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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
4
The Washington Journal recalls a heavy election turnout that exhausted ballots, noting the Iowa Code directs 75 ballots per 50 votes. The print shop adapted by keeping type and printer ready at 3 pm for quick reprint, with Brighton Enterprise aiding and Tommy Palmer staying late to print 1300 ballots.
The Penn State expert Dr. Bernard C. Hennessy argues campaign buttons trigger discussion and signal commitment while serving as effective political advertising. Since the 1840s such favors have evolved, with varied designs for delegates in 1964 and humorous examples like Harrisburg’s “Lynch the People’s Mayor” and Nebraska’s litter bag promoting Morrison.
UPI reports Congress likely will take no action this year on the Johnson plan to curb American travel spending abroad. Fowler proposed a 30 percent tax on daily expenses over $15 and Senate consideration of a broader foreign travel tax to cut the U.S. balance of payments deficit, estimated at about 2.1 billion dollars this year.
Industry sources say the proposal has little backing in the Senate committee and is unlikely to advance this session. The text outlines foreign currency controls, duty-free limits for returning Americans, and personal use allowances including liquor cigars and cigarettes with regional variations and strict gift mail allowances.
A record of new car makes and owners appears, listing James Ray Gerot with Volkswagen, Ward Virgil Heaton with Oldsmobile, Elmer or Idell Smith with Champion Mobile Home, Richard Douglas McCall with Plymouth, and Ros mond Roland Craig with Ford, including Rosmond as a likely misspelling.
L. M. Boyd ponders relationships with satirical quips and trivia. The piece cites an equation for ideal wife age as half the husband's age plus seven, then shifts to light questions about annuities, language quirks, and a miscellany of trivia. It presents a string of brief, humorous observations on culture and history.
In a Holland Denmark qualifying round, Kreyns of the Dutch team led by Sla venburg and Kreyns held the heart lead and, through careful safety play, ruffed and discarded to reach a slam. A misplay by East could have defeated the contract, but Kreyns' line with clubs and diamonds ensured the slam was made.
A series of court cases examines escalator safety in stores and hotels. Courts found no absolute duty on management to supervise escalators but recognized responsibility to prevent avoidable hazards when feasible. Outcomes include affirming damages for sudden jerks and slips while framing limits on what is reasonably required of attendants. New York leads in talc, titanium, garnet and emery production.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor, William Shannon advertising director, Charles Morris news editor, Bob Shaffer local advertising, Howard Hazen production, and announces publication afternoons except Sunday. It notes mailing details and press affiliations with Inland Daily Press Assn and Iowa press groups. Subscription rates show weekly and semiannual options.
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