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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1978
Page
15
A reader laments office noise from a boss crunching carrots and ponders a practical fix such as a low pitched radio to drown out the sound. Other letters discuss a husband’s imagined affair, a wedding clash with a mother, and parental interference, offering firm guidance on masculinity, trust, and autonomy.
Dear Heloise shares a clever method to melt ice cubes in boiling water until they fit through a vacuum bottle top, creating ice water without cracking, inspired by a rushed morning and a desire to save time for the husband during wartime. The column features multiple reader hints on shoe repair, tar removal, keeping kids from the fridge, and fruit straining with stockings.
Five hands of bridge with dealer opening one spade and partner reply two clubs. Analyzed bids propose: 1) three notrump or slam-minded jump, 2) four clubs for slam with strong club support, 3) three clubs to show clubs and plan spade rebids, 4) two hearts as a constructive response and to reveal singleton diamonds, 5) four notrump Blackwood style probing for aces and potential six or seven clubs final, with partner’s two clubs response guiding ace counts and final contract.
A compact reel of notable dates. In 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed from Lisbon to attack England. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536. The American Centennial Exposition opened in Philadelphia in 1876. Churchill pledged aid to the U S in 1943. Tokyo bombed by 400 B 29s in 1945. In 1964 the State Department disclosed Soviet mic devices in Moscow embassy. Giscard d Estaing elected France president in 1974. The piece notes past strikes in France and Cold War economic co operation, Kenya big game hunting, and birthday of Theodore Kheel.
Dr. Thomas Neville Bonner, 55, the former vice president of the University of Cincinnati, was unanimously chosen by Wayne State University’s eight member board to serve as the seventh president. He will succeed George Gullen Jr., who retires Aug. 1 after seven years. Bonner has led Union College of Schenectady for three years and previously was president of the University of New Hampshire and a UC vice president.
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