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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1969
Page
4
The piece analyzes the one man one vote doctrine and its impact on bond issues. It notes bond defeats in Fort Madison and other districts, discusses 60 percent thresholds for approval, and questions the fairness of simple majorities for big public expenditures. It anticipates an Iowa Supreme Court ruling on such thresholds.
Ruth Bontrager was honored at a kitchen shower in Kalona hosted by Mrs. Lyle Hochstetler with hostess Mrs. Franklin Yoder. Guests included her mother and sisters and other relatives. Ruth and Paul Hershberger Jr. plan to wed Oct. 11.
Washington sources say two major generals linked to moves to quash probes into service club scandals in Germany and Georgia. Testimony is expected to name more generals amid alleged slot machine skimming and kickbacks at Augsburg Munich and Fort Benning. Former Provost Marshal Gen. Turner’s name was struck from a theft report. Cunningham denies aiding the cover up. Col. Hardin, in Germany, says investigators tried hard but failed.
The Washington Evening Journal lists David Elder as Editor and Business Manager with William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Manager and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent The paper is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter under the 1875 act. It carries United Press Leased Wire and is a member of Inland Daily Press Association Iowa Daily Press Association and Iowa Press Association. Circulation and pricing details show outside Iowa 50c and annual totals 14.00 4.00.
The record lists Pvt. Craig Johnson 485-60-5730 Co. B 3rd Bn 1st BDE 5th Plt Fort Huachuca Arizona 85213 with a service date noted as Friday October 3, 1969.
Mrs. Bert Morehouse learns of the birth of Michelle Faith to Mr. and Mrs. Clint Long in Boise Idaho on Sept 17. Grandfather Lou Morehouse from Portland and John Koch as great grandparents. Social notes include visits, hospital calls, weather, crop yields, and community chatter.
The letter from Hank's wife describes the shift change causing sleep loss and requests Abby's guidance. Abby suggests Hank return to the previous civil shift or unwind alone, while noting the husband's behavior appears childish and stressing the wife's need for rest.
Abigail Van Buren responds to readers with frank guidance on marital strain, voyeuristic behavior, teen pregnancy at 45, and parental fatigue. The letter mix includes a distressed wife, a teen critic, and a note about Abby’s book offer, all framed in the columnist’s trademark tone.
A column notes an estimated 100 exhibitionists among 15,000 at a Rock Festival with no police action. It mentions prisons, convicts, and a Viet Nam sergeant’s view on women’s looks. It also covers reaction times, a container ship enlargement method, cathedral remodeling in Belgium, classic TV anecdotes, talk show pay scales, a trivia tip on body measurements, Latin roots of verdict, and sleep dream themes.
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