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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1981

Page

6

Left Handers Day celebrates the minority in a right handed world

Left handed people across the nation mark International Left Handers Day as Dean Campbell of Topeka promotes a Bill of Lefts. Lefthanders International highlights grievances from language to products, noting terms like right and left shape bias.

Cathy A. Monroe Dean Campbell Topeka Kan Campbell Lefthanders International

Lefthanders Face Small Inconveniences and Advocacy

A survey shows left-handers cope with right hand dominance in daily life from tools and traffic signals to notebooks. Officials and residents describe minor inconveniences, while Lefthanders International promotes left handed products and awareness.

Lightweight motorcycles prove strong fuel economy in tests

Consumer Reports engineers tested five lightweight bikes priced from $1,000 to $1,470 with engines from 125 to 250 cc plus the Honda CM 400A for midweight performance. Results show about 60 to 70 mpg under typical riding, with top highway speed tests around 55 mph. The Suzuki GS 2500 and Honda CM400A delivered best handling, while the Lambretta Grand Prix 150 earned Not Acceptable for dangerous handling. The Honda C70 offered high in-town scores but limited highway capability.

Consumers Union Consumer Reports Suzuki Honda

Dear Ann Landers and Holocaust memories in one column

A set of letters covers sexual performance tied to alcohol, Holocaust survivor coping, and memory tips. The alcohol piece warns booze lowers erection via testosterone disruption and suggests rethinking nooning. The survivor piece praises reading about the Holocaust after decades and cites a book, while a memory aside offers frugal shopping advice.

Ann Landers Mr. X Sacramento Samuel Pisar Little Brown & Co

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