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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1973
Page
4
Editorial humor contrasts a TV viewer with a complaint about ads. A parable explains unintended DDT effects in Borneo: mosquitoes die, roaches thrive, geckos suffer, cats die from poisoned prey, rats surge, and planes drop cats to fight the outbreak, amid hopes geckos recover after the cockroaches fade.
The piece critiques Zeller-Letica Inc for selling specialized mailing lists at varied rates from $10 to $35 per thousand, highlighting gender, profession, and religious group pricing. It cites editors, obstetricians, clergy, professors, and sororities as examples while quoting Leonardo Da Vinci on balance and perspective.
Letter to the Journal argues for a Community Care Facility to serve patients who cannot afford long term care beds at Washington County Hospital. The writer supports expanding the Long Term Care Unit but worries about Title XIX and Old Age Assistance patients needing affordable beds and potential out-of-county placements.
A pale gecko is a small harmless lizard with numerous suction cups on its feet enabling wall and ceiling climbing. In Borneo huts were full of them and locals prize these friendly lizards as good luck since they devour many cockroaches, a preference over roaches.
The entry notes the date April 18 1973 as the 108th day with 257 to follow and lists celestial references Mercury Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky and Venus Saturn in the evening. It marks Aries birthdates and cites Leopold Stokowski born April 18, 1882. Historical notes include Revere's ride in 1775, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Doolittle's 1942 air raid, and 1964 troop plane collision deaths. A thought quotes John Selden on governance.
New York reports indicate onion prices soared from 5.50 to 6 dollars per 50 pounds last summer to around 25 dollars in the East. Hurricane Agnes flooded upstate New York crops and other eastern states, causing rot and tighter supplies. Michigan remains the largest undamaged producer as demand pushes prices higher. imports from Mexico continue while Chile supply wanes under Allende.
The article analyzes a bridge deal where South uses the principle of avoiding the dangerous opponent twice. West leads diamonds, dummy and declarer exchange low cards to prevent East from gaining the lead. South finesses and discards to hold the contract, ensuring if a trump is lost it would be to West, keeping East out of the lead and making the hand nearly invincible.
A 1973 LM Boyd column blends humorous commentary on marriages, triangles and divorce with quips on aging, work sharing, longevity of professions, and trivia questions. It includes light moral reflections and personal notes from Boyd, Fort Worth.
Dear Abby urges Twin Falls readers to hold newspapers and advertisers to account over doctors demanding full payment before delivery. An Old School Managing Editor notes the Times News did publish the story without prompting, while a separate letter from ANNOYED explains a self inflicted injury and its lingering voice issue with a simple reply.
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