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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1965
Page
4
An 1893 Evening Journal editorial presents the Biblical verse Blessed are they that mourn from Matthew 5 4. It reflects on finding comfort through sorrow and learning God’s love in adversity. The piece reframes mourning as a pathway to spiritual growth and solace.
CBS with the National Safety Council and Shell Oil Co. re runs The National Drivers Test next Monday from 9 to 10 PM on WMT-TV and WHBF-TV. The program, first aired May 24, drew 32 million viewers and sparked a large public response.
In Los Angeles Watts, rioting left 37 dead and $200 million in damages. Leaders blame family breakdown, poverty, and unemployment, with 12% of area adults unemployed versus 5% citywide. A Negro psychiatrist notes fathers absent, mothers working, and children learning anti authority feelings, fueling cycles of crime and police hostility.
Las Vegas swelled with hundreds of couples racing to wed before midnight to avoid military draft. Couples from New Jersey and Pennsylvania joined locals as wedding chapels filled along the Strip and Clark County Court House. The 24 hour license bureau issued over 100 licenses in just over three hours as crowds pressed for quick ceremonies, with police summoned to manage the surge.
Tom Ball, hitch hiking student, covers August 6 1965 in Americus Georgia as about 400 African Americans and 24 white civil rights workers march from Forsyth Street to Sumter County Courthouse to register to vote. Dick Gregory leads the event with a message of empowerment and nonviolence as President Johnson signs the voting bill. No incidents are reported and protection is described as adequate as the crowd hopes this marks the start of progress.
South to act after North opens. Five hands present. For each, Becker analyzes optimal bids from Pass to three notrump or three hearts, clubs, or two notrump and explains how point counts and distributions guide decisions toward avoiding game unless favorable.
The Marine Corps League will install officers Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the VFW Hall.
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