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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1977
Page
6
Washington Iowa edition presents a Thought For Today quoting Genesis 33 11 about accepting a blessing as a sign of friendship or reconciliation. The brief devotional note reflects on interpersonal trust and peacemaking in the context of daily newspaper fare.
The Washington Community Theater invites new members for the 1978 season with adult memberships at 11 dollars and youth memberships at 8.50. Members receive reserved-seat advantages, early ticket mail orders, and support the Community Center’s operations. goal set at 600 members after 502 this year.
Dallas readers learn that FCC data shows over 80 percent of this year's formal TV interference complaints stem from Citizens Band radios. With 22 million CBs in use, regulators consider stricter equipment standards and usage limits to curb growing reception problems across households and airwaves.
The piece notes a fashion shift from artificial to natural in plants and couture. It contrasts the return to real greenery with ongoing issues in edible products, where wax coatings and consumer acceptance challenge breeders. Experts criticize reliance on flavor in breeding and question the ability to distinguish real produce from imitations.
A brief engagement notice notes no fate has been set for the wedding while a girls camp outlines seven sports with options to specialize or train with multiple coaches. Additional items include a hospital newsletter joke, an attorney post pay figure, a floor ad with a blunt remark, and a holiday weekend crowd description.
L M Boyd presents a collection of curio insights and Q A exchanges from 1977. The column touches on name origins from Lindbergh to Manson, gender living trends, biblical debates about Lucifer, Masai salt use, Havelock Ellis on female eyes, Danes drinking ritual, and everyday trivia. It closes inviting mail to Weatherford Texas.
Abigail Van Buren offers readers multiple questions about marriage friendships superstition in law and personal growth. The column covers whether to marry to please others handling a superstitious mother in law and a friend needing to move on after mourning with guidance to butt out. Correspondence includes address for personal replies.
In a six notrump problem West leads spade jack. Declarer wins with AK of spades and A K of hearts, then clubs ace. If East plays on clubs, play eight to force queen. if East returns spade or heart, discard K10 clubs on dummy’s queen sequence to unblock clubs and later win twelve tricks. Alternate lines include diamond finesse or jack of diamonds switch. all roads lead to twelve tricks.
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