New Plans Under Study Welfare overhaul tests proposed
Washington debates a broad reform of public assistance as Nixon administration eyes income maintenance. Proposals include reform of existing programs, a negative income tax, and a family allowance system, with costs from 5 to 30 billion annually.
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Washington
UPI
John V. Lindsay
New York
Nixon
United States
Daniel P. Moynihan
Supreme _ Court
Robert H. Finch
Canada
Martin Schnitzer
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Dear Abby column on youth, dating, and life lessons
Abigail Van Buren writes Dear Abby with reader questions about youth culture, dating customs, and personal growth. In letters from Linda in Cedar Rapids and a divorced reader, the column gives blunt guidance on responsibility, manners, and selfRespect, while referencing Socrates and cultural shifts.
Universal solvent and magnetic bottle in science notes
In a series of editorial reflections the piece discusses a magnetic bottle as a container for plasma to achieve controlled nuclear fusion for peaceful power. It contrasts scientific progress with a humorous aside about naming and memory. It ends with a warning about dollar inflation, projecting steep declines in value from 1939 levels over decades.
Marinette Rejects Barking Ordinance For Dogs
Voters in Marinette Wisconsin rejected a proposed city ordinance that would ban dogs from barking loudly inside the city limits and would impose fines on owners for disobedience. The decisive vote reflected strong sentiment against restricting canine noise.
Riverside Memorial Weekend Notes Honor Local Families
Riverside couple great grandparents report Memorial weekend visits. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Murray and family of Lemont Illinois visited Mrs. Earl W. Marr and Earl at Mercy Hospital. Ian Alan Beard born May 28 to Leroy Beard of Lakewood Colorado weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces. Earl Hart moved from Intensive Care to Room 315 in Mercy Hospital in fair condition.
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Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Joe Murray
Lemont
Illinois
Earl W. Marr
Earl
The
Mercy Hospital
Doris Bartley
Mary Lukavsky
Arnold Lukavsky
Leroy Hardy
Ian Alan
Leroy Beard
Lakewood
Colorado
Earnest Kiene
Steve
Kathy
Crawfordsville
Wilbur Kiene
Charles Banken
Chad
Bon Air Mobil Lodge
Iowa City
Leo Huffman
Riverside
Sycamore Street
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
University Hospital
Earl Hart
Northern Iowa graduate Lynne Alvine taught in Council Bluffs
Lynne Alvine formerly of Beth el and a Northern Iowa graduate Cedar Falls received her degree on Thursday and will teach 8th grade in Council Bluffs this fall. Mr and Mrs Maurice Alvin and Deanne attended. Beth el voted to start summer Sunday school at 9 30 and services at 10 30. Times updated for summer. Mac Wallace and May Gideon visited Gideon home and Halcyon House to see Mrs Blanche Foster.
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Ey Ruth Gideon Bethel
Lynne Alvine
Olds
Bethel
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Council Bluffs
Maurice Alvin
Deanne
Mac Wallace
Gideon
May Gideon
Halcyon House
Blanche Foster
Washington Evening Journal staff and affiliations listed
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff including David editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising and production supervisor Howard Hazen. The paper publishes afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter under March 30 1879 statute.
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David
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Ass’n
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Government budget complexity delays Iowa figures
Iowa's budget figures remain uncertain long after legislative adjournment with Rankin noting a 514.7 million average biennial appropriation just modestly above Gov. Ray’s recommendations. Adjustments reveal 494.2 million base but past errors and unspent aid distort true figures. The 1969-70 outlook shows near zero unencumbered biennium balances and persistent projection challenges.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Gerry D. Rankin
Robert D. Ray
Comptroller’s Office
Homestead Credit
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Melina Mercouri
Jackie
Onassis
Joseph Addison
Los Angeles
Cal
Erne
Ann
Sushmller
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Samothracia
Acts
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Corcoran
Calif
Wichita Eagle
Marinette, Wise
Marinette
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
P. O
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
National Association of Budget Officers
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