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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
4
Editorial reflections trigger a humorous open letter from the West Des Moines Express to Newton Weller about tornado myths. The piece weaves religious note on excuses with a punch line about trusting Channel 2 for weather alerts, ending with praise for Weller’s method and a wink at Emmy hopes.
The Washington Evening Journal publishes afternoons except Sundays and certain holidays from Washington Iowa. Editorial leadership includes David Elder as editor and business manager, William Shannon as vice president and advertising director, Charles Morris as news editor, Bob Shaffer in local advertising, and Howard Hazen as production superintendent. It is entered as second class matter and affiliated with several press associations and the Inland Daily Press Ass'n. The subscription price noted is 40 cents.
Democratic candidate Dan Johnston suggests retailers fire a handgun before sale and send a test bullet to a central lab for a computer stored bullet print. Spent bullets at crime scenes could be matched to the stored image, a system aimed at handguns only. The Vera Institute backs early research on computer bullet prints.
More than half a million Los Angeles area youngsters returned to school this fall after summer activities on school grounds. Eight thousand learned to swim in portable pools, nine thousand drove, and 200000 attended summer school. Four hundred thousand joined Youth Services recreational programs across 532 schools with arts crafts sports films and library read-for-recreation. Camps at Lighthouse Point Fermin and Clear Creek offered a week away for ten dollars and seventy-five cents. The program, the city schools say, uses facilities year round to meet community needs.
A tax case upheld a deduction for Johnny’s clarinet lessons to aid a severe bite problem, stressing deductions must be closely related to a specific ailment. It notes allowances for seeing-eye dogs and wigs, while denying diapers, toothpaste, bottled water, in-home phone, or vacations unless a medical link exists.
A dated collection of social observations on flirting gender gaps and perception. It notes that men rarely see themselves as objects of affection while women detect romantic intent quickly. Amusing asides cover hair myths and cultural quips about beauty, humor, and dating norms.
Riverside October 8 Mrs Edward Bushek hosted the Pinochle club at her home with guests Mrs John Gase and Anna Veggy. High score prize went to Mrs Cecil Strabala. consolation to Mrs Zitta Duwa. Lunch followed. October 15 meets with Mrs Pete Schneider.
The 1968 69 University of Iowa theatre season opens October 24 with Harold Pinter s The Caretaker and runs through early November. Other plays include Dryden s Marriage a la Mode Shakespeare s The Merchant of Venice Mai Kontri Ty Op Ti an original work by Karl A Tunberg and the Broadway musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Season tickets are $9, single tickets go on sale a week before each opening, and U of I students attend free with ID.
In a four spade contract West can beat the hand by a key shift at trick four. Instead of cashing clubs and diamonds, lead a trump to force declarer into an unfavorable ruffing sequence. South must ruff with trumps, dummy runs out, and a heart ruff denies the contract, illustrating why trump leads at trick four can beat even routine plays.
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