Lighter side survey on consumer faith and a rubber duck fiasco
Washington humor column notes a 57 percent drop in perceived product quality over a year. Dan Mallard shares a comic disaster after launching a rubber duck for his baby, destroying his family’s faith in him and in consumer brands.
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Dick West
Washington
Jemons
Dan Mallard
Als. Mallard
Mallard
Mrs. Mallard
Wwe
Erib
Kitchy-Koo
Madlard
Astrological Forecast for Wednesday May 5 Aries to Pisces
Forecast outlines daily guidance by sign with emphasis on work, home, and relationships. It notes creative efforts, communication, independence, and partnerships while urging practical actions and openness to change. Birthday guidance highlights personal direction and new opportunities.
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Aries
Baller
Shia Dt
Taurus
Gemins
Jonal Rand
Leo
Bern
Scorpio
Carcessians
Action Aquarius
Fes
Peak sent to Kearney Boys Training School
Duane Peak, 46, ordered sent to the Boys Training School at Kearney by the Omaha Juvenile Court after turning state's evidence in the August death of Omaha patrolman Larry Minard. Peak will stay until his 2d birthday or release deemed safe by the State Department of Institutions. Rice and Poindexter received life terms for first degree murder.
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Omaha
UPD
Duane Peak
Kearney
Omaha Juvenile Court
Lato
Peak
Larry Minard
Tenced
State Department of Institutions
Rice
Poindexter
Agel Peak
Innocent Spouse Tax Rule Changes Stir Debate
Carlton Smith discusses the evolving innocent spouse rule and how signed returns bind a wife to her husband’s underreported income, while noting health insurance coverage abroad and the lingering temporary automobile excise tax, with quotes on legislative delays and editorials on credibility of tax promises.
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Carlton Smith
Hubby
Lincoln election sees 30000 expected to vote today
Lincolnites cheer the vote on city offices and a $965000 bus bond. Election commissioner Dean Petersen notes higher apathy than 1967’s record 32000. Voters also choose a mayor, city council, board of education, and airport authority members.
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Lincoln
UPI
Mancy
Board of Education
Airport Authority
Bank of America Founded in 1903 as Bank of Italy
The largest commercial bank, Bank of America, traces its origins to 1903 in San Francisco when it was established as the Bank of Italy. It later rebranded to Bank of America, growing into a global financial institution.
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The
Bank of America
San Francisco
Bank of Italy
Almanac notes and historic events for May 4
United Press International Almanac for Tuesday May 4 1971 highlights the date in history. It recalls Capone’s 1892 tax evasion arrest and Kent State shootings in 1970. The Coral Sea battle began in 1942 with Japanese losses and U.S. carrier gains. A thought from Publilius Syrus ends the item.
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United Press International
Coral Sea
United States
Kent State University
First deliberate bunt in baseball by Dickey Pearce in 1866
Dickey Pearce of the Brooklyn Atlantics executed the first deliberate bunt in baseball history in 1866, marking a strategic shift in the game and influencing later coaching and batting approaches.
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Dickey Pearce
The
Brooklyn Atlantics
Elum Reaches Highest Point on Vis Island
United Press International notes Elum Tops Adriatic island Vis as the highest point. The report highlights its elevation and status as a landmark.
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United Pras International
Adriatic Island
Vis
Longest Possible Solar Eclipse Duration
The partial phrase notes that totality may last up to seven minutes and forty seconds, identified as the greatest possible duration of totality in a solar eclipse. It highlights the duration as a key fact about eclipse mechanics.
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27Th Avenue
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Union Pacific Railroad
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