Editorials and observations on travel and water in 1967
The Washington Evening Journal discusses Interstate 80 traffic to Chicago, Iowa rest areas, and the value of shade and trees. it notes propaganda signs for highway spending and questions their impact. It also covers city water costs, freshwater shortages, and a new sea water distillation plant in Key West delivering water at 85 cents per thousand gallons without distribution costs.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
Chicago
Key West
Florida
Judge Rejects DWI Charge Over Ambiguous Acronym
A New Mexico district judge declined to hear a drunken driving case citing ambiguity in the charge read as DWI. He warned that DWI could be misread as dancing with Irma, a quirk that forced precise language and even a joke about education, LLB.
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New Mexico
Irma
Washington Evening Iowa staff and key office roles
The Washington Evening Iowa lists staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer in Local Advertising, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. The paper appears as a daily afternoon edition with specific holiday exceptions and is entered as second class. Subscription rates show 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year options with weekly carrier price in Washington.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Press Ass'n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Supplication Day and the Virgin Islands Hurricanes
Supplication Day in the Virgin Islands marks a yearly appeal for safety from storms. The piece notes hurricane timing, dangers of storm tides, historic floods, and the Weather Bureau's monitoring efforts guiding warnings to residents.
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Virgin Islands
Virgin Islanders
U. S. Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Caribbean
Dean Ax Bby Dear Abby Letter Publishes Drug Warning
A reader amplifies Dear Abby against marijuana and LSD, urging strict college discipline for drug use and distribution. The letter cites Harvard as an example and includes quoted warnings about intoxication, moral decline, and potential crimes. It invites responses and Abby materials for readers.
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Abby
Keene, N. H
Evening Sentinel
Munsonville
Harvard
Encyclopedia Britannica
N.C
Spooner Aims To Be The Harvard Humorous Writer
New York based John D Spooner Harvard educated stock broker plans to imitate John O Hara as the trust fund generation author He has published The Pheasant Lined West of Charlie Freeman and finished Spooner Says about six month army men He envisions The Country Club as his big book and a path to film work and independence from business duties
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New York
UPI
John D. Spooner
John O'Hara
Charlie Freeman
Spooner
New York City
Harvard
Korea
Vietnam
Eros Winter
Country Club
Boston
O'Hara
H. Hentz & Co
Beacon Hill
Sunward Cruises Cuts Drag With Seaweed Removal
Miami cruise line Sunward had seaweed growing on its hull scraped away, boosting speed by an extra knot and reducing fuel oil use by about 15 tons weekly. The change mirrors efforts on liner operations between Miami and Nassau to improve efficiency.
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Miami
Fla
UPI
Sunward
Signaling and misdirection in a three notrump hand
In a three notrump contract West misread partner’s spade length from bidding and chose a spade nine. East’s deuce over the seven of clubs signaled a shift, allowing declarer to win nine tricks. West later misled by another club, failing to return to spades and letting South escape down one.
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Connecticut
Diane
South
West
Declarer
King
East
Ito
Res Syndicate, Inc
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Evening Journal
Israel
John Williams
Delaware
Department of Transportation
General Services Administration
Dallas Times Herald
Washington Evening
Washington, Iowa
Monee
Nate
Eee
Ewe
Beach
Joe
Mr.meyer
Laa Fkees
Evans
Linka
Dagwood
Fritzi
O.K
Germany
Galveston
Texas
Dean Ax
Los Angeles
California
Cal
Abigail van Buren
Peggy Polk
the Lampoon
Richard Frede
Liner
B. Jay Becker
NORTE
Tugino
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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