Dialogue at Baptist pulpit marks 1966 Washington milestone
An audience of hundreds braved near zero cold to hear Father James Grubb and Rev Vernon Elgin discuss Unity and Renewal in Christendom from the same pulpit. Their dialogue, a Catholic priest and a Presbyterian minister speaking together at a Baptist church, was seen as a powerful sign of change and seriousness in the community.
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First Baptist Church
Washington
James Grubb
Vernon Elgin
Christendom
Dr. Elgin
Father Grubb
Obscenity verdict in Sioux City targets west coast publishers
A Sioux City jury convict ed a west coast publisher and associates of violating a 1958 federal obscenity law by printing and distributing girlie and nudist magazines. The case contrasts with censorship debates sparked by Richmond Virginia school board actions banning To Kill a Mockingbird in study and libraries.
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Sioux City
West Coast
Richmond
Virginia
Hanover County School Board
Harper Lee
Painting Gorillas Save Albuquerque Zoo Budget
The Albuquerque Zoo bought three young gorillas on credit as the Ape House budget neared finished funds. Two arrival gorillas painted six works with water colors, drawing praise from critics. A local firm bought one painting for 1000 dollars, another for a substantial sum, with more interest from Texas and Michigan. An orangutan peers in and is allowed to apprentice.
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Albuquerque
Congo
Frank Hibben
Dan Burrows
The
Albuquerque Tribune
Texas
Michigan
Frank Horan
The Main Lines by W H Marriott
The poem reflects a stark view on truth and honesty warning of jail for some, notes on breakthroughs made with simple effort, and states that shortcuts to success may exist but cannot ensure permanence. From the Evening Journal in Washington Iowa dated January 17 1966.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Rules change state to state Need for uniform traffic laws
Editor notes safety laws vary by state causing accidents. Robert J. Serling reports on uniform vehicle codes, enforcement, education, and inspections as essential tools to cut highway deaths. Emphasizes cross state compatibility, stricter courts, better reporting, and nationwide road improvements.
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Robert J. Serling
United Press International
Washington
UPI
United States
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
National Safety Council
Committee On Traffic Safety
Tax Q and A on sick pay dependent status and tips
Des Moines IRS Q and A explains how to report sick pay using Form 2440 and where to obtain forms. It covers dependents citizenship or residency, head of household rates, child dependent limits, Social Security benefits taxation, claiming a dependent abroad, obtaining blank returns, deductibility of child support, and tip income tracking with wage withholding rules.
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IRS
U. S
Canada
Mexico
Panama Canal Zone
Republic of Panama
Ireland
Klansman admits whipping of two murdered men in Mississippi
Congressional investigator cites a Ku Klux Klan member admitting to authorities that he and other white men whipped Henry Dee and Charles Moore before their dismembered bodies were found in the Mississippi River. The admission surfaced during House Un-American Activities hearings on the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Washington
UPI
Donald Appell
Charles M. Edwards
Meadville
Miss
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Appell
Edwards
Highway Patrol
Extraordinary Bridge Hand Sets Grand Slam at Reisinger Cup
In the 1964 Reisinger Cup knockout, East led by Mrs Mimi Wolpin and a four clubs bid aimed to guard against a seven diamonds contract. Despite misreading, South ruffed the ace of hearts, a grand slam was made by East-West for 1 630 points, while a second table also reached a grand slam, netting a 4 100 point swing for the event.
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East
Mimi Wolpin
Hearts
West
South
King
Declarer
Fres Syndicate, Inc
Washington Evening Journal staff and affiliations
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Bruce Cowden as Contributing Editor and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and that it is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act. It is affiliated with United Press Leased Wire Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn and Iowa Press Assn and audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Bost
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ludwig named to post at U of Iowa
Merritt C. Ludwig 42 former Grinnell College vice president was approved as director of planning and development at the University of Iowa. He will start June 1, aiding President Howard R. Bowen in long range campus planning and coordinating university public relations and fundraising efforts. Ludwig, a Waterloo native, has degrees from the University of Iowa and prior experience at Iowa State University and Grinnell College.
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Ludwig
Waterloo
Grinnell College
Iowa State University
WOI
Perry boy fatally shot by companion
Perry Iowa UPI reports a Perry High School sophomore, David Allen Kinney, 15, was killed when his companion Gerald Fulton, 16, fired a rifle at cans in the Raccoon River. Fulton’s gun misfired after a shell was removed. Kinney was struck in the chest and died despite resuscitation attempts.
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Perry
Iowa
UPI
Perry High School
David Allen Kinney
Lee Kinney
Raccoon River
Kinney
Gerald Fulton
James Fulton
Fulton
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