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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
12
The Washington Evening Journal weighs Hoffa’s pension fund case and a plan for three month vacations, arguing about the impact on employment. It criticizes parents who credit their children over authorities and notes teachers and police as trusted, while urging broader judgment from educators and officials.
California promoter testifies last El Monte match was a show and not sport. Charges of promoting an athletic event without a license led to a hung jury and a judge's no-decision draw. The piece notes irony and questions why promoters deny scripts while fans still pay.
The Iowa interim committee's authority to withhold or allocate funds is questioned after Attorney General Hultman ruled it cannot set salaries or officially control the purse between sessions. The $2,000,000 emergency fund remains at issue, with debate over whether the executive council or governor can spend it and whether the committee functions as a super legislature.
A dispatch from United Press Inter-Emotional notes six strategies from AMA and marriage counselors to strengthen marriages. It highlights emotional maturity, communication, shared finances, honesty, and love as core remedies to avert divorce, citing three couples entering divorce court as context.
Iowa tax officials, aided by data processing staff, outline a new ITSA system to cross check employer filings with individual returns. The plan, tied to social security numbers and a broader ITSA including dividends and rents, aims to sharply reduce nonfilers and expand delinquent collections statewide.
A nostalgic column describes fresh strawberries and country cream desserts, ripening raspberries, and a gardener’s joy in tending a back yard plot. Interwoven are memories of a neighbor, firecrackers, parenting woes, and playful lessons from a clever teacher using flowers to teach reading. See You, Marge.
A reminiscence of going by Santa Fe rail to California from Iowa, celebrating trains as shared travel motifs and missing glamor, while outlining travel details on the El Capitan. The author anticipates a reunion in Glendora with six former Iowans now in California, including grandchildren.
The article recounts bidding and play from a Great Britain vs Lebanon bridge match at the 1961 European championships. It details two tables with daring bids including three spades, four notrump, five spades, six diamonds, and six clubs as a slam, resulting in Great Britain scoring 1370 points for a successful slam despite mixed outcomes.
Art Swenka of Riverside as well as other local residents and visitors are listed in a Riverside Iowa City area update. Swenka underwent major surgery at Mercy Hospital on Tuesday with no condition reported. William O Connor and Ernest Rath remain medical patients at Mercy for observation and care. A large family gathering at Mrs. Marge Luckey's home included relatives from Richardson Texas Chicago Illinois Washington Iowa City and Solon among others. John Price, grandson of Mrs. Kate Ingram, will teach in Paraguay next year after formerly teaching Riverside fifth grade. The Riverside News notes continue with staff credits and publication details.
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