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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1968
Page
4
The piece covers a mayor of Waterloo testing barber and beautician meetings to explain city government, jokes about German clubs, and the rise of the Denver Boot auto immobilizer used to enforce delinquent tickets. It notes Denver and other cities adopting boots, Iowa City joining the trend, and cites rising revenues from boot usage.
A May 7 1968 note reports Americans spend about 50 percent more yearly on dog food than baby food. Dogs eat roughly 530 million dollars of prepared food annually, a figure the piece dubs a sizable chew.
MT PLEASANT Iowa Louis Nizer renowned trial lawyer and author will address Iowa Wesleyan College graduates at 10:00 a.m. Monday June 3 in Wesleyan services. Nizer is a partner in Phillips Nizer Benjamin Krim and Balon in New York City and earned his law degree from Columbia in 1924. He is known for books THE JURY RETURNS and MY LIFE IN COURT detailing notable courtroom work.
Bill Cosby and folk singer Leon Bibb will perform at 8 p.m. May 18 in the Iowa Field House, sponsored by the U of I central Party Committee. Tickets cost 3.00 for first and second balcony or 3.50 for main floor and bleacher seats, on sale May 11 at the Field House Box Office and May 13 at the Memorial Union box office, by mail or check with 3 percent tax.
Earl R. Wood and wife transfer to David Todd lot A except north 30 feet in block 5 OP Ainsworth. Beulah A. Watson and husband convey undivided half interest in lot 8 block 3 north 30 feet in OP Washington to Raymond C. Watson Jr.
In this contract bridge analysis West leads clubs against 3NT. South wins with the ten and, per Becker, should return a club at trick two to force West to cash clubs and drop the suit. The play then shifts to diamonds and spades, enabling South to control East and secure the contract.
The Mobil Travel Guide new edition rates local dining and lodging, adds a credit card code, and highlights Lake Darling State Park. Inspections are impartial with no pay from establishments, and all prior listings were reinspected for 1968 ratings. The guide covers seven regional volumes with maps, tours, and outdoor-sports info.
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