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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
4
An editorial mix notes Cyrano de Bergerac airing on television with Christopher Plummer in the lead and discusses censorship, culture, and entertainment. It also covers Tristan de Cunha residents voting 185 to 5 to return to their volcanic island after temporary resettlement in England, applauding quiet life over modern noise.
A reader laments Amish plans to migrate abroad and urges preservation of religious liberty. The letter praises the Amish as peaceful and kind and asks why Americans would renounce their faith for a homeland. The writer calls for action to protect freedoms quoted in the nation.
Letter writer John Wo Lemmon argues against editorials opposing communist goods, recalling prewar scrap iron sales to Japan and urging resistance to Russia and its satellites. He claims corruption among officials and warns that only naive people think Russia can be reformed by reasoning.
Des Moines Iowa State Safety Commissioner Carl Pesch prioritizes five proposals for the next General Assembly. He seeks tougher motor vehicle examinations a statewide inspection via private garages outlaw drag racing add 100 highway patrols and review private detective licensing. He also urges updating Iowa motor vehicle codes to national standards.
In Gainesville UF psychologist Dr. Wilse B Webb leads a program to breed sleepy rats to study sleep centers and heredity. He contends training and motivation also affect awakening, with potential for teaching people to wake without alarms. New York makers unveil transistor driven motors eliminating brushes for space, submerged use and danger zones.
Patent 3 065 936 granted to Willy Messerschmitt for a jet powered vertical take off aircraft with a split power unit to avoid load interference. Rights assigned to Messerschmitt AG Augsburg. Also notes Messerschmitts wartime fighter influence and Me 262 first jet in combat.
Mrs. Clayton Martin was surprised Sunday evening by relatives at a Brighton party celebrating her birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Art Long, Mr. and Mrs. Don DeWolf, and many others from Mt. Pleasant, Washington, and surrounding areas. Thanksgiving visits and family dinners followed at local homes with extended kin from Princeville, Page, Iowa, and Des Moines.
In a team event, Becker recounts a grand slam bid in seven notrump by South after two clubs and three diamonds. Hayden bid seven diamonds, converted to seven notrump, yielding a safe, maximum score. Fry’s psychic notrump sacrifice at another table produced a net gain of 920 points for their team.
The article explains thyroid function and consequences of iodine lack or over removal of thyroid tissue. It describes symptoms such as fatigue puffiness cold intolerance dull thinking and slowed metabolism. It notes tests to measure thyroid hormone levels and treatments including thyroid pills and iodine supplementation.
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