Dear Abby Advice on Burial Plots and Marriage Rings
A reader questions burial choices for a mother who remarried and bought two plots while her husband Jess dies. Abby notes the mother is alive and timing will settle matters. In Fort Worth a wife resents her husband keeping his late first wife's wedding ring and Abby advises focusing on private thoughts over the ring and offers wedding planning guidance.
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Abby
Mom
Dad
Jess
Fort
Doctor Solomon answers health questions for readers
In a 1949 column, Dr. Neil Solomon discusses ipecac safety over salt water as an emetic, explains nitrite carcinogens in preserved meats, defines Protein Efficiency Ratio and essential amino acids, reviews chloral hydrate as a sleep drug, and notes the Nationalist government’s retreat to Formosa on that date.
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Dr. Solomon
D.S
J.S
Dear J.S
Formosa
Taiwan
Willie B the gorilla gets four televisions for Christmas
Willie B the 450 pound Atlanta Zoo gorilla received four TV sets after pleas from 200 officials drew gifts from across the country. Pat Dann of the Atlanta Zoological Society said the zoo also got 1500 tires from a service station owner to make swings for animals. The 20 year old, named for former mayor William B. Hartsfield, has lived alone since birth and officials feared he might harm a playmate.
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Atlanta
Willie B
Atanta Zoo
Pat Dann
Atanta Zoological Society
William B. Hartsfield
Judd Puzzle Instructions and Scoring Note
A 20 minute word rearrangement puzzle by Judd from United Feature Syndicate dated 1978 explains converting each row of letters into 2 to 7 letter words. Points awarded per row with 7 letter words earning a 50 point bonus. Blanks count as any letter but carry no points.
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Judd
Judd Scrabble
United Feature Syndicate
Christmas stamps deemed indecent by Garden City residents
Three Garden City women protested U S Christmas commemorative stamps showing a naked Madonna and Child with Cherubim. They demanded refunds while the stamps remained on sale. locals noted the issue involved a Dal Robbia sculpture from the National Gallery of Art.
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Garden City
Kan
U.S
Mrs. Claire
Bob Winn
Claire
Ky arrives in Paris to represent South Vietnam at peace talks
In 1968, South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky arrived in Paris to represent Saigon as it consented to join peace negotiations with North Vietnam, signaling a push toward diplomatic talks amid the war.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
Saigon
North Vietnam
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Lasky Drive
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Neil Solomon
Vanity Fair
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Dumbo
Selchow and Righter Co
Scrabble
Seichow and Righter Co
Justine
Edgwood & Johnson
Japan
Nobuhiko Ushiba
United States
Ford’s
2Nd St
Red Cross
Cobbies
Hush Puppies
Kradle Arch
Dr. Scholl
Glov-Ett
Allen Edmonds Weyenberg Hush Puppies
Cedar Rapids
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