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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1975

Page

6

Editorial on bagpipe music and a mirrored recording

In Washington Iowa on Friday August 29 1975 an unsigned editorial cites Aristotle and a humorous anecdote about Tan McLeod and a Edinburgh City Police Pipers Band bagpipe recording played backwards. The piece notes the oddity of English buyers who did not complain and ends with a quip about appreciating bagpipe music without being deaf.

Tan McLeod Edinburgh City Police Pipers London McLeod

Healthy State of Chaos and Shifting Cannabis Findings

A CBC study under the National Institute of Mental Health questions marijuana harm from heavy use among Jamaican natives, contradicting the idea of lethargy. The report notes a possible scientific shift and a “healthy state of chaos” in cannabis research as debates evolve.

National Institute of Mental Health Science Magazine

No Free Government Land Left Says Federal Officials

Federal officials debunk the dream of free government land under the 1862 Homestead Act noting no free acreage exists today and advertisements mislead by impersonating agencies. The bulletin explains applicants must pay market value for land, despite memories of Lincoln era parcels and 160 acre homesteads.

Bureau of Land Management Uncle Sam

Proverbs With A New Twist By L M Boyd

Language columnist LM Boyd adds quirky rephrasings to his proverb collection. A murky non sequitur and jokes on tasks mingle with notes on Kennedy speech tempo, cucumber origins, heroin effects, Sadi’s education tale, and census trends. Copyright 1975 LM Boyd.

Bridge problem from Seidge' pamphlet Seidge' Blay Bachex

Declarer faces two tough layouts in a double dummy style puzzle. In Six Diamonds spade lead, plan to establish clubs 4-3 and endplay via ruffing spades and clubs while testing heart division. In Four Hearts, draw trumps, test club division of 4-3, ruff spades, and aim to claim six with dummy’s clubs, assuming 4-3- s. If diamonds split 3-2 or 4-1, adapt by cashing A-K of spades and pursuing ruffs and discards to make the contract.

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