Editorial reflections on faith sports and Gallup visit
The Washington Evening Journal cites scripture, humor about fraternities, and local birdwatching as it recaps a Gallup Poll talk in Iowa City. Dr George Gallup, IU journalism alumnus, discussed future social science needs and new methods to solve global problems.
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Iowa City
George Gallup
Gallup
S. U. I. School of Journalism
Institute of Public Opinion
Washington
Iowa
Ophelia Miller
Alex Miller
Ted’’ Gallup
Powell Defies Norms as Harlem Leader Stays Popular
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, a Harlem pastor and long-time congressman, defies social norms with a flamboyant mix of playboy and reformer. He bristles at criticism while pointing to strong Harlem and Abyssinian Baptist Church support, and signals a tougher civil rights stance with his Powell Amendment and demand for Black leadership in organizations.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Powell
Washington
UPI
Capitol Hill
D-N.y
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Puerto Rico
Europe
Paris
Notre Dame
Congress
18Th Congressional District
New York
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Harlem
House Education and Labor Committee
Kennedy
NAACP
America
TVA’s First Board Meeting and the Tennessee Valley’s Transformation
The piece recalls TVA’s 1933 founding in a Washington hotel room and traces its evolution through decades of river dam building, chemical plants, and power marketing. It profiles Hugh Bumpus and Red Wagner, notes TVA’s regional impact on soil, industry, and poverty, and cites Wagner’s view that TVA is not a do good agency but a long term regional planner.
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Knoxville
Tenn
UPI
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
India
Israel
Viet Nam
Thailand
Hugh Bumpus
Tennessee
A. J
Red) Wagner
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Tennessee Mountains
Bumpus
Wagner
TVA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A. E. Morgan
Harcourt A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
America
Holston
Appalachian Mountains
Alabama
Cotton Country
Ohio River
Paducah
Waverly
Johnsonville
Bull Run
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Ohio
Mississippi
University of Tennessee
Tennessee Valley
Red Wagner
Spend a dollar to save a nickel the housewives economy
A humorous look at household economy as women tighten budgets by reusing napkins and tea bags. The piece notes trading stamps, energy and fuel tricks, thrift shopping trips to save pennies, and questions whether men ever penny pinch. The author invites men to share their saving tips.
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New York
UPI
Doubt Single Lead To Narcotics Trade
Federal authorities reject the idea of a single all powerful narcotics kingpin. Instead they point to an efficient network of separate organizations operating across Italy France Canada and Mexico. China is a major source of opium and Marseilles is highlighted as a key trafficking hub to the United States.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Italy
France
Canada
Mexico
Red
China
Marseilles
United States
Six Notrump Triumph Ends In 1470 Point Hand
In a high stakes rubber bridge game South opened two no trump and North jumped to six notrump after Gerber responses. West led king of spades and South won all tricks for 1470 points. a heart lead by West could have yielded 1870 more. East West lament their misstep upon realizing a six heart contract was possible.
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South West North East
South
North
West
East
Faust - West
Hungary's birth boom reshapes schools after Ratko era
Hungary's second to fourth graders are overflowing due to Anna Ratko's pro birth policy. The 1950s abortion crackdown, extended maternity wards, and district commissions reduced private abortions but spurred strains on schooling and resources. Births peaked in 1954 at 222,347 then fell to 129,957 in 1962.
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Budapest
UPI
Hungary
District Commission
Anna Ratko
Washington Iowa Newspaper Staff and Wire Associations
Washington Iowa staff list includes Editor David Elder and Business Manager William Shannon with News Editor Charles Morris and others. Published afternoons except Sundays and holidays. Indicates second class matter under the 1879 act and notes membership in Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bruce Cowden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Iowa Avenue
Dr. Gallup
Negro
Huey Long
Louis Cassels and
Arnold Sawislak
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T.V.A
By Larry Bowman
By Gay Pauley
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Evening Journal
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King
Ratko
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