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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1968

Page

4

Vietnam war doubts rise as editorial urges retreat

An editorial reprinted from the Wall Street Journal argues the Vietnam effort may be doomed, with Hanoi's troops and external arms support sustaining the conflict. It criticizes U S tactics, Saigon's chaos, and questions if continued intervention serves U S or Western aims. It warns of a potential defeat and wider consequences.

The Wall Street Journal Vietnam Hanoi North Vietnam Soviet Union Red China Saigon U.S

Iowa youth rights urged by state official

Des Moines IDPA reports James W Harrington a member of the State Board of Control urged drastic action. He said at least 100000 Iowa children are being let down by missing rights and called for a broad plan including public information centers better funding for child welfare and housing standards and a statewide urban development office. He also urged extending ADC benefits and fostering government private sector partnerships to address youth problems.

DES Moines IDPA Iowa James W. Harrington State Board of Trol Board of Control Board of Social Welfare Uban Development

Quintuplet lambs born on Kalona area farm

Wayne Duwa, farmer south of Kalona, reports a ewe gave birth to quintuplets. Among the five lambs two are black-faced and three white-faced. The seven-year-old ewe has his first quintuplets, and the family has kept the lambs separated as they grow normally. Also noted is the ongoing School of Missions for the United Christian and Baptist church, starting Wednesday evening for three weeks with cooperative suppers, classes for children, and a missionary speaker from Iowa City.

Wayne Duwa Kalona Mr. Duwa School of Missions The United Christian and Baptist Church Walter J. Gingerich Jane Hooley Ralph Speas Lewis Belcher Logan Reif Fred Penny Iowa City Japan Don Miller

Local Record Names Cars and Individuals in Trade Notes

Home Lumber and Feed Co. lists GMC truck purchases in a ledger noting Henry Marshall Taylor of Pontiac and Warren Dale Gegner, Buick entries for Robert Eli Scranton, Mercury for Lee Franci Schafer, Ford truck for Merle Kenneth Bates, Chevrolet truck for Mayme P. Squire, and Rambler models in a community trades record.

Home Lumber & Feed Co GMC Henry Marshall Taylor Pontiac Warren Dale Gegner Buick Robert Eli Scranton Mercury Lee Francis Schafer Ford Merle Kenneth Bates Chevrolet Mayme P. Squire Rambler

Washington Evening Journal masthead and rates note

The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa lists staff titles and roles including editor David Elder and sales chief William Shannon among others. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays and holidays and gives mailing inscription and association memberships. It briefly mentions mail subscription rates in Iowa.

Washington Evening Journal Washington Iowa David Elder William Shannon Charles Morris Bob Shaffer Howard Hazen United Press Inland Daily Press Ass’n Iowa Daily Press Ass‘n Iowa Press Ass Audit Bureau of Circulations

Best Years and Bold Quips of Love and Fish Lovers

A collage of vignettes cites age 50 to 60 as the best business decade per a Paris contest. It notes bowtie wearers draw older women, horse dreams in girls, and twin beds in the Deep South. Fish-eating executives drink little at lunch, while wealth correlates with fatness among rich men. An Alaska reader questions poverty-linked fatness in women and a ruffled discussion on diamond keepsakes follows. A Great Blond rope-walker anecdote and chili powder origin aside.

Deep South Paris Niagara Falls

Defense in Four Spades Highlights Subtle Endplay Concepts

South and West each held 19 high card points, but South became declarer at four spades after a strong defensive sequence. West's king of clubs lead and diamond switch at trick two set up an endplay scenario that could have killed the contract. the article explains how different diamond defense choices alter the outcome and demonstrate precision in signaling and endplay technique.

South West Declarer King Res Syndicate, Inc

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