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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1963
Page
5
The piece blends religious reflection with campus humor as it recalls student pranks at Christmas through spring. It notes a tradition of lively mischief including “piano reduction,” where an upright piano is hacked to pass through a small hole, with a current record of 4 minutes 51 seconds.
The farmer asks the hired man how full to load the corn truck. The instruction is to fill it halfway between clear full and not quite, a line that unsettles the speaker. The anecdote ends with lingering confusion over the exact fullness.
A Caltech student prank smashing three old pianos is defended as a minor junk art act. The piece argues indignation is misplaced, notes the pianos cost $40 and were beyond repair, and suggests the act could raise demand and value for cast-off pianos.
An aging Franco shows no imminent death but relaxes grip on Spain. He presides over cabinet sessions, hunts, and travels as liberalization grows. Munoz Grandes could steer succession while protests rise and Protestants gain school rights. The regime remains totalitarian with Sindicatos and outlawed parties, yet economic needs push reform.
Davenport Demo rat editor Henry J. Hook tours Kashmir and Pakistan during a around-the-world study mission. He explains cashmere wool origins, local culture, dress, and social customs while noting relaxed teenage norms and cross-cultural observations.
Ashby T. Harper 48 resigns as headmaster of St Louis Country Day School to join the Peace Corps in Guatemala with a 200 member volunteer unit. He and his wife Madge Palmer Harper, lifelong educators, will relocate after ten years in suburban St Louis. They anticipate financial sacrifice but pursue a mission to show other nations the value of freedom and human dignity.
In Mexico City and Yucatan, locals consult witches and medicine men who blend herbal lore with dream analysis. Omens range from rain and sunshine signifiers to dreams predicting misfortune, with Maya practitioners linking dreams to health and fate through ritual diagnoses.
United Press International lists Wednesday TV highlights with self portrait interview of President Kennedy's life and career by Harry Reasoner on CBS at 6 30 p m CST followed by Going My Way on ABC with Father O Malley and Fitzgibbon aiming to impress a bishop at 7 30 p m. Perry Como on NBC features Patrice Munsel and Frank Gor shin at 8 p m. Dick Van Dyke on CBS at 8 p m CST stars in The Petrids tale. Our Man Higgins on ABC at 8 30 p m. Naked City on ABC at 9 p m CST with Akim Tamiroff and Robe rt Culp in The Highest of Prizes pending verdict and new evidence.
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