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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1965
Page
4
The editorial discusses rain-related sewer challenges and costs, noting Washington Iowa’s ongoing sewer battles and limits of storm capacity. It criticizes combining school and primary elections, arguing it dilutes education aims, increases partisan mix, and risks voter fatigue and reduced quality of school boards.
In a Washington Iowa letter to the editor Mrs Dorothy Worley argues for prepaying and preplacing the paper boy’s money. She suggests envelopes with names dropped in mail or milk boxes or left inside doors to save time for both boy and families. The item appears in the Evening Journal dated September 9 1965.
A compact reflection on Isaiah 1 18 about sins turned white as snow and the Creator's holiness. It notes that reason highlights human fallibility and points toward divine perfection.
Edgar Labat and Clifton Peret have lived under a death sentence for 12 years and five months after their 1953 Louisiana conviction for aggravated rape. Their cases, upheld by three trials, fuel debate on capital punishment as experts clash over deterrence, morality, and legal process, with supporters like J. Edgar Hoover contrasting opponents.
The piece notes how English law once allowed execution for minor crimes and contrasts it with evolving reverence for life. It cites 1810 England with over 200 capital offenses, Gov. Clement commuting five murderers, and historical brutal sentences including public executions and torture. It references Nero and Torquemada and cites Blackstone on a seven treason convicts being drawn and hanged alive before quartering.
Tom Ball describes a cheerful hitchhiking journey along the California coast. He highlights ocean beaches and the Malibu and Pacific coast draws, Santa Maria to San Simeon Hearst Castle, coastal highway hazards, Big Sur scenery, then agriculture from citrus to olives and grapes. He notes Southern California as a land of plenty and play.
The piece discusses when coercion excuses criminal acts such as running a red light, noting the need for severe pressure and serious misconduct, with examples from homicide cases. It also previews the 1965 Iowa Feed Conference at Iowa State University September 17–18, inviting professionals to attend and outlining workshop topics and contacts.
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