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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1975
Page
4
An April editorial muses on a May 10 Walkathon for lung disease. A coffee group uses a math game to compare paying per mile versus a two mile stepping scale, concluding the penny-per-mile method beats the dollar-per-two-miles plan after about 13 miles, despite large doubling figures.
Letters to the editor promote Wheelchair Day at WACO high school and a Washington County Bicentennial plan by the Brighton Study Club. Residents urge Blair House as a county memorial repository and archivist for historical artifacts. The missive closes with a long string of humorous anecdotes and quips.
In Milwaukee a Frees the Apes movement proposes using apes in factories and farms, sparking Abby's reply that unions favor human workers. Letters also include a working mother seeking help for alcoholism, sharing her recovery steps with Alcoholics Anonymous and support from family.
Italy and France clash as Chiaradia guards a six notrump attempt against a misread diamond lead. The lead of nine of diamonds costs. declarer later falls one trick short while another table makes six notrump. Magic of bridge persists as rivals diverge on the same deal.
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