Dear Abby column on love, faith, and parenting requests
A reader asks about introducing her parolee fiancé Tom to disapproving parents and delaying marriage. Dear Abby advises meeting the parents, seeking clergy counsel, and delaying marriage until doubts fade, urging open conversation and careful footing. The second letter concerns a pregnancy and secondhand smoke from the mother in law, with Mrs S offering lighthearted practical tips for rain or dark conditions.
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Abby
Jesus
Tom
Mrs. S., Parkdale
Word Puzzle Rules From Judd Syndicate
Instructions outline rearranging each row of letters into a 2 to 7 letter word. Score by the right, with 7 letter words worth 50 bonus points. Blanks act as any letter but have no point value. Proper nouns foreign slang or hyphenated words are forbidden. Judd's solution tomorrow 3 30 81 United Feature Syndicate Inc.
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Judd
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Pencil with eraser patent age of 1858 noted
Bridge column by Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag discusses a classic hand in three no trump and five diamonds. It analyzes how South should handle spades and diamonds against various defenses, noting vulnerability North-South and dealer North.
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Hyman Lipman
Philadelphia
Oswald Jacoby
Alan Sontag
Oswald
Alan
South
East
West
North
Johnny Cash Brings Modest Crowd to Cedar Rapids Show
Johnny Cash headlined at the Five Seasons Center drawing 4 318 fans, about 3 000 shy of capacity, with June Carter Cash and Cindy Cash on hand. The performance mixed past hits with new material and film on back screens, featuring The Reverend Mr Black and I Walk the Line among others. The show emphasized entertainment over hype, with audience participation including birthday dedications and a patriotic Ragged Old Flag segment.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnny Cash
Five Seasons Center
Kenny Rogers
Cash
June Carter Cash
Eighties 8
Cindy
Reverend Mr. Black
Big River
Smirked clerks and rising prices in a playful note
Barbs offer quick maxims on starting tasks gossip and line etiquette. Mentions a 18 cent stamp with a B for broke and a 10 cent cigar now costing 1.35. A neighbor laments a stolen outdoor grill while remarking the thief seems to plan a crackout. Life shifts from winning hands to roulette.
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