Labor Day Club marks 30th Washington Century gathering
The Washington Evening Journal recalls the 4-Century Club’s 30th annual meeting at the Methodist church drawing 165 members. It honors the club’s origins in 1933 with O. L. Sampson as first member and notes the enduring value of camaraderie among those aged 75 and older.
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Route 1
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Orville Elder
Journal
Incomputability and the Machine of Love in News
A Ottawa journal column notes computers taking over matchmaking and predicting marriages in the United States. A retired Methodist minister reportedly found romance after a computer matched him with a bride, choosing from five prospects. The piece riffs on machines and romance amid other brief clippings on wheat prices and quotes from various newspapers.
Strong ties with Hoffa's Teamsters in Crystal City politics
In Crystal City Texas the PASO movement aided by Hoffa's Teamsters helped elect a Latin dominated city council, despite 14.5 percent Anglo population. Albert Fuentes Jr and Bruce Holsomback describe absentee and outside influence. Osuma hired as city manager, minimum wage raised, and concerns over Latins' political power and employment persist.
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United Press International
Crystal City
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Uncle Tom” and Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organization
Tio Tomas
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Texas
Tio Tomases
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Didates
Fuentes
Holsomback
Old
Teamsters Union
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
Cornejo
George Osuma
San Antonio
Public Works Department
Osuma
University of Texas
Albert Pena Jr
Austin
Washington
Pena
Los Angeles
Platform Committee
Kennedy
Viva Kennedy
Nueces
Corpus Christi
Bexar County
MAPA
California
Reynaldo Garza
U.S
Raymond Tellz
el Paso
Costa Rica
Homer Lopez
South Texas
Moises Falcon
Osama
Latin University
Zavala County
Citizens Association
Labor Day Reflections on Washington and Union Values
The writer notes Labor Day in Washington lacks public observance, praising unions and their impact while recalling past local labor activity. He recollects Clint Stewart, an exemplar young citizen, detailing his athletic interests and community promise as he describes Stewart’s character and potential.
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Central Park
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Soviets Buy Ants From Italians
Rome reports Soviet experts bought Formica rufa ants to restore forest balance by eating leaf eaters. Italian trials in Lombard Alps and Tuscan Appennines showed success, expanding to Sardinia and Mount Etna areas, though Etna strains failed to acclimate.
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UPI
Italy
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Lombard Alps
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Sardinia
Sicily
Mount Etna
Instructive contract bridge problem by B Jay Becker
South wins with a calculated play after West leads diamonds. Declarer ruffs spades, cashes aces and trumps, then decides whether East or West holds the king of clubs. The analysis concludes East more likely has the king, leading to a successful club sequence and the contract.
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South
King
East
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