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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1966
Page
4
An October 5 1966 Washington Evening Journal editorial offers a temperance reflection from 1 Corinthians 9 25 on striving for mastery of self and notes a speaker should know when not to begin A playful aside questions the spelling rule I before E and laments the difficulty of choosing between ending syllables in abelable and discusses a hypothetical bene factor who would rhyme to aid memory
The Indianapolis News editor frets over a government report urging aid to the Soviet Union. The piece argues rising Soviet living standards would reduce wartime risk and close the wage gap with the United States, explaining how higher wages could alter global competition, with Japan cited as an example of rising living standards and wages after World War II.
An Illinois high school assembly opened with a speaker addressing youth, noting that long hair among teenage boys is fading as fashion shifts. He began by addressing both young men and women, signaling evolving style norms that will likely influence boys' hair trends as well.
The Western Penitentiary awards a contract for 215 men's dress suits at 14.39 each to be issued to discharged prisoners. A separate note discusses the challenges convicts face reentering society and finding work after release.
An editor recalls postwar Japan from Kyoto to Tokyo, praising its pragmatism, rapid industrial rise, and complex legacy. He notes Japan’s transformation after Hiroshima, admiring its craft, discipline, and resilience while honoring its people and promising not to glorify war.
Riverside residents list weekend and midweek visitors from Chicago Washington and Minneapolis. Noted events include a birth John Michael to Ronald Lenz and wife, and hospital discharge for Carl Prybil. Multiple calls to homes of Lukavsky Rumelhart Bath Cress O Laughlin Ysseldyk and others reflect community ties.
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