Odyssey Ends Journey Through 8 Countries and 16000 Miles
The author reflects on travel with children across eight countries totaling 16 000 miles. He notes the pleasures of anticipation over realization, candid writing, and the impact of family on travel pacing. Spain and Switzerland are praised for scenery and food. Egypt and Jordan are described with a cautious, cultural lens.
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Pyramids
Jerusalem
Spain
Switzerland
Kelly
Egypt
Jordan
Israel and Europe Tour Debrief: From Jerusalem to Madrid
The writer contrasts Israel’s rising tourist path after 16 years independence with European centers. He notes Jerusalem sites like the Mount of Olives and The Last Supper location, describes kosher dining, sabbath elevator pauses, and bemused alien impressions. Athens Rome Denmark Spain Switzerland and Swiss delights are sketched with period tone and humor.
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Bethlehem
Bethsemane
Calvary
Israel
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Sea of Galilee
Athens
Parthenon
Dayton
Ohio
Rome
Denmark
Copenhagen
Spain
Madrid
Kelly
Switzerland
Blue Lake Lucerne
Food prices rise but income share drops over decade
A bulletin from a chain store group notes 1963 food spending as 16.3 percent of before tax income, 18.8 percent of disposable income, and 20.2 percent of actual expenditures, down from 19.6 percent, 22.4 percent, and 24.3 percent in 1953 as convenience foods grow.
Ohio school bus laws stressed for safety and fines
Public safety notice explains that drivers must stop at least ten feet from a stopped school bus when overtaking from the rear or meeting from the opposite direction on undivided highways. Fines up to 200 dollars and 30 days in jail possible. cautious driving urged near children.
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Ohio
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Preview
A reader puzzle page featuring a puzzle with clues across 1 to 44 plus a cryptoquote sample and a Goethe quote. The page presents wordplay, code letters mapping and a daily coded message for readers to solve.
Who's Boiling Absent? Funeral Car Etiquette in Letters
A reader argues over funeral procession order insisting the deceased's spouse rides first, with a Tampa funeral director and a Phoenix director offering opinions. They describe preferred car sequence by relation noting the eldest daughter and children, then unmarried children, and so on, while condemning loud mourners who did little for the deceased.
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Abby
Tampa
Phoenix
How the Electoral College Shapes Presidential Victory
The article explains that voters do not directly elect the president. Electors, equal to a state's senators and representatives, meet in December to cast votes. They usually follow the state's popular winner, but are not legally bound to do so, allowing a candidate to win the popular vote yet lose the electoral vote.
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United States
Samuel J. Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
U. S
Congress
Lightest Offbeat Mexico Beach Column Railings Dust Theory
John Abney recalls a trip to an offbeat Mexican beach when his car breaks down and locals brew high octane fuel. He riffs on the Dust Theory linked to Ranger 7 and the moon, all with mock lore about Barry Xochonthwater and Dr. Hartley Three Canes, ending with a jab at outer space plans and a nod to Hackler’s tough Dodgers year.
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Mexico
Lloyd Hackler
Laredo
Mexico City
Ranger 7
Barry Xochonthwater
Barry
Hartley Three Canes
Aztec Medical Journal
Bureau of Statistics
Space
Mr. Hackler
Mon Ami
Dodgers
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