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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1971
Page
4
An Iowa editorial denounces a proposed 60 percent rise in national forest logging as short sighted. It argues laws require enforcement and courts must expand, and warns rampant cutting worsens lumber shortages and costs. It critiques motives of private lumber interests and questions crash production plans.
The DNC announces an April 21 fundraising dinner in Washington to support the 1972 presidential campaign. Tickets cost up to 500 dollars, reflecting rising campaign costs and broad donor outreach from upscale events to neighborhood coffees.
A 1970 McNaught Syndicate column jokes about bedbugs with transmitters in Vietnam, preferences for male names, dieting psychology, airline stewardess marriages, ice skaters, wig and falsies in Miss America acts, airplane ownership by state, map projections, gender blushing, meat consumption by doctors, polygamy debates in Malaya, and a quip on Paul Revere. L. M. Boyd invites reader letters.
In a Italy vs Nationalist China contest, Avarelli Bella donna as South declared six hearts after a six of hearts opening lead. West’s misdefense allowed Bella donna to draw trumps, cash winners, and force a club endplay to secure 1430 points. A related line at another table reached six notrump.
The Iowa Supreme Court plans a court administrator to unify staff duties and improve operations. The Institute of Judicial Administration recommends a prestigious role with authority over court staff, with a salary comparable to district judges around 21 000 dollars. Chief Justice Moore will seek federal funds and discuss the plan with appropriation committees. Also, lawmakers filed an amendment to top off 10 percent of salaries for state officials through June 30 1971 to ease a projected 11 million fiscal year deficit.
Kirkwood College Cedar Rapids appoints Dwight Robison of Robison Feeds Inc to its Agri-Business advisory committee. Robison and his family run a 20 year agriculture business while Kirkwood highlights agricultural course offerings for graduates and veterans. Information on courses available via P O Box 2068 or (319) 398 5411.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa provides carrier and mail rates. Listing includes staff titles and positions such as David Elder president editor and business manager and William Shannon vice president ad director. Rates shown: by carrier 50 cents weekly inside Washington, 40 cents in nearby towns. mail within Iowa 12 dollars yearly, 6.50 half-year. Washington headquarters 15 dollars yearly. outside Iowa 14 dollars yearly.
Rep John C Culver urges meaningful reform of congressional committees structure and power and overhaul of campaign financing. He tells the Marin er's Group that without reform Congress cannot claim to be representative or responsible and notes prior talks on seniority in leadership while pressing broader changes.
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