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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1966
Page
10
A Salt Lake City editorial reflects on self discipline and moral rebuke while Iowa readers are urged to vote on three ballots. It explains a constitutional amendment shifting July 4 to July 1, endorsing Yes, and satirically notes bumper sticker opinions, ending with a California car sticker reading “DISREGARD THIS BUMPER STICKER.”
Letters to the Journal condemn local youths who vandalize with aerosol paint. Readers recount taggings on Washington road signs and overpasses marked with 67 and 1970, urging community action beyond the police. The piece ends with a jab at a printer’s mill and a boss asking a youth about weekly earnings.
A two day workshop will discuss amendments to the new juvenile court law, with judges, parole and probation officers, legislators and others meeting November 10 and 11. Topics include exclusive jurisdiction, transfer to district court, juvenile home placement, and possible fines for minor offenses.
Summary of disjointed OCR content: Paris thieves pinpointed by maps and compass leading to a warehouse with 12 arrests for illicit gains. A sobering domestic gun incident ends without serious injury. Police uncover vault door cuts and widespread bank burglary precursors. Paris police solve truck thefts using pins and maps, tracing unload points. The text then shifts through juvenile justice and domestic court reform ideas attributed to Father Engler, stressing family-focused intervention and a unified juvenile court.
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