Hints From Dear Heloise Readers on Everyday Problems
A collection of reader notes on practical hacks from early Heloise columns. Tips include using baby manicure scissors for kindergartners, a DIY “Quing” bed modification, homemaking respect, wedding anniversary recordings, bottle cap sterilization, and simple laundry of small items.
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Nyad completes 28 mile Manhattan swim in 8 hours
Diana Nyad a 25 year old NYU graduate swam 28 miles around Manhattan in 8 hours 2 minutes setting a record 54 minutes faster than Byron Summers 1927 mark. The day was sunny with 70s temps and 65 degree water after a prior cold rainy attempt last month.
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Diana Nyad
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Best seller tells about First Time
New York AP Karl Fleming recounts his first sexual experience at 17 with a minister's daughter in a corn patch. His wife Anne Taylor Fleming recalls her first time at 19 as tender and romantic. They later coauthored a book compiling others' first times, mostly celebrities.
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Mae West
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Art Buchwald
Liberace
Firefighters Strike Ends In Kansas City
A four day old strike by Kansas City firefighters ended as 59 dismissed members were rehired and the union pledged cooperation with investigators into arson during the walkout. Mayor Wheeler and city officials had accused Local 42 members of starting many of the more than 200 blazes. Firefighters began returning to duty as pleas for pay parity with police remained unresolved.
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Crossword clues and quotes fill a quirky pages puzzle mix
A readable jumble of crossword clues with author credits and cryptogram hints. The page also reprints a cryptogram sample and a long block of quoted dialogue from writers and public figures, interwoven with notes on a strike and job pay figures.
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