Editorials from Washington Evening Journal July 18 1967
The column features Thoughts for the Day and light editorial humor. It notes teachers’ job security amid automation fears and jokes about model communities and road line painting on Highway 1 near Iowa City. It also includes a reader critique on word usage and a note on language from Webster’s dictionary.
Iowa Amish School Settlement Clarifies Legal Exception
The Iowa legislature resolved the Amish school issue by enacting a general yet tightly drawn exception. It allows the Amish school near Oelwein to operate legally without violating parental religious scruples while safeguarding teaching standards. The measure, praised as honest and judicious, prevents private schools from lowering staff quality for economic reasons.
Food for Thought on Youth Crime and Responsibility
A reflective piece questions collective guilt for crime and delinquency. It argues adults must share responsibility for societal ills as older generations shape youth through environment and choices. The author warns against labeling youths as solely delinquent and stresses accountability across ages.
New Gas Mask Aids Modern Survival Kits Price $200
Greenwood Journal notes a new gas mask costing $200 with a charcoal filter replacement every three months at $25. It positions the device as essential for survival amid air pollution concerns and marks it as a trend item for the era.
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Rich Thais profit from poor Communism in Thailand
Sakol Nakorn Thailand faces rising Communist insurgency as a UPI team reports on why discontent brews. A peaceful lake town reveals behind its calm the poverty, malnutrition and filth that feed guerrilla activity in the hills and villages nearby.
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Dear Abby and Thai village life contrast piece
A reader asks Abby about children kissing guests and a widow worries over her mother and fiancé Spencer. Abby advises spontaneity. The column shifts to a Chiang Mai style essay praising Thailand's governance, noting Bangkok elites, northeastern peasants, and the three K's program to boost farming with sorghum, cattle, and poultry amid a rural reform effort.
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Guarding Against Unfavorable Club Distribution In Bridge
South should plan early to guard against a 4-1 or 5-0 club split after the king of diamonds lead. By winning the spade with the king, drawing trumps, cashing the ace of spades and clubs, and exiting with a spade, declarer can force a losing play from East and still make the contract regardless of the clubs split.
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Funeral services for Samuel Lambert held Saturday
Funeral services for Samuel Lambert were held at 2 30 p m Saturday at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev Charles Cowell officiating Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery Pallbearers were Don Young Dorance Ar duser Mike Dayton Gene Cros sett Ray Watson Jr and Ray Roth
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