Interracial marriage sparks reader vent in Annie column
A Grateful in Winds reader discusses bias against his interracial marriage and unborn child, urging others to see past skin color. Annie responds that while scowls persist, love transcends race and interracial unions are increasingly common. Virginia reader Need a Break seeks boundaries with neighbor Mack who calls daily. Annie Virginia suggests changing number, using voicemail, and setting firm limits.
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Annie
Mack
Virginia
Heloise letters praise helps for broken lamp and twins
Readers share memories of Heloise guidance saving a broken porcelain lamp in a formal parlor and tips for repairing ceramics. Another reader recalls twins born on the family birthday and a father's gift of milk deliveries for a newborn, illustrating everyday family resourcefulness.
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National Federation of Press Women
Lexington
Elizabeth Laden
Island Park
Idaho
Heloise
Joe
Mynmnother
Times
Elizabeth
Kelly Epperson
Hannibal, Mo
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Across and Down clues
Puzzle clues fill a themed crossword with entries ranging Sailor to Alamos across and down, listing 61 items including actors, instruments, and places, with references to well known proper nouns and wordplay. The page presents a single crossword feature with enumerated clues and solution directions.
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OPAL
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Garfield
Beetie Bailey
Gil
Baby Blues
Ake
Piercey Pierce
Phar
Family Circus
Yee
Eugene Sheffer
Canton
Passenspeare
Gardnerger
Peter
Lendason's
of the Urals
Kvetch
Croupier’s Tool
Wharewithal
Actor Robbins
Xill
Nitio
Hentoff
Tom Joad
Kenny G
Synagogue
Alamos
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