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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1967
Page
4
Washington editorials critique rioting as potentially profitable and urge cautious funding for poverty programs, noting Senate pressure for 3 billion more for urban emergency projects. The piece jokes about lunar size and cosmic ray probes while quoting scripture about deliverance and possessions.
Ottumwa Courier notes Cong. Charles Joelson of New Jersey urged debate on the Rat Control Bill. He cites sizable federal spending on plant and animal programs, totaling about 500 million over two years, and ends by asking how funds should aid people. The remark contrasts allocations for pests and wildlife with aid for people.
Mrs. Charles Jenkins and family attended the wedding of Marlee Arrow Smith, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Arrowsmith, in Chicago the weekend of August 5. The Jenkinses' daughter and son-in-law Wade Radin sang at the ceremony. Also noted are multiple family vacations and gatherings of local residents and relatives in Iowa and nearby states, with travel to Mexico City, Leech Lake, Hawaii, and Colorado landmarks.
A lighthearted note about a scrambled word puzzle titled SCRAIM GESS and a Baptist Church celebration marking its 100th year. The piece mentions a vault opening with documents from a century ago and family ties including Mrs Norval Norris and her scholastic work at Marycrest College and Bettendorf. Various local residents are listed visiting, attending reunions, and catching up with relatives.
A survey of government spending on knowledge and services shows 60 million Americans in back to school activity, a $52 billion education bill, and 100 million licensed drivers. It notes car thefts, transit declines, pool drownings, and Congress staff pay, with details on education, transport, health, and diplomacy.
New York dispatch notes a shift from relegating vocational training to a marginal role to expanding it regionally. Federal and state funding rise, with 800 schools now and a projection of 1,800 by 1975. Examples include Penta County in Ohio, Bucks County in Pennsylvania, and Des Moines Technical High.
In a contract bridge lesson, East uses point count and signaling to derail South’s diamond finesse. After West leads spades and East discards to reveal missing honors, South misguesses diamonds while East shows the queen of diamonds and the missing spade. East’s precise timing and misdirection force South to go down.
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