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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1971
Page
4
An editorial note reflects on the divine source of human creative power and warns against hoarding it. A joke illustrates perception shaping service, as a town druggist improves by a neighbor repeating the poster example, transforming a poor opinion into praise for his store.
In Japan, the Ministry of International Trade faced rising backaches from lower sinks after a 1959 standard set 80 centimeters. Shufuren, a housewife consumer group, pressured the government to revise the rule. Beginning next year sinks will be made at 31 and 33 inches, a notable shift in gender and labor norms.
A TV weather forecaster adjusts wording from partly cloudy to partly sunny, claiming no change in conditions yet hoping for a higher upbeat tone. Viewers note the update sounds more optimistic, though the forecast remains the same.
A college girl answered a late call and heard a man ask to come over. When she asked who it was he admitted a mistake for saying whom. The note adds a maxim about squirrels for thrift and foresight, from In Focus in the Humboldt Independent.
John Calhoun of the Polk County Social Services discusses ADC and welfare issues in Des Moines Polk County. He notes few abuse cases, outlines the declaration of facts process, and details county aid figures and programs. He cites New York hotel controversies and supports a work-oriented approach and slightly criticizes the proposed family assistance plan.
A collage of curious notes spans makeup norms in Europe with Sweden and England cited, hitchhiking legality and criminal records, home decor tips on baseboard coloring, Ireland's mashed potatoes stats, and odd trivia. It closes with playful Q and A about baseball DiMaggio brothers, Lassie’s TV fate, university cold claims, dental enamel strength, and a reader’s love and war riddle answered by the Lubbock expert.
South reached three diamonds doubled after a sequence of passes and doubles. West led the jack of spades and East won dummy’s ace, illustrating the famed steppingstone squeeze. The article discusses how such plays captivate both connoisseurs and everyday players and cites a 1971 King Feat example.
In a jesting bridge hand South cashes all trumps and a spade, East discards, and declarer forces a sequence via a steppingstone to dummy's nine of spades. South makes three lamends doubled, with a club lead at trick one a dead contract.
Calhoun argues for an 8 guaranteed annual wage to overhaul the current welfare system. He says some fathers abandon households to keep mothers from qualifying for aid, while stressing the need to prevent children from suffering.
Washington County residents with CB radio operators are urged to help compile a civil defense map. Officials request each operator provide name, call letters, base and mobile channels, and precise location to Bill Gray, Box 301, Washington, to aid tornado season readiness.
Dewain Sturms and wife transfer to Callistus J. Kern and Marilyn J. Kern South 22 feet of Lot L and related parcels in Block Prank Gingerich to Yale Jarvis Lot 3 in Block 5 South Washington. Estate of John Arthur Mayer to David Eugene and Barbara Ann Booth, land in Section H49 and Section 1. Jane Hensel and husband transfer to Kenneth L. Brown and wife Lot 18 in Bacon and Cox Addition to Washington. Walter Lance and wife transfer to Harry J. Donaldson and Helen M. Donaldson South 33 feet 4 inches of Lot 9 and North 36 inches of Lot 10 in Woodawn Subdivision of Outlet 3 in A W Chilcote's Addition. David Obal and wife transfer to Maurine Gordon Lot 3 in Perdock's Subdivision. William H. Perdock and wife transfer to Walter D. Lance and wife Lot 7, Block 1, in Perdock's.
A prosecutor sought to introduce bloodstained garments and a torn shoe lace in murder trials to show identity or speed, but objections saved the defendant. Courts allow gruesome items if they aid fact finding, photos or objects may be admitted when truly useful. The ABA notes judges should not be squeamish when truth is on trial.
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