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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1965
Page
4
A clipped Evening Journal editorial fragment questions why a figure named Neashington cannot raise funds to fight or fears risking all possessions in the struggle. The text hints at financial and personal risk shaping the stance, though details are incomplete.
The message rests on Philippians 4 19 and declares that God will supply every need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. It notes that divine provisions focus on genuine needs rather than wants and observes that needs include both additions and subtractions in the believer’s life.
The Iowa Falls farmer England battled for nine years to defend a twine holding device patent against a major farm implement firm. After extensive court fights and mounting costs, the Supreme Court rejected the company's case and England secured an injunction and a 250000 settlement, highlighting concerns about individuals facing large corporations in the legal system.
Dundalk Ontario Herald cites Edward Gibbon 1788 reflections on decline of empire. Five causes listed include erosion of home dignity, rising taxes, bread and circuses, pursuit of brutal pleasures, vast armaments masking internal decay. Questioning modern parallels.
A Brighton reader thanks Mr. Ferguson for writings on the Central Park fountain. He urges daytime operation and night lighting, noting it would attract visitors from nearby towns. The letter blames both operators and citizens for trash and waste, calling for better care and longer hours.
Army Specialist Four Thomas C. Ward, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Carl W Ward of Washington Iowa, graduated from Seventh U S Army NCO Academy in Bad Tolz Germany on July 2. Ward received four weeks of leadership training and is stationed near Kreuznach as a clerk in Company A of the 8th Infantry Division 8th Supply and Transport Battalion. He entered the Army in March 1964, trained at Fort Hood, and was formerly employed by Wilson and Co Cedar Rapids. His wife Patricia is with him in Germany.
Tom Ball profiles two summer archetypes in a resort town: the hard‑working student workers who relocate from states like Iowa to pay tuition and expenses, and the carefree playboys who chase a “good time.” The piece notes resident respect for serious students while lamenting troublemakers, with Ball, a 20‑year‑old hitchhiking student, narrating.
UPI reports Cape Kennedy expanding into the world’s largest spaceport. NASA’s 88 000 acre Merritt Island site develops the massive Vehicle Assembly Building to join Saturn V rockets on mobile launchers moved by a crawler. The plan includes two launch pads, a moon city, and preparation for Apollo and Gemini programs with Saturn I B and rocket engine tests.
Iowa safety officials project total vehicle miles driven this year will top fourteen billion, up about 3.7 percent from 1964. Reasons given include more registrations, increased travel, and rising tourist traffic, with 40 percent of daytime interstate motorists from out of state.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Bruce Cowden and Howard Hazen production superintendent. It publishes afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act. Mail subscription rates in Iowa show 3 months 6 months 1 year with per week carrier in Washington 40 cents.</s>
In a West led heart against four spades, declarer South wins with the ace, finesses the queen of clubs, and discards to force East to reduce his hand. Through careful endplay, South ruffs a club and switches three trumps, ending with four spades. South deduces West lacks the queen of diamonds and a singleton heart, guiding the play to success.
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