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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1967
Page
4
An editorial review includes a Psalm 1 1 counsel on guidance and a satirical note about a no business nose. It describes a rare noon rainbow in Washington Iowa and explains its meteorological setup noting midwinter rarity, sun angle, rain drops, and the likelihood it may not recur in our lifetimes.
A meditation on the fog of Chinese news reporting. It notes that outside observers in Hong Kong and Shanghai rely on secondhand accounts, radio propaganda, and restricted papers. The piece argues that truth is elusive and suggests the average Chinese citizen may know as little as outsiders.
Senator Richard Stephens reviews Iowa county zoning history. Key figures Ernest Kosek and Van Eaton recall 1947 debates and unanimous passage by Senate 49 0 and House 69 0. Governor signed the law April 1 1947. Iowa Attorney General opinion holds county zoning cannot affect agricultural property. Information from statehouse Law Library.
State Representative John Mowry proposes a plan to claim dormant account funds held by banks, savings and loan associations and insurers. Dormant means no deposits or withdrawals in ten years. if no claimant, money goes to the state, which would invest the principal and yield interest. About 5 million dollars could accrue in four to five years, with 90 percent abandoned in other states. A separate open housing bill is being prepared for Iowa Senate.
Dear Abby columns offer personal ethics questions about trust and disclosure in relationships. Separately, state and legislative items discuss civil rights housing discrimination, county government consolidation, small loan interest limits, and a Missouri broadcasting censorship dispute.
Waco High School students prepare for Iowa High School Speech Association events with a February 2 critique at 4 15 p m in the library for humorous declamation elimination. A one act play The First Mrs Paris will be entered and January 26 27 tryouts are noted. District contest dates are February 24 25.
Dr and Mrs Duane Gipples return home from the State Veterinarians Convention in Des Moines where sessions were held at the Ft Des Moines Hotel. Cindy stayed with grandma Ruth Rees and Coleen with grandparents Feryl and Mrs Gipples while parents were away.
Posthumous Medal of Honor given to 2nd Lt. Robert J. Hibbs of Cedar Falls, Iowa, for heroism in Vietnam. At Don Dien Lake he fired mines and threw grenades to halt a Viet Cong assault, covered fellow soldiers, charged enemy machine gun positions, and saved a comrade before dying. He destroyed a Starlite sight to prevent its capture.
Local diary notes reveal planned garden prep and seed shortages as residents report milder weather giving way to rain snow and cold. A belated wedding anniversary at Dickies Prairie Home recalls Arthur and Stella while neighbors travel between Richland Elpaso and Newton with family visits and memories. Ed Wenger dies January 17 as Bethel Mennonite Church members reflect on aging Sommers schoolmates dispersed to California Mississippi Oregon and DC.
Bridge column discusses two hands where South overcalls, North leads spades. In Four Hearts, win spade ace, return heart, plan queen of hearts to secure rest if trumps split 3-2. In Six Clubs, win spade ace, queen of clubs, and repeat finesses while discarding dummy’s spade losers on hearts. avoid club finesse as it risks the contract.
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