Fishers of men and homecoming reflections in Washington IW
Editorials note biblical calls to spread faith and do good deeds. A Roger Babson quote highlights climbing life’s ladder. A resident’s return after 14 months evokes rural quiet and familiar sights. A joking husband fears wife being kidnapped or shopping. Bill Graf’s WWI experiences book at the public library recalls a former Washington post office clerk now retired in Oklahoma.
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Bill
Oklahoma
Where Did Summer Go And The War Bond Agee Reflections
A nostalgic column notes shorter days and a chill in the air as summer vacations wane and spring and winter trips rise in popularity per a nationwide AAA survey. It recalls World War I memories, a soldier’s homecoming to Lockridge Iowa, and a reader’s book report on wartime resilience and the experience of marching home after 1918.
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American Automobile Association
William Graf
Lockridge
Iowa
Gobbledygook Contest Highlight in The Washington Star
The Washington Evening Star runs a Gobbledygook contest inviting readers to cite bureaucratic doubletalk. A typical HEW proposal excerpt shows reports tied to timelines and parallel work, with phrases like sequential to and contingent upon. The piece mocks how such language inflates paperwork and costs.
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New London Journal
Washington Evening Star
the Star
Dear Abby column letters reveal name disputes and wills
A reader asks if the Gay Liberation Society should change its name to avoid conflict with the family name Gay. Abby notes the group’s larger numbers and unlikely name change. Another letter laments a mother buying and destroying wedding negatives, while a Canadian reader plans burial with a second husband’s surname and ponders a respectful grave marker.
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Abby
France
Gay Liberation Society
Proud
Marriage and work: first wives aid promotions study
University of Michigan professor studied 6000 men aged 45 to 54 and found those married to their first wives most likely to receive promotions, followed by the divorced and remarried. single, separated, or widowed men less likely. Also notes sleep researchers warn poor sleep harms oxygen intake. In Rawalpindi, Pakistan, liquor drinking carries 80 lashes and six months prison.
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University of Michigan
Northwest Frontier
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Almanac items from October 22 1975 roundup
United Press International notes today October 2 1975 is the 295th day of the year with 70 days left The Almanac lists events such as Hungarian composer Franz Liszt born October 22 1811 actress Joan Fontaine turning eight and historical milestones including Sam Houston sworn in as first president of Texas and JFK declaring a Cuban blockade after Soviet missiles were found off Cuba.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Frank List
Joan Fontaine
Sam Houster
Firs
Republic
Texas
John F Kennedy
Cuba
Florida
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