Red Rock Dam visit and local notices from Sept
Mrs C A Thompson Ainsworth travels with David Kleese to Red Rock Dam and Lake Red Rock to view the site and its bridge. Observations note high water, relocated roads and levees, and the Corps of Engineers computer network monitoring water levels. Also reported are the Kirkville United Methodist Church anniversary, a birth at University Hospital Iowa City, and social visits in Indianola and Fremont.
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Ainsworth
C. A. Thompson
David Kleese
West of Washington
Red Rock
Swan
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Runnells
Carlisle
Pleasant Hill
Avon Lake
Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Ill
Pella
Des Moines
Corps
Willard McCracken
Kirkville
Nelson
Highland Schools
Orie O’connor
Larry O’connor
Indianola
Karen Sue
Willard McCraden
Elmer Kinsinger
Freemont
Editorials Thought For The Day In The Washington Journal
The column reflects on God’s enduring love from Jeremiah 31 3 and jokes about worrying about others. It recalls a kitten lost and recovered via a Journal Want ad. John P Roche argues colleges overemphasize relevance but students seek personal identity beyond impersonal systems.
Pollution burns on Long Island creek waters
The Negatatogue Creek in Long Island, a polluted waterway fed by depot seepage, can burn on the surface due to fuel oil contamination. Residents needed the fire department to extinguish a surface blaze, highlighting the slow response of officials to rising pollution levels.
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Long Island
Negatatogue Creek
Conservation Department
Widow Seeks Truth In Beret Murder Case
The widow of Thai Khac Chuyen visits the U S Embassy in Saigon demanding facts about her husband's death. Vietnam's Justice Ministry asks the United States for a reply and explanation as Mrs Chuyen files a formal protest and mourns in white. The government supports her claim of an outrageous plot.
Legionnaires host barbecue for four hundred in Crawfordsville
The Crawfordsville legionnaires served about 400 at a Saturday chicken barbecue and handed out complimentary tickets to thank volunteers at the Old Threshers celebration. Marcia Jean Bell married Gary Brogaard at First Baptist Church in Iowa City. Birthday cake and ice cream were shared at John Hubbs home. Janet Howell and Paul Dickerson wed recently. reception followed at State Bank parlors in Columbus Junction. Christian Service Women served over 100 at a football dinner after church services.
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Crawfordsville
Legionnaires
George Canott
Mrs. Canott
Marcia Jean Bell
Gary Brogaard
First Baptist Church
Iowa City
Paul Roth
Mike
John Hubbs
Dickerson
Howell
State Bank
Columbus Junction
Clark Shhabilion
Davenport
Marjorie Moore
India
Wapello
Ida Howell
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Iowa
Washington Evening Journal staff and publication details
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa provides editors David Elder and Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer for Local Advertising, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It lists business and publishing staff, contact info, affiliations, and publication schedule details.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass'n
Iowa Daily Press Ass’n
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Russians blamed after Beirut jet hijack foiled
In Beirut a gunbattle halted thieves attempting to steal a Mirage IIIE, wounding two Russians and a disgraced Lebanese air force pilot Hassan Badawi. The Russians were identified as Alexander Khomiakov and Vladimir Vasilyev, held under guard at a military hospital. The plan reportedly included paying the Lebanese pilot $202,500. Several Arabs reportedly sought the jet for its famed air combat record.
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Beirut
UPI
Russia
Paris
Alexander Khomiakov
Vadimir Vasilyev
Hassan Badawi
Proposals and puzzles from a lighthearted column
A quirky column blends social musings on marriage and memory with odds and ends. It notes that couples recall proposals differently and jokes about trends in tranquilizers, car care under maples, weather forecasts, abortion counts among high school girls, and land values in northern states. It also includes trivia on astrology, ministers’ salaries, contact lenses for youths, and the life span of Moskvitch cars, ending with a puzzle about an alphabetical sequence of numbers.
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Russia Moskvitch
Men in Service Harris Pvt Harris US 478-66-2841
Private E-1 Roger E Harris of Company C 3rd Battalion 2nd Brigade Combat Team Fort Polk Louisiana 71459 is listed in service records. The entry notes his unit and hometown details for personnel tracking.
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Roger E. Harris
Polk
Dear Abby Advice on Love and Family Conflicts
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on marital strain transfer risks and engagement etiquette. A wife seeks guidance on leaving a non loving home, a transplanted Texan faces potential moves, and a fiancés ring reveals private vs public expectations. Abby urges commitment to compatible partners and personal growth while offering practical dating guidance.
Cloris Leachman to Play Spinster in Lancer Segment
Hollywood actress Cloris Leachman, known for her Lassie mother role, will portray a spinster in a segment of the television series Lancer, adding a new dramatic facet to her screen work.
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Hollywood
UPI
Cloris Leachman
Deception in a Three No Trump Contract
A bridge column illustrates when to mislead declarer and when not to. East, defending after a two spade opening lead, surveys the hand and foils declarer by discarding a spade queen or shifting, prompting the declarer to misread West’s cards. The piece analyzes the strategic risk and rewards of deceptive defense in contract bridge.
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Declarer
King
South
West
East
Syndicate, Inc
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Lost and Found
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John P. Roche
Roche
Garden City Newsday
Beret
By Vivian Wells
Washington, Iowa
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Washington Evening Journal
Ia. P. O
MR. Oithers
Cora
Fran Gus
L. M. Boyd
ARIES
Harris
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Colorado
Texas
Jimmy
Louise
Los Angeles
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B. Jay Becker
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