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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1972
Page
4
Editorial highlights a local Summer Creative Arts and Drama program that engaged over eighty children in Sunset Park with activities like acting, dance, and poetry, plus a Shakespeare production by older youth. It questions the value of celebrity political endorsements and praises local youths choosing creative pursuits over other summer distractions.
Famous hand from a world championship match Italy versus Brazil shows a phony two diamonds bid and a mislead spade play. The note also laments sanitation issues at Leet's Locker Plant and cites Iowa road death tolls in 1970 and 1971 with political critique. It closes with July 24 historical notes and notable birthdays.
The column features a reader proposing his wife for FBI director, citing 46 years of surveillance in Baton Rouge and noting L Patrick Gray’s appointment. It also includes a single woman’s open letter about being single at 26, a waitress tip theft problem, gossip etiquette, and Abby’s reply instructions.
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