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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1965
Page
11
Editorial laments hype around Vinland map proving Norse reach before Columbus. It notes earlier radiocarbon dating of Lance aux Meadows and Helge Ingstad findings, but argues the myth of 1492 remains glamorous. The piece questions what discovery truly matters amid space and moon-landing comparisons.
A local businessman reports a 30 percent rise in sales after remodels and a downtown Ottumwa facelift. He urges others to invest, upgrade storefronts, and actively pursue new customers to boost community commerce.
A Detroit Free Press note cites federal regulations requiring peanut butter to contain 90 percent peanuts. The item humorously warns parents not to tell children about the 10 percent nonpeanut content, lest they demand extra sandwiches to compensate.
An editor's outlook recalls General Lee becoming president of Washington College in 1865 with a clerk's wage. His impact was not teaching but direction, shaping order, discipline, and an effective honor system that helped Washington College become Washington and Lee University.
Governor Harold Hughes says a Purdue University study led by James A. Papke will consider local sales taxes though he is not advocating them now. He envisions a blueprint for centralized state planning, potential joint facilities with cities and counties, and reduced duplication of offices to better use taxpayers funds.
In a Becker column a dramatic endplay by Charlie, famed for his endgame vision, turns a simple contract into a master class. West doubles spades, Charlie as declarer crafts a sequence to limit West to one trump, discards a heart, and ruffs with clubs to clinch the trick, paving a striking example of his rare talent.
Richard Stephens returned home from Mercy Hospital after eye surgery on both eyes and is progressing slowly in recovery. District churchmanship institute at Mt Pleasant Methodist Church featured Bishop Thomas as speaker with Olive Miksch Jim McCreedy and Rev Stephen Root in attendance.
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