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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1968
Page
4
In a November 26 1968 editorial the Washington Evening Journal explores repeated plane hijackings to Cuba and asks if forced cooperation could thaw relations. It argues Americans harbor no real hatred of Cubans, stating a desire for friendship and noting hijackings might unintentionally foster diplomacy. It ends musing on potential peaceful ties rather than escalation.
An enormous Easter Island statue, a five ton eight foot high head, has been moved from its home to Manhattan for a museum show this month. The display marks an International Fund for Monuments effort to protect Easter Island relics eroding from winds waters and human development. The article notes the mystery of the islanders origin, the quarry to erection puzzle, and the unde deciphered script.
The piece notes unprecedented pressure on American police to adjust to social change. Supreme Court rulings reshape handling of suspects while tense urban conditions spur new policing approaches, reflecting evolving law enforcement realities.
A reader asks if a 50 year old can hear bells ring when finding the right man and Abby explains that bells vary by person. Other letters joke about obstetricians and seating in delivery rooms, hiding a family, and wedding guest lists with conflicts.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director and Charles Morris news editor Ob Shaffer local advertising and Howard Hazen production superintendent. Published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th. entered as second class matter under act of March 3 1879.
Iowa Farm City Week marks the harvest season urging urban rural ties. The story details Iowa’s farm scale with 1967 figures: 595,000 on farms, 196,000 farm workers, 22 percent of state population, and farm production contributing about 1.5 billion dollars. It notes average farm size 234 acres, rising equipment use, and the high costs of modern machinery, stressing managerial skill over labor.
A bridge lesson on defeating 3NT after a spade lead. East must return a heart jack to deny declarer nine tricks, with West signaling strength by following with the ten and eight. The article discusses declarer’s advantage and defender cooperation in the play.
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