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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1968
Page
7
Dear readers discuss nerves and breakdowns with Ann Landers style guidance. A reader praises clergy for blunt truth about nervous breakdowns. The reply notes stress causes and a long ago bluff that changed a family’s dynamics and future well being.
The Pentagon authorized purchase of 1.5 million tons of steel to satisfy the Department of Defense needs for the current fiscal year. The move came after earlier price hikes were delayed by White House and Pentagon pressure and the FTC canceled planned price hearings.
Hints advise placing a plastic lid from coffee cans or toppings inside metal jar tops to keep moisture out and prevent rust. They note these lids are washable and fit by trimming as needed and suggest using jars for storing broths or juices. The column also recalls using fruit gelatin in ice cream cones for kids.
In a team match the six spades slam was reached at two tables. At one table a club lead and a queen finesse let declarer succeed. at the other table East chose a diamond return after rejecting a club return. South still made the slam, while at the other table the defense thwarted it.
Kimberley Agnew 12, daughter of Spiro Agnew, says she does not want to move to Washington if her father becomes vice president. She spoke from Ocean City near Friendship International Airport as the Agnew family prepared for a national campaign with Nixon. Truman signs 1947 National Security Act creating the Air Force and separating it from the Army.
Estrellita suggests a routine day with possible plan revisions. For birthdays, taking initiative is advised as two and a half months from now bring favorable aspects for achievement and potential improvements in job and finances. Personal relationships, travel, and social activity will shape the coming year.
The note from E. D. describes utility tables as useful for transporting linens laundry books and clothes between rooms. They also serve to stage items in front of shelves and closets during rearrangements.
Slivers of glass pins and staples get cleared with masking tape. Children’s clothes and towels vanish from floors by placing them in the bathroom trash. A rubber bathtub mat dries by sticking it to tile with the edge hanging over and draining back into the tub.
Dear Heloise shares a practical kitchen hack. The writer screws cup hooks under a cupboard to hang measuring cups and spoons, freeing wall space and adding easy access while keeping a neat appearance.
Stamford Connecticut resident Uncle Tom Saxe Jr starts a casual club with no dues or rules promising relaxation by sitting in a rocking chair. The piece urges reducing caffeine and sleeping pills, promotes reading and prayer, and cites Dr. Peale and Guideposts as aids to tranquility.
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