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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
22
A reader asks how to handle dried paste on wallpaper. The Wallcoverings Council advises wiping the surface with a damp sponge before and after hanging, testing washability on a sample, and using a bleaching liquid only after testing for vinyl coverings to avoid marks.
Dear Polly answers a reader: how to keep white fiberglass drapes from yellowing or dulling. Practical tips include regular cleaning, avoiding chlorine, and using appropriate cleaners to maintain brightness. Seek specific product guidance for fiberglass fabrics.
Polly Cramer offers Polly's Pointers in a 224 page illustrated paperback for 75 cents each. Order by mail to The Cedar Rapids Gazette with name address and zip code and include payment. If Polly uses your idea you receive a dollar reward.
Cleveland Dr John M Baron vice president of the American Society of Bariatrics proposes swapping meals to aid dieting. He suggests beef stew for breakfast and corn flakes for dinner to align calorie use with body activity after meals. He notes overweight individuals may not burn calories after large dinners.
Miss Schael Mathews and Kenneth Oren Engel married at Christchurch in Grosse Pointe Michigan in a Saturday ceremony conducted by Rev Franklin Bennett Jr The bride is daughter of Dr and Mrs W Mason Mathews They will reside in Grinnell Iowa while both study at Grinnell College
Barbara M. Watson, 49, of New York City, was sworn in Monday as administrator of the state department bureau of security and consular affairs. She is the first woman and first Negro to hold the post with assistant secretary rank.
Cheryl Crost, 24, and her husband Kenneth, 27, discovered their car missing on Monday. The vehicle, containing wedding gifts and clothing, had been parked at Cheryl's mother Betty Peskin's home since the couple wed last Wednesday. They planned an early trip to Los Angeles to settle.
Canadian Indians slip into the United States using a historic provision that grants free movement to native North Americans. The measure allows cross border travel without customary restrictions.
Mrs Spiro T Agnew wife of the Republican vice presidential nominee and her four daughters return home to Maryland from Los Angeles. Agnew remains in San Diego to plan campaign strategy with Nixon and is due back later in the week. A press secretary cited Kimberly 12 needing relief from a sore throat and a possible sinus condition. An owl sighting and a security incident in Delhi are noted but not fully clear in the dispatch.
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