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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1968
Page
4
A 1968 Washington Evening Journal piece presents Psalm 23 4 as guidance. It proclaims faith sustains readers through hard days, with the line God is always near, offering reassurance amid peril and sorrow.
The column questions police coverage in Washington and proposes a citizen civil patrol as a potential step, arguing curfews and heavy policing are insufficient. It stresses inner reform through home education, personal responsibility, and avoiding simple fixes for a deep, evolving social issue.
Dr. and Mrs. Tom McElhinney of Park Hills Kentucky visited Iowa City for a high school class of 1933 reunion. Washington golfers T R Phillips and A W Clow play in Waterloo senior tournament as many residents travel, visit relatives, and attend church and community events across Iowa.
Rep Wilbur Mills of Arkansas, long a fiscal conservative, masterminded a pivotal clash with President Lyndon Johnson over tax hikes and spending cuts. After weeks of hearings, Mills secured a $6 billion reduction in non military spending and forced Johnson to accept the tax increase, marking a rare power win for a House Ways and Means chairman. The episode ends with Mills seen as the clear winner in a high stakes budget showdown in Washington.
Death notices from Wellman to Kalona list Mrs T R Gillespie 81 formerly Washington. Mrs Maye Telford 87 Ainsworth died June 23. Dr Grossheim 2023 North Ohio Davenport retired as associate pastor. OLDS Cary Long 77 Olds died at Mt. Pleasant hospital. arrangements pending. In Columbus Junction Harry C Dunphy 75 Muscatine died at Veterans Hospital. J Boyd Dill 78 died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Robert Aden Carey 79 near Columbus Junction. Rev Dr William Grossheim 73 former Washington pastor. Fred H Chalupa 69 farmer died June 28 in Washington County Hospital. Ira Elder Jones 77 retired farmer. Kalona Joye Niffenegger 73 died Mercy Hospital Iowa City widow of Alva Niffenegger.
Saturday Stamp Corner describes a six cent Walt Disney commemorative stamp debuting September 11 printed by a private firm for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It notes brown for Walt Disney and denomination, black for United States, a blue world background, a red castle and yellow blue and red children, with first day cancellations in Marcelline Missouri. It also surveys rising British Commonwealth stamp prices and recent issues from Barbados Cayman Islands St Helena Western Samoa New Hebrides motifs.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff including editor David Elder business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Howard Hazen and notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th. It is entered as second class matter and is a member of several press associations and the Inland Daily Press and Audit Bureau.
In Becker's contract bridge analysis, North leads hearts and the play hinges on a trump endgame. South uses heart ruff and club cashing to eliminate suits, deducing West has five clubs and limited diamonds. A trump endgame leads to a successful slam via ruff and discard tactics.
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