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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1976
Page
6
Washington Iowa July 29 1976 editorial page features Thought For Today with biblical reference from Matthew. The column quotes Frank Swinerton and jokes about air pollution affecting TV reception and muses on the Washington County Fair and farming needs around rainfall timing.
An Iowa state park faced transformer overload as campers bring home comforts like coffee makers and TV sets. Modern campsites feature bath houses laundromats and meeting rooms. The piece contrasts old fashioned camping with today’s gear and notes rustling issues with unregistered farm equipment and a brand of animal care heroine Frances Poe.
The article notes a rise in thefts of valuable farm equipment and livestock, with farmers now branding machines like animals. High value, air conditioned tractors and combines costing 15 000 to 45 000 dollars draw criminals from surrounding areas, threatening farm livelihoods.
A suggestion to add a new box on income tax forms allowing a $1 or $2 earmark for retiring the national debt is supported. The proposal would be paired with a ban on increasing the debt faster than taxpayers reduce it, per Exchange.
A 1976 public service feature explains that jurors must avoid inside information from private familiarity with cases or participants. It cites a manslaughter case where a juror’s personal knowledge led to a reversal on appeal. Proper behavior allows general knowledge but not specific experience relevant to a case.
Debates risk of Social Security benefits to widows with forged marriage proofs and how the SSA and DA handle fraud. Letter prompts discuss forged documents, repayment, fines, or imprisonment, plus Abby advice on education and marriage concerns.
A deal illustrates choosing when to draw trumps versus cashing side suits. Declarer wins the diamond lead, then uses the hearts to discard and set up crossruffing to defeat the slam. The article notes no foolproof method, only least dangerous play based on position and potential ruffs.
A mash of Q and A style observations from 1976 by L M Boyd includes a blunt take on Ivan the Terrible and his son, tidbits on sloe gin and sloe berries, a note on Van Buren’s autos biography, a Virginia discovery of silver ash, jokes about density of NYC, odd breakfast choices by presidents, and word origins for hippopotamus fox and bull.
The Almanac notes July 29, 1976 as the 211th day of the year with 155 remaining. It lists celestial positions with Jupiter Saturn in the morning sky and Venus Mars Mercury in the evening. Births on this date include writer Booth Tarkington born 1869 and actor William Powell born 1892.
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