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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1975
Page
4
Editorial notes humorous observations on Washington place names, rainfall, and local manners. It recalls a front page Atlas inquiry tallying Washingtons, counties, and townships, praises rain's welcome, and ends with a reflection on civic pride and clean sidewalks.
Fifty members of Congress seek to make it a crime for a federal official to lie, arguing for equal treatment with private citizens. The measure contends honesty should apply to government officials as to the public, envisioning up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for false statements.
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on petty office expenses with a boss, honorary doctor titles, and wedding aisle etiquette. She advises asking for owed refunds, addressing title misuse, and asking ministers to keep seating during the bride’s entrance. The column closes with submission instructions and book offer details.
A discussion of bridge bidding from South shows how a two notrump by North is non forcing and how a three diamond signoff signals distributional values. The article explains three clubs as forcing, and how a leap to four clubs reveals void in spades and potential slam while warning about partner's spade length.
A collage of quirky notes on tears by eye doctors finding women shed nearly twice as many tears as men, baby whale nursing airs, soda as an angry Chinese term, hemophilia survival odds, female bear and human infant weights, marital satisfaction polls, apple rose phrasing, 1859 Bengal noncombatant view, chimpanzee versus human romance timing, red hair bleach resistance, Gone With the Wind trivia, author LM Boyd shares rambling miscellany with Fort Worth address.
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