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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
4
An editorial argues for flexible limits on student hair and dress in the Washington high school. It notes generational differences, the need for enforceable rules to keep order, and calls for give and take to resolve disagreements while preserving school function and student dignity.
A reader in Iowa writes an open letter to Jim Washington addressing local issues, urging action on community concerns and calling for accountability from local leaders. The piece reflects civic engagement and asks for concrete steps to improve services and governance.
Ames residents will receive a citywide voter registration card for the Sept. 8 school election. The 18 000 registered voters will have name, address, registration number and precinct printed in red and black on a gold background to deter alterations. Cards aid electronic data processing as Ames records move to computer tapes.
A reader letter section discusses school dress code enforcement and student rights while Iowa bar ethics and professional conduct debates unfold. Noting canons of judicial ethics and professional ethics, it covers Iowa politics, Cassidy leaving the Senate for Ole Miss, and Grassley’s stance on a teacher bargaining bill.
A Honolulu physician notes experiments abroad and claims injections of pituitary gland stimulants can spur height growth in men. He cites Germany, Switzerland, the United States, and the Soviet Union, with Japan farthest advanced. He warns of danger and unknowns in stopping growth once started.
A collage of reader submissions and responses from the Dear Abby column. Topics include an unwed 29 year old woman with a "family way," a blunt view on platonic friendship, concerns about a parent scare tactic toward creek-adventuring boys, advice about honesty with children, parakeet speech myths, and a closing note about a devout Catholic reader and a book by James Kavanaugh.
In a Becker column an expert analyzes a 1969 contract where declarer exploits elimination play to haul a slim slam home. West misplays by following low to a diamond lead, missing a spike on spades that would have doomed the contract.
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