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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1967
Page
4
Editorial brief echoes from October 12 1967 ponder virtue and time with lines on wickedness upside down. A quip on Disneyland as a trap and a note that economics explains why most work, all framed in brief thoughts.
A commentary on tax rules for wood cutting noting that chainsaw work is taxable while brush cleanup and hauling are not. It questions whether hand saw work is taxed, echoing a class discussion tone with playful closing remarks.
A Chicago based legal mind runs an annual Ball's Free For All Prognostications contest with entry blanks sent to friends before opening day. This year he backed the Boston Red Sox to finish second, the lone high pick, and won $25 when results crowned his choice. He left the form unfinished for the last day, telling his wife to sign it and mail it.
The column jokes about aliens among us amid reporters’ note on weathered daily culture. A playful riff freights on modern women’s hairdos and radio/antenna gear as potential signs of extraterrestrial presence.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram reprint reports a young reporter’s ignorance of Charles Lindbergh and argues many Americans lack memory of key events. The piece cites a median US age of 28 and notes widespread forgetting of Pearl Harbor, Prohibition, Teapot Dome, and Roosevelt’s era.
A firsthand travel view notes growing American and European tourist interest in the Soviet Union in 1966 and 1967, with Intourist guidance, visa routes from Berlin, road travel, camping, and open cities. The author recalls friendly people, permissive photo taking, and a cautious view of bureaucracy and censorship alongside admiration for Soviet progress.
A 1967 American Bar Association note explains how restrictive covenants in property deeds limit boarding, home businesses, or additions, and when such clauses are enforceable. Courts may void or uphold covenants based on public policy, outdated terms, or shifts in neighborhood character, with emphasis on protecting property values.
A mosaic of Q and A snippets mixes trivia on criminals and children, history and theater with odd facts about cheese, marriage costs, and veterans benefits. The column includes Thurber quotes and quick rapid replies about soldiers, English floors, and Eric Sevareid’s potential bid.
North opens with AQ5 in notrump or other suit while dealer faces no vulnerability. The fragment suggests standard bidding and play context in a brief bridge column.
In a six clubs contract with a 3-0 trump break and scarce king of spades, the key lie is trick one. Cover the four of hearts with the five and discard a diamond on East's king to prevent a spade shift by West, then establish diamonds by ruffing and drawing West’s last trump. Cross to the ace of spades and discard a spade to claim the slam.
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