Jar lid study finds high seal failures among home canners
University Park Pa UPI scientists Dr Gerald D Kuhn and Louise W Hamilton report 49 percent of women surveyed last year still had canning seal failures due to inadequate lid tightening. The study tested three lid types on pint jars, showing higher failure rates at lower tightness and urging adoption of modern self venting lids and proper cleaning.
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Gerald D. Kuhn
Louise W. Hamilton
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Little dab helps batteries stay dry on camping trips
A manufacturer promotes using petroleum jelly dabbed on flashlight battery terminals to protect against dampness during camping trips. The same dab also prevents paint can lids from sticking, offering a simple multi purpose aid.
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New York
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Young World contest winner Alicia Clinefelter named
Alicia Clinefelter a 13 year old eighth grader from Culler Junior High won a Young World magazine national writing contest. Her science fiction story We'll Live earned a four day trip to Indianapolis with publishing house tours and an interview with Dorothy Hamilton.
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Young World Magazine
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Dear Ann Landers Admonishes Troubled Suitor
A letter writer seeks guidance in a love triangle and a neighbor’s infidelity claim. Ann counsels the man to get lost and warns about pursuing Wilma as the husband would object.
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Ann Landers
Wilma
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Ann
Field Enterprises Inc
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