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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1967
Page
4
Editorial notes a surge of public attention to high school debate in Iowa, recalling past debates at Washington High and praising a shift from obscurity to headlines. The piece recalls early teams and argues debate is resurging, with casual humor about past coaching and participation.
Iowa attorney general probes governor power to establish agencies without legislative approval. Examples include pilot alcohol treatment funds, commission on aging, planning office, and Office of Economic Opportunity created by executive orders, plus merged Manpower Development Council. Legislature may debate the issue as a major political fault line.
South to four hearts looks safe but a well-timed uppercut by West and cooperative defense by East deflate declarer. King of spades lead, spade ruffing sequence, and a deliberate ruff with East’s ten force South to lose a trump and a club, yielding down one.
Mrs Richard Dare welcomes Braden Club to her Crawfordsville home for a meeting with eleven members six children and three guests. A fine for unplanted gardens is collected and a plant and bulb exchange is held. Next gathering will be with Mrs Dale Janecek.
Capitol Hill’s image is tarnished by Vietnam and scandals. President Johnson faces polling trouble against Romney as the war drags on. The Baker Powell-Dodd cases stain Congress and delay Senate business amid infighting and tax rider battles.
An analysis of how jurors reach verdicts quickly or slowly, with examples from drunk driving and tax fraud cases, and a warning against coercive pressure by judges. It notes that speedy verdicts can be fair when evidence is clear but that coercion undermines the justice system, citing a seven hour deadlock and a 1967 American Bar Association note.
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