. Mark Emry hospitalized in Fairfield. George Wyatt family spend long weekend with Lake Darling relatives.
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Brighton
Paul Engwall
Lockridge
Kenneth Paul
Richard Paul
Green Trailer Court
Mt. Pleasant
Memorial Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Rhonda Kaye
Boyle Paul
Floyd Sammons
Rome
Ida Paul
Minnie Ruby
Fairfield
James White
Suzie Ann Bown
Cedar Rapids
Mercy School of Nursing
Suzie
Berkley Brown
Mary
Norda Dunbar
Wayne Johanson
Norma Dunbar
Sara Robison
Betty Mullikin
Jani Mullikin
Wilbert Rose
Ottumwa General Hospital
Mark Emry
Howard Emry
Jefferson County Hospital
George Wyatt
Florissant
Missouri
Wm. Wyatt
Lake Darling
Hiroshima Pilot and other new books at the library
The public library added several new best sellers this week including Hiroshima Pilot The Kennedy Wit and Vance Packard s The Pyramid Climbers A Memorial Book from the Margaret Cowden legacy notes additional titles by Harry L Golden Constantine Brown and Bill Adler The Kennedy Wit collects Kennedy era wit while The Coming of the Whirlwind is Brown s autobiographical critique of public office life and events The list also references a mechanical instruction to install a high capacity exhaust fan in a kitchen to remove hot moist air from sinks and stoves
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Packard
Margaret Cowden
MR. Kennedy and
Harry L. Golden
Washington Evening Journal masthead credits and listings
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff such as David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Bruce Cowden contributing editor Howard Hazen production superintendent along with publication details and press associations. The page notes mail subscription rates and standard newspaper affiliations with Inland Daily Press, Iowa Daily Press, Iowa Press Associations and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Presss
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Davenport
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U. S. 218
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Food For Peace
ISU
Evening Journal
Joe Palooka
Knobby
Joe
Ham Fisher
Nick
Dixie Dugan
Mystery Voice
BY Mevoy and
Striebel
Harris Survey
By Louis Harris
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LBJ Domestic Policy Ratings
John Kennedy
Roosevelt
Truman
Kennedy
Washington Pose Co
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
King Feat
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Uris
Robert Murphy
Dutton
Man
Faith Baldwin
Leon Uris
William Gold
Kenneth Pauls
Mrs
Tony Meuth
Hiroshima
William B. Nute
Claude Eatherly
509Th Composite Group
Enola Gay
Persia
Sinclair Mehdevei
Constantine Brown
Connie’’ Brown
Lowan
Bill Adler
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Blondie
Chic Young
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
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