Toll Begins Tonight Prompts Memorial Day Traffic Warnings
Governor Rhodes urges alert driving as holiday traffic rises with Memorial Day weekend. Officials note many deaths are preventable by avoiding alcohol and fatigue. Stay alert and drive safely to reduce fatalities during the holiday travel period.
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Daily Crossword Across and Cryptogram Challenge
Crossword clues listed for 5 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 27 28 30 31 33 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 across and down hints. Includes cryptogram quotation and a note about substitutions and puzzle gimmicks.
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Retorter Rollo Accuses Bank of Arithmetic Error
Jim Bishop recounts Rollo a leather goods salesman from the western Chicago area arguing with police and a bank after a 40 day trip. The bank balance shows 1 dollar while a $101.92 credit and a $2 642 50 withdrawal appear on the statement. Rollo, described as off his rocker, studies the signature.
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Dear Abby column and a train swindle tale merge
A reader seeks Abby’s help on nose surgery for a teen daughter amid disagreement with her husband. Abby supports the daughter, urging the mother to proceed with a plastic surgeon. Also cited is a letter on engagement veto and a remorseful parent’s admission of poor behavior toward a child. Separately, FBI agents chase a con artist posing as a reverend who bilked a man on a train, using small stakes card games and erased checks, ending in federal prison.
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Community salute to Sheriff's House County Emergency Net
A letter praises the Sheriff's House County Emergency Net for coordinating emergency communications during a Girl Scout Troop camp-out at Camp Singing River. Volunteers, led by George Shirey, patrolled and stayed in radio contact with the base unit and Huron County Sheriff's Department, enabling a successful event. The writer also urges empathy for postal workers, noting long porch stairs in older homes and requesting mailbox placement at house fronts to reduce worker strain and save steps.
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