Washington Editorials on Iowa Baseball Glory and Tax Law
A Washington Iowa column reflects on the University of Iowa baseball team winning the Big Ten title and contends the state’s cigarette tax invites overreach and drives crime. It cites the team’s late rally and twelve game win streak, then questions the Iowa tax enforcement and its constitutional implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Omaha
Hawks
Iowa
Iowa Revenue
New York Harbor
Poor Backward England Critique Sparks School Tone Debate
A 1970 book excerpt by Stuart Froome criticizes progressive schooling and praises calm orderly classrooms with teachers as benevolent authorities. The piece contrasts English and American attitudes toward education and discipline.
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Stuart Froome
Tommy
Froome
St. Jude’s Church of England
Surrey
England
Council For Basic Education
Local Community Hosts and Meetings Highlight May Occasions
May events in Richland and nearby towns include May birthday and Mothers Day dinners at Rubio Community Building with Nordyke and Robertson families. Several clubs met with new members joining Woolson and WCTU, plus plans for Lake Darling picnic and a Pekin Music Boosters farewell and music camp funding.
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Don Long
Richland
Ralph Nordyke
Rubio
Aaron Nordyke
Kenneth Nordyke
Tom Robertson
Iowa City
Dan Guy
Kenneth Guy
Donnie Guy
Willis Hollingsworth
Jay
Carla
Janet Nordyke
Russell Yoder
Ollie
Elsie Yoder
Jim Yoder
Sigourney
Ralph Shirkey
John
Cletus Yoder
Raymond Yoder
Muscatine
John Bussey
Wellman
John Weisshrier
Fairfield
Irma Conrad
Jefferson City
Larry
University of Iowa
Clarence Ferguson
Sam Ritchie
Alva McWilliams
Allen Ritchie
W.C.T.U
Myrtle Morris
Bernice Mitchell
Dennis Eastman
Tom Hoskins
Woolson
Frank Lock
Wilford Lock
Raymond Pickard
Lake Darling
Clyde McCracken
Richland Womens Club
A.J. Steinbeck
Rose Bradley
Carol Smith
Steinbeck
Gene Hoy
Bill Anderson
Lloyd Bottorff
Andrew George
Milford Watson
Merle Bekel
Milt McGuire
Velma McGuire
Milwaukee
Wis
Roger Bekel
Davenport
Three-suit squeeze beats six spades in bridge
In a six spade contract with East West ownership shown, play starts with a club lead then trumps. Cash both red aces, draw three trumps, then fire the ten of trumps toward a three-suit squeeze. West cannot escape when he discards hearts or diamonds. the defense collapses and you take twelve tricks.
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West
East
Muggers use elevators as ambush in NYC basements
New York City police report a tactic where muggers hide in apartment basements and press elevator buttons to trap victims. The column by L. M. Boyd also notes various social quips on divorce, etiquette, and celebrity earnings, ending with a reader mail address in Fort Worth.
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New York City
Ll. M. Boyd
P. O
Fort Worth
Mud play and a headstrong mother in letters to Abby
A reader asks how to handle her husband who enjoys mud play and leaves muddy clothes. A second writer deals with a mother fixated on an old boyfriend. A third asks about hair loss and heredity. A fourth corrects Abby on freemartin statistics.
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Abby
Lakewood
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Washington
Lebanon
Joyce Kilmer
God
Winnipeg
Canada
Tribune
Iowa Tribune
Nordykes
Rubio Hall
Ken McGuire
Pekin Music Boosters
Max Dickey
Maxine Ledger
Richard Cox
Delbert Fleig
Clyde Rapp
Alf
Sandy
Nancy
Masked Rider
Blondie
Elmo
B. Jay Becker
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Super Defense
South West North East
L. M. Boyd
Nevada
Tom
Harry
Johnny Marks
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Irving Berlin
LM. Boyd
Deon Axbby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. VY. News Synd., Inc
Allen
Gerry
Turnbridge
L. A
Calif
Tokay
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