Thoughtful Editorial on Judgments and Violence in Media
A December 11 1970 Washington Evening Journal column mixes reflections on judging others with a critique of city priorities and a Nassau style editorial on television violence. It notes high school ecology projects, Tucson archaeology, and a foundation's bid to curb Wild Wild West violence before 9 pm, urging parental responsibility and cautious policy.
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The
Foundation To
U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
Foundation
Parlor Opinions and Wordplay From a 20th Century Column
A miscellany piece recounts a youth in Santa Monica with a shaved head and tattoo, quotes a theorist on American equality, and notes Nevele as a reverse spelling of eleven. It references Gene Byrnes and It’s a Great Life If You Don’t Weaken, February as a safe month, Swiss student stipends, and divorce age trends. It ends with language cautions about terms for women and animals.
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Santa Monica
Calif
United States
Hawaii
Florida
Nevele
Gene Byrnes
Mr. Byrnes
Yesteryear
Pinhead
Gas tax hike eyed to boost city funds in Iowa
A state senator proposes raising Iowa gasoline tax from seven to eight cents and diesel from eight to nine cents per gallon to funnel about 14 million dollars yearly to cities and towns. He suggests two treasurer accounts and a street construction fund share and a highway grade separation fund share.
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DES Moines
IDPA
James Griffin
Council Bluffs
Griffin
Free money stunt draws few takers at campus
At Stevens Point State University a student handed out 46 one dollar bills from a psychology class experiment, but only 46 of the 166 passersby accepted a bill in twenty minutes. Professor Dennis Tierney noted the low uptake reflected cultural disbelief in getting something for nothing.
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Stevens
Points
Wis
UPI
Stevens Point State University
Dennis Tierney
Mike Stark
Tierney
Washington Evening Journal masthead and rates listing
TheWashington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa lists staff names and roles including David Elder president editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director and Charles Morris managing editor. It provides subscription rates by carrier in town and by mail statewide with amounts and durations dated Friday Dec 11 1970.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
North Marion Ave
Elder, Shannon & Co.,, Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
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Central Park
Tucson
Ariz
City Hall
Ames Daily Tribune
William S. Abbott
Boston
Court
Big Brother
L. M. Boyd
Seattle
IRS
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Ora BE. Niffenegger
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Des Moines Education Association
Iowa State Education As
National Education Association
ISEA
West Virginia Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court
Fort Madison
Iowa
Spurgeon’s
Essex
Joe Falk
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