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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1978
Page
11
The puzzle lists clues for Across and Down entries with numbers and themes, including familiar terms like Friendly talk Land and various named clues such as Portnoy's Complaint and figures like Holger. It references an average solution time of 25 minutes and mentions places like Manila Austria Cannes and Gilea.
A reader recalls a wake rude questions about insurance and clothing, with suggested replies. Also included is a Poison Control Centers update noting no deaths from eating ornamental shrubbery since 1970 and a brief exchange clarifying the record.
Dear Heloise offers practical household hints from readers. Frances Kenny praises an oblong dishpan for under sink garbage, plus floor scrubbing and mop fit. Other tips cover bread cubes for breading, using junk mail for typing drills, garment zipper drying, and easy can opening. Readers may send hints to Heloise.
The brief item lists events on January 13 across history including 1733 colonists arriving at Charleston to settle what is now Georgia, the 1419 capture of Rouen, 1813 naval actions in the War of 1812, 1848 Vancouver Island sale to the Hudson’s Bay Company, and the death of Stephen Foster. It also notes a 1915 Italian earthquake toll, 1953 charges against nine doctors in the Soviet Union, and past political and personal milestones. It ends with birthday note for Brock Adams and a Bernard Baruch quote on life's troubles.
1. Two clubs. Shows balanced distribution and safety landing for side. helps partner with opening lead. 2. One spade. Avoids danger, keeps North out of trouble by showing spade length. 3. Pass. Let partner choose suit. you hold support for any suit. 4. Two spades. Shows strength, possible game. jump suggests mild game interest. continue to four spades on favorable defense. 5. One notrump. Balanced hand with stoppers. avoid one notrump with weak hand. invites partner to advance with long suits and values. 6. Three spades. Preemptive. may deter opponents from fitting. may push partner to four spades or sacrifice against hearts.
Washington AP reports Mortgage Bankers Association survey shows 1976 foreclosure rates about 30 percent lower than four years earlier and delinquency rates generally down, signaling improvement in home loan defaults and borrower trouble.
Zoar Ohio, once a thriving German Separatist community founded in 1817, survives as a 5500 acre historic site ten miles south of Canton. The garden and 12 walks symbolize Heaven while 36 original houses remain occupied by descendants and restored structures welcome visitors.
Utilities slowed electric clocks across the eastern United States by about 27 to 28 seconds during a cold snap as demand for heat surged. Networks rely on standard time from the National Bureau of Standards, while local TV affiliates face clock discrepancies. Utilities are now speeding generators to recapture time, narrowing the gap.
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