Wages of sin and teachers pay rise demand
Editorial urges Iowa teachers to receive above national average pay, criticizing current salaries as far below the national norm and calling for salaries to rise. It notes 10 percent in Iowa earn under 3,500 and only 22 exceed 7,500, urging action to improve education funding statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Iowa
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
West Virginia
Groundhog Day Weather Myth Faces Scientific Doubt
Naturalist Garrett F. Van Wart argues the ground hog remains in deep dormancy in February and will not awaken until mid March. He notes the animal’s sluggishness and poor eyesight, factors that challenge the familiar weather-predicting folklore. Yet public observance of Ground Hog Day persists despite the doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett F. van Wart
Milton, Mass
Puritanical Word Triggers Taxpayer Resistance to Cut
Washington. President Kennedy adviser Walter W. Heller argues for a tax cut while taxpayers fear they cannot afford it. The piece notes the dollar’s shrinking purchasing power and long Treasury deficits as context, contrasting Heller’s stance with voter concern.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Walter W. Heller
Heller
Treasury
U.S
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Somoza Regime in Nicaragua Faces Possible Change in 1936 Vote
As Nicaragua prepares to elect a successor to President Luis Somoza on February 3, observers label the poll potentially rigged. The Somoza name may remain in power through a front candidate while younger relatives plot succession, amid opposition groups like Republican Mobilization and a splinter Chamorro faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Luis Somoza
Rene Schick
Liberal Party
Diego Chamorro
Sleep and Emotion: Eight Hours as Irreducible Minimum
The Life Extension Foundation guide discusses how sleeplessness causes hallucinations and fatigue, linking sleep to emotional health. It cites Dr Henry P Laughlin on sleep as relief from tension and a refueling of the psyche, arguing most need eight hours nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Laughlin
Life Extension Foundation
Harry J. Johnson, M. D
Prentice-Hall, Inc
King Features Syndicate
Washington Highs 1916 Basketball Team Recall
A reminiscence recounts Washington high school basketball players from 1916, their gym space, and postwar fates. It notes seven in the photo, many later deceased, including Everette Peck and Terry Mathers, with classmates scattered across the country and ties to local figures and the United Presbyterian Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
A. J. Votruba
Dave Warfel
California
Emma Warfel
United Presbyterian Home
Dave
Votruba
U. P
Sidney Smith
Ross Garage
Washington
Terry Mathers
Terry
Navy
Everette Peck
Ned Brookhart
Ned
Smith W. Brookhart
East Washington Street
Clayvee Stewart
Cloyce
Karnes
R.G. Whitmer
Chicago
Mr. Whitmer
Four Hearts and Four Hands in Becker Contract Bridge
This Becker column discusses four hands from a Masters' Championship context. It critiques bidding choices for South with 15 high cards and a lack of trump fit, and analyzes why the four hands lead to distinct bids such as four hearts or five clubs. It emphasizes partner's prior bids and the danger of no trump when lacking a trump diamond stopper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Bithen
Res Syndicate, Inc
Deeds Recorded for Wade and Sowden-Involving Hedberg Land
On the record Elwin P. Wade transfers property to Loise I Wade in Phillips and Wellman. Harry B. Sowden and wife deed land in section 18 township 75 range 7 to John Hedberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin P. Wade
Loise I
Wade Real Estate
Phillips and
Wellman
Harry B. Sowden
John Hedberg
Parcell transfers NE Washington real estate to Brake
Opal Parcell sells to Eldon D Brake a parcel in NE Washington. Charles F Greiner and wife convey land to Wilford L Greiner in sections 20 and 29, township 75 range 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Parcell To
Eldon D. Brake Real Estate
Washington
Charles F. Greiner
Wilford L. Greiner
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