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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1975
Page
4
A Washington Iowa edition from October 23 1975 features an editorial reflection on laborers in the harvest and a humorous note about an Ainsworth couple whose bridge marathon was postponed after a caller revealed Boston was in the final World Series game. The piece ends with the bridge match postponed.
A reader notes a surge of mail order catalogues this year and highlights a diamond offering advertised by mail order. The writer questions who would buy a diamond sight unseen and calls the concept hard to grasp.
A national push to print ballots in English plus minority languages follows the Federal Voting Rights Act amendments. The piece notes Indian languages with nonalphabetic scripts present an alphabetization challenge, citing Mountrail County North Dakota and its Hidatsa Mandan Arikara tribes. A Prescott editor riffs on potential Texan impact.
The piece notes renewed faith in American intentions as Kissinger mediates Middle East talks. It asserts Egypt and Israel accept mediation and many nations defer to the US, acknowledging trusted motives despite past missteps and Watergate fallout.
Abigail Van Buren answers readers about a secret affair ending abruptly and a relative who relishes delivering bad news. The adviser explains the mistress ended the affair to protect her marriage and suggests responding with compassion.
L M Boyd notes boredom tests show average times of 17 minutes for college students and nine minutes for elementary students while UC researchers link longer endurance to future contentment. A Q A discusses draft animals among American Indians with llamas for Incas. Babies sleep best on stomachs per Georgetown scholars. Heating fuel is wasted as heat slips out open windows in autumn. Copyright 1975 L M Boyd.
The entry marks Thursday October 23 1975 as the 296th day of the year with 69 remaining. It lists visible planets Venus Mars Saturn in morning sky and Mercury Jupiter in the evening. It notes birthdays of Sarah Bernhardt and Johnny Carson and recalls historical events from 1915 1942 1947 and 1955.
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