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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
4
The Washington Journal critiques Des Moines Register bias in state fair funding views and Miss America pageant coverage. It argues the Register favors Des Moines events over Davenport and lacks balanced statewide reporting while affirming local support for Washington.
A reader notes the generation gap in society and urges mutual understanding between parents and youth. The newsletter details delays awaiting a big offset printing camera, with installers from Trek Photo graphic arriving, and the $10,000 processor installed as the press nears readiness with delivery set for July 8.
A letter from Mrs. Gerald Duncan laments local cleanups but questions the care of youth amid Xrated films. She argues parents must oversee evening outings, urges closing adult films if no better option exists, and calls the town the "Cleanest City" while addressing concerns over morals and societal impact.
Dems discuss potential candidates after Robert Fulton bows out. Watson Powell Jr a Des Moines insurance executive and state Hughes for President chair joins a list including former Rep William Gannon Paul Franzenburg Tom Urban and Sen Jim Schaben. Other notes cover tax withholding printing bids and reapportionment litigation.
Local page provides brief notes from Washington Iowa dated Thursday July 1 1971. Contains community events weather updates and public notices with names and locations tied to the day’s happenings in the city. No throughline narrative is presented in the fragment.
Ruth Gideon reports Mr. and Mrs. Robert Niffenegger and daughters Cindy and Rose Ann of Louisville, Colorado visiting the Niffenegger family on the BeThel farm for a week long vacation. They left Monday to return home after visiting relatives and friends. Also noted is the arrival of Ryan Jay Stalder, younger sibling to Rhondal Kay and Randal Ray, and local reflections on corn and bean crops during hot weather.
Publication details for Washington Evening Journal missing clear dates, locations, and contact specifics. It lists offices in Washington and other towns, carrier and mail rates, and annual pricing, with staff titles and incomplete lines. The fragment references Inland Daily Press and Town Daily Press affiliations and various executives.
A jumble of humorous quotes and trivia covers common names like Reg Smith and Charles Johnson, divorce motives, Boston theater quirks, dental notes about pilots, railway dining car sinks, bride fertility, word origin, teenage car ownership, lawn care by women, Christmas cards, gasoline prices, and a camel milk claim. An elderly farmer’s remark closes the piece about cows.
A detailed examination of a contract bridge deal featuring 3B Jay Becker. The article discusses running opponents out of trumps, a 4-1 trump split, and how declarer misread the hand after ruffing a spade. It explains the defense and planning required to avoid a slam loss and maximize the play with a 4-1 heart and club distribution.
The Iowa Federation of Labor assailed Gov. Robert D. Ray and the Republican legislature over a massive tax package signed earlier, warning of political fallout and saying the measure hits low and middle income families hardest. Federation leaders argued the plan is regressive, won’t deliver promised property relief, and shifts taxes via beer, cigarettes, used cars, and higher corporate costs.
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