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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1968
Page
4
In this January 9 1968 issue the paper runs Thought for the Day quotes Psalm 55 14 and reflects on harmony with God and others. It cites Captain Robbs hopes for fair treatment in Vietnam and highlights a reader letter by Jerry Mason on high school wrestling weight-cutting abuses. The piece argues for cautious regulation and player welfare, noting such abuses exist but are not assumed in their conference.
Letters to the Journal urges preserving high school wrestling while addressing health concerns from weight cutting. The writer criticizes physician weight certification and proposes real time weigh ins before meets plus a growth allowance of one pound per month to ensure competitors wrestle at their normal weight. He calls fans and parents to pressure the Iowa High Athletic Association to adopt this system.
The 1967 amendments raise total cash benefits by 16 percent in the first full year, increasing the minimum at 65 from 44 to 55 dollars. At least 13 percent boosts apply to all beneficiaries, with automatic implementation in March. Future benefits rise as earnings counted under the law grow from 6600 to 7800 dollars per year, expanding survivor and disability protection and lifting total survivorship coverage to 940 billion dollars.
The merit system council wrestles with bid timing after only two out of seven firms submitted bids for a state employee classification and pay survey. Mail delays blamed for late replies, extension discussions loom as Howell seeks a July 1 start and hires classification analysts, with calls to recruit Iowa firms.
A brisk column mixes provocatively bold persona sketches and ad hoc humor. It weaves vivid, troubling images of a young woman in mental distress with wacky quips from various anecdotes and jokes, ending with a dated note from the Evening Journal.
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