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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1968
Page
11
Dear Undecided asks if marijuana is dangerous. Three psychiatrists led by Dr Edward Litin at Mayo Clinic say pot causes confusion, hallucinations and impulsive behavior, warning it risks mental disruption and addiction.
The piece features Clark S. a 47 year old widower facing backlash from daughters over dating a 24 year old teacher. It cites Dr Zigmond M Lebensohn and Dr Philip Solomon on marijuana risks, and promotes Ann Landers and Heloise column tips with letters on sex topics and home tips.
Reader tips turn tiny aluminum pans from frozen meat pie containers into cake tins for small loaves. Barb Carter recommends greasing pans filling half full, baking five minutes longer, frost, and invert a second pan with a rubber band for neat, portable cakes.
A reader describes cleaning, decorating a former ice cream jar with two marker shades and using it to store her two year old daughter’s bobby pins. The jar keeps pins off the dresser and floor and adds a personal touch. Mrs. Riordan.
A simple test uses a special spoon placed in the dishwasher to gauge cleanliness. If the spoon comes out dry and free of residue, the load has likely been washed. if it emerges damp with particles, a wash cycle may be needed.
A sheet of hardboard or large wall surface can be turned into a blackboard with two coats of flat black enamel or by using special blackboard paint.
A simple craft shows how to fold a bath towel into four layers and stitch a mitten outline to create a reusable car wash mitt. The method leaves an opening for a hand and is attributed to Mrs. A. J. Ekdom.
Heloise shares a home hack for ironing wood pleated skirts. A terry cloth towel on the ironing board helps wool cling and allows pressing two or three pleats at once, reducing ironing time as Carol Johnson notes.
A long maturation period means lobsters require about five years to grow to sizes suitable for harvesting. Researchers note growth rates vary with water temperature and food availability, affecting harvest planning.
A compact word puzzle list requests matching clues to solutions. It references periods, people, objects, and terms like American admiral, Greek letters, animals, tools, and body parts. The puzzle notes average solution time and marks five as born.
Ida Jean Kain advises readers that a stubborn middle spread is not inevitable. She emphasizes good posture and midsection muscle tone as key to flattening the abdomen and maintaining a slim figure, promising further toning measures in a subsequent column.
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