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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1963
Page
9
In Middlesex Junior High, Darien Conn librarians set out 350 volumes in drugstore racks and within three days 85 of 117 students borrowed books. Three months later 357 titles had been read and 105 students were current borrowers. Top titles included To Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies.
A U S Department report notes newspaper ads boosted frying chicken sales by up to 300 percent in sale weeks versus non sale weeks across ten large cities. Prices cut without ads changed little, suggesting advertising drives volume more than price alone.
West Chester announces UNICEF the United Children's Fund door to door campaign October 31 starting at 6 30 pm. Children will wear costumes while collecting pennies for milk for hungry children. Gatherings at Methodist and Federated churches will follow tours. Fourteen members plus two guests attended the Federated Social Circle meeting.
A 1963 column skewers monarchies from Liechtenstein to Monaco and beyond. It contrasts tax status and democratic claims with palace pomp, noting rulers’ wealth and public fascination, while doubting genuine democracy under hereditary rule. It cites Grimaldi, Hohenzollern, Habsburg lines, Grace of Monaco, and Queen Elizabeth, ending with personal ambivalence toward monarchy’s charm.
UPI reports experts debate astronaut Cooper s sightings from a 22.9 orbit around Earth with NASA forming a five man panel. They conclude Cooper likely saw real objects on Earth below, aided by rarefied air and clear weather, supporting future space flight and possible spy satellite implications.
US scientists study a potential Mars mission to send six men on a 16 month round trip. Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico notes uncertainty about spacecraft size crew and gravity but confirms ongoing study. The trip out would last about 140 days and return about 240 days later with three main modules planned for command living quarters and landing craft.
The column discusses a challenging bridge hand from 1963 with North facing a four spade contract overboard for East West, and examines bidding and play flaws. It explains how declarer can manipulate discards and trump timing to threaten defeat, while noting East West may misjudge their advantage and South's clever play can steal the contract.
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