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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1973
Page
4
Editorials from Washington Iowa on April 30 1973 caution readers about faith temptation censorship and religious history. It cites a Judea verse and a Daily Oklahoman joke while contrasting Christianity with the burning of the Library of Alexandria and a Sultan’s view of the Koran.
A family faces a groggy Monday as 10 year old Susy unexpectedly feels wonderful. She cheerfully explains she hasn’t thrown up in a long time, prompting parental grumbling and curiosity about the odd turn of mood.
Linguistic scholars boast a partial breakthrough in reading Mayan glyphs using new computer tools. They note Diego de Landa’s destruction of codices after conquest left scant material, hindering progress compared to Egyptian and Babylonian scripts.
A Waterloo Courier column argues against restricting a crime computer system TRACIS, warning that lawmakers hostile to police science would hamstring its usefulness. The writer states personal freedom hinges on responsible use by officials and expresses confidence in law enforcement handling data with care.
Almanac highlights for Monday April 30 1973 include Taurus birthdays Queen Juliana of the Netherlands born 1909 and notable events such as the 1803 Louisiana Purchase the 1945 Hitler bunker discovery and Reichstag fall the 1963 New Hampshire lottery legalization and Nixon's 1970 Cambodia troop deployment. Edward Jon quote closes.
In a North-South vulnerable deal, East holds a7632 710 w962 ws972. South employs Milton Work's 43-2-1 point count to execute a famous auction bridge squeeze, leading to a heart ace and trumping sequence that yields the last three tricks despite West's undertrump.
A newly organized group of housewives promoting dieting shares a bold motto. They urge members to turn table discipline into chair outcomes and warn that persistent dieting can affect life span.
In Luke 1 13 16 the angel tells Zechariah God heard his prayer Elizabeth will bear a son named John. He will bring joy at his birth and many will rejoice. John will be a holy man set apart from wine and alcohol and filled with the Holy Spirit from birth. He will turn many Jews to the Lord.
News note lists publication at 111 North Manion Ave Washington Iowa with Inland Daily Press Assn and Iowa press groups. Names David Elder Shannon Morris Shaffer Llewellyn and others with roles. Subscription rates shown for Washington area and outside Iowa, weekly, monthly, and yearly pricing.
A collage of quirky questions and sidelong facts touches on dental tech, refugee flows, presidential lineages, dental nurses, royal dating habits, ballet history, Tel Aviv elevators on the Sabbath, and vending machines in Japan. The piece ends with a curious name Nausea and a Fort Worth address.
Abigail Van Buren offers guidance on a teen who disappeared and is living out of state with a man. She questions pursuing charges, suggesting focusing on relationship repair rather than punishment. The advice stresses understanding motives and keeping communication open with the teen.
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