Reconciliation Day prompts reader backlash and thanks
Dear Ann Landers letters reveal mixed reactions to a reconciliation column. A Rockford reader resents the rekindling of a long-estranged relative after one phone call. A Detroit reader reconnected with a brother after reading the advice and plans a gathering. A Grand Rapids reader asks the meaning of a Michigan handshake. The column ends with a lighthearted GEM OF THE DAY about intelligent life.
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Myob
Rockford, Il
Boston Globe
Detroit
Detroit Free
Ann
Bean Town
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
G. Mennen
Soapy” Williams
Lubrication Tips For Sticking Locks And Metal Buttons
Dear Heloise outlines practical advice for stubborn dead bolt locks and metal buttons. A sewing machine oil trick helped a reader in Hamilton to turn a key and save a lock replacement. Experts say graphite powder in the keyhole is a better long term lubricant, with pencil technique as a backup. caution advised when mixing lubricants. For metal buttons, a thin clear fingernail polish coating protects finishes, with cardboard shields to avoid staining clothes and reassurance from dry cleaners that finishes stay intact. Cynthia Russell of Katy, Texas shares her method.
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Heloise
M.N
Hamilton
Ohio
David Lowell
The
Associated Locksmiths of America
Heloise PO
San Antonio TX
Cynthia Russell
Katy
Texas
Understanding mitral valve prolapse and sudden death
Dear Dr Donohue explains that mitral valve prolapse is common and usually symptom free. It notes that in rare cases prolapse can cause a fatal heart rhythm disturbance leading to sudden death, as in the reader's husband.
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DR. Donohue
E.W
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Across and Down clues puzzle
Crossword puzzle by Eugene Sheffer with themed clues spanning familiar pop culture and wordplay. Includes long lists of across and down hints, some garbled letters, and a 24 minute solution time hint with final entry notes.
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