Editorials Thought For The Day Mercy at Illinois Homecoming
A humorous exchange opens with a reflection on gifted talents then shifts to a campus scene at the University of Illinois during homecoming. Students wear badges bearing the word Mercy as Illinois faced Ohio State, a game theIllini struggled to win.
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Cedar Falls
Punishment 29 days in state pen aims to deter juveniles
A New Mexico judge sentences juveniles to 29 days in the state penitentiary hoping brief exposure to harsh prison life will deter crime. Critics doubt the plan, noting time in prison can confer stigma and prestige among youths. Iowa schools confusion prompts reform talk and a satirical editor’s note proposing new names.
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Letters To The Journal Endorse Marek Letter
A reader praises the Washington Evening Journal for publishing opinions from readers and requests honest answers from state office candidates. The writer urges better information, calls for respectful discourse, and notes bus funding and Route 2 as local concerns.
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Washington Evening Journal
TV Highlights Tuesday Night Schedule Snapshot
United Press International lists a Tuesday lineup with Edie Adams debuting a monthly show featuring Duke Ellington and Peter Falk. Other highlights include Combat Any Second Now, The Sea Witch with Carolyn Jones, Jack Benny with Lawrence Welk, The Untouchables The Pea, Chet Huntley Reporting on Ceylon, Tonight with Eddie Fisher and Johnny Carson.
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Barry Shear
Lively Ones
Dick Powell
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Harry Guardino
Jack Benny
CBS
Lawrence Welk
Jack
Untouchables
Ness
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Chet Huntley
Ceylon
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Johnny Carson
Iowa Senate Race Shows Hickenlooper Leading in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Hickenlooper a Republican incumbent holding a solid edge over Democrat challenger Smith in the U S Senate contest. The GOP governor battle between Erbe and Hughes remains close with Erbe slightly ahead. Voters anticipate turnout near 810000 as 1950 parallels surface.
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Help Junior Sleep Dry The Bed Wetting Guide
A 1958 Dr Fern column advises on child bed wetting with medical checkups and urinalysis, possible kidney or bladder issues, and a program of daytime fluids, timed awakenings, and positive reinforcement. It warns against shaming, suggests reassurance, and notes reader questions may be used in the column.
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Bernasconi’s six spades squeeze through a masterful hand
In a Lebanon tournament last year Swiss expert Bernasconi reached six spades. After West led clubs, he ruffed, crossed to spades, and with precise play squeezed East to discard loses, then executed a sequence that yielded the unexpectedly brilliant slam through a long, meticulous succession of card plays.
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