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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1975
Page
3
A medley of quoted reflections on values and a note on a new Iowa motorcycle safety law goes with sports takes. The Cedar Rapids Gazette discusses helmet use headlines and Sparky Anderson arguing for longer post season series. McGovern faces criticism for accepting Castro's claims without verification.
Avarelli and Belladonna of Italy used the Roman Club system to land a laydown grand slam in clubs during a Italy Argentina match. The bidding sequence revealed a void in diamonds and culminated with six diamonds as the key contract. The Argentine pair at the other table failed to employ similar weapons and missed the slam.
Morning song about waking with daisy freshness and hazy cares, followed by lines on mornings, vanity, dinner jokes, a dog waking the speaker, and traffic frustrations as new lanes threaten delays. The piece uses playful, self deprecating verse with everyday irritations.
Dear Abby discusses unlikely equal rights for grooms noting men could use gifts like pajamas and tools at wedding showers. A reader recalls giving a shower to a widower and Abby affirms past kindness while urging balanced expectations.
A historical note credits Jacob Alles of Henderson Kentucky as the craftsman who invented the rolltop desk in 1877. He produced chairs and beds, sold rolltops for two dollars each, beds at 1.50, and chairs for a quarter.
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