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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1971
Page
4
The Evening Journal laments Monday’s dismal weather with rain sleet and slush, noting a tougher trek than a blizzard. It mocks heroic clichés about winter toil while predicting widespread aches and colds from the icy repair efforts.
Michigan Bell trials information operators greeting callers by first names to add warmth to service. Some hang up thinking misdial, others react with irritation, while many respond favorably. The effort seeks to humanize a once impersonal system and earns general support.
Ainsworth Iowa correspondent laments low concert attendance after a February 19 band concert. The writer also shares a six week Mercy Hospital stay in Iowa City with humor about hospital life, staff, meals, and pills while thanking friends, coworkers, and the Ainsworth State Bank for support.
Iowa lawmakers in Detroit reported the state meets only nine of fifteen federal air quality standards. Rep. Michael Blouin and Sen. Charles Laverty urged faster access to the six unmet standards and backed creating a state environmental agency to improve compliance. The EPA funds the Midwest Ecology Council at $56,000 for six months for regional research. Laverty warned the council risks Eastern bias and seeks broader pollution discussions.
The Iowa Conservation Commission announces Golden Eagle Passports for entrance to federal recreation areas run by the Forest Service National Park Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and Bureau of Land Management. The 10 annual permit covers the permittee and all occupants of his private vehicle with extra camping charges in some areas. Revenue funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Available at the Des Moines central office or by mail to designated addresses in Des Moines and Ann Arbor.
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A garbled column mentions execution methods, Bull Moose era terms, state comparisons, a Nevada gambling closure with obsolete chips, fiddler crab color changes, a prank Q&A about taxes and eggs, animal trivia, Friday night yard bug feasts, Albany nominees, and a playful tour of towns named with love and kissing motifs.
The bridge column analyzes a five diamonds hand where declarer mishandles a spade sequence after West leads clubs and the K A of clubs are shown. It proposes a dummy reversal after a club ruff and diamond ace play to preserve trumps, detailing alternative lines and eventual elimination of opponents' trumps.
High school students near the University of Iowa are invited to Professional Opportunities Day in the Department of Home Economies on March 4. They will attend University of Iowa classes in family development, foods and nutrition, art and housing, textiles and clothing, view a nutrition internship film, and tour dormitories. Exhibits, demonstrations, and group tours will be led by UI students and faculty, with a 9:30 a.m. opening in Macbride Hall and a 2:30 p.m. coffee hour to discuss careers.
Alvin D Miller and wife transfer Lots 11 and 12 in Block 2 in William McGaughy s Subdivision of the East Half of Our Lot 11 in East Washington to Donald D Hildebrand and wife. Vernon Elgin and wife transfer Lot 13 in Simmering s Subdivision, 4 Evening Journal, Washington Iowa. February 23, 1971.
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