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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1963
Page
9
The Washington Evening Journal marks its 70th anniversary with a staff party that reveals humorous office mishaps. An MC recounts a bindery gag where the business manager sat on an empty carton, leaving only feet and hands visible, prompting laughs about life in a print shop.
Three bandits attempted to hijack a $6,000 payroll at Fast Typesetters Ltd in Montreal. Printers fought back with type and tools, injuring one intruder and chasing the others. Wilbur Jackson protected the payroll as workers overwhelmed the attackers. the plant recovered the scene but the robbers escaped with no money taken.
State Senator Richard L. Stephens of Ainsworth contends a proposed Iowa house bill to merge the legislative research bureau code editor and fiscal director would end nonpartisan objective research. He warns the interim committee controlled council could shift to partisan research, hiring on politics over expertise, undermining the bureau's value and functions.
The piece argues that personal obligation is a constant debt we rarely wait for a new month to settle. It contends that freedom of speech does not excuse casual or glib use of it.
In six spades with South as declarer, a 4-1 trump split risks collapse. Lead the jack of spades at trick two and duck to avoid the 4-1 break. If West follows, East’s return matters little. win, ruff diamonds, reenter, and force trump control. By guarding against a 4-1 break, you can secure twelve tricks through careful ruffing and suit management.
The piece argues that despite Kennedy administration troubles abroad and a persistent 5 to 6 percent unemployment, Republican prospects brighten 20 months ahead of the 1964 election. Cuba, NATO, nuclear test issues, and domestic tax policy shape the political landscape as the party sees a cautious path to gain.
Des Moines report details how 440 rural farm townships voted in 1962, showing the farm vote skewed slightly Democratic yet weaker for Senate than the state. It compares Town and Iowa totals, notes shifts from 1960 and 1956, and highlights farm precincts’ split decisions in Governor and U.S. House races amid foreign affairs impact.
Winn Bradford, 59, the only blind worker among Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's 32,000 staff, returns to work as a trouble call dispatcher at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company in Sunnyvale. He uses four tuned telephones and a metal template to fill coded call cards, aided by colleagues. Bradford, once a barnstormer and American Airlines pilot who lost sight in a crash 22 years ago, calls this a new lease on life and the first steady paycheck since his accident. Other handicapped workers at Lockheed include Jim Lewis, a Polaris electronics assembler, and Chuck Ward, known for a rattlesnake bite incident at Santa Cruz.
A Crawfordsville group surprised Mr and Mrs Elon Christner with a silver wedding anniversary party on Sunday. Guests included relatives and friends from Iowa City Winfield and Des Moines. The couple observed the anniversary with a dinner out Tuesday and planning continued at a midwinter American Legion Auxiliary conference. A granddaughter Janet Leigh arrived February 4 weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces.
ICAO legal committee drafts a convention to resolve crimes on aircraft over seas or land while protecting defendants. It covers jurisdiction when registered aircraft commit crimes abroad, hijack restitution, extradition, and gives captains power to arrest offenders aboard to match seagoing captain rights.
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