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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1964
Page
4
In the February 24 1964 Evening Journal editorial the proposed tax bill is reviewed with notes on wage withholding, personal deductions for car licenses, and the potential for phased income recognition. It discusses effects on savers and earners, questioning if extra weekly take home pay will boost spending and tax revenue long term.
Carter Lake residents fear annexation by Omaha as U.N. boundary talks between Nebraska and Iowa near a solution. Carter Lakers insist on consent before any metropolitan expansion, warning the town could become the sole U.S. entity under a United Nations trusteeship if talks fail. Rep. Schwengel seeks a federal education aid via an income tax credit for college costs, arguing it would be cheaper than direct grants and could support qualified youth amid rising college expenses.
Cairo reports outline plans to divert Jordan River tributaries by Lebanon Syria and Jordan with a total cost around 17.5 million dollars while Arab leaders discuss a joint military HQ and a Palestine entity. Nasser Hussein Ben Bella and Hassan push for talks and restoring relations as Syria Egypt rift deepens amid Soviet support for Arabs and Western caution.
Harris survey shows 81 percent approve Johnson keeping spending under control while 19 percent disapprove, reversing Kennedy era fears. Nixon and Kennedy voters tilt toward Johnson on the economy, with Republicans showing the strongest shift. Johnson appears to attract GOP base voters by portraying a business friendly, fiscally controlled presidency.
Brooklyn company Display Enterprises builds about 500 papier mache figures in historical poses for The Travelers Insurance pavilion Triumph of Man at the 1964 65 New York World's Fair. Figures range from Stone Age hunters to Civil War soldiers, created under Museum of Natural History guidance, then transported in pieces to Cleveland or other cities as needed.
County extension director Jim Frier warns farmers must test and label seed before sale on or off the farm. It is illegal to sell seed without a permit number, and seed labeling must follow Iowa Seed Law. A copy of the law and permits is available from the Secretary of Agriculture in Des Moines.
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