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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1967
Page
4
Editorials reflect on the risen Christ's power, student rights at the U Iowa, and homecoming badges urging persistence. It notes Tiros II, the oldest operating satellite after seven years, with 35,000 Earth revolutions and 36,100 weather images, and Tiros III's 230 days of operation and hurricane tracking.
President Johnson lauded the Central Intelligence Agency as a strong vital intelligence service and the best in the world in a nineteenth anniversary remark. The piece notes uncertainty about who besides the president and possibly the enemy might know of his remarks. Published in the Evening Journal Washington Iowa on October 13, 1967.
Dr. Gingerich of the Histori cal and Research Committee of the Mennonite General Con ference attended a church service and wedding in Moscow. Formerly lived in Washington and taught in the local high school and junior college. Now resides in Goshen Indiana.
Melvin Gingerich recounts a July Moscow trip covering 1000 miles from Berlin by train. He describes the Kremlin walls dating 1485 1495, St Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, Lenin’s tomb, and GUM department store. The piece notes Moscow’s Metro, church weddings, and a Baptist service led by Pastor Mikhael Zhidkov with heartfelt ceremonies and a civil war capitol remark in Frankfort, Ky.
A century celebration features women in ankle length and miniskirts provoking male stares. The piece ponders why modesty or exposure fuels admiration, asking if men secretly applaud baring the thigh to prove their masculinity. It ends noting the lingering imagination.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent The paper operates afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th and is entered as a second class matter under an 1879 act It is affiliated with United Press Leased Wire and several press associations including Inland Daily Press Iowa Daily Press and Iowa Press and audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations
A collection of light anecdotes and reader questions from L. M. Boyd includes stories about husbands who apologize excessively and eat their wives steaks, a hint on affectionate letter openings used by George Washington, observations on gendered driving patterns, and a cautionary tale of Nigerian currency scams. The column welcomes reader questions and offers quick, witty responses to a variety of curious queries, with emphasis on social quirks and everyday curiosities.
Oskaloosa Iowa businessman Herbert F. Hoover, a Quaker and fourth cousin of the late President Hoover, announced his candidacy for the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary on March 12. He argues the party must raise key issues to prevent pro war candidates from winning and plans a hard campaign. He cites Vietnam, poverty, and U.S. foreign policy as central themes.
Marsha Atkinson paid a $10 fine for failure to stop in the assured clear distance ahead after a minor accident. Glen Joseph Peiffer and Alvina G. Martens were fined $10 each for speeding.
A miscellaneous ledger style list includes individuals such as Eric Gilge and Dorothy Gilge, with vehicle brands Chev rolet, Chevrolet, Ford, Buick, Dodge, Pontiac, Rambler, and a Ford truck. Banks named include Peoples Trust and Savings Bank. Other surnames appear: Kos, Kaalberg, Hardt, Surfus, Enfield, Haze lett, Lintz, Johnson, Slabaugh.
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