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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
4
In a contract bridge tale, Sylvia South, new to the expert game, uses a finesse after learning the technique. She wins with the ace in dummy, then cashes a trump and executes the finesse to success, later conceding some tricks but making four spades. The analysis confirms the finesse was sound, though critics grumbled about her unorthodox play.
The excerpt reflects on divine forgiveness and second chances, citing Jonah 3 1 as the Word of the Lord returning to Jonah. It urges believers that everyone may stray from God yet be offered renewed opportunity.
A Journal front page carried a typographical error in a 36 point headline. The intended figure was 167 but appeared as 176 due to a transposition. Editors note that large type errors are surprisingly easy to miss even when printed large.
The public library hosts a spring show open to artists of high school age and older. The exhibit features beautiful pictures and works in unusual materials, inviting a visit to view the diverse creations.
The piece contrasts Iowa's policy moves on liquor age and education with a critique of pay toilets at public stations. It notes Iowa's Equal Rights Amendment passage and a student on the Board of Regents, while Illinois lags on similar issues. It questions legislative pace on social reforms.
A citizen letter to the editor argues for maintaining first grade teacher aides and school psychologists, warning that cutting these roles would harm instructional quality and student development while stressing the need for continued supportive counseling and remediation services. The writer, concluding a two year tenure, urges community input to oppose eliminations and to uphold psycho educational support.
The entry lists notable events and births on May 22. It records Gemini as the sun sign for those born that day, notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birth in 1859, and recalls the 1868 Great Train Robbery in Marshfield Indiana where seven gang members stole $98,000 from an express car.
Dear Abby offers guidance on secretarial boundaries, relationships, and family issues. A secretary faces moral conflicts over private affairs, a driver‑in‑the‑trunk prank, and a 12‑year‑old reveal about a kleptomania concern, with Abby urging honesty and seeking help where needed.
L M Boyd argues the average blind date has one chance at success and suggests a first coffee meet, a second lunch, then a third outing if warranted. He jokes about manners, dating odds, and social quirks amid a string of trivia and columns.
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