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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1973

Page

5

Mid-Prairie board approves multiple curriculum changes

The MP board met March 12 and approved curriculum updates for 1973-74 including five courses per semester with a credit option, 18 to 20 graduation units by 1974-76, one year math for 10th–12th, shortened homemaking and sociology courses, new eligibility requiring four passing subjects, and GPA calc to 10th–12th grades.

Mid-Prairie Community Carol Quelch Wellman Mary Greiner Washington Township Sharon Kokemuller Fairview Rural School Marie Herner Herner Dean Curtis

Livingston Day Meeker Bates Law Firm Directory

Professional directory listing for Livingston Day Meeker and Bates Attorneys with Craig Arbuckle Abstract Dept in office 112 South B, phone 653-2147. Includes names Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates and Craig Arbuckle.

Livingston Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main

Iowa legislators mull optional retirement plan for state officials

Des Moines report states Sen James Briles plans a middle of the road bill to create an optional retirement system for elected officials including legislators. The plan calls for seven percent from the official and five percent from the state, with various retirement levels after years of service and a buy back provision for prior credited service.

Des Moines Sdps James Briles R-Corning Legislative Service Bureau Briles Lee Gaudineer

Mr Popps Defeats Robber with Starch Spray Scam

Mr Popps of SMF Opps Launderette faces decline from Super Launderettes across the street. A late night robber ties him, breaks into the bank through a wall, and gets stuck when Mr Popps blasts him with stiffening starch spray. Police arrive. bank rewards Popps and he buys a faster machine, increasing customers.

SMF Mr. Pops Mr Pops Mr. Popps Popps Copyright Avs

Woodpeckers In Walnut Tree After Summer Food

Scenes from a kitchen window feature woodpeckers visiting a suet basket in a walnut tree and a domestic note on garden prep. The piece includes a broccoli cheese casserole recipe with Cheese Whiz and beaten eggs, plus local garden planting chatter and a humorous cat anecdote.

Marge Luckey

Almanac for Monday March 2 1973 events and birthdays

Almanac notes for Monday March 2 1973 mark the 85th day of the year with 280 remaining. celestial signs list Mercury Venus Mars and Jupiter visible morning with Saturn as evening star. notable items include Whitman death in 1892 and Salk polio vaccine announcement in 1952. Viola Liuzzo case noted in 1965.

United Press International Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Aries Robert Frost Walt Whitman Camden N.J Manuel Quezon Philippines Douglas MacArthur Australia Jonas Salk Johnson Ku Klux Klan Viola Liuzzo Alabama

Boyd column snippets reveal mixed trivia and questions

A compilation of terse Q and A items discusses topics from marriage, orchids, and underwear costs to wealth tips and a question about a boy's weight. The piece blends trivia, quotations, and reader inquiries with unrelated asides and names like William P Lear and M Boyd.

Chuck Geil Home From Military Duty

Chuck Geil arrived home Friday after serving in the military. Hawkeye Morgan Horse Association met at the Golden Buckle Buffet with over forty members attending a dinner and meeting. The group, organized six years ago, meets bi monthly and plans a May field at Des Moines. Contact President Howard Marquis or secretary Hugh Pedrick for information.

Paul Sievert Keota Chuck Geil Hawkeye Morgan Horse Association Des Moines Iowa Howard Marquis Hugh Pedrick Ottumwa Ray Doud Hoffman Estates Ill Gail Darlene Greiner Jim Flynn Tama Sailor Douds Geil Joe Geil Allen Palmer John Garners Flo George Bond Donovan Bales Roberta Gierman Mercy Hospital Iowa City George Chambers Earl Chambers Earl Leonard Sonday Roger Greiner Omer Crawford Robert H. Sheetz Omspsc San Francisco California Allen Reighard Hiawatha Norvella Hess Robert Adams Myrtle Robertson Bernard Hahn Hess

First aid tips alarm Edmonds fourth graders

In Edmonds Washington a teacher revealed a troubling quiz with gruesome remedies for common injuries. Answers include crude methods for head colds nose bleeds snake bites fractures fainting and asphyxiation. The source notes these are student responses not medical guidance and highlights age inappropriate content.

Edmonds UPI

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