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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1971
Page
4
Readers debate the generation gap as a communications issue urging patience and mutual respect. Letters argue for more understanding between parents and teens and advocate preserving history with a county museum rather than costly new city hall projects.
Editorial letter discusses winter library operations, renewals by telephone, and fines for late returns. It defends ambulance dispatch norms, notes two ambulance vehicles with constant radio contact, and urges responsible public use of services while urging readers to renew books ahead of due dates and pay fines for late returns.
A reader expresses strong views on abortion and capital punishment, warning against anti American ideologies and stressing the unborn as needing protection. The column also reviews recent library activity, poetry by local authors, new fiction and non fiction titles, and notes circulation growth.
The Iowa State Board of Public Instruction backs lifting the $25,000 salary ceiling for area vocational technical school superintendents, allowing local boards to set superintendent pay. The move aims to grant more authority to area boards of education amid ongoing district consolidation and staffing considerations.
A 1971 Evening Journal page compiles light items. Nonsense questions about Pierre’s dryness, Abdul Aziz, cats and dogs, and a humor column on tips, names, and zodiac traits plus a slide rule depreciation chart.
A CPA article explains how income averaging can reduce 1970 taxes by spreading current income over the prior four years. It notes eligibility and limits, cites a joint return example with $20,000 average and $44,000 in 1970, showing a $1,200 saving, and points to Form 1040 Schedule G for calculations.
Janelle Eichelberger, age six, celebrated with a Tuesday after school party at her parents home in Wayland. Classmates Shari Peterson, Jill Owens, Julie Meyers, Anita Kerr, Cathy Carstens, Laura Bain, Lois Widmer, Pam Wyse, Heather Blosser, Marie Freyberger, and Beth Ann Garrett attended. Joe Eichelberger helped serve. cake and ice cream were enjoyed before guests departed.
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