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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1971
Page
4
Abby counsels a reader overwhelmed by a husband who won’t discipline their three children. She suggests separating fighting kids to curb behavior and notes time favors gradual improvement as kids grow older.
In Washington Iowa on Friday August 13 1971 an editorial column argues for trustworthy speech and warns against debt from keeping up with others. It urges new yellow crosswalk markings and clearer stop lines, critiques drivers, and notes the rise of convertibles fading though not forever, with fashion cycles returning.
Ottumwa Courier notes growing concern over household noise as an environmental pollutant. University of Wisconsin psychiatrist Dr. Jack D Westman testifies that unwanted sounds from mixers to TV overlap heighten arousal and nervous tension, causing family friction. The piece urges individual action to ease the problem.
Almanac notes August 13 1971 as a Friday 25th day of the year with a last quarter moon. It lists Venus Saturn as morning stars Mercury Mars Jupiter as evening stars and Leo as the zodiac for births. Historic items include Lucy Stone born 1618 and Yes We Have No Bananas topping charts 1928.
The Iowa Conservation Commission grapples with saving the Ledges State Park near Boone as Saylorville Dam raises flood pools in 1975. A master plan to acquire 376 acres including land from Dr. J.R. Doran faces scrutiny, with on-site inspection urged and potential relocation costs under discussion with the Army Corps of Engineers. The park’s unique geology, historic Sac and Fox ties, and popular trails may be altered by inundation, prompting debates on land use versus preservation and possible motor-vehicle restrictions.
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