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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1963

Page

9

Iowa liquor debate and naming woes raise state concerns

The editorial weighs Iowa liquor by the drink prospects amid partisan hearings and enforcement doubts. It questions potential laws, urges careful study, and jokes about confusing university naming conventions, proposing Ames University and regional schools. It also notes a Cedar Rapids Gazette piece on whooping cranes, urging protection as a congressional statistic cites 32 birds and possible sandhill-season impacts.

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The Main Lines by W H Marriott

A satirical column mocks readers who expect newspaper help with filler content. The piece questions generosity toward journalism and comments on the notion of unsolicited compliments in press planning.

How to Be a World Power Mexico Gets Inferiority Complex

An ironic spoof from Mexico City mocks envy of U S debt by comparing Mexico’s lack of debt with Washington’s massive figure. It parodies national accounting using a jokey formula and dismisses debt as self-owed while highlighting the absurdity with whimsical math and rivalries.

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Student archaeologist aids Mycenae dig in Greece

Elizabeth Brokaw, Washington University graduate student, helped archaeologists record finds at Mycenae near Argos. They uncovered corridors and rooms with gold and ivory objects and a terra cotta figurine. She hopes to return to witness the discovery of Agamemnon's tomb.

Agamemnon Miss Brokaw Washington University Greece George Mylonas Mycenae Argos Peloponnesus Clytemnestra

Wallaces Farmer Poll Shows Farm Views on Liquor by the Drink

Des Moines IA farm voters split on liquor by the drink with 48 percent in favor 38 percent against and 14 percent undecided. Men favored 44 percent while women opposed. Farm Bureau members followed general trends with party lines influencing support and opposition.

DES Moines IDPA Iowa Wallaces Farmer Farm Bureau

First Woman on Arizona Supreme Court Lorna Lockwood Shatters Era

Arizona's Lorna Lockwood becomes the first woman elected to the state's highest court and to a superior court. The Phoenix lawyer and former juvenile judge built a career on youth problems, helped found the Delinquency Control Institute, and defeated M. T. Phelps in 1960 to join the bench.

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Ingenious Play Secures Contract in Masters’ Bridge Match

In a team match South reached three notrump after a diamond opening lead. West’s diamond block doomed one hand when East held the queen, but a second declarer used a daring heart finesse sequence to win four notrump. The article analyzes the contrasting outcomes and strategic ideas behind the plays.

South West East Declarer Ires Syndicate, Inc

Beatrix Plans Move Into Drakestein Castle

The Dutch Crown Princess Beatrix, 24, aims to move into the 50 acre Drakestein Castle near her parents after buying it in 1959 with an annual state allowance of 300000 guilders. Restorations began in 1960 with extensive work, aiming to restore the 400 year old fortress to its 300 year old look.

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