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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1974
Page
4
An editorial reflection on faith and daily life urges recognizing God as guide and friend. It emphasizes following divine direction like a map, the power of praise to sharpen perception, and a humorous reminder about visible price tags.
The narrator recalls a frosty Des Moines to Washington morning with dense fog and lacy white frost coating fields and trees. The ride inspires nostalgic memories of schooling in southern California and the beauty of Iowa on a Tuesday morning.
Pioneer 11 swung by Jupiter last Monday night, 26 000 miles distant, using gravity to accelerate to about 108 000 miles per hour. The speed would cover Des Moines to Washington in roughly four seconds.
Today marks the 339th day of 1974 with the moon near last quarter. Notable events include Phi Beta Kappa at Williams College in 1776 and Utah ratifying the 21st Amendment in 1933 ending prohibition.
Maureen Kanellis faces a law changing how schools release information and the fear of permanent records. The Phi Beta Kappa installation in Iowa City will feature new members whose grades hover around 3.8 to 3.9, one of whom previously quit junior high choir. The piece notes a program without names as required by the new rule and hints at broader reporting limits.
A compact reflection on wisdom as a path to a long life riches honor pleasure and peace. It describes wisdom as a tree of life and credits the Lord with founding earth and pouring rain through knowledge. It urges two goals wisdom and common sense and warns not to let them slip away.
North player Sylvia Becker provokes bold bidding by overcalling East with two spades and jump raising in spades. Her partner gains a superb diamond ruff sequence to deliver a seven level slam for 1 860 points amid a club event.
A collage of Dear Abby letters from 1974 covers boundary setting with intrusive neighbors, gun control attitudes, and a marital fidelity crisis. An Orange, California, reader warns against sudden visits. another reader recalls bumper stickers about gun violence. a Florida woman seeks guidance after learning her husband’s affair, with Abby urging counseling and careful decision making.
A column riffs on divorce name choices and widow naming customs, cites Priestly versus soda water origins, ponders a TV checkers term, quotes Ogden Nash on money, and warns about habitual offenders in traffic, with a brief address from L. M. Boyd and copyright note.
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