Graduates can use tools and home goods gifts
Advice column suggests practical graduation gifts like towels sheets blankets pots and pans and small hand tools for dorm living or apartments. Tips for easing college housekeeping and simple sewing dampening seams with a plastic bottle are included.
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Hard Times TV adaptation gains praise on PBS
New PBS four part serialization of Dickens Hard Times draws praise for period detail and strong acting. The first episode follows Gradgrind with a stern educational creed and his daughter and son while Bounderby plots a marriage and business alliance.
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Carter plan should aid drivers of small cars
In a satirical column Dick West argues for broader federal disaster relief to support owners of small fuel efficient cars. He cites his Italian built MR and notes repair costs may force substitutions, urging inclusion of lemon aid to sustain conservation incentives.
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Shortage hits Chanute and mint juleps spark ire
Twenty five years ago a severe potato shortage hit Chanute hardest while grocers blamed monopolistic handlers. In Michigan a mint julep debate erupted at Lake Superior State College where Unicorn Hunters Club mocked Churchill Downs Derby drinks calling them mouth wash and priced at 2.50.
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Ann Landers Readers Speak On Shoes And Affairs
A reader laments painful high five inch heels and urges women to boycott damaging footwear. The column replies that old shoes remain an option and notes fashion costs. In a second letter a caller asks about loyalty and finances after decades of work with a boss. The advice emphasizes planning and gratitude limits. A separate note urges frank talk with a teen in a troubled affair. The columnist counsels full disclosure of life facts.
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