Dear Abby Advice From Iowa Readers
Dear Abby addresses two reader questions from Iowa. One parent worries when a son declines a college scholarship to stay with a younger girlfriend. the other asks if a forgiven affair can restore a long friendship. Abby endorses open dialogue and mature handling while noting boundaries and consequences.
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Abby
Bud
Eastern
Iowa City
Expert Bridge Play Ends In Down Two For South
Describes a four spade contract where South misreads West's hand after West starts with three clubs. South ruffs the third club and plans an end play assuming West holds the king of hearts. He runs trumps and discards a diamond from dummy. West discards three cards in a precise sequence and South miscounts West's distribution, leading to a down two after West leads last diamond to the queen jack.
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Lee
South
West
King of Hearts
Opening bid query echoes one club standard in 1843 note
A California reader asks about the correct opening bid noting one club in all standard systems. The item mentions that on this date in 1853 Antioch College opened in Yellow Springs Ohio as the first non sectarian school to grant equal opportunities for both men and women.
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California
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Nutritious bread via wheat and pea flour mix
Dear Patricia explains that wheat lacks lysine and should be combined with pea flour to create a complete protein. A 15 percent substitution raises protein value by 15 percent without altering taste or baking quality, and pea flour supports erosion control in the Pacific Northwest.
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Dr. Solomon
Patricia D
Patricia
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Young favors more time for South Africa
U N Ambassador Andrew Young says he does not favor economic sanctions yet. He argues South Africa under new Prime Minister Pieter Botha should be given more time to decide reforms. Botha’s election signals continuity of hard-line policies.
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Washington
U.N
Andrew Young
South Africa
Pieter Botha
Young
Botha
John Vorster
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