Editorial Notebook On The Gas Shortage And Lively Anecdotes
Parodies on the gas crunch include neighbors boasting about gas guzzlers while Californians joke about car abundance. Letters from Berkley and Ottawa observers note three cars per household, gas hunting, and playful signs about energy use. President Carter delays re election plans pending SALT II outcomes. Mother's Day gifts include a skateboard and a snow shovel, with family quips about living dangerously and practical prep for winter. Local adages hint at energy responsibility and a photographer's darkroom joke about leaks.
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Berkley
California
Hornbeck Man Offers Garden Advice From a Scrap Yard
A humorous Hornbeck column riffs on spring woes and garden plans. He lampoons spring fever, recalls a failed rock garden, and offers tongue in cheek gardening tips from locating the plot to soil, security, and crop choices. He jokes about rabbits, tools, and the high cost of home grown tomatoes.
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Don Knotts
Wally Norther
Nancy
Hay Market Realities From Kansas City Grain Board
Kansas City Board of Trade notes hay as a key, often overlooked crop linking feed and livestock markets. 1978 hay valued at 6.58 billion, with 1979 prices rising 25 percent early, fueled by tighter supplies, depleted dehydrator capacity, and strong cattle feeding demand. regional quotes show sharp gains across Nebraska, Kansas, California, and beyond.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City
Board of Trade
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Platte River
Nebraska
Platte Valley
Kansas
Chino County
California
Craniosynostosis and family planning questions answered
Dr Ruble explains craniosynostosis causes and treatment, notes current X rays will guide need for potential further surgery, and discusses risks for future pregnancies along with prenatal test limits. Also covers prostate symptoms, sex selection myths, head lice terminology, safe aspirin alternatives in pregnancy, and post mastectomy exercise guidance.
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Dr. Ruble
ANON
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Doll House Builder Has Made It Big
Middleton, Wis. AP noted Bob Stein, once a boy making model houses, now a leading doll house craftsman. He builds exact scale replicas from blueprints, sometimes replacing a full mansion room by room. Beth handles deeds and titles as custom orders grow.
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Bob Stein
Beth
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