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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
4
Washington Iowa editorial notes reflect on Ruth 1 14 with the line about Orpah and Ruth and contrast duty with true love. It presents a brief meditation on kindness and steadfast loyalty in a religious tone.
A Bay Village draftsman Harold Fremont and Virginia Scott, named individuals, illustrate public willingness to slow down for a day to save lives. The speaker contrasts concrete lives with abstract statistics showing highway deaths fall with lower speeds, yet the public remains unmoved by numbers alone.
South dealer. Both sides vulnerable. North hand 4985, East Q1094, South AS HAT106. Playing contract Bridge 2 Diamonds by Becker.
The column argues for private crusades as harmless personal efforts and warns against Senate backed days like Walk a Mile Day or Eat a Pine Tree Day. It questions where lines should be drawn for public proclamation and reference to hair transplants, taxes, and bore inducing rhetoric. The chess section analyzes a spade sequence, advising on defense and declarer play to avoid losing control.
LM Boyd notes Sweden's government created 900000 new surnames as computers boost name diversity. Readers are invited to adopt fanciful last names. The column lists quirky jobs, social scenes, and cautionary health notes while musing on culture and legality.
The almanac notes today is Thursday December 27 1973 the 361st day of the year with four to follow. It recalls Mercury as the morning star and the evening planets Venus Mars and Jupiter. It marks Louis Pasteur born December 2 1822 and lists events: 1941 Manila bombed. 1963 wheat sale to Russia authorized. 1968 Apollo 8 returned after lunar orbit. 1972 Lester Pearson dies at 75.
Dear Abby columns present advice on trust issues in marriage a grandmother granddaughter family boundaries and etiquette. The letter set discusses a nude portrait request polite response to a mother in law and a note clarifying that incest is a criminal offense across states including first cousins.
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