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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1976
Page
4
A cabinet of miscellany from August 19 1976 editorials includes spiritual maxims from Galatians and St Paul a quip about a committee three men with two absent a Patton anecdote about wine in a press tent and a self assured reply never wrong with his drink
A friendly merchant offered two empty cigar boxes, noting scarcity of such items. The author gratefully accepted and thanked him, remarking that cigar boxes are hard to come by nowadays.
A 1976 ABA piece contrasts old wooden cigar boxes with modern cardboard boxes while exploring how tests of a child's competency as a witness vary by case. It cites Lucy’s assault case, a five year old’s living and church details, and a seven year old’s comfort on the judge’s lap, noting appellate deference to trial judge discretion.
In a team match Jeff Rubens and I faced a tough deal. At one table Rubens failed in a 3 clubs contract after a 6-0 trump break, while at the second table Swanson and Soloway held East West and reached four spades. Swanson led defense, overruffed, finessed, and discarded to yield 620 on the deal, giving their team a 420-point gain. Tomorrow: Test your play.
Four Soviet rock musicians, who fled to the United States, now perform openly in San Francisco signaling freedom from repressive cultural controls. Their story echoes historical suppression in Russia, where music and dress were tightly regulated. The Washington Evening Journal reports on how Western broadcasts inspired their defiance and how Soviet authorities may have overextended repression.
A collage of vintage notes by L M Boyd covers Chinese immigrants in laundry work and contrasts with railroad and mining labor. It includes curios about language, start up costs, and self employment, plus brief quips from old wisdom and a Dear Abby column with reader letters on social behavior and weddings.
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