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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1965
Page
3
Editorial reflection on service over accumulation echoes in a biblical verse. A remark on limited voting rights notes a shift in perception as younger women react with astonishment to a scandal once considered rare.
An article contrasts modern professional football players with the early Chicago Bears, noting that today's athletes are larger and smarter. Bronco Nagurski is pictured among the Monsters of the Midway, but the modern game favors players with strong brains and advanced degrees.
A retrospective notes a Washington Hotel elevator mishap with a stubborn sign, then recounts the 72 year odyssey to women’s suffrage in the United States. It traces state-by-state gains from Wyoming in 1869 to Tennessee’s 1920 ratification, NAWSA’s push, and the birth of the League of Women Voters, ending with a wry reflection on voting patterns.
Opinion piece explores a White House push for space weapons and a feared orbital H bomb. It presents a military friend’s warning that orbiting weapons could render the United States defenseless against Russia, potentially forcing surrender within years. The piece cites United Press International reporting and quotes a military expert on the risks and strategic choices.
Tom Ball details a cross country hitchhiking trek through the Southwest and Texas. He portrays Route 66 across New Mexico and Arizona, notes towns like Bard San Jon Santa Rosa Tuccumcari Gallup and Lakeland reservations, and extols Hoover Dam and Lake Mead as monumental feats in a stark, sun drenched landscape. The piece blends travel observation with reflections on the vastness of the United States and the Indian presence in the region.
The Ottumwa and Burlington district Methodist men plan a Lake Darling weekend retreat with Rev Charles D. Whittle as keynote. Activities include a fish fry supper campfire consecration sunrise communion and small group discussions. Saturday night they join four other lay retreats for a silent prayer period. The Ottumwa District serves Lucas Monroe Wapello Jefferson Wayne Appanoose Davis and Van Buren counties. The Burlington district covers Washington Muscatine Louisa Henry Des Moines and Lee counties.
In a 1965 Becker column a defensive deal shows the holdup principle. West leads clubs and, after a sequence including overruffing, South secures four hearts. West erred by overruffing. better discard a diamond to secure two trump tricks and defeat the contract. Judgment governs when to take or refuse a trick.
United Nations President Johnson discussed the new war situation with UN Ambassador Arthur Goldberg by phone. Goldberg also spoke with Secretary of State Rusk as India’s invasion of Pakistan triggered a Kashmir flare up and a Security Council meeting was set to consider a new resolution to replace the Saturday measure demanding both sides stop fighting and withdraw behind the 1949 ceasefire line.
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