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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1969
Page
4
The editorial argues ROTC programs in colleges should not be eliminated. It maintains ROTC moderates militarism by mixing civilian values with military structure, noting many officers come from ROTC and express trust in their backgrounds. It recalls discipline lessons from ROTC days and opposes strict reliance on military tradition over independence.
A discussion on outward military forms versus inner spirit notes that discipline like salutes uniforms and marching can coexist with personal authenticity. A soldier can conform outwardly while retaining individuality, proving outward forms need not stifle inner self. The piece ends with a pronouncement that one can be both.
A brief item from Lubbock reports waste paper fattening cattle faster than grain at Texas Tech near Amarillo. Cattle gained 5 percent more on 15 percent paper feed than alfalfa, suggesting a new market for discarded paper as cattle feed or building blocks from trash, with ongoing chemist discoveries.
In Crawfordsville on October 19 Junior Legion Auxiliary members met at the Legion Hall for roll call on Columbus facts and planned a bake sale and Veterans Night program. Six members one guest Coleen Gipple and two leaders attended. officers were installed by Past Auxiliary President Mrs Richard Kaufman. New officers include Christine Lease president Connie McCall vice president Iris Kaufman secretary Kathy Schultz treasurer Susan Griffith historian Sue Arthur chaplain Sue Arthur sergeant at arms Janis Hauenstein.
A Washington Iowa Evening Journal column surveys widower populations by state, naming Arkansas Florida Missouri New Hampshire and Pennsylvania as top, Alaska and Hawaii as lowest. It also notes quirky notes on caged hummingbirds fashion, restaurant failure rates, home furnace monitoring via EMA Inc, fabric static from knit dresses, and baldness linked cancer studies from New Orleans. It concludes with a brief look at O J Simpson and old ice cream history from 179 years ago noting George Washington.
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on family matters. A father remarries after his wife's death and others debate waiting a year. A teen girl faces pressure for revealing photos to an in-service boyfriend. A reader defends the term cop and suggests counseling for twin boys.
Lake Darling Youth Center Inc. operates as a non profit camp facility for nearby youth groups. This summer 18 groups used the camp for 5911 camper nights across June to August with other overnights and weekend camps in May and September. The article urges continued Community Chest support.
Riverside reports Highland crushed Morning Sun 30 to 0 during homecoming on Oct 10 in steady rain. Junior high float titled We'll Cook their Tiger won judging, with seniors second and juniors third. festivities included bonfire and pep rally.
In a 1969 bridge problem from Ives Syndicate, South faces a choice after West leads spades and East follows clubs. By ducking the queen of clubs, South traps East's king and diamonds, securing the game with a ruffing finesse and drawing a negative inference about West's missing diamonds and honors.
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