Editorials Reflect on Forgiveness and Civic Change
The Washington Evening Journal presents reflections on forgiveness from Jesus, humane views on gun violence, and humor about a paper cut. It notes Iowa's new mayors Thomas Urban and James Sorenson as evidence of youthful trust in governance, then laments a comic mishap with scissors and hints at a cautious outlook for 1968.
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Des Moines
Thomas N. Urban
Seed Corn Company
Iowa
Tama
James Sorenson
Toledo
Sorenson
How the British Pound Got Its Name and LSD System
The pound originated from a Saxon silver coin called the sterling or penny, with a pound equal to 240 sterlings and later 20 shillings per pound. Latin names libra solidus and denarius gave the LSD coinage initials, a nod to history now recounted as a light quip about the pound's recent notoriety.
Child Witnesses in Divorces Rises Debate on Admissibility
A 1967 ABA article discusses whether a child should testify about parental misconduct in divorce cases. It cites courts allowing a nine-year-old son to corroborate a drunk accusation but denying a 13-year-old daughter due to nerves and lack of independent corroboration.
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American Bar Association
Wiggins reports Iowa lawmakers cohesion study results
Iowa State University political scientist Charles W. Wiggins finds House Republicans were more unified than Senate Republicans in 1967, a rare postwar result tied to Democratic control of the Senate and governor's office. He notes overall party cohesion remained modest, with 34% House unanimity and 47.8% of roll calls split along party lines.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Senate
Charles W. Wiggins
Iowa State University
Ate
Wiggins
Iowa Business Digest
University of Iowa
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
House
Governors Office
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
California
Missouri
Colorado
June Franklin
Ray Bailey
Clarion
Harold Knight
Humboldt
Raymond Miller
Dubuque
Jack Kibbie
Emmetsburg
Eugene Hill
Newton
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Tom
Frey
Neola
Harold Fischer
Grundy County
Fischer
Assembly
Gene Glenn
Wapello County
Glenn
The Apple Picker Uncounted in Census Mystery
Quirky column notes Benjamin Bee claims he has never been recorded in the U.S. census while describing his apple picking in Wenatchee Valley and winter oyster bed drift. The piece satirically questions population counts and contrasts aging, dress, language, and gender notions with cheeky historical asides.
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Benjamin Bee
Wenatchee Valley
Ben
U.S
Washington, D. C
Washington Evening Journal Masthead and notice
The Washington Evening Journal a Washington Iowa publication lists editor David Elder and business manager, William Shannon as vice president advertising director, Charles Morris news editor, Bob Shaffer local advertising, Howard Hazen production superintendent. The paper is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and entered as second class matter under the 1879 act. Mail subscription rates in Iowa show weekly carrier in Washington at 40 cents.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Boers
Washington
Iowa
Declarer Endplays to Safely Make a Bridge Contract
In a Becker column, the hand shows declarer overcoming a likely 2-1 trump break by an endplay line. After heart king, diamond A K, and diamond ruff, declarer uses clubs to dummy and discards a spade to threaten East with overruff or endplay. East’s unknown distribution is exploited to force a favorable position and likely clinch the contract.
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Declarer
East
King
West
South
Yes Syndicate, Inc
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Jerry
Joe
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London
LT. Corello
Man’‘S
Dolly
L.M. Boyd
la Rochefoucauld
Clare Booth Luce
U.S.A
Beau Brummel
Herman F. Brandt
Drake University
Eye
Barbara
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Wyoming
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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