Fighting back and self defense in danger situations
Letter writers discuss Dear Abby guidance on fighting back against attackers. Retired police captain notes changing realities from carjackings and armed robberies and advocates self defense. Readers share experiences from Flight 93 and 9/11 comparisons and praise for self defense training.
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Abby
Pennsylvania
Bill
Minnesota
Bill P
Anneilie
White House
Capitol
Bill M
Garrison
Mont
Gisele
Berkeley
Your Daily Horoscope Libra Oct 12 2004 birthday energy
Your creativity peaks with a lucky streak and bold choices in love and work. Singles attract suitors while couples see growth if you avoid self involvement and stay focused on goals. Artistic readers gain a magical signature, while shopping sprees threaten budgets.
Cavendish Invitation Pairs Highlight World Chesslike Bridge Tourney
The Cavendish Invitation Pairs in Las Vegas draws 50 invited pairs, 31 world champions, and a Calcutta that nets over a million dollars. Sam Lev and Jacek Pszczola split nearly a quarter million as East-West Americans Gary Hayden and Mike Passell face a tricky hand where West’s heart lead opens a tactical sequence and declarer battles to hold to three spades with favorable suits.
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Las Vegas
Calcutta
Sam Lev
Israel
Declarer
West
East
Psychic Hotline Ad Offers Spanish Speaking Readers
Personal consultation with a psychic call rates at 2.95 per minute. Patrons may request a favorite psychic and use rotary or touch tone phones. Callers must be 18 or older. Extended horoscope by Jacqueline Bigar costs 0.99 per minute. Must be 18 or older to call.
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Jacqueline Bigar
Crossword (3) Test your word skills online puzzle clues
Crossword (3) from an online puzzle page with Across and Down clues. Includes references to racetrack, Venom, Dr Seuss, molnar, Pirouette, brain teasers, and solution time. Mentions figures like Aiken and Charlie Brown, plus terms such as carbohydrates and bedazzle.
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Donald
Passenthwarter Bridgers
Vania Port Molnar
Vegas
Exile Isle
Postwwil Alliance
Pitch George
Pinch
Harrington Legacy: 1 Million Pages of Native Language Records
Anthropologist John Peabody Harrington died in 1961 leaving six tons of belongings across warehouses attics and basements Some items are junk but a 2004 Los Angeles Times report notes about 1 million pages of notes are still to be organized over two decades The records are crucial as they preserve written evidence of certain Native American languages
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John Peabody Harrington
Los Angeles Times
Harrington
This Day in History Highlights and Dates
This day in history lists key events on October 12 across years. Notable items include Columbus arriving in the Bahamas in 1492, Lee’s death in 1870, Cape Esperance in 1942, Khrushchev shoe incident in 1960, Voskhod launch in 1964, Mexico City Olympics opening in 1968, Ford VP nomination in 1973, Bali bombing in 2002, and Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry.
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Christopher Columbus
Bahamas
Robert E. Lee
Lexington
Cape Esperance
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nikita Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Mexico City
Nixon
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Spiro T. Agnew
Bali
Panama
Raoul Cedras
Venus
Clifford G. Shull
Bertram N. Brockhouse
George A. Olah
Monarch’s deceit sparks crowd’s mockery amid royal tales
The monarch’s many untrue stories prompt public jeers as readers note the king’s fabrications. Cryptoquip hints reference a substitution cipher and clues about vowel placement, with X equaling O in the puzzle.
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Ydrobolph
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Night Duty Leaves Recruit Awake All Night
A recruit on assignment to a top bunk endures sleepless hours as the bunk area disrupts rest. The joke line suggests the insomnia stems from the crowded conditions and the recruit’s long night shift.
Herpes facts and answers from Dr Donohue
Reader asks about transmission during oral sex and whether herpes can be cured. The virus stays in nerve cells for life. outbreaks recur and can be shortened with drugs like Zovirax Famvir Valtrex. daily suppression is possible. Condoms reduce but do not eliminate risk. avoid sex during outbreaks.
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DR. Donohue
B.F
Letters to Donahue and Abby Addressed to Syndicates
Readers may send letters to Dr Donahue at North American Syndicate 888 Seventh Ave New York NY 10001 and to Abby at Universal Press Syndicate 4520 Main St Suite 700 Kansas City MO 64111 for publication consideration.
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Etters
Abby
Universal Press Syndicate
Main St
Kansas City
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