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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
4
An editorial reflection on resisting evil with goodness and the folly of material attachment. The writer recalls losing a tie clip as a child and a then cherished pocket knife, concluding possessions can own people and that things are merely temporary.
The Japanese freighter Dai Chi Chin el was struck by falling objects on June 5, believed to be fragments from a Soviet spacecraft. This marks the first known instance of space debris causing damage on Earth.
The piece argues mimicry is a form of humor protected by law but with limits. It notes deadly meteorite rarity and recounts cases where impersonation and misrepresentation risk privacy and deception, citing a court injunction to shield a famous entertainer and uphold reputations.
West Germany faces a nationalist surge around Franz Joseph Strauss amid coalition tensions over Nazi war crimes trials and nuclear policy. Von Thadden's NPD draws attention with antiwar, anti foreigner planks, while public sentiment shifts toward pacifism and economic prosperity boosts leisure and sports clubs nationwide.
The Washington Evening Journal lists editors and executives including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer in Local Advertising and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. The paper is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4 enterprise. It is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act at Washington Iowa with affiliations including Inland Daily Press Association and Iowa Daily Press Association.
The Joint County System offices in Cedar Rapids begin registering teaching certificates for the 1969-70 school year under the State Department of Public Instruction. Ilah Gouldin oversees verification of qualifications, notifies principals, and compiles a directory covering Cedar Linn Johnson and Washington counties. Substitutes with prior certificates are invited to apply at 305 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids with emphasis on industrial arts and physical education.
Dr. Horace M Don a D O opens a medical practice in Keota with offices of Dr K L McGuire and will see patients starting Tuesday September 2 He comes from Okmulgee Oklahoma where he practiced since 1961 His wife and family remain in Okmulgee and he will live near the Christian Church He served in the Navy 1942 46 on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific as an operating room technician After Navy service he attended Franklin College Des Moines College of Medicine and Surgery He interned at Bay View Hospital Cleveland Ohio He practiced in Albia and Bussey Iowa 1954 58 owned Holden Hospital and Clinic Holden Missouri 1958 61 then Okmulgee Oklahoma from 1961 to present His wife Jean A is a registered nurse and they have four children Nancy 18 attends Northeastern A M M Miami OK Lisa 17 senior Edward 11 attends Ponca Military Academy Ponca City and Jerry 10 at home.
In a three notrump hand South held eight sure tricks and a 50 percent club finesse chance. He should have cashed the A K of diamonds after the heart lead then led a diamond to the queen, creating two chances rather than one. The correct play raises success odds from 50 to 68 percent.
Men in Service Sergeant Dennis A Henry of Washington Iowa serves as an administrative specialist with U S Combat Air Forces in Vietnam at Cam Ranh Bay AB He is a Pacific Air Forces member formerly stationed at Laredo AFB Texas A Keota Community High School graduate
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