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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1967
Page
4
Editorial reflects on forgotten dead men and service minded people. A doctor visit yields five dollars. vandals toss empty bottles from a black sedan onto North 2nd Avenue, creating danger. The author criticizes the petty act and notes neighbors who avoid responsibility, acknowledging eventual cleanup by others.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette piece muses on how presidential initials become cultural shorthand from FDR to JFK and LBJ, imagining future leaders with initials like Leonard S. Dutch or L Sherman Dobber and the groovy press buzz it would generate. It recalls Ike’s shorthand success and hints at a money saving patient remark about doctor fees.
A Washington letter laments empty stands at the Demons home game, praising the team’s effort while condemning spectators for silence after touchdowns and urging parental and town support to boost spirit. The writer recalls a prior Muscatine game as another disgrace and calls for visible fan backing at the upcoming Davis County contest.
A Texas based Secret Service agent assigned to Luci Nugent, wife of Patrick Nugent, accompanies her to a high end Austin beauty salon on her conditioning routine. The story depicts the awkward scene as the agent sits in the salon, blending in while watching over the pregnant Luci, and an amused matron jokes about his presence. The anecdote highlights the odd balance between protection and normal life during the Johnson era.
Federal law bans government employee strikes yet militant postal unions threaten to strike once no strike clauses are removed. Officials warn widespread sick leave could halt mail while unions push for higher pay and benefits. Brookings plans study funded by Ford Foundation to gauge government employee unions. Congress leadership pledges no tolerance for strikes by federal workers.
A group of University of Iowa students formed Students for Patriotic Action to circulate petitions among students, faculty, and alumni to support American troops in Vietnam. Co chair Pat O'Connor of Waterloo announced the drive beginning today at Soap box Soundoff in the Iowa Memorial Union during homecoming weekend. The petitions were to be sent to Congressman John Culver to forward to President Johnson, with hopes of expanding to other Iowa campuses.
A collage of quips and trivia on kissing, hair, tipping maids, middle age speed and strength, and behavior. Notes cite Dr. Henry Gibbons on kissing, Dr. M Wharton Young on bald men, tips about hotel towels, color and spending, homebuilding savvy, the Bloody Mary origin, and social observations on short versus tall girls, chimneys, ocean water, and a rapid replies feature with trivia.
The Washington Eve Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer in Local Advertising, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays, Christmas, and July 4th, and that the paper is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act, with affiliations to Inland Daily Press and Iowa press associations and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
In a four spades contract from Washington Iowa 1967 a declarer defeats a seemingly unwinnable endgame after West leads clubs. East cashes A Q and continues clubs, South survives with hearts and a diamond ruff and underruff, forcing East to resign with no further tricks available. The story highlights the cautionary art of counting trumps and crossruff chances.
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