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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1971
Page
9
Dear Ann Landers readers warn of lead content in common wooden pencils as a new danger to children who chew pencils. The letter cites lead poisoning risks, urges pencil manufacturers to use lead-free paint, and asks for parental precautions.
In the 1964 Australia U S bridge match North South reached three notrumps, then six clubs for the Australians. The American N S pair played 3NT and went down as South misplayed a safe discard. South’s impatience and a favorable lead kept him from a proper safety line that could have yielded a slam.
Readers share practical tips from quick silverware wrapping with a moistened napkin to color matching fabric ideas using ice cream sticks. Mara W stores wig pieces in coffee cans with lid holes for easy handling, while Judy praises travel irons for baby clothes. The column invites more hints but warns letters cannot be answered individually.
Slimming quarter tunic pants and dress options in sizes 10 to 18 with air mail handling. Pattern 96 includes 1442 and 37 bust size 14 pattern. Mail to Marian Martin Middletown Journal Pattern Dept New York for pattern purchases and catalog offers.
Johannesburg reports a fragment of a diamond weighing 12 270 of a pound, a tiny shard next to the Cullinan noted as the largest ever found at one pound six ounces. Experts say the 3025‑carat gem is likely a fragment from a much larger stone never recovered.
Night clubs in Budapest have found a way around a January ban on stripping by sending dancers out nude at the start. Authorities condemn the pretext as a sham to present naked scenes under dim lighting and avoid the intended ban.
More than 120 small colleges in 21 states created 19 consortia to collaborate on educational research. The groups will seek common solutions and test new ideas to improve programs and practices.
U S citizens in Morocco may buy Moroccan dirhams at the U S Embassy and consulates to ease the balance of payments. The program extends to Morocco and aims to support financial flows through official channels.
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On Aug 30 1971 Gen Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan ending World War II occupation. Cleopatra’s death by asp occurred in 30 B C. Anne Hutchinson banished in 1637 from Massachusetts. Benedict Arnold promised surrender at West Point in 1780. Soviets resume nuclear tests after stalemate. De Gaulle welcomed in Cambodia in 1955. Agnew tours Southeast Asia last year notes no return of troops and reduced Communist forces in Cambodia.
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