Laundry Girl Gets Ring Around Tub
Dear Ann Landers column item about college roommates doing laundry for boyfriends and the social acceptance of this practice. Includes letters from readers with advice and counterpoints, ending with guidance from Ann Landers on honesty and handling personal situations.
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Ann Landers
Tobacco ban proposed in Rhode Island Senate
A measure in the Rhode Island Senate seeks to ban tobacco use in any form by anyone under 16 in public places and would impose a $10 fine for each offense.
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Providence
Rhode Island Senate
Heloise tips on gelatin salad mold and other household hacks
Readers share practical fixes from lining gelatin molds with plastic wrap to prevent sticking and preserve portions, to washing roller bands in a laundry bag and using nylon nets to scrub car headlights. Suggestions also include tackling smoke damaged clothes and general cleaning ideas.
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Carolyn
Heloise
Inez
Eleanor Zehnder
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Mind Over Matter Dr Crane Says Mind Aids Health
Dr Crane argues the mind can influence health and fertility. He cites cases of infertility improved by emotional change and adoption, notes conception timing and sperm/egg viability, and offers a booklet for childless wives. He warns some medical obstacles require other measures.
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George W. Crane
Marcia F
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Sarah
Rachel
Jacob
Rachael
Joe
Youth Made Bomb Threats in Cincinnati
A 15 year old boy was linked to four bomb threats including to Cincinnati Gardens and Woodward High School, and to five minor fires at Woodward School and a restaurant causing 3200 dollars in damage. The juvenile was sent to the Juvenile Diagnostic Center in Columbus for intensive evaluation. No injuries were reported.
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Cincinnati
Benjamin S. Schwartz
Columbus
Norman B. Brandner
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Woodward High School
Woodward School
Idear Heloise: Plastic sack makes ideal clothespin bag
Arvilla Schuknecht endorses open web plastic potato sacks as durable, breathable clothespin bags that hang on the line. The mesh design dries clothes pins quickly, resists mildew, and stays clean while rain washes the pins.
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Arvilla Schuknecht
Arvilla
Heloise
Sewing trick with toothpicks and sponge bobbin stand
Doris Kurish describes a simple method to prevent bobbins from tangling by inserting round toothpicks into a piece of cellulose sponge and placing a bobbin on each pick to keep threads organized.
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Heloise
Darning Tips Use Hollow Plastic Egg for Quick Repairs
A reader shares using a hollow plastic Easter egg as a stand in for traditional wooden dar ning eggs. The egg splits open to store the preferred darning thread and needle for easy access.
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Heloise
Ex-Smoker Weight Challenge and Diet Advice
Ida Jean Kain outlines methods to prevent weight gain after quitting smoking. She advises high protein meals, low carbohydrates, and balanced snacks to curb appetite swings and blood sugar spikes. A case study shows a 12 pound reduction with appetite control and exercise.
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Ida Jean Kain
Delicate Tasks Run by Servomechanism Supervisors
Operations too delicate for human hands are conducted by servomechanisms that supervise the work of other machines, automating complex processes.
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