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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1972
Page
4
Marvin Julius notes Iowa's small towns with populations up to 2500 are stable and serve as regional service centers. Towns resist decline by shifting from basic retail to agricultural business firms while preserving population and community ties across area Iowa.
On May 15, 1972, the almanac marks Taurus as the zodiac sign for births that day. It notes Mercury and Jupiter as morning stars and Venus Mars and Saturn as evening stars. American novelist Katherine Anne Porter is listed as born May 15, 1894.
A historical rundown notes 1862 agriculture department creation, 1918 air mail route, 1930 United Air Lines stewardess first, and 1969 Fortas resignation. It includes musings on hair, bats, Faulkner, Mother and Father’s Day card costs, and cosmetic habits.
The notice lists the Washington Evening Journal address at 111 North Marion Ave Washington Iowa 52353 and publishing details with staff roles and membership in press associations. It provides postal and subscription rates by carrier and mail within Iowa and outside Iowa with annual and six month pricing.
A column excerpt presents quirky Q and A items from LM Boyd's file. It covers crowding in traffic, automation fears, personnel for IRS tasks, and pop culture age trivia. It also notes kangaroo meat as a regional dish and birds sipping like humans, ending with a mail address for the full file.
Washington UPI reports scientists at NOAA and Princeton University explain that forecasting weather beyond a few days remains challenging. They discuss building mathematical models of ocean atmosphere interactions to extend predictions up to two weeks, acknowledging current limits.
North-South vulnerable. West shows 4QI385 96532 12 and Q32. North holds K976 and AKQJ1087 and iK7. South has A.
In a Dallas Aces versus Lew Mathe led Los Angeles team playoff, Goldman and Lawrence reached seven notrump for a safe contract, while Mathe's seven diamonds grand slam collapsed as diamonds split 41. Krauss faced criticism for a pass.
Dear Abby recounts a retired husband starting many projects without finishing them. The wife laments a garden, bricks, sand, and basement workshop remains, while Abby suggests hiring help or accepting the quirks. The column includes reader notes on plastic lifts and begonias in Alaska and Kansas.
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