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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1977
Page
4
Washington Iowa October 7 1977 editorials discuss G Gordon Liddy as the central Watergate figure who remains quiet about internal scheming. The piece notes his debt and potential for future prison life reflections while judging his restraint against peers who profited from the scandal.
Rod Riggs laments lack of prime time motion pictures and champions re runs of old series. He suggests Mr Peepers What in the World Omnibus You Can See It Now and Studio One as worthy candidates. The piece notes dozens of hours exist in TV studio archives awaiting reshown programming.
A Tokyo seminar argues earthworms may save Japan with vermiculture. Worm castings would restore soil fertility and be used for garbage processing. Excess worms could feed animals and even humans to boost protein, with future farms planned beneath Japan’s vast elevated rail network.
A New York Times report notes Indian classified matrimonial ads in Sunday papers replace marriage brokers. Ads seek brides and grooms from strong families, with caste, color, and wealth factors shaping choices. Emigration prospects and modern communication ride alongside enduring traditions.
The Odd Column warns against overindulgence with a playful rhyme about moderation and the perils of excessive bottled cheer. It cautions readers to speak plainly and keep tongues from tangling after drinking.
A column blends a bridge puzzle with a Mencken hoax about American bathtubs and a jokey Congressional Record claim. It cites a 1977 syndicate credit and uses a long play-by-play bridge scenario ending with strategic clues about finesses and card distribution.
A collage of curiosities touches on a color organ called the karma color organ that glows to music and travels a 50 foot audible range, plus drinking trends, a Panama Canal invitation to the Swiss navy, a vintage rent-a-car idea, a quip on unions, theater applause in France, a family with many Thanksgivings, peridromophily as streetcar transfer hobby, and meat grading myths amid federal kickback talk.
A collage of Dear Abby exchanges covers a son's infidelity with a younger woman, a man’s behavior distracting a wife by pacifying a stranger, responses to suicide condolence etiquette, an artist’s explanation to critics, and a caller’s gripe about directory assistance etiquette with operators.
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