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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1965
Page
4
In the Evening Journal editorial page the author argues Iowa Medical Aid to the Aged will likely be cut at least 25 percent starting in December due to money shortages. The piece contends the program, while generous, costs too much and must come from taxpayers who fund the taxes. The Eldon Forum reference frames the broader fiscal challenge.
A legal discussion explains two separate rights in letters: possession and publication. The recipient may hold a letter as a keepsake or sell it, but the author retains publication rights. Citing Mary Baker Eddy letters, the ruling allowed sale of possession but banned advertisement reprints, upholding the writer’s future control over published copies.
Sorosis Study Club of Ainsworth held its annual Autumn Leaves luncheon at the Ainsworth Methodist Church with 21 guests and 26 members attending. The event featured a program on local history, a poetry reading, and reflections on Iowa sites, followed by a brief business meeting.
A 1963 National Safety Council study shows farm work caused about 3,300 deaths nationwide, with a high fatality rate driven by machinery and tractor accidents. The breaking factors include isolation, lack of help after incidents, and rapid deaths from overturns or run-overs. The article compares farm risks to other industries and notes that more than 90 percent of fatal farm accidents involve men, while the farmer's wife bears worry for her spouse's danger after work.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa shows staff roles including editor David Elder, news editor Bob Shaffer, advertising director William Shannon, and others. It notes afternoon publication, except Sundays and holidays, and its second class mailing status under the 1879 act.
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