Washington editorial questions politicians and education shifts
A Washington Iowa editorial defends politicians against blanket cynicism, noting many serve with character and sacrifice. It contrasts public skepticism with reality, then discusses Ontario Canada non graded high schools where course prerequisites were dropped to favor higher status subjects and white collar paths, while technical enrollments decline.
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Ontario
Canada
Education
U.S.A
Letters to the Journal Drinking at Nineteen
A letter argues against lowering drinking age to nineteen citing air pollution and war concerns. The writer recalls drunk driving deaths and agrees with Senator Giles that youths lack experience with alcohol, questioning who bears the ultimate cost to society.
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Vietnam
Lighter Side Stagehands Profit at Kennedy Center
Washington opinion columns note stagehands at the Kennedy Center earning up to 1500 dollars weekly. The piece mocks critics and praises stagecrew artistry, joking about chair placement and curtain timing as key to performances and cultural uplift.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Kennedy Center For the
Nixon
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
Iowa
Contract Bridge Play and An Unusual Family Gift
In a Three Notrump decision declarer plans a careful endplay to beat a 104 lead with West. The Five Diamonds hand shows a club finesse vs a club lead, with an endplay sequence to force North into the lead and maximize winners. Also a Wayne County item notes Sheriff Hook and family receiving a felt Family Tree quilt made by their daughters, detailing names across generations.
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North
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Blackwood
Sheriff
Jesse Hook
Wayne County
The First Lady Abroad and Daily Oddities
LM Boyd surveys presidential spouses travel records noting Mrs Roosevelt visited about 20 nations while Mrs Nixon had reached 74 nations. The column riffs on modern life, salaries, trivia, and advice from readers with quips about Einstein McIntyre and literary lines. Address LM Boyd Fort Worth 76102.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Our Land
Roosevelt
Carrbbean Islands
Richard Nixon
LM. Boyd
Fort Worth
Dear Abby letters on work overreach and manners
A secretary asks how to refuse typing her boss and his family's papers. Abby suggests request for overtime pay or seek other work. The page also covers privacy about illness and a husband who seeks constant approval, with a mock response about insecurities and marriage.
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