Medicare Premium Increases Spark Reader Reply
A reader argues against rising Medicare premiums for the July 1970 period, noting a $5.30 basic monthly rate and increases for current payments. The letter questions the program's financial soundness and potential tax and money-printing impacts, citing a predicted $200 daily hospital cost by 1975.
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Uncle Sam
Associated Press
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Wakeman
Daily Crossword Across
Crossword clues list many abbreviations and short forms. Answers include prison cleric abbr and other compact terms. The set spans themes from poetry to objects, vessels and arts related words with short forms and Greek inspired terms.
Daily Cryptoquote Puzzle Theme From Historical Page
The page presents a cryptoquote puzzle with substitution rules and an example phrase. It includes a sample coded line AXYDLBAAXR and a longer ciphered quote about Longfellow with a revealing key note. The text also references yesterday's cryptogram about freedom and a girl.
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Longfellow
Wife claims her duties are ended
Abby warns the husband his wife in a troubled 11 year marriage may resist intimacy and dress changes. A reader urges counseling while another voice notes unwanted houseguests overstepping boundaries and hints at relocation as a factor.
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Abby
No Way to Say No Without Hurting Feelings
Dear Abby advises tactful refusals to avoid hurt feelings when addressing invitations and social demands. The letter reflects social pressure and the writer’s fatigue with hosting, urging considerate boundaries and clear communication.
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Santa Ana
TV Schedule Highlights Friday Night Lineup
Prime time features advance to the rear comedy and the strange one drama with star Ben Gazzara Stella Stevens Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens plus Bette Davis Richard Todd. Evening blocks include Dark Shadows Gomer Pyle Perry Mason Truth or Consequences and Hogan's Heroes.
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Strange One
Ben Gazzara
George Peppard
Bette Davis
Richard Todd
Errand Boy
Jerry Lewis
Black Trunk
Senta Berger
Gomer Pyle
Merv Griffin
Linkletter
Perry Mason
Saturday Morning Cartoon Lineup and Shows
A schedule lists animated programs and family-friendly series across channels 3,5,8,11, and 13 including Cartoons Abbott & Costello Bugs Bunny and Scooby-Doo plus The Flintstones George of the Jungle and The Hardy Boys with time slots from 6:15 to 11:30 PM and additional live action series Gospels and educational Sunrise Semester and Here Comes The Grump.
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Hardy Boys
Sky Hawks
Archie
Flintstones
George of the Jungle
I Am Going To Die Doctor Emergency Room Scene
A hospital night at Hollywood Memorial shows a boy dying after a bike accident while other patients crowd the ER. A 17 year old says he was jumped by a gang as a nurse helps a choking man with a catfish bone. Prostitution and hush money surface amid silent ambulances and visitors.
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Iowa
Hollywood Memorial Hospital
J. Murray
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