Editorial: Aesop, taxes, and the politics of plunder
In a May 15 1967 editorial, the Washington Evening Journal argues heavy tax hikes tempt smuggling and underworld gain. It cites New York City cigarette tax losses, Mafia involvement, and proposed liquor tax hikes as incentives for evasion, warning that greed harms taxpayers and fuels conspiracies. It ends noting Aesop’s fable as a critique of politicians.
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New York City
Roy M. Goodman
Fun City
Lindsay
Handle With Care Fort Dodge Messenger says unsafe car talk misses the point
A Fort Dodge Messenger column argues that driver behavior causes most crashes rather than car safety, noting four main factors including driver courtesy, intoxication, ignoring signs, and speed. It cites a crash report where a car left the road and a passenger died, insisting the car wasn't driving.
Burlington district residents receive $20 million annual Social Security
The Burlington Social Security District, covering Des Moines, Lee, Louisa, Henry and Washington counties, paid $20,048,347 in benefits last year to 20,085 residents at monthlies totaling $1,450,008. Roth notes survivors, widows, disabled workers, and dependents rely on the system, with rules on age, schooling, and long-term benefits.
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Burlington
Des Moines
Lee
Louisa
Henry
Washington
Richard L. Roth
Wid
Roth
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Lion roams Des Moines campus then returns home
Julie the 100 pound lion mascot of Drake University's Alpha Tau Omega fraternity wandered Des Moines streets for nearly 24 hours after leaving a Jungle Party. Police and an Animal Rescue League team corralled the animal and returned her to the fraternity house where members described her as playful but dangerous if startled.
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Des Moines
UPI
Julie
Alpha Tau Omega
Drake University
ATO
Glenn Maxwell
Drake
Animal Rescue League
Jim Strenkofsky
Long Island
N.Y
Strenkofsky
Northwood farmer dies in tractor accident
Northwood Iowa Gerald Weidler 25 was planting corn on his father’s farm when he fell from a tractor and became entangled in a corn planter. A passing motorist found him and he died later at Mason City hospital.
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Northwood
Iowa
UPI
Gerald Weidler
Weidler
Mason City
Spectacular King Feat In Mas Championship Play
Bruce Bell, one of New Zealand's top bridge experts, executes a rare king feat dummy reversal after a diamond lead. He ducks, ruffs in hand, unblocks clubs with discards, and counts the hand to eleven tricks before a final trump ace yields the slam.
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Bruce Bell
New Zealand
West
Bell
Declarer
Wes Syndicate, Inc
Dear Abby column prompts and reader responses
Short snippets from Dear Abby letters and responses cover topics from an elderly neighbor claiming Vietnam call up, to parental stress with a crowded house, a teen girl not liking a boy, and a note on a reader’s homosexual education. The Washington Evening Journal note lists staff and wire services.
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Washington, Iowa
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William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
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Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Joe Palooka
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