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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1973
Page
3
A collection of Abby letters from readers on premarital pregnancy and church marriage. Clergy share views that active church membership is needed for ceremonies, while others propose alternatives. Readers offer support for nonmembers and discuss legal marriage options.
A feature on a Holland Denmark match detailing Kreyns' innovative defense as South declarer. He avoids a risky exit by ruffing the jack of diamonds with the king of clubs, then returns the eight of trumps, enabling a successful slam despite potential overruff threats.
Editorials and reflections mark July 2, 1973 with quotes from Romans 15 13 and Sir Wilfred Osler noting faith and courage. The office calendar reveals two figures one red one black counting days past and remaining as the year advances toward Christmas.
The piece argues the draft should return in wartime and be more democratic than volunteers. It critiques the voluntary system, notes inevitable loopholes, and predicts that in peace, minorities and those with private-economy job challenges will fill ranks, while a future war would bring broader, more affluent participation under a draft.
In a Cedar Rapids Gazette reflection, a biennial complaint about state governance parallels a Larry Norman Thomas quip. The piece notes how critics rail at Des Moines representatives while recalling Norman Thomas’s wry answer that Congress is “so representative.”
A rural letter argues for combining habitat cleanup with predator insects and birds, while opposing heavy reliance on predators alone. It questions purple martins and lady bugs as effective mosquito control, notes malathion fogging in Washington, and urges using fogging sparingly to let natural predators grow.
The federal government will spend about 24.2 billion on Medicare this year with Medicare alone near 12 billion, up 26 percent from last year. Nearly 1.5 million disabled workers newly eligible for coverage begin this month, extending to disabled widows and disabled mothers aged 50 to 65, and to kidney transplant or dialysis patients who worked enough to be insured. Also covered are insured workers' spouses and dependent children. A booklet explaining the expansion is available at Social Security offices.
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