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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1975
Page
4
A northern Iowa judge orders a 15 year old boy and his parents to pay 5100 to a Mason City couple for home vandalism, signaling a trend toward monetary restitution alongside punishment. The piece argues such judgments deter crimes and push thorough investigations rather than mere slaps on the wrist.
A collage of trivia covers gasoline prices in multiple countries, submarine toast in Russian camps, peat reek in Scotch whisky, the Greyhound name origins, Australian palm pod fermentation, a baby size ratio, Washington DC and other cities with more phones than people, and a jokey Christmas dinner proposal.
A 1975 Dear Abby column excerpt presents multiple reader questions. Topics include funeral etiquette and family grief, engagement expectations without a ring, and female autonomy at work. The piece ends with Abby inviting personal replies and requests for her booklet.
News items from the Washington County Press and Washington Gazette dated about 100 years ago, retrieved by Kathy Fisher, summarize local notices and events from the period.
In Six Hearts with North leading clubs you win with the king, draw trumps, and plan ruffs and discards to reach three spades, three diamonds, and the ace of clubs. If North holds most trumps, you still have a chance by timing the trump win and exploiting dummy’s layout.
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