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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1972
Page
4
A compact editorial note cites Jeremiah 13 23 and argues moral transformation is possible within individuals and societies. It asserts that even repeated bad heredity can be faced and overturned through effort and virtue.
The author notes summer air conditioning masks the fly nuisance but as fall arrives the flies return indoors. Flies invade the Washington newsroom and adjoining departments prompting a swat, though the author doubts whether any broader lesson will emerge. The piece ends with a wish for three clear frosty nights to wipe them out.
Census releases show county level income data as computers digest the figures. Washington County Iowa ranks mid to upper, while the highest income county in the nation is just outside Washington D C and populated mainly by high grade government employees.
The essay notes a new surge in yo-yo use among grade school and junior high students, marking a fourth major revival in decades. It recalls past resurgences from the 1940s to earlier eras, describes various yo-yo types, and reflects on how modern designs imitate classic maneuvers while risking damage to lamps and property.
A reader disputes praise for Iowa's Capitol project noting opposition to funds and bribes alleged in location choices. The essay cites a vote margin, bribe suspicions, construction flaws, and bills totaling 2.87 million against a 1.5 million limit.
In a match between Australia and France the French edged Australia by 11 international match points. At table two Desmouly in dummy faced a doomed diamond play and the French lost by six in a misfit contract, with the Australian team securing 450 points across two tables.
Readers discuss dating with dentures and how a realistic denture set can affect romantic chances. A sequence of letters from readers and responses by Abigail Van Buren reassure denture wearers that relationships can work, noting dentures can be made realistic and that honesty and humor help.
A 1972 LM Boyd column riffes on sleep needs and psychology comparing nine hour sleepers with six hour dozers, mentions atomic clocks and bears learning basketball, adds quirky Q A passages on Dracula pigeons and pigeon milk, ends with letters and a note about an honors group and a Fort Worth mailbox address.
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