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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1972
Page
4
An Iowa column humorously questions weather forecasting accuracy. It notes goats used by a Roseburg, Oregon farmer predict conditions, with goats atop hills signaling good weather and low goats signaling a coming change. Local editors praise goats over coins for confidence.
The letter explains railroads own abandoned right of way until sold and that they usually sell to adjacent landowners. It notes quitclaim deeds preserve mineral rights and can complicate future conveyances. A Henry County example shows diagonal division of a 40 acre tract leading to access and farming conversion issues due to price disputes.
A 1972 ABA public service piece explains how parents can be held liable when a child harms others. It cites Teddy aged sixteen and Chuckie aged five to show varying degrees of parental responsibility and changing standards of discipline.
The entry notes the moon phase between new and first quarter and lists morning and evening stars Mercury Jupiter and Venus Mars Saturn. It marks Aquarius birthdays including Carol Heiss born 1940 and recalls history: 1892 Springfield YMCA basket ball game, 192? King George V death, 1969 Nixon inauguration, 1970 US China talks resume war.
A 1971 LM Boyd column mixes social musings and quips on wealth confidence and age. It cites a Burgess study on women and beauty and jokes about Soviet cinemas, shopping costs, and a whiskey still from an old car radiator.
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