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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1967
Page
4
Editorials ponder free world values and the cost of civic progress. A Columbus Junction Swinging Bridge beautification inspires local pride while Washington and Iowa debates on gambling raise questions about public policy and tax shifts. The piece notes risk of child injuries from matches and warns against high state lottery cuts, urging cautious civic budgeting.
Anthropologist Louis S. B. Leakey told a Duke University audience that humans date back 1914 million years, eight to ten million years longer than previous estimates. He noted that other scientists say mankind’s thinking has changed little in 5,000 years, and questioned the rush of President Johnson and the Great Society to finish plans by 1968.
metropolitan colleges and universities drive rapid yogurt demand in the United States. John Kazanas of Lacto Milk Products cites travel taste for foreign cuisines and health awareness as growth factors, noting 25 manufacturers expect 25 million dollars in sales this year. He contrasts European and American yogurts and explains calorie differences and serving uses. He also shares a cucumber yogurt dressing recipe favored by his family.
A UPI warning notes that government safety standards limit protection to crashes at 30 miles an hour. It explains energy forces rise with speed, so above 30 mph a barrier crash damages the passenger compartment and can tear seat belt anchorages. Do not attempt higher speed crashes.
In a 30 year old tournament hand, South's first cue bid and North's five diamond bid set diamonds as trump. South held 519 honor tricks with clubs longer than diamonds. Declarer ruffed the heart lead, drew trumps, cashed six clubs discarding spades, then ruffed a spade for 13 tricks, yielding a grand slam in diamonds.
Spokane youths complete a six week course at Spokane Community College to win summer jobs with Yellowstone Park Co. Tuition partly funded by state vocational funds, with the company covering remaining costs. The program includes park orientation, customer relations, and job-specific training, aiming to place graduates in hostelries and concessions at Yellowstone.
Mrs Jerry Powell says her husband badly injured in an auto accident a week ago is improving as well as can be expected. He is a patient at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Also listed are local visits, sailors at sea, and community updates from Washington Iowa dated May 2 1967.
Pamela Hite of Washington is a member of the Concert Band at State College of Iowa. The group will join the college's Concert Chorale for a concert Sunday May 7 at 8:15 p.m. in SCI Music Hall.
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