Gas powered power unit tested at Howard Johnson lodge
Boston Gas Co and Pratt and Whitney test Powercel 11 fuel cell in a three stage system to convert natural gas to electricity. TAR GET trials run across 37 sites in 19 states through next year with aim to prove feasibility and potential 15 percent cost savings.
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Boston
UPI
Howard Johnson
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft
United Aircraft Corp
Boston Gas Co
Powercel
Howard Johnson Motor Lodge
Jon Lasselle
Boston Gas
Lasselle
Pratt and Whitney
Patience and a World Record Hint From Iowa Editorial
In Washington Iowa on June 13 1972 an editorial note reflects on patience in faith and cites a humorous father of the bride remark about a credit card. It discusses the Gainess Book of World Records noting errors such as a listed 10 8 basketball score and recalls Muscatine and Ames High in a 3 2 game from December 8 1934 with local witnesses.
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Guiness
Mattawan
Michigan
Parchment
Muscatine High School
Ames’ High School
Water Tower Rising in Southeast Town
A new orange steel water tower is under construction behind the Presbyterian Home, rising above houses as the city advances a supplementary system. A councilman warns residents to expect higher pressure and potential leaks until repairs catch up, while a local vandalism incident targets youths selling trees for charity, with no suspects identified.
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Presbyterian Home
Letters to the Journal Counties All Mixed Up
A reader corrects an article about a living museum, noting Schleswig is in Crawford County Iowa not Wayne County. She points to Crawford County seat Denison forms a triangle with Omaha and Sioux City and mentions Schleswig’s sausages and progressive outlook.
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Seymour
Schleswig
Iowa
Crawford County
Wayne County
Denison
Omaha
Nebraska
Sioux City
Washington Evening Journal 1972 publication details and rates
The Washington Evening Journal details publication offices at 111 North Marion Ave Washington Iowa and lists Elder Shannon Co as publisher. Rates shown include per week by carrier in the town area and mail rates with yearly options. season wire service credits with United Press International included.
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North Marion Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder, Shannon’ & Co
Atermans
United Press Internationa
Daily Press
Assn
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
Kirkwood Aims Confirmed by Enrollment Totals
Kirkwood Community College shows 12 924 students in the year with 6 680 in adult and continuing education and 6 244 in vocational technical programs. Arts and sciences enrollments reached 2 090, while adult basic education 1 209 high school completion 1 050 and rehabilitation skills center 430. The totals affirm the college’s stated goals and an enrollment rise of about 4 000 from 1970 71.
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Friends of
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Grand Slam Force in Bridge Bidding Demonstrated
A bridge for beginners explains the grand slam force convention used when trumps are agreed. It outlines five no trump and six spade responses to reveal trump strength, enabling South to bid a confident grand slam. The article notes the tactic hinges on partner’s top trump honors and reduces guesswork.
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North
South
Dear Abby letters on movies and family neglect
A reader urges removing X rated films from theaters by boycotting studios, asking if letters could purge explicit content. Another asks why adult children neglect aging parents, with Abby advising not to blame themselves and to move on to avoid bitterness.
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Abby
Daily Baths Not Healthy and Quirky Q&A Bits
A collage of humorous bits from LM Boyd includes a doctor’s claim against daily winter baths, trivia on a two mile Carlsbad rail model, jokes about fortune cookies and Nixon on honeymoon, plus light health and lifestyle quips. The piece closes with a mailbox address for LM Boyd.
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John M. Knox
Baylor University
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