Thought for the Day on pace and memory in Iowa roads
The column urges safe driving on rural Iowa roads, citing Prof. John O Mara of the University of Iowa and his criticism of high speed limits. It notes a 60 mph posted limit on the Coralville cut off, arguing many drivers exceed it dangerously. It calls for more posting and slower speeds to prevent accidents on aging road designs. A reader letter from Fairbanks Alaska describes flood damage and am imminent relocation.
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John O’mara
College of Engineering
University of Iowa
Iowa
Coralville
Iowa 1
Iowa City
Washington County
Cedar Rapids
O’mara
State Highway Commission
Detroit
Enduring Auctions and Fair Bidding Rules
A column discusses ancient customs of auctions, the need for legitimate bids, and how courts void fake bids. It notes evacuations, shelter work by Red Cross and SBA crews, and a case where a man pretended to bid for charity but was stopped when the hammer fell. The piece emphasizes bidding integrity and binding purchase upon hammer strike.
Sale of Young Ladies To Harems Pays Well
A column by L. M. Boyd mixes social satire and trivia. It notes that the top earners in selling girls to harems are Americans, discusses viewer gaze in film, and parodies manners like anniversary danger in marriages. It includes Q A snippets on executions, naps, and common queries with briefanswers.
South bids reckless slam in bridge match
In a four player championship, South opened to six spades doubled and pursued a grand slam. West led trump. declarer racked up clubs and spades, squeezing West into victory for 1660 points. East could have defeated it by a different line but failed.
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South
West
Declarer
King
North
East
King of Diamonds
Res Syndicate, Inc
Dear Abby letters and reader confessions in Washington Journal
A collage of Dear Abby style queries and reader responses from the Washington Evening Journal. Topics include marriage indecision and blood tests, a rendered confession of faked letters, and a longtime marriage with little sex contrasted with personal contentment. The page lists staff, rates, and publication notes.
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Custon
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Civil Defense
SBA
Helen (Mrs
John W.) Grass
Evening Journal
Washington
The
Small Society
Rior
BricKman
Brikman
L. M. Boyd
United States
Oklahoma
James D. French
Thomas Edison
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Webb
Miss C
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Mary
West Immaterial
RYCON
SOTAR
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Abby
Washington Evening Journal
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Dim Wu
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