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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1962
Page
4
Footprint on Office Wall Stirs Readiness to Believe
An unexplained footprint appears halfway up an office wall provoking questions about the possible supernatural. The piece muses on ghosts and goblins versus modern explanations and quotes Hamlet to question reality and reason.
Cuba and Us squeeze grows over Castro and world image
The piece argues the Cuba crisis poses no immediate U.S. threat but risks Soviet propaganda and Latin American reaction. It notes Latin American unity is key, while warning that action could worsen fears of peacetime coercion and a Soviet base on Americas doorstep. It ends with a political critique of mass digitization erasing individuality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cuba
Castro
Khrushchev
Names Not Numbers Please Washington Iowa Letter to Editor
A reader argues readers should write letters to the editor and discuss diverse topics. He prefers names for places over numbers, cites roads named in other states, and critiques numerical designation trends as a communist-like erasure of individuality. He ends noting editorials and a historical naval incident, urging lively reader dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Bush's Corner
Rome
De Gaulle Faces Growing French Restiveness Ahead of Referendum
The article notes rising parliamentary and public discontent with Charles de Gaulle as France prepares October referendums. Opposition, led by dissident deputies, seeks to curb his power while De Gaulle pushes to keep presidential selection in voters’ hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Europe
Pompidou
Michel Debre
Fourth Republic
Pear Honey and Hickory Nuts Fall Kitchen Notes
Fall favorites include pear honey recipe with ground pears sugar crushed pineapple and sealing jars. Also notes on gas line work natural gas, hickory nut crop failure, and local squirrels hoarding nuts. The unnamed poem titled Request reflects on courage at sea with a fisherman’s prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
New Books Review Highlights Social Consciousness in 1960s Novels
Review covers Power by Howard Fast, The Public Happiness by August Heckscher, and Poems by Alan Dugan. Discusses Benjamin R Holt as a Lewis-like figure, Bloody Williamson County memory, prose style and political aims, plus best seller lists for fiction and non fiction in Iowa. Local editor notes enduring relevance of poetry and social critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gibson, Jr
Power
Howard Fast
Doubleday
Benjamin R. Holt
Lucas
Iowa
John L. Lewis
Williamson County
Ilinois
West Virginia
August Heckscher
Atheneum
Heckscher
White House
Monaco Faces French Tax Demands Over Residency Pact
Paris extends 24 hour reprieve as Monaco seeks compromise with France on taxing foreign residents. Talks center on whether France can tax about 7 000 non French residents within Monaco's 33 000 population while preserving Monaco’s tax haven status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Monaco
France
Quai d’Orsay
Mediterranean
Prince Rainier
Charles de Gaulle
Bidding Decisions in Four Contract Bridge Hands
Four sample hands shown with suggested bids in a 1943 article. Hand 1 doubles for takeout, Hand 2 overcalls two spades to balance, Hand 3 doubles despite low points, Hand 4 passes to protect against dangerous rebids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oko Haks
North
East
West
Resyndicate, Inc
Must Large Tonsils Go
Article by Burton H. Fern M D discusses when tonsil and adenoid removal is necessary for children. It explains lymph nodes function growth, when surgery is indicated for recurrent tonsillitis, enlarged adenoids, snoring, ear infections, and potential impact on weight and breathing, noting adenoids may shrink if not troublesome.
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Junior
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