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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
4
An editorial muses on life as a struggle and the choice to fight on the right side. It questions the value of background noise and urges focus on today rather than tomorrow, concluding with a note on moving forward with resolve.
The Waterloo Y's Men's club marks its 50th anniversary as memories of earlier milestones surface. The narrator recalls delivering a planned Waterloo speech at the 25th anniversary and later attempts to use the undelivered address in Omaha and Lincoln, with mixed results and a belated second delivery in Belleville Ontario.
A letter to the Des Moines Journal editor argues for progressive education over punitive discipline. It cites University of Iowa leaders and Drake University figures promoting student-centered learning, teacher renewal, and broader engagement to fix discipline in Washington High School.
In a contract bridge hand from 1978, West leads clubs queen and the correct play avoids routine finesses. The expert advises winning dummy’s club and then a low spade to the jack, planning to tackle diamonds next for nine sure tricks.
The piece discusses the extraordinary richness of whale milk and its possible butterfat content, then shifts to Victorian censorship, gender stereotypes, and misc notes. It cites client questions on law and government finance, a tool maker's cost claim, surgery history, and speculative medical theories.
The Almanac notes March 7 1973 as the 66th day with the moon between new and first quarter. It mentions Pisces births, Luther Burbank's birth, and history events including the Ford riot in Detroit 1932, Hitler’s Rhineland move in 1936, and Apollo 9 lunar module maneuvers in 1969.
A scathing 1972 critique labels Nancy’s dining venue Chief’s Diner as awful. Sanitation is poor and atmosphere is dreadful. The dish quality is crummy and service cited as abysmal in the review.
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