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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1967
Page
4
The column cites I Peter 3 12 and notes Iowa hemp is inferior for pot use The piece mocks hemp quality saying it lacks psychedelic kick and compares it to corn silks It asks if opium poppies have been considered and hints at state resilience despite crop doubts.
The piece argues the fault lies with the means of a poverty program, not its goal. Critics claim opposition to the poor, while they seek to end wasteful, mismanaged spending. A corrected, economical program would aid the poor and curb bureaucratic excess.
A reader from Riverside Iowa criticizes six hunters seen shooting at animals while pheasants were flushed. He notes they bragged about two birds the next day and wounded a cat, missing a fox. He warns such actions hurt future hunts and hopes conservation officers catch violators.
Iowa farmers face survival prices with costs rising on 240 to 400 acre farms. Despite earlier optimism about expanding production and world hunger promises, farm income has fallen from 1950s levels. Polls show waning approval of agriculture policy as land values rise and farm numbers shrink.
The author muses on celestial geography from a humorous, speculative POV. They discuss Venus as a hellhole with 500 degree surface temp and warped light, then posit heaven at the farthest point from Venus, revising a Texas notion after a recent discovery.
Curious miscellany notes on manners and quirks including women walking styles, German terms, and practical odds. Highlights claim Missourians boast extraordinary people like a rumored 8 foot 4-inch resident and a sextuplet, with playful twists on public smoking and eyewear etiquette.
In the 1964 men’s pair championships a hand with two voids and three strong suits led to dramatic results. East’s six diamonds bid and West’s seven hearts attack produced a range of scores from 4000 to 2930 points in several tables, with a notable seven spades doubled NS failures.
The latest Iowa poll shows President Johnson with 33 percent approval and Freeman with 28 percent, marking a low point for both. Rural unrest grows over a new $100 million tax package raising property taxes and adding sales and service taxes, though the election remains a year away and conditions may change.
Army Private Rayner W. Burrows, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley N. Burrows of Kalona Iowa, fired expert with the M 14 rifle near completing basic training at Fort Campbell Kentucky Oct a The expert rating is the highest mark on the weapons qualification test.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff positions including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and details newspaper affiliations and postal records.
In Burbank California singer actress Connie Stevens and her husband Eddie Fisher welcomed a 6 pound 10 ounce girl named Joely. Fisher visited the hospital for 90 minutes then returned to Las Vegas where he is performing at the Frontier Hotel. Fisher said both mother and baby are fine and he and Stevens married recently but declined to discuss details.
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