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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1971
Page
4
A 1971 column recaps a humorous local scene in Coppock County where a sow and her eight piglets move into the orchard. The piece details the mother’s temperament, the piglets’ early clumsiness, and the daily routines as the brood settles, with light homely observations and a nod to small town life.
The Emory Times reports a Tax Foundation view that ending the income tax surcharge and raising personal exemptions reduce the work time needed to pay taxes to 2 hours 37 minutes per eight hour day, down from 2 hours 43 minutes, giving about six extra minutes of daily spending power.
Washington report notes food stamp coverage rising from 36 million in 1970 to 9.3 million this year with free provision for the poorest families and projected reach to about 11 million in the 1972 fiscal year. The school lunch program has nearly doubled. federal outlays rise from under $1 billion in 1970 to $2.2 billion now, with Nixon budget aiming for $25 billion next year. Despite progress, 3 to 4 million needy children lack hot lunches and 12 million families remain outside food stamp coverage, says Sen. George McGovern.
Travel writer Dr. Melvin Gingerich recounts a six part Mexico trip from Phoenix through Nogales to Mazatlan. He notes improved roads, a Mexican car insurance guidebook, diverse cactus scenery, border crossing ease, and stays in Guaymas Obregon and Culiacan with a birthday motel night and Master Charge acceptance.
In a five heart slam attempt South misreads East and West. West leads spades, East cashes AK then shifts to clubs. East's shift signals a missing ace of clubs, and South misplays by cashing trumps instead of testing East's psychology.
Court rules a person may gain the special status of passenger before boarding if readiness to ride and carrier’s readiness to accept coincide. A second man near closing door not yet a passenger cannot claim damages. Passengers lose status once discharged and become a pedestrian.
The piece lists Mohave Arizona Vernon Louisiana Pitkins Colorado Campbell Wyoming Collier Fr Prince William Virginia Clark Nevada Sarpy Nebraska Charlotte Florida Clayton Georgia as the nation’s ten fastest growing counties last year. It then shifts tone to assorted anecdotes on fashion habits, TV quiz shows, a famed kiss record, retirement trends, vocal fatigue, diplomatic jokes, and balloon signals on New York state roads.
The Iowa House on Tuesday deferred action on a bill to restrict the transportation sale and use of dynamite in the state. Rep Rollin Edelen R Estherville said the measure modeled after federal regs would empower authorities to control dynamite and curb illicit use.
Keota March 29 Mr and Mrs Willis Richards of Washington visited Thursday night in the Boyd Sanders home. Mrs Hazel McCabe and James Elliott of Iowa City were Wednesday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Deitweiler. After dinner Ruth Norris accompanied them to Wellman on business and Bill Deitweiler drove to Wellman and brought Ruth back home to Keota.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a newspaper masthead and staff roles for a local paper in Washington Town with names like Editor and Advertising staff. The readable fragments mention a publication address at 111 North, Marton, a July date and postage note, and circulation references. The text is incomplete with garbled names and titles.
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