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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1965
Page
11
A 1965 Evening Journal editorial critiques a televised press conference as staged, notes upcoming hurricane names and forecasts, and explains the Weather Bureau practice of naming storms with female names since 1953 while hinting at future scrutiny under gender discrimination laws.
Mayor Willard Fraser of Billings asks Du Pont scientists to craft a beer can that disintegrates within 24 hours after empting, urging a fix for roadside litter after a two day river float. The idea follows earlier deposits and public calls, with lawmakers possibly stepping in if needed.
An editor's outlook discusses Wisconsin diamonds found in glacial drift and the speculation that a vast source lies under Ontario. It compares 19th century finds with a 1965 Canadian magnetic survey and Mc Master University's meteorite hypothesis for a Hudson Bay impact creating diamond-bearing rocks.
The United States will establish a remote Antarctic Plateau base in a lifeless icy region where temperatures may fall to 130 degrees below zero. The outpost at Plateau Station will house four scientists and four Navy personnel, 600 miles from the South Pole, with eight months of radio silence. It aims to study extreme cold weather conditions.
Ronald Robertson, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Robertson of Washington, will depart Quonset Point Rhode Island this month to serve with U S forces supporting Antarctic missions. He will go to Christchurch New Zealand and may be assigned to McMurdo Station or interior Antarctica as part of the U S Antarctic Research Program and the larger field party.
Mrs George Stout Jr and family spent two weeks with friends in Worland Wyoming. They traveled by train and visited Yellow stone National Park and Colorado on the return trip. They called on former Ainsworth residents the Lawrence Coltons at Glenwood Springs Colorado. The Friendly Families Club opened the fall season with ten members and four children attending. A brief business session preceded a social afternoon at the home of Mrs Dale Johnston.
Ainsworth Sorosis Study Club resumes Friday Sept 10 at 2 pm at United Presbyterian Church parlors with Robert Russell executive secretary of the Iowa Division Isaac Walton League speaking on Water Pollution. Sacha Club and Crawfordsville Wednesday Study Club members invited. hostesses named. dues payable. Highland School tea set for 7 30 pm at new school building.
A college traveler reflects on Las Vegas as a big business of gambling with glittering nightlife and high rollers. He notes contrast between flashy neon and bleak pockets of debt, yet praises the city’s famous clubs and star-studded entertainment while acknowledging its darker underbelly.
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