Wrights, Zinnos, and the dream of flight in 1903 and beyond
In a 1976 Washington Iowa column the editor reflects on progress and value, cites Orville Wright and a pedal-powered flight by Joseph A Zinno, and ponders whether small advances foreshadow big leaps. The piece contrasts nostalgia with modern changes and questions real improvements.
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Orville Wright
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Wilbur
Dayton
Ohio
Joseph A. Zinno
North
Kingston
Rhode Island
Clarence
Charles A. Lindbergh
Parole Granted for Miss Fugate in Starkweather Case
The Nebraska parole board, by a 5-1 vote, released Caril Fugate, once16-year-old partner in Charles Starkweather’s 1958 murder spree that killed 10 people. Now 32, she has spent over half her life in prison and insists she was an unwilling hostage, with parole seen as a chance to rejoin society.
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Caril Fugate
Nebraska Parole Board
Miss Fugate
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Parole Board
Abby
Mama
Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Schools Debate
A courtroom story highlights corporal punishment in public schools with a judge ruling a punitive system cruel and unconstitutional though courts often defer to educators. The article also notes ordinary spanking as permissible and cites a case where a teacher’s action to preserve order was deemed within power, plus a short ABA Dear Abby column about a mother and inheritance restricting a daughter’s independence.
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Blackstone
Dear Abby wedding problems reveal family role dilemma
Dear Abby responds to a 22 year old bride planning a wedding with four attendants. She is urged to honor her oldest sister as matron of honor and select two sisters as bridesmaids while choosing a friend to show appreciation. The letter also includes a reader recollection about castrati singers and an invitation for personal replies.
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Abby
Bridge problem and play guidance from Four Hearts
A bridge lesson presents two problems. First, as East against Four Hearts, after spade leading, decide the winning continuation and whether to force dummy with a third spade. Second, as declarer in Six Clubs, South leads hearts. recommended play: win heart, draw trumps, and cash ace of diamonds, guarding against 4-1 diamond split and ensuring twelve tricks. assume partner holds a club or diamond honor to justify a safe line.
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West
South
Declarer
L M Boyd on Irritations and Odd Facts From 1976 Column
L M Boyd surveys common insults from the opposite sex and quirky facts. He notes greetings like Isn't that just like a woman and Why didn't you sting men, plus trivia on baby sleep, a fly's half roll, animal intelligence, and tax audit odds. He closes with pig histories from Mayflower times and storage habits of pigs versus cows and sheep.
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Washington, Iowa
Thomas Paine
Wright Brothers
Vance Bourjilay
Zinno
Ruth
Les
Medical Tribune
Ottumwn Courier
Aly
WA Am Sar Lee
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Mr.wilson
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune
NY News
IOWAN
Vatican Choir
W. Madison Taylor
San Pedro
Calif
L.A
Cuz”Ottavi
Nancy
Phi
Boy
Pat Om
Ogni Dy
Feomie Sena
Blondie
Meese
Prinki
Lori Knoe
Pidge
B. Jay Becker
East
MK J
Ures Syndicate, Inc
L.M. Boyd
Sting
Columbus
DeSoto
Cortez
L. M. Boyd
Weatherford
RGR ZY
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