Across and Down Puzzle Clues Share Short Wordplay
A reader’s crossword grid lists Across clues from 9 to 61 and Down clues from 1 to 48 with terms covering music, regions, emotions, items, and common phrases. The mixed set includes musical notes, instruments, languages, ages, colors, and geography references across a standard puzzle.
Outlook For Vet Pensions Faces Possible Congressional Hike
Congress may raise non service connected veterans pensions next year. Veterans groups and Rep. Teague push for increases, arguing cost of living and long wait justify reforms. Current rates run from 66.15 to 135.45 monthly, with higher amounts for age, disability, or aid.
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Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Olin Teague
D.-Tex
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Teague
VFW
The
Veterans seek higher wartime disability pension limits
Wartime veterans advocate raising annual pension limits. A single veteran would need $1,800 and a veteran with a spouse or dependents $3,000 to qualify for aid. Legions and the VFW urge Congress to adjust income thresholds and eligibility rules next year.
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Congress
Legion
VFW
USC Students Won’t Face Prosecution For Smoke Bomb Prank
Two University of Southern California students who admitted planting a smoke bomb in Memorial Coliseum will not be prosecuted. Detectives said they are convinced there was no criminal intent and the device failed to explode.
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LOS Angeles
University of Southern California
Memorial Coliseum
Ninety-year-old buys spinet piano in Norfolk
Norfolk resident Bill Aachie aged eighty nine purchases a new spinet piano for personal use.
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Norfolk
Bill Aachie
Actress Sonia Sorel Fails In Custody Bid
In Los Angeles AP reports Sonia Sorel failed to gain custody of three sons from former husband John Carradine. She cried as the court ruled insufficient grounds were stated. The pair divorced last year.
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Los Angeles
Sonia Sorel
John Carradine
Miss Sorel
Carradine
Providence Named for God's Merciful Providences
Providence Rhode Island earned its name from Roger Williams who declared the city was founded in come memoration of God's merciful providence. The remark anchors the town's origins in religious gratitude and colonial founding lore.
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Providence, R. I
Roger Williams
God
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