Dear Abby letters touch on motorcycle widow and youth conflict
A reader asks about a 61 year old widow taking up motorcycle riding, noting potential inheritance concerns. Other exchanges include Dr. Dayton’s view on supporting a husband through graduate school, and a 16 year old’s critique of hippie culture, draft card burning, and Viet Nam service reflections by Bill Humleker.
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Abby
DR. Dayton
Shattuck School
Faribault
Minn
Viet Nam
Bill Humleker
Editorials on gun control and performance of law enforcement
The Washington Evening Journal argues for a rigorous gun control law including registration of rifles and handguns. It asserts registration aids police by tracing ownership, compares gun rules to automobile registration, and criticizes NRA opponents as hindering safety. It also offers a brief Biblical reflection and satirical note on public life.
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Congress
Columbus Alumni Banquet Sparks NRA Gun Debate
An item by Grace Butler notes the Columbus alumni banquet and a sharp jab at gun rights, asserting NRA members may keep ownership without concern for registration hassles. The piece frames a frank, provocative stance on gun politics.
Cryo branding and old cattle lore meet modern tech
A Missouri Valley column riffs on cryobranding with copper irons cooled by dry ice and the farce of cowboy romance. In Columbus Junction a June 1 Alumni Banquet drew 254 members and honored decades of graduates as Morrison Heating opens on Main Street with John A. Morrison relocating from Iowa City.
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Columbus Community High School
Association
William Larkin
Clarence Duncan
Mesa
Arizona
Bill Delzell
Detroit
Michigan
William Orr
Lincoln
Nebraska
Betty Cassabaum
Miles
Springfield
Ilinois
Grace Butler
Morrison Heating
Main Street
John A. Morrison
Kelly Heating
Iowa City
Bob Roe
Washington
Morrison
Sunday visitors in Leland Horton home
Brighton report lists longtime residents hosting and visiting relatives on Memorial Day weekend. Names include Earl Mauch Detroit Kenneth Hatch Mt Pleasant Archibald Willits Sandra Maynard Judy Wilkerson in Indianola and Elba relatives. Also outings to Topeka Don Harrison and Packwood wedding attendance plus St Ambrose College graduation for Leroy Anderson Fairfield.
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Tony Meuth Brighton
Earl Mauch
Detroit
Michigan
Kenneth Hatch
Mt. Pleasant
Roy Ernest
Wayland
Leland Horton
Archie Willits
Sandra Maynard
Judy Wilkerson
Indianola
Theo Haubein
Merriam
Kansas
Willis Horton
Johnette Masson
Winfield
Elsie Atkinson
George Brown
Davenport
Clarence Brown
Clifford Elmore
Luarme
Tim
Topeka
Don Harrison
Alanna Elmore
Friends Bible College
Haviland
Roy Campbell
Average Woman Uses Lipstick And Other Bits Of Wit
A string of light jabs and trivia from L. M. Boyd spans daily life topics. It notes an average woman using lipstick every five years, anecdotes on fashion, laundry, and fashion history, with quips about deodorant use, car key antics, and humorous remarks on love and society. The tone is playful, periodical humor.
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Roy
Central
Africa
Hawaii
Velvet Underground
Sensational 1959 bridge deal shifts points to Italy
In a U S Italy match, two variants of the same hand led to contrasting outcomes. Fishbein Hazen avoided a slam with North South cards, while Avarelli Belladonna defeated a six hearts slam for Italy. Final score: Italy net gain 530 points.
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Obama
Fishbein
Hazen
Declarer
Avarelli
Belladonna
American East
East
Finis
Res Syndicate, Inc
Bridge teams to Deauville by bus
On Thursday last 300 bridge players from 35 countries converged on Deauville France to begin the World Bridge Olympiad. American teams traveled by bus from Paris amid railway strike fears and two players Alvin Roth and William Root cheered by teammates back in New York after a prior tourney win.
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Deauville
France
Alvin Roth
William Root
New York
Roth
Root
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