Ann Landers questions on lunch companions and imbeciles
Dear Ann Landers describes wanting seclusion at lunch and laments modern chatter. Another reader calls people imbeciles and seeks a comeback. The column invites readers to mail problems for guidance and offers a booklet for 25 cents.
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Be Honest With Teens Say Dr Crane On Household Habits
Dr Crane argues children must be drilled into duties at home not expected to self teach. He lists chores like hanging towels, paying for dates, and finishing tasks with a 100 point behavior test for teens.
America Too Strong To Be Loved Speech Stirs Controversy
Prime Minister Lester Pearson of Canada told a Columbia University dinner that the United States is “too big, too strong and too rich to be loved.” He urged continued U.S. leadership and burden sharing without expectation of material gain or popular gratitude.
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Endplay reveals slam chances in bridge play by B J Becker
North dealer faces a described bidding sequence with East holding distribution that allows a trump endplay. Declarer must assume East has 3-4-4-2 and execute a diamond ruffing plan, discarding clubs, to force two of the final three tricks. West’s diamond lead sets up the endplay.
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Draft Board Proves It Has A Heart
CHICAGO AP Selective Service officials delayed Army induction for 16 days to let Richard Gruzanski and his fiancee Mary Reschke attend her high school prom. Gruzanski, 20, received a May 4 start date, but officials canceled orders and set new ones after May 31.
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Hints From Heloise Bottom Of Laundry Basket Tray
Heloise suggests turning an old plastic laundry basket into a tray by removing the wicker sides. The bottom can hold drip dries, carry items to a drying line, and with decoration serve as a cookie or fruit tray. It could also function as a TV tray or sewing tray. Readers invited to share their own ideas.
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Oil and soap cut foaming and clean pasta tools
Mrs F N and Florence Martin advise adding vegetable oil to pasta water to prevent foaming and claim draining leaves no starch residue. They suggest using a worn rubber bowl scraper for cleaning paint cans or mixing paints after use.
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Florence Martin
How to Prevent Shiny Finish on Men's Ties
To reduce sheen, iron ties on a low heat setting with a clean cotton cloth as a barrier. Use pressing cloth or parchment, iron on a cool, even stroke, and avoid the tie’s knot area. For silk, use a dedicated silk setting or professional pressing method to preserve texture and color.
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Fortune game yields a daily message from a name
A puzzle columns note explains counting letters in a first name, adjusting by four if six or more or adding three if fewer than six to obtain a key number. Read letters under checked cells across the rectangle to reveal the daily message. S7 D 1906, by William J. Miller, distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
My Stool Became Safer With Sanded Top and Steps
I fixed my old wooden step stool by covering the top and steps with coarse sandpaper cemented rough side up. The modification makes the top shelf reachable without the danger of slipping.
Doctors quit smoking Americans 52 percent non smokers
CHICAGO according to a survey 52 percent of American doctors do not smoke. The Anti Tobacco Center of America notes conclusive science linking cigarettes to lung cancer. A new nicotine reducing tablet helps doctors quit with minimal willpower. over 2 percent still smoke among 150 000 users.
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Anti-Tobacco Center America
America
Fifth Avenue
New York
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