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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1964
Page
4
An editorial snippet quotes Daniel 12 3 about turning many to righteousness and eternal life. The piece emphasizes immortality through sharing knowledge with all and asserts stars and saints endure.
A column traces how goats decimate vegetation on the Galapagos Islands, turning grasslands to desert and driving giant tortoises toward disappearance. It notes goats were introduced by sailors and quickly multiplied, prompting preservation efforts including goat extermination.
The Bloomfield Democrat notes a $100 American Legion Auxiliary scholarship open to upper half seniors for college or vocational school. It argues more groups should offer similar awards to motivate post high school training, highlighting the morale impact beyond the money. A Burma Khrushchev visit anecdote follows.
An Independent editorial argues democracy cannot be imposed on new nations and notes U S tradition favors slow self-government. It criticizes Congress for bogging down reform with seniority and the Rules Committee's authority, hindering the people's will.
Washington column recalls a Charleston columnist tidying a desk under a Think Neat campaign. He catalogs clutter categories including Oh the Wonder of it All and The Losing of the West while noting jokes about healthier cocktails and bison regulations.
Iowa State University’s soil engineering program, begun in 1904, leads road stability study amid glacial soil challenges. The experiment station, now focused on stabilizing Iowa soils for highways, tests additives like polystyrene and acid mixtures, plus new freeze thaw methods to reduce cement content and improve road durability across secondary and primary systems.
About one billion dollars a year is spent in the United States over what can be read seen and heard. Censorship battles span books films magazines and radio with broad ranges from art to obscenity and politics to social norms. The piece outlines preventive versus punitive censorship and notes legal avenues and shifting public tolerance.
Iowa State University requests identical twin Holstein heifers for dairy research at the Ankeny unit. Eligible heifers must be at least three quarters Holstein, under three months old, and identical in body type and color. County extension director should be contacted. researchers will inspect on site. The Ankeny unit maintains about 80 milking cows and a twin herd totaling 140 to 150 head.
FAO experts transplant cedar pine and fir seedlings on Lebanon’s stripped slopes. A 10 year program funds come from the Lebanese government 1.5 million dollars and the U N Special Fund 888000. The fund supports planning development in low income countries and has launched 48 new programs including a telecom center in Afghanistan and a survey of Ecuadorian mineral deposits.
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