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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1970
Page
5
A reader recalls hosting guests who left at intermission and discusses misread hints about staying. Another letter asks Abby to tell guests to stop talking when asked to play the organ. The column ends with a requester offering solutions to boredom and a note to write to Abby for a personal reply and her wedding booklet.
A compact listing shows daytime and early evening programs across ABC CBS and local stations including titles like The Dukes of Hazzard Bonanza and The $64,000 Question plus weather and news segues. Notable entries feature daytime serials General Hospital Edge of Night and Soap Opera crossovers with game shows and variety segments.
Ed Grafton explains evergreen needle types to help buyers pick a tree. Spruce has shortest, sharp needles. fir needles are flat and longer. pines have the longest needles in bundles. Fresh trees stay pliable, cut the trunk at an angle, place in water, and keep it watered through the season.
The Ainsworth Lions Club met December 2 reporting the girls 40 basketball tournament set for December 29 at the Ainsworth Gym with timekeepers and a refreshment stand run by the club. Farmers reported corn yields led by Joe Wood 168.9 bushels per acre and Dennis Stout 160.4 with others at 154.3, 134.0, and 118.3. no bean entries. The guest speaker, Bill Day of the ASCS, spoke on national computer work and county visits. The next meeting is December 16.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the Senate Appropriations Committee the United States would aid Cambodia without deploying ground combat troops or providing sophisticated equipment needing U.S. advisers. Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird supported a $1 billion supplemental aid package, $255 million for Cambodia, aimed mainly at ammunition and logistics Cambodians could maintain themselves.
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