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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1968
Page
4
An editorial presents a Missouri Community Betterment quiz to rate civic strength. Statements cover schools, business, government, housing, services, clubs, and volunteers, with the lead claim that your score reflects your citizenship.
Washington reports that Medicare has largely removed the major financial threat of illness for 19% million Americans aged 65 and over since 1966. In the past year and a half it covered 7.6 million hospital admissions, about 400,000 extended care facility admissions, and 350,000 home health care cases. Hospital insurance payments totaled about $4.3 billion with 17.9 million enrollments and 28 million medical bills nearing $1.3 billion, mainly for physicians’ services. New Social Security changes add 60 days of inpatient coverage.
A column contrasts Soviet beauty pageant success with American perceptions of beauty. It notes Russia won seven international contests, naming Miss Amazon of Europe and Miss Terpsichore of 1967, and mocks U S contestants as inferior. It ends with a real estate transfer: John Leroy Bain and wife to Charles Robert Hauser and wife, lot 10, block 2, East Washington.
A Washington Journal notice summarizes 1967 Medicare amendments detailing two payment methods, enrollment periods, and premium changes. It advises seniors 65 and older on timely enrollment, coverage start dates, and how to file claims or enroll via Social Security offices. The article notes premium increases from 3 to 4 dollars monthly effective April 1968 and emphasizes government matching of premiums.
British dentist says twice as many redheads as blondes require gas restraints. A Swedish eye doctor finds black cars ten times more likely to be smashed than pink. Miscellany includes Parker’s swindles, quotes, and brief trivia about famous names and odd facts.
A reader argues for a single life at 57 with four boyfriends and a good career while another person laments a mother who steals a wedding ring. A third writer questions a fiancé who omits writing, with Abby advising indifference unless he explains the silence. The column reflects lifestyle debates and relationship tensions.
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