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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1971
Page
4
The author recounts a Denver airport delay caused by a faulty radar system. After repeated reschedules, passengers are moved to the back, then upgraded to first class where a torn stocking is repaired with a new hose voucher. The narrative shifts to family moments with grandchildren gardening on a rainy day and a Maineapolis baseball game tale. A Dublin mayor, Bill Robertson, discusses selling his dog house after his old lab dies at 11 years.
South, East West vulnerability, seven clubs contract in a grand slam. Becker recounts a dramatic finish where South, after a 5-0 trump split, deduces East holds five clubs and four hearts, then executes a crossruff to win the last four tricks. The play hinges on East signaling a complex distribution after a spade lead. West showed out on a club run, but South persevered to claim the grand slam despite the odds.
Saturday July 31 1971 marks the 21st day of the year with the moon between first quarter and full. Venus Mars Saturn rise, Mercury Jupiter set, Leo season for births. Notable events include Rittenhouse laying the U S Mint cornerstone in Philadelphia 1792 and Taft death 1953.
A compilation of Dear Abby exchanges about marital strain and independence. A wife seeks escape while a husband is urged to respect her choice and know she is free to leave. Other letters discuss vasectomy, bathtub duties, and wedding guest lists amid family friction.
Washington Public Library hours are posted with a summer to fall transition noted. New fiction includes Life With Its Sorrow and The Face at the Night while non fiction features War Without Heroes by David Duncan and a large Norman Rockwell volume. Brown Memorial continues.
The library highlights budget focus and unusual titles in The Brides Book of Showers and other nonfiction. Featured works include Isabella Bird biographys and Asimov’s The Stars Courses. Memorial books noted, Story Hour checked out 3,271 items, new Richard Scarry titles added to juvenile shelves.
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