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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1971
Page
4
Washington Iowa editorial laments ingratitude citing Isaiah and stresses farm safety. It notes five recent county farm accidents including a death near Ainsworth, urges training for young operators, caution for older workers, and promotes tractor guards, belts, lighting, first aid, and fire extinguishers to reduce losses during the 1971 harvest.
An official in Colorado predicts America will mine urban ore from city dumps. He cites 11 million tons of iron and nearly 15 million tons of glass wasted yearly, with recycled steel and nonferrous metals rising. If fully developed, old dumps could transform into valuable property as plastics recycling and tailings bricks advance.
A reader writes admiring Song of Norway praising music and scenery as outstanding and a beautiful love story. The letter laments a very small crowd and compares the trip to Norway to a $1.25 outing.
On October 18 1971 Almanac reports Libra birthdays and history events. James Trustlow Adams born 1878. 1767 Mason Dixon boundary settled and 1873 Yale Princeton Rutgers Columbia met in New York to draft intercollegiate football rules.
The page contains a Dear Abby column with reader letters about social dilemmas including a housewarming with a moral conflict, Christmas week accommodations, and a satirical obituary note. It asks readers to vote on which answer to use and reflects on personal anecdotes and cultural references.
In a Life Masters Pair game, Meyer Schleifer as West led a low spade over North’s bid. The clever defense exploited the spade sequence, then shifted to clubs, allowing East to win and ultimately defeat the contract as declarer failed to guess the A K of spades. Schleifer’s underlead and precise continuation showcase expert technique and imagination.
A column fragment surveys views on marriage, shopping, and quirks, noting four odds with humorous asides. It cites studies on lipstick value among educated mothers, a capuchin’s odd barking, skull weight, brown beet sugar, camel drinking, and a dolphin-like mix of trivia.
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