Kite flying, graffiti remover and riddles in March 31 issue
The Washington Evening Journal shares a light editorial noting kids kite flying on a pleasant Sunday and mentions a new graffiti remover product from New Jersey. Russell Baker jokes explore satirical riddles about American life and youth in the machine era.
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Evening Journal
New Jersey
Russell Baker
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Iowa
Iowa approves proposal to lower voting age
Iowa moved to extend full voting rights to 18 year olds as the House and Senate approved the 26th amendment proposal. The House and Senate each voted 44-6 amid party debate over state power versus congressional action.
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Des Moines
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Harold Fischer
R-Wellsourg
Hill
Charles Pleton
R-Clinton
Visiting Mennonites in Phoenix A Broad Look at Community Ties
Dr. Melvin Gingerich describes Mennonite life in Phoenix including Sunnyslope and Trinity churches, retirement plans, and a forty acre plot option. He details Sun City’s age focus, local hospitality, and a tour of Memorial Hospital with Louis Miller, plus visits to Goshen and Hesston College ties and photos of area growth.
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Melvin. Gingerich
Phoenix
Arizona
Sarasota
Florida
United States
Sunnyslope Mennonite Church
I Believe
Fiendship Retirement Corporation
Leland Bachman
Fone
Goshlen College
Hesston College
Louis Miller
Wellman
Iowa
Memorial Hospital
Emmett Mc
Goshen College Plans Spring Study in Jamaica Program
Goshen College seniors Jerald Graber and 133 students partake in the Study Service Trimester overseas program for seven weeks of language study lectures and field work. Jamaica unit based in Kingston leads 21 students under Dr Ruth Gunden and Prof Berdene Wyse. overall 783 students will have overseas study by 1971.
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Jerald Graber
Jamaica
Goshen College
Jerald Ray Graber
Dennis’ Graber
Crawfordsville
Costa Rica
Theron Schlabach
San Jose
Gerhard Reimer
West Germany
Haiti
Paton Yoder
Port - Au - Prince
Ruth Gunden
Berdene Wyse
Kingston
Roman Gingerich
Managua
Niegua
John M. Zook
Seoul
Korea
Ince Te
Economists Fault Voter Apathy and Local Government
Extension economist Russell Pounds urged that citizens have neglected government and politics, citing drop in voter turnout from 70 to 49 percent between 1968 and 1970 and low engagement in campaigns. He proposed measures to boost participation and listed local participants from Washington County along with five Highland School seniors at the series end.
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Russell Pounds
Wa State University
Mt. Pleasant
Des Moines Register
Tribune
Love and War in Houston and Odd Odds on Eyelashes
A jumble of humor and social notes from Houston cites high divorce rates, lonely greetings, and a Moon Child who cooks as a hobby. Cedric Adams quips on eyelashes and wisdom while readers quiz on celebrities, elephants, and office efficiency amid a Stockholm study on alcohol and hearing.
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Houston
Texas
St. Louis
Stockholm
Sweden
Aire
Helihita
Washington Journal Tele Ad Rates Listed
Rates for Elder Shannon & Co. summarized show carriers paid 600 per week in Washington and surrounding towns. Mail rates list 810 per year and 7.50 per month outside town.
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Washington 2 Journal
Elder, Shannon & Co., Inc
William Shannon
Washington
Defensive misread costs contract in Masters Bridge play
The article reviews a Masters Individual Championship hand where West led diamonds and a heart ruff could have defeated the contract. It concludes declarer faulted by not linking clues at trick one, allowing the defense to miss a winning heart ruff sequence.
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Maat
Ast
South
Declarer
East
Tnesant
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