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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
4
In this column the writer argues readers should favor real food over supplements, citing returning veterans who survived malnutrition after POW camp experiences. The piece notes spoiled fish, unreliably enriched rice, weight loss, dysentery, dull skin, and low energy as evidence that calories protein minerals and vitamins matter, and praises the body’s resilience.
Readers seek guidance on letting grandchildren stay with a dangerous driver, ending an affair with an admitted home-school lover, and whether a younger partner should share travel costs. Abby advises setting boundaries, ending the affair, and having the gentleman cover travel expenses or provide separate lodging.
New York report on Indian official Mrs Jahanara Jaipal Singh noting India's woman representation in government. She discusses India's prime minister Indira Gandhi and says US lack of cabinet women is surprising. She travels to promote tourism and comments on facilities and international perception.
University of California researchers study irradiating fresh fruits and vegetables with a mobile cobalt source to prolong shelf life. Fifty tons of strawberries and twenty eight tons of bananas have been processed for feeding tests over two years under Atomic Energy Commission sponsorship. Tests are not for immediate human consumption and FDA standards mean widespread use is years away. Gamma rays aim to curb decay and pests to keep produce in better condition during shipping and storage.
Davenport Times-Democrat co publisher Henry B Hook testifies that advertisers reacted mixed to Iowa 3 percent tax on advertising services. The suit, in Scott County District Court, challenges the taxs constitutional validity and seeks to block its collection. Hook notes advertiser cancellations and says legislators were unaware of the bill before its Senate introduction. He also criticizes closed conference procedures used to pass the measure.
A Des Moines man resigns after State Auditor Lloyd Smith reports a 5046.62 shortage in an account he managed. Rich ard W. Paton, 49, No. 3 in the comptroller’s office, had worked for the state since 1947. Officials say funds were withheld from governor and staff paychecks for taxes social security and IPERS and legal action may follow.
Linda Thurman, 16, blinded by encephalitis, wheelchair bound, receives $412 in five money orders and a letter from 220 members of the 412th Munitions Maintenance Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay. The fighters in Vietnam say they are with her in thought and prayer as she battles a personal conflict.
Prime Minister Lester B Pearson announces resignation as Liberal Party leader while remaining PM until a national convention selects his successor. He notes four decades in public service, including 19 years as MP for Algoma East, and ten as party leader. Chicago is described as a major railroad hub with 41 lines and six stations.
Robert Cerney aged 51 of rural Hills died when his car left the road and struck a bridge on a Johnson County road. The steel railing pierced the car floor fatally injuring Cerney while his 45 year old wife escaped unharmed. A separate two car crash in Hampton killed an elderly resident late Wednesday.
Broadway and Hollywood star Robert Morse, famed for How To Succeed, is named 1967 National Honorary Christmas Seal Campaign Chairman. He promotes Christmas Seals on letters and packages as vital.
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