Dear Abby Baffles Family With Honest Confessions
A reader recalls telling a 4 year old granddaughter that she grew from a seed in her mommy’s tummy. The grandmother asks how to handle family tensions as her son and daughter in law oppose her honesty. Abby advises staying true and educating the family, time will prove the grandmother right.
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Abby
Thoroly
Ruth Pennesch
Joan Grabel
Marjorie Brenn
Patricia Fedas
Fifth Avenue
Col Glenn finds life good again after lows and debts
HAL BOYLE reports Col John H. Glenn Jr. speaks of his recovery from a daunting 1964 setback and political collapse. He recalls his 1962 orbital flight, notes his current NASA advisory role and RC Cola presidency, and says his family is healthy as all debts are paid.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Col
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Earth
Nbc-Tv
Henry Morton Stanley
David ‘Livingston
Africa
Stanley
Wisu
Marine Corps
U.S
Ohio
Ings
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Royal Crown Cola International, Ltd
Annie
Dame Fashion Gets Priority Over Cold
New York AP reports fashion conscious women cope with subzero winds in miniskirts. Kathe Graham and Judith Christian describe strategies to stay warm while staying trendy. Madi Heller notes wearing bikini underwear, friends follow suit.
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New York
Kathe Graham
Judith Christian
Madi Heller
Levis
Verily and Infallible Across Puzzle Clues
Crossword puzzle clues scattered with numeric hints and partial phrases. Entries mix languages and proper nouns such as Haarlem painter and Kefauver while others hint at grammar suffixes and calendar numbers. Several garbled fragments obscure full answers and several lines appear misprinted or incomplete.
Nomination May Help Negro Actor Achieve Goal
Raymond St Jacques seeks a best supporting actor nomination for The Communists. He argues Poitier’s top box office status masks limited opportunities for Black actors and calls for broader casting in major films. He cites The Pawnbroker and Madigan ahead with Fonda and Wayne, noting industry hesitance to cast Black leads.
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Hollywood
Sidney Poitier
Raymond St. Jacques
Poitier
Motion Picture Herald
St. Jacques
Yale School of Drama
New York
Daniel Boone
Mr. Moses
Henry Fonda
Green Berets
John Wayne
Sidney
Diana Sands
Communists Start Saigon Offensive in 1968 Wave
Vietnam's Communist high command has begun a nationwide offensive aimed at eroding rural support for the Saigon government and punishing allied forces. Three North Vietnamese divisions operate along the central coast while local Viet Cong battalions seize towns such as Hau Nghia and Tu Phuoc, raising red and gold flags as U.S. and ARVN forces suffer higher casualties.
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Peter Arnett
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
Dak To
Loc Ninh
Hau Nghia
Tu Phuoc
Qui Nhon
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
U.S
Tan Uuyen
Bien Hoa
Tuy Phuoc
Maj. Elden Wright
Morgantown
W. Va
Wright
Travel Agent Caught In Telephone Digit Switch
In a Bethesda area incident a travel agent began receiving calls about a birth a fever and a doctor he never heard of. He learned the number used was former Bethesda Naval Hospital and the company assigned a new number.
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Washington
Bethesda
Dave Bond
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Duplicate Bridge Played At Beach Old Orchard Beach
The Sea Stars Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday at Mrs Briggs home Lawn Avenue. Winners were Mrs Prendergast and Mrs Marshall tied with Mrs Ross and Mrs Shaw first second, and Mrs Adams and Mrs Mokarzel third. A Monday night contract bridge lesson was led by Mrs Briggs with attendees from Old Orchard Beach Biddeford and Saco. next session set for 7 to 9 p.m. at 5 Lawn Avenue.
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Old Orchard
Lorraine Auger
Saco
Nancy Labrecque
Briggs
Lawn Avenue
Early Car Wash in Portland Opens in 1912
A Portland facility started commercial rear washing in 1912 in a 60 by 40 foot building. Cars entered one end and exited 15 minutes later with brass burnished and enamel shine after a $1.50 wash.
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Portland
Ore
Quiz Q A Distinction Between Purebred and Thoroughbred
A purebred horse may be of any breed as long as its parents belong to the same breed. Not every purebred is a thoroughbred, and many thoroughbreds are ex purebreds.
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van Buren
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American Express Diner's Club
Tremont Street
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South Africa
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Charleston
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West Virginia
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Fayetteville
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Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
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U.S. Navy
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