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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
4
A Washington Evening Journal editorial collage surveys New Year mood with a Paraphrase of Mark 4 38 and a locksmiths quip. It quotes the Apache origin tale Grandfather and Dog and echoes Dickens Tale of Two Cities line about the year before and after.
Alfred North Whitehead recalled in his autobiography that the period roughly 1880 to 1910 was among the happiest times in human history with a clear sense of purpose and progress. Millard Fillmore warned that exuberant enterprise can mistake change for progress, risking rights for national glory.
A jumble of social chatter and trivia covers celebrity crushes, odd facts, and reader quips. Namath and Gunilla Knutsson surface as a playful pairing, plus assorted notes on diets, dope, shipboard tales, and a name game trend toward earthy monikers.
A Good Samaritan farmer and a hotel waiter illustrate legal limits on helping others. The farmer won damages after lifting a car upright following a crash caused by a negligent driver. A hotel waiter also received a judgment for injuries from aiding a frightened cook, despite no immediate danger. Courts stress tolerance for Samaritan acts but draw lines for reckless risk. (c) 1970 American Bar Association Washington Evening Journal.
This tribute recalls Janice Geuther who died December 24 1970 after a long battle with cancer. An interior decorator and artist she guided color and fabric choices for homes and an office, creating draperies and paneling with exacting care. She donated her body to the College of Medicine at University Hospitals for medical research, leaving a lasting legacy in art, kindness, and skill.
Pack 235 held its December meeting at the Riverside lower elementary school on December 15 Den I opened the meeting during the Bobcat ceremony pins were awarded to Jim Latta Danny Jamison Greg Schnoebelen and Richard Schnieder Kevin Kucera received a Gold Arrow and Richard Schnieder the Recruiting award Kris Kucera earned a two year pin The group later sang Christmas carols at Pharses Nursing Home Lone Tree on December 21 and many local families shared in Christmas gatherings and dinners with neighbors and friends.
In a contract bridge puzzle, South after a doubtful overcall winds up in seven spades. West leads diamonds, dummy ruffs, and declarer uses a series of finesses and a trump-length equalizing ruff to trap East. South then cashes clubs and hearts, drives dummy to lead clubs, and seizes a grand slam by forcing East to forsake a trump trick.
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