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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1971
Page
4
In Washington Iowa on Tuesday August 3 1971 an editorial presents a Thought for the Day reflecting on hardened hearts and memory. It cites Mark 652 and contrasts bitterness with recognizing yesterday’s blessings and today’s goodness while musing on memory and even grandma's pies.
A newsroom snippet describes a temporary print setup at two thirds capacity. It notes inexperience and clumsiness delaying full competency. A move to a permanent location is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of August 14-15, with one press unit idle but capable of adding pages and color.
A reader recounts a near crash on Highway 63 caused by a swerving house trailer and warns against towing by inexperienced drivers. The column stresses trailer and hitch safety, equipment checks, and driver skill to prevent traffic hazards and accidents on busy roads.
A letter from Ainsworth Iowa complains the paper did not print the full poem in a poem feature. The writer supplies the omitted lines describing road dangers and a caution about passing on a long hill.
In a three notrump style bridge deal South opened with a traditional endplay. West led clubs and South misguessed the dummy’s clubs, losing diamonds and spades. The correct play was to duck the first club from dummy, ensuring the contract regardless of East's reply. The article emphasizes planning the hand from the opening lead to maximize the contract rather than focusing on which opponent holds the ace.
Israeli scientist Dr Michael Evenari has trained desert soil to yield crops with just three inches of annual rainfall. His Nabatean inspired catchment system concentrates scarce water in micro reservoirs and channels it to fields, cutting water needs by 20 to 30 percent. Bedouin tribes and Arab farmers are trialing the method, potentially expanding arable land across desert regions at low cost.
The entry lists notable birthdays and anniversaries for August 3 1971 including Ernie Pyle birth, Columbus voyage 1492, Britain declare war 1914, Rockefeller divorce settlement, Nautilus undersea polar crossing, and a quotation on patience. It reflects a daily almanac style with celestial notes and a thought for today.
Dr Frank Cole an anesthesiologist argues the spleen is not expendable. He says removing or damaging it during surgery risks serious consequences and that the organ serves multiple active roles, challenging the idea that saving the spleen is harmless.
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