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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1977
Page
5
The piece argues fuel costs are shaped by OPEC and foreign influence more than any new president. It notes U S newsprint reliance on Canadian and foreign producers and warns of rising costs. The Hawkeye laments higher newsprint prices, quoting a carload at 305 dollars per ton up seven percent.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette review notes that 1870s robberies by the Jesse James gang foreshadowed modern Iowa bank crimes. It cites Northfield and Corydon as famous early cases and contrasts 1976 Iowa bank raids with higher arrests and convictions, suggesting current law enforcement is more effective and criminals less elusive.
Courts increasingly shield confidential clergy communications, but limits apply. Privilege exists when a secret is shared within a professional relationship, not for casual chats or deliberate intermediary messages. The rule varies by state, requiring intent of secrecy and proper context to stay privileged. A public service feature of the American Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association.
Reader letters reflect a longing for personal holiday traditions and inviting relatives to celebrate at home. A grandmother laments lack of her own dinners while others urge couples to alternate visits and establish independent celebrations, freeing older generations from hosting burdens. Thomas Jefferson quote and payment instructions for Abby’s booklet close the column.
A collection of trivia and quips spans air quality history to sound and hearing myths. It notes cleaner air in modern times, cheeky lines on love and breakups, the origin of the chocolate bar, crickets mating habits, and a Shakespearean nugget about dead as a doornail.
Washington Iowa readers ponder small town virtues and daily annoyances in an editorial voice. The piece wryly notes toothaches and neuralgia test spirits, recalls Franklin, and jokes about leaving bills behind in coats. A fiscal glimpse shows consumption of 1,300 tons and costs rising from 165 to 305 dollars.
Autograph expert Charles Hamilton analyzed signatures of presidential candidates for the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Assn. He says Jimmy Carter’s handwriting is more legible than Gerald Ford’s, but cautions that legibility does not predict leadership success. Historical notes include Napoleon, Wilson, Kennedy, and Adams.
Theodore Bernstein notes the word homely spans positive comfort to negative roughness and unattractive. He cites examples like a homely cottage and a homely face to illustrate the three distinct senses.
In a four spade contract from 1977, North opens with one club and after a sequence the declarer plans plays for 4-1 or 5-0 diamond splits. South ruffs second heart, draws trumps, cashes A of diamonds, then runs clubs to endplay the defender.
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