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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
14
The piece forecasts the longevity of the slang verb to bug as a common expression and explores its humorous, irritable usage. It notes bugs as vexatious, annoying aspects of devices and people and cites playful examples from everyday speech.
A first reaction notes the Iowa House may propose a bill to raise representative pay by ten dollars a day. Even if approved in both chambers and signed, the increase could not take effect for two years, as assemblies cannot raise their own wages. The piece argues current pay of ninety dollars daily is insufficient and deters good candidates who cannot afford office, urging careful, economy-minded action to attract capable legislators.
A local sighting at Osincup's drug store reveals a comic book titled The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. The reader recalls a scene with a hypnotist, a castle dungeon, and an axe wielding villain while planning a follow up on a Little Women adaptation featuring space scientists on Venus facing three eyed lizard god worshippers.
A newspaper editor recalls how behind the scenes workers shape success from packers to delivery drivers. A linotype operator corrected Khrushchev’s name in an editorial, averting a costly press-time correction and proving the value of careful, accurate work.
Harold Wilson builds resolve as Labour leader with aims for a new Britain. Dispatches hint at re negotiating the Polaris missile deal, free Berlin access, possible East German recognition, and nationalizing the steel industry. He faces opposition from allies and rivals while shaping policy ahead of 1964 elections.
US presidents promise balanced budgets but repeatedly miss targets as expenditures rise to meet income. Kennedy advocates tax cuts to boost revenues and reduce deficits, while writer argues voters must curb government spending and repeal Parkinsons Law of Expenditures. The piece critiques political promises and urges fiscal restraint.
The piece argues renewed respect for missionaries following the Peace Corps era. It notes varied quality among missionaries, acknowledges justified criticism, and credits missionaries with facilitating U.S. world leadership and foreign policy influence. It also cites business leaders recognizing past missionary contributions amid distortions in current views.
The article analyzes three main play strategies after West leads a spade against three no trump. It uses a Becker scenario to show how East and declarer choices affect trick totals, including how diamond and spade sequences influence outcomes and the resulting down one for South with perfect play.
A letter mocks Canadian drinking norms at football games, joking Canadians must sit to drink and never stand for the national anthem. The piece parodies cross cultural habits, noting soccer crowds and NATO comments, ending with the tongue in cheek claim the anthem must go.
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