Elizabeth Taylor bio book sparks mixed reflections and gossip
A critical look at Elizabeth Taylor and her Harper and Row biography portrays her as a complex mix of vulnerability and vanity. The piece cites her fierce dislike of MGM chief L. B. Mayer and recalls her marriages and public image while noting the book’s thin, opinionated surface.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Harper and Row
Richard Burton
Betty Burton
Elizabeth
Hilton Wilding
Todd Fisher Burton
National Farm City Week Emphasizes Understanding Between Groups
The piece stresses that ignorance breeds suspicion between urban and rural communities and urges knowledge as the path to harmony. It highlights the 1925 November observance when business people visit farms, farmers tour factories, and schools, churches, clubs, and media promote the week’s purpose.
Today’s Quip: Footprints on Time Made by Work Shoes
A concise quip notes that lasting traces are often left by workers and their labor, emphasizing practical effort over grand gestures. It frames work shoes as symbols of enduring impact across history.
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Miss Taylor
Mr. L.B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Margaret O’brien
Clark Gable
Judy Garland
Lana Turner
Spencer Tracy
Hedy Lamarr
Katherine Hepburn
National Velvet
M-G-M
Cleopatra
L. B. Mayer
Mayer
Richard Burton
Daily Crossword Clues And Cryptogram Challenge
A set of crossword hints asks for words: Scrutinize talk possess stockings sulked surprise result bird Latin having a handle macerate unit of work affirmative bivalve barbecue paper measure abbr man's nick name tavern coordinated conjunction mingling edible letter low unjust dry rock coarse Innisfail assistant musical sign Soviet clue Deities Before naut cuckoos solo channel plus a cryptoquote puzzle with a substitution cipher system and a sample quote from Terence.
Dear Abby Advice on Family Gaffes and Secrets
Abigail Van Buren guides a reader family through Thanksgiving tensions with a crude son in law. A couple seeks guidance on including college daughters friends. Another reader asks about pregnancy and attire for a wedding.
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Abby
West Hartford
Coffee Breaks Originated in Buffalo Boiler Room
The Pan American Coffee Bureau notes 50 million Americans take coffee breaks on work time. A UC study cites $89 per worker yearly cost, totaling about 4.8 billion dollars. The break began in 1902 at the Barcalo Manufacturing Co in Buffalo when a volunteer was assigned a 10 a.m. coffee break in the boiler room.
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New York
UPI
Pan American Coffee Bureau
University of California
Associated Industries of
New York State
Barcalo Manufacturing Co
Buffalo
Alban W. Kirton
Barcalo
Kirton
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