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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
4
A March 1 1963 Washington Evening Journal piece ponders the fate of the verb bug and the broader slang term usage. It notes the term’s colorful edge, its potential longevity, and examples like bug in devices and people who bug others, reflecting modern humor.
A proposed measure would raise a representative's pay by ten dollars a day despite constitutional limits. The piece argues current thirty dollar daily wages are gross after expenses, discouraging capable candidates, and that paying fair wages attracts and sustains good legislators while economy and duty align.
A reader recalls finding a comic book labeled The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe at a local store. The scene shows the hero restrained outside a castle while the villain menaces a damsel in the dungeon. The writer hints at future plans to seek a Little Women adaptation about space scientists landing on Venus and encountering three eyed lizard goddess worshippers.
The piece argues that success hinges on unseen workers whose carelessness or excellence can determine outcomes. It compares departments, shops, and a newspaper to show how a single loader or linotype operator can alter a company’s fate, with a brief anecdote about correcting a spelling in an editorial.
Harold Wilson advances as Labour Party leader with plans for a distinct Britain. Reports predict his stance on the Common Market Polaris missile and Britain’s nuclear deterrent, Berlin access, and steel nationalization, signaling potential friction with allies.
US Presidents promise balanced budgets but mostly miss performance, says Lyle C. Wilson. He critiques Kennedy's tax reduction pledge to boost revenues and cut deficits, arguing Parekinson's Law causes expenditures to grow beyond income and urges voters to force politicians to live within taxpayers' means.
The Peace Corps has boosted regard for missionaries, who have long faced jokes and criticism. The piece notes both competent and incompetent workers, cites the value of missionary efforts abroad, and argues that U S leadership and foreign policy benefit from their prior prestige. It also mentions business leaders recognizing missionary contributions.
West leads a spade against three no trump and the outcome hinges on play. Three main lines are analyzed: East tests spades and South struggles with diamonds and clubs. East ducks the queen of spades and South makes four notrump. or South falls to fast play of the eight of spades. With perfect play South goes down one.
A reader letter satirically argues about Canada's seated drinking rule and its clash with singing the national anthem at matches. The piece blends jokes on NATO, football, and foreign fans, comparing Canadian restraint to rowdy English and Spanish scenes.
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