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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1964
Page
4
Editorial notes the Bayer company donated 60,000 aspirin tablets to press headquarters in San Francisco. The piece recalls whimsical signs and language quirks from various places, including Nova Scotia, Boston, Oxford Street, and New Mexico, ending with a humorous sign about private property.
A Cedar Rapids high school faces uproar over erected temporary classrooms in front of its main building. Residents deride the look while fire officials cite accessibility. The piece warns Cedar Rapids may retain them for years, as lasting infra needs loom.
Mt. Vernon Hawkeye Record reports the 1963 Iowa monies and credits tax raised less revenue than 1962 as residents move to states without the tax or shift to tax exempt bonds and stocks. The piece urges immediate legislative reform, noting emigrants lose income and tax receipts drop, harming Iowa’s economy.
A devotional note cites II Timothy 4 18 to affirm that while there is no guarantee against trouble, believers can trust in God to deliver from evil and preserve them for His heavenly kingdom. The message emphasizes divine sovereignty and final victory.
Iowa's health commissioner says births fell four percent in the first half of this year from 28,193 to 27,105. He cites rural to urban migration, smaller city families, and fewer women of child bearing age as key factors while noting an aging population and limited effect from new contraceptives. The article also covers proposed negligence driving laws, fire losses, a tax challenge, a Cook-Out at the Democratic convention, and liquor store policy debate.
Short local items from the Evening Journal Washington Iowa dated Thursday July 30 1964. Briefs cover community happenings and notices of interest to residents, reflecting daily life in a midwestern town during the era.
A Journal Science feature describes a large scale push to combat hurricanes using TIROS satellites, the Nimbus meteorological satellite, and Weather Bureau stations plus 21 aircraft. It notes efforts to detect storms early, feed data to a central computer, and seed smaller clouds to study effects, amid immense energy and risk.
A 1964 American Bar Association public service essay explains battery hinges on victim consent, not contact severity. Two cases show friends trading playful punches led to a death yet no battery, while a railway kiss with no consent did. Implicit consent covers jostling and emergency surgery, but a kiss requires consent. The piece notes the first School of Journalism founded at Missouri in 1908.
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