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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1976
Page
4
Editorials ponder prayer as remedy for fear and doubt while questioning legal technicalities. A prisoner freed by a Sunday dating rule shows how clever statutes shape justice, provoking readers to consider fairness under the law and the limits of legal wit.
In Washington, pride rises as professional golfer Judy Rankin becomes the first woman to exceed $100,000 in prize money in a single season. Rankin, formerly Judy Torlemke, once lived here and played with top players at the local golf course.
A meticulous 88 inch telescope setup in Hawaii triggered lanterns in Boston's Old North Church reenacting the Paul Revere signal. The event tied to 1776 light travel time, highlighting scientific progress since the original lanterns and hinting at 2076 tricentennial plans while noting other quirky trends like Ancient and Honored Fret Stone at $9. A New Orleans Career Criminals Program gathering of 37 people from 11 states examined prosecuting habitual offenders.
A jumble of quips and witticisms on cars, traffic laws, driving habits, and signs. It riffs on gasoline, driving, and the public's relation to vehicles with playful one liners about tolls, banks, and radar.
A reader laments highway dangers from young drivers at high speeds and elderly drivers at low speeds. The writer praises Washington Co Ambulance service and jokes that the brief moment between a light change and a honk is the shortest perceptible time.
A reader asks how to stop a tall boyfriend from tickling her and risking their six month romance. Abby warns that the action is sadistic and advises ending the relationship if tickling continues. Also included are anecdotes about hospital care, traffic tips, tipping at restaurants, teen driving, and a moral on courteous driving and dancing with others.
A syndicated column snippet features Abby Van Buren advising on marriage and money and noting Paradise derives from a Persian term meaning the king's gardens. The note requests a booklet purchase and a self addressed stamped envelope.
In a detailed bridge analysis from King Fei Tomorrow 1976, South faces danger in a grand slam after West leads hearts. By countering misreads and choosing a spade route, South could have secured the contract by cashing the king of spades and testing trumps, or by a club plan if defenders split. The column emphasizes careful planning over casual play in grand slam situations.
A compact column by L M Boyd covers Nellie Bly the journalist spiriting around the world in 72 days and returns on January 25, 1890. It also notes facts on salary origins from salarium and common word usage of about 30000 per day, plus a Malawi ferry disaster in 1965 and a crocodile eating claim.
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