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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1966
Page
4
The editorial column pithily discusses unity in faith and public policy, citing Corinthians and a Head Start funding debate. It recalls Harvard admission over race in the 1840s, analyzes the Interstate 35 routing fight near Mason City, and notes Minnesota JP wedding fee violations and legal ignorance.
A 1940s bridge column explains endplay concepts using a hand where South, in a six no trump, must arrange play to lose only one heart. The declarer clears diamonds and clubs, draws trumps, and executes an endplay to guarantee the slam, avoiding a risky heart finesse.
A Republican committee proposes a four year governor elected as a unified team with a lieutenant governor, abolition of the state executive council, and a centralized department system. They urge a state finance officer, a civil service push, and combined banking and insurance leadership, plus new departments in health, public safety, industry, and education to streamline state governance.
August 26 Sunday guests of Mrs Mable Miller and Roy included Mr and Mrs Clifford Parcell Fairfield Mr and Mrs Louis Miller and Larry Hixson Columbus Junction Thursday callers were Lillian Endicott Mount Pleasant Mrs Ruth Graf Rock Island and her granddaughter Kimberly Shaffer Monmouth IL Mrs Jack Herr Cheryl visited Des Moines State Fair while Mrs Herr stayed with sister Rose Faust Ankeny Wilbur Krotz and daughters returned from vacation to Colorado Keith Buffington on leave from Air Force Livya Burr Lone Tree visited Thursday Jim Bean hosted visits with Edgar Whetstone Donald Bean and girls of Marion Milton Edmonds Oxford expected to spend weekend with Jim Bean Edgar Whetstone visited Mrs Bessie Murphy Restopia Saturday evening George Papastasakis visited Brighton relatives Richland Fairfield Frank and family noted.
A defendant accused of breaking into a woman's home at night protests the charge as a case of mistaken identity. He says a voice recognition by the woman, who admits the house was pitch dark, identifies him though she could not see him. He asserts familiarity with the speaker.
A 1966 American Bar Association piece discusses voice recognition as admissible evidence in court. It notes cases where voice, footsteps, car exhaust, or a barking dog aided identification, while stressing voice evidence must be convincing and not speculative to convict.
Washington County maires auxil iaries and families held a Sunday picnic at the Lake Darling Youth Center attracting about 55 with additional guests in the afternoon. Past County Commander Larry Hunter led the meeting in the absence of Kenneth Rhea at the National Legion Convention in Washington. Crawfordsville Juniors performed musical numbers from the Auxiliary Convention in Des Moines.
Fragmentary OCR shows names and roles in a Washington town paper billing section. Mentions Washington Evening Journal, advertising manager, production, and2083 town references with scattered titles and an agency note.
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