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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1970
Page
4
A Washington Evening Journal page presents reflections including a biblical line This Day and thought about public voices and costs of repairs. It includes an excerpt disputing the idea that America is getting younger and explains demographic trends showing median age rising from 17 in 1820 to projected 30 by 1990.
Naples historians recount an 18th century innkeeper Marconi Aroni whose daughter stretched pasta on a clothesline and dried it in the sun. Recovered pasta did not revert to a lump, inspiring a sauce enhanced tale. The anecdote is likened to Yankee Doodle’s era.
A 1692 inscription from Saint Paul’s Church Baltimore urges quiet strength and virtue. It counsels gentleness, self kindness, and steady pursuit of truth amid life’s restlessness, noting the universe unfolds as it should and to keep peace with one’s soul. The dated text is a historical devotional reflection.
Iowa faces a banner year for traffic safety as the Legislature is urged to enact reforms to meet federal requirements. Proposals include periodic vehicle inspections, ambulance regulation, alcohol testing on fatalities, helmet laws for motorcyclists, and driver knowledge exams, with emphasis on computerized records and driver education improvements.
A collage of quick questions and humorous answers on topics from Burbank names to food, hypnosis, coins, foundations, and tire wear. It includes dental trivia about Dave Burbank, a joke on why sacks are called sacks, redhead anesthesia times, and brief notes from The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa with reader mail and rapid replies.
In the 1967 European championships Great Britain faced Lebanon in a memo (Top Record Holder B Jay Becker). West led diamonds, West played diamond continuations, declarer ruffed, drew trumps and dropped a spade to seal eleven tricks. East West defense and Lebanese cooperation denied the contract. Lebanon gained 750 points.
Washington reports that the House and Senate view each other as equals despite tensions. Republicans consider Morton a potential Senate rival, while Nixon aims to gain Senate control in 1970. The House remains a proving ground for future senators as party managers eye a GOP breakthrough.
The piece warns that debt consolidation firms may take a portion of your pay and charge 12 to 36 percent more, offering longer payment plans while not reducing total debt. It suggests DIY repayment as cheaper, urging careful vetting of firms with Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce. The article notes Japan's surrender on August 14, 1945 ending World War II.
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