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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1977
Page
6
The county fair set admission and attendance records proving its value as affordable entertainment and youth display space. The Shrine Circus returns outdoors, reflecting a shift from tents after past tragedies, while a Hartford fire victim, morgue number 1565, is remembered by a police officer who leaves carnations each anniversary.
The Iowa Department of Transportation plans a 1979 state university color rotation for vehicle plates with green lettering. County numbers will be replaced by county names at bottom, improving readability but reducing visibility. Durability targets foresee five to six years of use before another redesign.
A National Academy of Sciences panel warns coal use to meet energy demands could harm the environment and water supply in the near term and raise atmospheric carbon dioxide long term, potentially melting ice caps, lifting oceans, submerging farmland, and reshaping weather. It urges more study to reduce uncertainties and favors funding wind sun and geothermal research over coal.
A jumble of old notes and columns recount local events. A Riverside correspondent reports Sunday dances and tavern crowds hurt youth, while a Catholic group grooms a cemetery and a room gets redecorated. A Washington Guards unit forms as part of state militia. The page includes Dear Abby letters debating hurricane naming and family anecdotes about mothers and in laws.
In a Los Angeles versus New York match, Howard Schenken and George Rapee clash over a double, a trump lead, and precise ruffing. Despite a strong heart and club sequence, perfect defense nets six tricks before endgame, with East-West scoring only modest points but all crucial plays highlighted. Tomorrow: The power of positive thinking.
A fragment notes uncertainty about the origin of the common saying easy as duck soup, stating nobody knows its source. The remark reflects folklore but provides no facts beyond the doubt.
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