Editorials Reflect on Youth, Des Moines Driving Trend
The Washington Journal discusses youthful driving behavior in Washington and Des Moines, noting late 1960s trends of cruising and conversations in blocks of cars. It highlights national politics on trucking bills, featuring Rep Fred Schwengel and Rep John Dingell in a humorous crossfire over campaign contributions.
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Dingell
Michigan
John Dingell
Dmich
Fred Schwengel
A-lown
Evolving Language and the Shift to Pre-owned Vehicles
The piece notes how language changes reflect social sensibilities, tracing shifts from undertaker to bereavement counsellor and from used cars to pre-owned vehicles, illustrating how terminology evolves beyond mere clarity. It comments on dealers adopting the term pre-owned for aging inventory.
Iowa independents shaping the 1966 Senate race
In Des Moines IDPA reports the independent vote will swing the November general election. Iowa now shows about one third independents, one third Democrats, one third Republicans. If Harold Hughes wins the Senate race, he would join Bourke Hickenlooper in the governor-to-senate lane. The piece notes extensive contact with voters, especially young first-time voters, and the crucial role independents may play in both the Senate and gubernatorial races.
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DES Moines
IDPA
U. S. Senate
Iowa
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
Harold Hughes
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Hughes
David Stanley
Senate
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
Jack Miller
Stanley
Miller
Robert Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Abby
Library notes highlight August 1968 book circulation rise
The Washington Free Public Library showcases busy study rooms and a July August activity spike with 763 more books circulated in August 1968 than in August 1967. It details new acquisitions, memorial gifts, biographies, fiction, and a Rural Students reminder for yearly blue library cards while noting National Library Week encouragement to read.
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Washington Free Public Library
Debra Dont Wait Around and Odd Facts Parade
A quirky column mixes light trivia and jokes about dating a girl named Debra, baldness, Bermuda shorts, and mustaches. It recalls quotes about Cape Cod oysters, Puget Sound, and Cape Cod seascapes, plus brief notes on Bermuda shorts, Diogenes, Bette Davis, and air ions.
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Cape Cod
Puget Sound
Debra
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