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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1973
Page
4
A 1973 column opens with scripture from Hebrews and quotes C E M Joad on time. A camp note from a girl writes home describing twice weekly letters as advised by her counselor, ending with love for her parents.
A column condemns reckless drivers who block crosswalks and speed through puddles, then admits pedestrians can be careless. It recounts a mother and three children crossing against a red light, urging safe, courteous behavior by all road users.
Ottumwa Courier reports on a growing counterculture mood challenging the classic work ethic. A survey of 2,821 American managers shows restlessness with conformity, health strains from stress, and many considering career changes, signaling potential disruption in corporate personnel circles.
The piece critiques liberal inflation cures from 1971 by Burns and Galbraith and the New York Times urging wage and price controls and later tax increases. It argues that reducing inflation by taxing away spending ignores government overspending as a root cause and concludes the approach would fail.
Religious content quotes Psalms 135 1 7 praising the Lord for goodness and sovereignty. The page includes publication details for The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa and lists staff and subscription rates. The tone mirrors a religious feature within a local newspaper.
A drug named tham is being tested at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. It may speed CO2 removal from tissues and help divers avoid the bends. Mice reportedly tolerate extended underwater exposure with no obvious harm. Researchers hope to achieve an immunity similar to that possessed by whales.
Street observers report bicycles being tied to street-light poles in Washington as wheels are chained to the poles during shopping trips, suggesting hitching posts and racks may return to urban streets after many years.
UPI notes include Hoover born in 1874 and events such as the 1776 Great Seal motto suggestion by Franklin Adams Jefferson, Chicago’s incorporation in 1833, Roosevelt Churchill 1943 Quebec meeting, and 1965 Titan missile site explosion near Searcy Arkansas that killed 53.
Becker outlines five hands and recommended rebids after opener shows one diamond and partner responds one spade. Hand 1 suggests a spade raise. Hand 2, four spades. Hand 3, two clubs. Hand 4, three spades. Hand 5, three notrump. Each choice balances detail against the risk of overstatement.
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