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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1971

Page

5

Son From Iowa City Visits Mrs Pruess Family Notes

Ken neth Pruess from Iowa City visited with his mother Mrs Yearl Pruess on Thursday. Local social and hospital news recount visits by Hazel Poole, Mrs. Harry Huston, and others. a Past Matrons Club supper and various family gatherings are noted. Lynn Marie born May 2 at an Iowa City hospital to Dale Schnoebel and wife. ongoing Cancer Crusade effort by Bob Bruegge totals $174.76. Tri-County and District III titles won by the Lacy Loving family, with state contest ahead. other visits and dinners across Washington, Stockport, and Bloomfield are listed.

Ainsworth Kenneth Pruess Iowa City Yearl Pruess Hazel Poole Nichols Pruess Harry Huston Winfield Shennie Buck Ronald Derby Pleasant Dale Schnoebelen Towa City Brian Lynn Marie Percy Skubal Charles Schnoebelen Jim Wilson Des Moines Bill Wilson C. A. Thompson Vickie Waggoner Washington Sauk City Don Bergman Ill Ter Earl Wood Bob Bruegge Bruegge Colthurst Charles ‘Thomp Bob Lacy Loving Stockport Loving W. D. Roberts Ed Rees George Stout Sr Robert Stout Kent Robbie West Chester Ruth Stout Stanley McCreedy David Kleese S. A. Stephens Herb Rich Crawfordsville John Stephens Bloomfield Mrs. Stephens

Runaways seek reasons for youths fleeing homes

UPI reports author Lillian Ambrosino’s book Runaways analyzes why teens leave home. Motives include parental alcoholism, divorce, and harsh rules. many runaways are girls vulnerable to strangers, yet some find help from poor communities, churches, and Travelers Aid Society. Most first-time runaways return home within a week, often learning to listen and care.

Louis Cassels UPI Washington Lillian Ambrosino Beacon Press Travelers Aid Voluntary Service Organization

Checking Up and Other Humors from a Dated Column

A mixed humor page notes a computer estimate of the perfect secretary, lists odd statistics on mental and maternity hospitals, and jokes about salt money. It recalls a veteranarian waiting room, reflects on life in New York and Singapore, and surveys zodiac traits and daily life quirks. It ends with musings on Tokyo commuters’ heart rates and language quirks. A survey places one in seven workers earning from the automobile sector.

Los Angelino New York Singapore Tokyo

Iowa dealers push mileage honesty law starts July

Iowa automobile dealers press a July start for a new law requiring true mileage statements on vehicle titles for all used cars 199 or newer and prohibiting odometer changes. The rule aims to curb fraud, protect buyers, and extend to interstate sales and imported vehicles.

Iowa Iowa Automobile Dealers Association A.W. Kahl Kahl Senate Vernon Kahl Parkersburg John Nystrom Boone

Jordan Under Fire Near Border in Guerrilla Attacks

Jordanian towns Jerash and Ajloun, amid vineyards and olive groves near the border, face guerrilla activity attributed to Palestinian forces. The report cites ongoing unrest as security forces engage near these communities.

Jordan Palestine Phil Newson UPI Jerash Ajloun

Jordan Faces Palestinian Commandos Threat Near Amman

In Jerash area, Palestinian commandos have turned towns north of Amman into strongholds with aim to topple King Hussein. Hussein depends on loyal Bedouin desert fighters, remnants of Abdullah’s era, to defend the throne as tensions rise with Israel and other Arab states. The guerrillas demand weapons removed from Amman or face harsh consequences.

Syria Jerash Jordan Hussein Amman Lebanon Tel Aviv Beirut Abdullah Ibn ‘Saud Mosque of Omar Jeruslame N Abdullah Jerusalem Israel UPI John Bonar Bonar Abdullah Palestini Egypt Libya Algeria

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