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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1971
Page
11
Readers share quick home hacks. A parent uses hair-setting tape to mend rubber pants and finds it durable through multiple washings. Other tips include repurposing egg cartons as paint palettes, using bottle brushes to remove corn silk, a spring clothespin for knitting needles, corn meal to aid sowing tiny seeds, and vinegar in dish water to prevent grease on cookware and sinks.
South dealer B. Jay Becker notes that, with both sides vulnerable, the finesse can win or misfire depending on timing and probability. The column underlines luck as a factor in high-stakes bridge play and explains practical implications for players.
A bridge hand discusses when not to finesse a heart to maximize five diamonds. It argues against a heart finesse after West leads clubs and East win the AK, noting the king of spades position and heart king location do not affect the goal. South should win ace hearts, draw trumps, and execute spade finesses to reach five diamonds.
On April 20 1775 siege for Boston began. 1657 Jews in New Amsterdam gained equal rights. 1889 Adolf Hitler born. 1945 US Seventh Army captured Nuernberg. 1662 Connecticut charter extended to Pacific. 1961 Robert E. Lee resigned to join the Union. Cuban exiles and Vietnam era notes appear.
A list of marriage licenses shows couples including Robert Paul Buhrman and Linda Jean Daudi both a 26 and 27 from Farm ersville and Wilbraham Road. Paul Douglas Buchanan and Susan Patricia Watson from Clinton Street and Highview Road. Dennis Elmo Pierce and Robyn Lee Anvil both in their 20s with addresses on Webster Street and Hill Avenue. Additional couples include Green Haddix and Ella Powell. Bruford Bradford Sanders Jr. and Jane Elizabeth Fanning. Anthony William Chaputa Jr. and Linda Louise Baker. Clinton Eugene Barnett and Cynthia Dingman.
In San Jose California the Santa Clara County Sheriff James Geary announced an anonymous drug analysis program. Parents who find drugs can submit them for analysis without questions and receive a report by telephone five days after submission. The report identifies the drug by a number and advises seeking professional help if dangerous.
The column urges readers to support Senate Bill S-34 creating a National Cancer Authority. It compares funding priorities, cites cancer mortality vs space programs, and asks readers to contact Senators Kennedy and Javits with a three word message to vote for S-34. It emphasizes citizen action and warns millions could benefit.
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