Journal marks seventy years with vigor and new plans
The Washington Evening Journal notes its seventieth birthday with reflections on its history and a forecast of changes. Editor remarks highlight a team effort across staff, changes in headlines and layout, and plans for larger images and wider column widths. A Ottumwa police raid on Woody's Boat Club is recounted with bond forfeitures and eventual dismissals. The Ottumwa chief praised for upholding duties faces a legal challenge and questions if public service is worth the trouble.
How Much is 100 Billion in Modern Terms
A 1963 explainer converts 100 billion dollars into tangible scales. It equates spending at 1.62 dollars per second since birth to Christ, or 3,171 years at one dollar per second. It notes the debt around 300 billion and cites U S News and World Report for figures.
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The Main Lines By W. H. Marriott Tax Cuts and Gold Standard
The piece laments financial shifts including the move off the gold standard and the looming question of tax cuts. It argues that abandoning gold may hasten gold depletion while urging timely fiscal decisions.
Thank You Notes and the Aztec Curse in Mexico City
A humorous column traces a fictional Aztec legend about a lamp light mishap leading to the first thank you note. It skewers modern holiday cards with satire on social ritual and notes the absurd waste of time and postage. It proposes farcical remedies to curb cardSender fatigue, including offensive acts toward postmen and relatives.
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Mexico City
United Nations
Reiuc
Adlai Kolochit
Terramincia
Adlai
Puebla
Santa Claus
Dickinson of Brighton Joins MPA Insurance Agency
Dickinarl Dickinson of Brighton has been named an agent for the MPA Insurance Co of Columbia Missouri per J M Silvey president. Dickinson completed a study of the company and its insurance policies.
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Brighton
MPA Insurance Co
Columbia
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Seventy Years Yet The Washington Evening Journal Here
A reader expresses appreciation for seventy years of The Washington Evening Journal. The writer praises the paper for positive community coverage, forward looking reporting, and loyal staff from editors to paper boys, urging the Journal to keep the tradition for seventy more years with the question Is the Journal here yet.
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Evening Journal
Rockefeller Spending Shadow Darkens New York Governorship
Washington reports Nelson Rockefeller faces GOP critics over a sharp rise in New York vehicle and license fees and a 61 percent spending increase over Averell Harriman. The budget nears $3 billion, drawing Conservative Party scrutiny and fears of a Kennedy era tax and spend image ahead of 1964.
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Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
California
New York
Averell Harriman
How Vain The Drain Or Unplug My Sump
A comic reminiscence of seeking a handyman to fix a flooded basement drain. The narrator recalls misadventures with a pretentious, ineffectual repairman and the elusive sump as the water rises in the home. The tale ends with frustration as the problem persists and a band of unhelpful helpers circles.
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Yanette
Dot
Esquire
Ecuador
Contract Bridge: bidding choices after diamond opening
In a rubber game scenario with both sides vulnerable, players debate bids after a diamond by right-hand opponent. Recommendations include pass after diamond, overcalls in hearts or spades with four cards, two spades jump overcall as invitational, three spades as preemptive, and notrump overcalls to indicate 16 to 18 points with balanced distribution.
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Togo
Pater
Court Interpreter in Los Angeles Interprets Courtroom Truth
Dolores Campillo Martin, a 25 year old platinum blonde from Mexicali, works as a court interpreter translating for Spanish and Italian speaking defendants in Los Angeles County courts. She translates witness statements and explains legal charges, insisting she has never pleaded guilty to murder, though she has faced a guilty plea in many other crimes. Her role spans criminal and civil cases, with a strong focus on Spanish speakers, and she recounts a frightening stalker incident in court.
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UPI
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Los Angeles County
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