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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1966
Page
4
In a Wheaton Journal style note from February 10, 1966, a small town family plans to send taffy apples to their son serving in Vietnam. The piece reflects on youth training, pride, and wartime distance, ending with a hopeful request for swift mail.
The column notes Iowa Highway Patrol officers seek a five day fifty hour week amid rising numbers and 24 hour patrol duties on interstates. It argues for better pay and shorter hours given the job's danger and responsibility. The piece contrasts patrol work with standard industry wages and stresses need for more officers to handle expanded duties.
A motorist sued a railroad for injuries after a collision with a freight train. The railroad argued the motorist was negligent for crossing tracks twice daily and failing to look for a train. The court ruled the driver's memory lapse did not excuse fault and found him partially to blame.
The article argues forgetfulness is often negligence, but time passage and sudden diversions can forgive memory lapses. A teacher’s fall after three weeks and a frightened elderly woman crossing a road illustrate how courts separate negligent forgetfulness from external shocks and preserve accountability.
Washington report outlines Sen. Thomas Dodd’s bid for a federal interstate gun shipment ban amid NRA opposition and lax mail order sales. It recalls Kennedy’s assassination, mail order guns, and public sentiment favoring rugged individualism and constitutional rights. The piece highlights widespread ease of acquiring firearms through mail order and the political hurdle to pass stricter legislation.
Washington based UPI report notes the Arizona Rifle and Pistol Association estimates 200 million firearms in U S citizens hands. It cites ownership patterns, calls Dodd’s law impractical, and contrasts police staffing limits with crime trends and policing tactics.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Howard Hazen production superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and imprint details under a 1879 act with carrier delivery in Washington and affiliations with press associations and circulation audits.
Atty and Mrs B J Byrne learn their son in law Peter I Hughes of Redwood City California 60 000 population was chosen Outstanding Young Man of 1965 at the Junior Chamber Bosses Night January 26 in Redwood City. He is married to Patricia Byrne daughter of the Keota family and they have three children Kimberly 6 Kerry 4 and Michael 3. The Hughes Plastic company owners reside in Redwood City. The column also notes local social visits and family events including Golden Wedding anniversary open house for Mr and Mrs Wiley Roberts and various gatherings of the Norenberg and Weaver families.
World Book Lore notes that U.S. President George Washington made a single overseas trip in his life. In 1751 he sailed to Barbados with his half-brother Lawrence, seeking a warmer climate for health reasons.
The text presents a satirical one act play titled Murder at the Bridge Table set around a contract of three no trump. It features a declarer South and a conscience character, with West East and Dummy. The plot revolves around a bridge hand with commentary on misjudgments and unlucky distribution ending in down two.
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