Couple's marriage plans hit Snag over issue of discipline
Dear Abby columns discuss a couple facing a fundamental clash on child discipline violence versus nonviolent methods. The advice urges counseling, parenting classes, and firm agreement before marriage, warning that violence sets a harmful precedent and could end the relationship. The piece also covers a teen questioning if not dating equals being gay, reassuring late bloomers and stressing self-pace.
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Abby
Harold
ST. Louis
North Carolina
Birthday Horoscope for Libra Highlights and Warnings
Your birthday signals strong personal changes with Eclipse energy boosting you. Creative growth and professional shifts may arrive in spring 2005, with new relationships possible and guidance from a significant other or new connections. Focus on clarity, balance, and adapting your approach to others.
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Teketok
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Scorpio
Sagittarius
Kic
Capricorn
Flex
Trust
Aquarius
The Dentist's Coup Bridge Hand Analysis
The article describes a bridge deal where North shows strong honors and invites, South goes to game, and declarer executes the Dentist's Coup by removing East's exit cards and discarding the queen of diamonds to ruff on the table. East endures a single trump trick while declarer runs diamonds to victory.
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North
South
West
East
Psychic consultation line offers Spanish-speaking readers
Personal consultation with a psychic line advertises a toll rate of 2.95 per minute and a choice of preferred psychic. It notes availability of Spanish-speaking psychics and a rotary or touch-tone keypad access for dialing.
Crossword Clues and Answers Brief Card
A compact crossword style item lists clue numbers 33 to 53 with hints such as Ad dressee 34 Political affiliation 35 Part of NIMBY 36 Undergo recession 37 Concept air wave 47 Year end celebration 48 Stage statuette 49 Harmonica part 52 Leading lady 53 Wield a needle.
This day in history highlights key events
On October 13 2004 the date marks numerous historical moments including Claudius I’s death in AD 54, the Continental Congress restarting naval building in 1775, B'nai B'rith founding in 1843, Texas constitution ratified in 1845, and later events such as Nixon Kennedy 1960 and Ed Sullivan's death in 1974. The list also notes Mubarak's rise in Egypt 1981 and the NI ceasefire amid the Ireland conflict, plus Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe.
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White House
District of Columbia
Claudius I
Agrippina
United States Navy
Continental Congress
B’nai B’rith
New York City
Texas
Italy
Germany
Aachen
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Virginia Woolf
Edward Albee
Broadway
Ed Sullivan
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Anwar Sadat
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Kenzaburo Oe
Cryptoquip clue and sample puzzles from King Features Syndicate
The note explains a substitution cipher called Cryptoquip with examples from October 2002. It describes how single letters and short words hint at vowels and that C equals dot in the clue. It mentions yesterday's blunder as empirical evidence and invites solving by trial and error.
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Brodwift
King Features Syndicate, Inc
News v Chuck Shepherd dispute summarized
A brief notice outlines a confrontation between News and Chuck Shepherd. It highlights the parties involved, the context of the dispute, and the potential implications or actions requested, framed in neutral reporting language.
Perjury Charges Over Camera Ticket Dispute in Long Beach
Jacob Hadad and witness David Mullem faced perjury charges in Long Beach California after refusing to alter their statements about a camera generated traffic ticket. Hadad claimed a manic driver forced him through a red light, a chase the camera did not confirm. Mullem corroborated the claim, but the evidence contradicted both. Shaun Woodhouse in Northrop Wales admitted owning a car matching the photo yet said another person drove, and was convicted.
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Jacob Hadad
David Mullem
Long Beach
Calif
Hadad
Mullem
Shaun Woodhouse
Northrop
Wales
Bleeding can signal a stomach ulcer warns doctors
A medical note explains that ulcers may first present with bleeding rather than pain. Gastric ulcers erode the stomach lining while duodenal ulcers affect the small intestine. Bleeding can occur quietly, sometimes requiring emergency care, with Helicobacter pylori infection, stomach acid, and NSAIDs as key factors.
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Nexium
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