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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1964
Page
4
An editorial notes the school board faced geographic reactions and argues the board must act to integrate. Attorneys for Black families say the district should transport Black children into white neighborhoods and white children into Black neighborhoods to achieve racial balance in schools.
A Burlington Hawk Eye feature, borrowed from a Washington paper, spotlights Barbara Glassburn as Miss May with her front page photo. The piece contrasts the court ruling that compulsory blending or segregation in schools is unconstitutional, noting its impact on race relations and national problems.
The Supreme Court, famed for striking down segregated schooling as unconstitutional, now rules against favoring one race over another. In Gary Indiana the neighborhood school plan faced scrutiny as districts with more Negro pupils were impacted by the decision, shaping neighborhood based schooling debates.
The Post Office will fit an electric eye to stamp press feed mechanisms to stop sheets from feeding wrong end first on second impressions of two color stamps. Last year a Dag Hammarskjold stamp misprint caused a stir before the post office flooded the market. collectors remain hopeful amid ongoing human errors in design and spelling.
A New York World’s Fair profile praises the event as a bold 100 million gamble. It extols exhibits from 51 nations and high tech shows like GM Futurama and a Disney ride, while noting crowds are guided by moving walkways and belts. The piece lauds Bob Moses as top curator and laments press kit shortages.
A reader notes deep red tulips that appear black from their window and contemplates black gladioli and irises. Wrens arrived in late April, inspecting a green roof wren house on a clothesline pole, while a robin at the Fred Luckey home defends its nests.
A mother robin lays eggs after neighborhood children relocate the nest briefly. The boys display the egg to neighbors then return it, and the mother lays more eggs while the children watch. Meanwhile a neighbor helps with an asparagus harvest joke during visiting plans.
A Washington County group of 28 farmers announce they will bar picnicking hunting and trespassing on their lands if Daylight Saving Time is adopted by Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Signatories include farmers from Kalona Washington Riverside Ainsworth Wellman and others.
Large turnout at West Chester for the Mother-daughter Pythian Sister dessert luncheon. The event featured a Commencement for Mothers theme with local dignitaries, a skit, poems, and awards for oldest mother, youngest grandmother, and youngest mother. Dessert served by committee. future events announced. California schools cost per pupil $530 yearly ranking seventh nationally.
The Hayden Planetarium offers numbers on cosmic scale. It notes 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, Alpha Centauri as the nearest star, 4.7 million years to reach it at 600 mph, over 2 million years to a neighboring spiral galaxy at light speed, and that light from farthest objects seen by the largest telescope takes 6 billion years to reach us. The cosmos continues beyond.
In the contract bridge hand, the declarer can double his odds by a nonfinesse play. By ruffing spades, cross to hearts, ruff diamonds, and force East to concede, the player eliminates blockers and outs per a favorable break. This approach can double success chances compared with a simple 2-2 club break.
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