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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1967
Page
4
Washington Evening Journal discusses the IAU lunar naming debate as Soviet and American scientists clash over naming features on the moon. A proposed compromise uses numbers until a definitive map is ready, avoiding political motive. the piece urges pronounceable names.
Des Moines IDPA dispatch notes the Regional Auditor Frank W. Lowe commends State Auditor Lloyd Smith for aiding audits of OEO programs in Iowa. Smith argues state audits should cover state funds in federal programs, citing the Iowa Comprehensive Alcoholism Program with over $1,000 in audit time, despite records being in poor shape. The piece also covers plans for a state emergency communications center funded at $45,000 over 18 months, with five staff to operate it, and notes political commentary on university campus activities and a penny for the governor amid sales tax debates.
A fragmentary dialogue frames a village mayor facing daily petitions from neighbors. A drummer signals each case as villagers plead about a bull’s intrusion, drought ruin, and failed aid from Americans, with the mayor offering terse, distant responses.
A quirky column cites odds of twins tied to a sister having twins and lists notable female feats such as Johanna Hasslinger walking on her hands from Vienna to Paris in 1900. It surveys trivia from calories in drinks and snacks to facial features, word origins, and trends, ending with a rapid-fire Q&A note about Alaska’s Mt. McKinley.
In the 1967 national pair championship a South player Edwin Kantar, with Marshall Miles North, leads with the king of hearts and then clubs. Kantar deduces a 2-2 club split, ruffs a heart in dummy, rucks spades, and, by careful timing, cashes the A Q of spades and finally all three clubs to reach ten tricks in four spades, despite uncertain suit splits.
Thirty relatives and friends gathered at Isaac Sprague home in Keota to honor the fortieth anniversary on November 30. A two tiered heart shaped cake, white frosted with red trim, and ruby colored refreshments highlighted the afternoon of visiting and photos. Family present included Dr Leland Sprague and Anne Marie of Ventura and Beverly Zehr of Washington plus Diana Braun and Danny and Sammy of White Water. Oldest son Marvin and family from Rockaway, New Jersey, could not attend.
Newspaper masthead lists staff and affiliations for The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa. Includes editor David Elder and business manager, advertising director William Shannon, news editor Charles Morris, local advertising Bob Shaffer, production supervisor Howard Hazen, and notes publication schedule and associations. Subscription rates show 40 cents.
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