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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1958
Page
6
ASK ANDY explains the concept of quartz as a dominant material in jewelry. It imagines a world without diamonds or other gems and notes that many so called semi precious stones would be made mainly of quartz, outlining the quartz family and its varieties.
Puzzle items list across and down with garbled entries show multiple misspellings and misprints for clues and answers. The scattered hints include names like Dacay and Tabor, several country or region references, and partial word fragments suggesting a jammed crossword from a newspaper page.
The Mohs scale ranks minerals by hardness. Diamond sits alone at class 10. Sapphire is class 9 and topaz class 8. Quartz is class 7, just softer than these prized minerals, while quartzite is abundant.
Gen Sir Francis Festing, British Far East commander, met Indonesia's President Sukarno this week at Gen Nasution's invitation to strengthen ties. The article then digresses into a detailed overview of quartz and its varieties, noting quartz forms from amethyst to flint and its presence in sand, granite, and beach pebbles.
In Moscow Khrushchev suggested regular Soviet news briefings could become normal practice someday. A Western correspondent asked about weekly or fortnightly conferences to dispel rumors, and Khrushchev replied that while not current Soviet tradition, it would be a normal Western practice and perhaps could happen someday.
Belgrade confirms President Nasser of the United Arab Republic will visit Yugoslavia next month. A government spokesman says details are being finalized. In Japan, sake is dehydrated and sealed in collapsible metal tubes, then mixed with water for a pocket portable bar.
An ad copy promotes Wrighey's Spearmint Gum as refreshing and delicious. It urges chewing while driving for lively flavor and real chewing enjoyment.
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