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A compilation of reader notes and responses on gift etiquette, privacy in reporting rape victims, dangerous driving comments, and regional opinions. Ann Landers addresses gracious receiving, anonymity in journalism, and road safety concerns with concise guidance and clarifications.
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No Landers
Virginia
Modesto Bee Stinger
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Folding fitted sheets easy once you know how
Dear readers share a simple step by step method to fold fitted sheets. The reader describes inserting hands into the corners like oven mitts, stacking corners, tucking the fitted part, and folding sides neatly for a flat, neat result.
Insomnia Clinic Head Says Sleep Need Varies
Dr Joseph Mendels of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital says many people labeled as insomniacs actually get enough sleep. He notes boredom and life emptiness drive pseudo insomnia and that some sleep pills lose effectiveness after two weeks. Counting sheep may help some fall asleep.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Mendels
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Mendels
Penn
Johnnys
Daddy
Today In By The Associated Press Today in 1978
The item notes that today is Monday January 30 1978 as reported by the Associated Press. It marks the 30th day of the year with no additional events or context provided in the readable text.
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Associated Press
On This Date in History Highlights
Key events include Hitler becoming Germanys chancellor in 1933, Charles Is execution in 1649, Jackson shot at the Capitol in 1835, Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco in 1847, and Gandhi assassinated in 1948. Also Nixon vows not to resign in 1974 and decades of war and weather impacts noted.
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Germany
Charles I
England
Andrew Jackson
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Washington
California
Yerba Buena
San Francisco
Franklin Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
Mohandas Gandhi
New Delhi
Richard Nixon
U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
Equity in Your Home Opens Doors to Big Loans
Equity is the difference between a home’s value and what is owed. As real estate values rise, the amount you can borrow grows, potentially unlocking large loans against a home. The text notes monthly figures and percentages indicating growing equity and borrowing power.
Circus Manure Fight in Miami Becomes Free Fertilizer Bonanza
About 24 people armed with baskets sacks and shovels gathered at a Ringling Brothers circus stop in Miami Beach to scoop up manure from elephants horses camels llamas and donkeys The crowd praised the fertilizer and joked about its value while workers described it as a free giveaway with plastic bags labeled Powdered Poo circulating at stops nationwide.
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Miami
Bernard Altman
Miami Beach
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Dan Pilot
Psychic bids in world championship bridge match
In a Italy versus United States world championship, West opened one club with a modest hand. Suspicion over psychic bidding led North South to try a slam, but a double of four spades by West helped the US score 1290 points as declarer failed in six diamonds for a 79 percent result.
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Italy
United States
Hoyle
Declarer
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