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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1971
Page
4
Editorial reflects on Ezekiel 18:23 about generations and divine grace. It critiques widespread cigarette and drug use, noting habits like morning aspirin, coffee, cigarettes, tranquilizers, cocktails, and sleeping pills while lamenting low entertainment value and continued TV watching.
Guest writer Larry Reid of Ocheyedan Iowa argues Americans condemn issues while finance and indulge in vice. He decries taxes crime corruption and violence yet participates in ample consumer excess and self serving political choices. He asks readers to identify their gripe and take action.
Cedar Rapids Rep. Joan Lipsky urges a fourteenth general assembly bill to create a three-helicopter air ambulance system centered in central Iowa. She cites trauma as a leading death cause and rural needs, with paramedics on board to treat patients en route to prepared hospitals. Funding would reach about 200000 dollars per helicopter plus operating costs, with options including state or federal subsidies and possible guard involvement.
Washington Evening Journal publishes from Washington Iowa with staff including William Shannon as president editor and advertising director and Charles Morris managing editor. Subscription rates by carrier in town 50 cents per week, mail rates vary in-town and outside, with annual and six month options listed.
Fragmented text surveys gender gaps in quitting smoking and noon productivity, notes African ivory legends, legal name changes, and a 32 month patent delay. It cites East Germany female overrepresentation, wealth and breast cancer links, and Meade honey drink ties to the honeymoon myth. It also raises a Dennis name riddle and sunburn timing on the moon, all in a breezy Q and A format.
The case notes that pedestrians are generally treated with leniency for momentary distraction. A driver may be negligent, but so may a pedestrian if they fail to stay aware. Courts accept everyday inattention as part of human experience, yet a pedestrian can be found liable if they misjudge steps or ignore known hazards.
West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore says the Nixon administration plans to abolish the Appalachian Regional Commission if Congress passes the revenue sharing plan. Moore, cochair of the commission, warns that ending the program would waste money and halt road and bridge projects. He says the White House plans to keep the commission active until June 1972 with a $278.5 million appropriation to be requested in the coming budget.
In a Becker analysis from Syndicate, Inc. a North East West South sequence leads to a nine trick result. West leads spades, South ducks to hamper defense, East signals, and careful club play by South secures nine tricks including three clubs. West is forced to concede after precise cross to declarer's hand. The rebid is noted as of Thursday Jan 28.
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