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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1973
Page
4
In a reflective piece D R E laments the scarcity of a perfect world atlas. He critiques existing atlases for being too small, US-centric, rapidly outdated, and lacking continental sea maps. He longs to compile an atlas covering ancient and modern oceans and lands, hoping for better maps in the future.
A humorous critique of the Iowa legislature retreating home without naming a state insect or renaming the state bird. The writer parodies candidates like Chickadee Cowbird Owl Pigeon Dodo Ostrich Starling, noting pay raises, political stances, and urging readers to submit nominees while warning against the chicken.
A bridge columnist presents a hand where South bids six hearts after West leads a club. The key plan is to ruff clubs, draw trumps, then finesse the diamond jack to guarantee twelve tricks despite queen location. If West shows out or wins with the queen, the slam remains in reach with careful handling of diamonds.
Dear Abby responds to a school teacher who would give two students a zero for talking during a test, reversing her stance on quiet classrooms to emphasize the only legitimate comment is a dire alert. In a second letter, a private investigator asks about sharing case details with his wife. Abby affirms ethical boundaries and offers a personal reply option.
A collage of quirky musings on death by own action explained by psychology students, town name riddles linking U S locales to foods, wildlife scavenger order in field death, and origin note on the word tobacco from Haitian Carib pipe. Copyright 1973 LM Boyd.
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