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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1963

Page

5

What Is Right and Just in Juvenile Justice

An editorial raises the question of what punishment fits juveniles who attacked two elderly men, noting the 1963 Eldora reformatory sentence and contrasting it with possible adult penalties. The piece uses scenes of an ice wagon and a television critic to illustrate nostalgia and social observation.

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Tax commission lacks authority on 27 percent real estate floor

Des Moines based report states the state tax commission cannot compel 120 city and county assessors to raise 1965 real estate valuations by a 27 percent floor. Legal experts say the commission has no enforcement power in this area, though it suggested the minimum floor at the request of an executive committee.

Tax Commission DES Moines IDPA State Tax Commission The Commission Executive Committee Iowa Association of Assessing Officers Crystal City Paso M. Dale Barker Zavala County Sentinel

Metamorphosis to Work Ethic Marks School Year

The piece notes a seasonal shift as students shed summer ease for study and effort in 1963. It cites renewed public school vigor, rising pace, and emphasis on the Big Three R’s, along with reflections on Iowa farming, taxation, and education trends including Virgil Hancher and census insights on Iowa demographics and incomes.

Bureau of the Census Iowa U.S

PASO Leads Latin Political Push in Texas

PASO the Political Associations of Spanish-Speaking Organizations expands in Texas with Albert Fuentes Jr and Albert Pena Jr steering a Crystal City win that ousted the city council. The group aims at political and economic equality and seeks cross racial coalitions to influence state elections.

Texas PASO Crystal City Tex UPI Albert Fuentes Jr Fuentes

Argentina Declares Four Spades Victory In 1958 Match

In a 1958 Argentina United States match, declarer Alejandro Castro with Carlos Cabanne led a rare trump elimination to make four spades for 420 points after a clever sequence ending with a late spade contract. The North South defense differed, yielding 330 points for the Argentines.

Declarer South Argentina United States Alejandro Castro Carlos Cabanne Buenos Aires West Castro East L&e North King Features Syndicate, Inc

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