Enter ye in at the strait gate editorial
Washington IA editors note youth boredom and aimless cruising in town and Des Moines. They cite a 17 year old senior's lament there is nothing else to do, reflecting on widespread idle driving and social chatter as a national pastime.
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Washington
Des Moines
New York
Tokyo
Rome
Columbia
John Graham, Jr
Claud Resiter
Laura E. Hopkins
Esther Houghland
Floral Hall
Graham, Jr
Detente Prospects Rise From Science Partnerships
U S scientists send a 40 ton supermagnet to Moscow for two year joint work on efficient power generation. In Princeton a tokamak project seeks fusion with abundant hydrogen. Collaboration spans heart transplants quake forecasts and environment. Hope grows as shared danger may drive peace despite political strains.
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U.S
Chicago
Moscow
Princeton
N.J
Soviet Union
Farm Fest commended by Washington County dispatchers
A letter to the editor praises Washington County Public Safety Center dispatchers for handling a large Farm Fest communications load. They coordinated fifteen radio channels and extensive telephone traffic, described as among the state’s most efficient staffs. The letter notes October 1877 context and includes a long, fragmented column of fair news and a baby show report with humorous anecdotes.
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Washington
Washington County
K.F
North South shine in Diamonds at Dallas team trials
In the 1964 Dallas international team trials, North South nearly reached a five diamond contract. Only one pair chose game, others settled for part scores. A spade lead by West and a heart miscue prevented a slam. declarer made 12 tricks for 1370 points while others earned 150 or 170. West regrets the heart lead that could have stopped the slam.
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Dallas
United States
Canada
South
North
West
Declarer
Do and unto in marriage in L M Boyd style
A collage of quips and trivia from L M Boyd 1977 includes marriage wordplay with do and unto, notes on bureaucrats and red tape, a Grant name mix up, hangings at Mankato, a Spanish curseword, a memory challenge sentence, and a weatherford Texas mailing address for copyright. The piece blends jokes about roles in marriages with historical curiosities and wordplay.
Dear Abby column excerpts reveal relationship advice
Abigail Van Buren presents multiple reader letters about intimate boundaries and family dynamics. Topics include a mother in law performing an inappropriate back massage, a daughter paying her beautician mother, and a pregnant teen case highlighting compassionate counsel.
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Abby
Daugher
News items from a century ago in county papers
A compact summary of brief items from the Washington County Press and Washington Gazette, as retrieved by Kathy Fishes, highlighting local happenings, notices, and small-town events from about 100 years ago.
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Washington County Press and
Washington Gazette
Kathy Fishes
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Washington, Iowa
Proverbs
Dre
Nature
Detente
The
Miami Herald
Town Dept. of General Services Division
A. S. Folger
Addie Spaulding
Washington Guards
Tony
Fairfield Ledger
Perlee
Oxford University Press
Nancy
Bruce
Delicatessen
Pumpernickel
Liverwurst
Blondie
B. Jay Becker
North Dealer
King Features Syndicate, Inc
North East South West
L.M. Boyd A ‘Do
Ann
International Association of Professional Bureaucrats
Grant
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Hiram Ulysses Grant
West Point
William J. Daly
Mankato
Minn
Norwalk
Conn
L. M. Boyd
P. O
Weatherford
Eon Axbby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N.y.news Synd. Inc
Virgil
L.A
Calif
Willis Jones
L.A. Jones
Mimeta Py Invitation
East Main
Boner
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