Rural Delivery comic notes life expectancy item
In a quirky weekly panel the strip mocks broad life expectancy claims and references animals like gazelles and cranes as examples. The crude captioning hints at caution about memory and measurement in modern life.
Ants Destroy Egyptian Village Homes Prompt Rebuild
An army of white ants devastated Batn Aharit in Egypt, wiping out homes. The government is restoring the houses now that the ants are gone. A Munich court denied a 126 pound man a pistol permit, saying he needs protection from a 185 pound neighbor woman seeking to marry him.
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Batn Aharit
Egypt
Munich
Germany
TV Schedule Scrambled Weekly Listings
A cluttered old TV guide page lists daily programs and times across channels with show titles like Captain Kangaroo Merv Griffin The Beverly Hillbillies and Gunsmoke. Also noted are sports events, movies, religious programs and variety shows in a chaotic order.
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Merv Griffin
Andy of
Mike Douglas
Weather Sports
TV and Film Figures Mentioned in 1960s Musings
The text lists actors and TV stars such as Neville Brand Lee Hunter Chuck Connors Gil Fayor Clint Eastwood and Paul Brinegar. It mentions Beaulah Benton and Tony Fagg in Folkstone England and notes oversized beds as a long standing trend. It also cites a 1966 Census Bureau figure of civil government employees at 11.5 million.
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Ted Hulette
Darryl Hickman
Rick Jason
Ben Gazzarra
Rowdy Yates
Paul Brinegar
Clint Eastwood
Gil Fayor
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Items
A typed grid of crossword clues lists Across and Down entries with numbers and partial words for a newspaper puzzle. Clues include Claw Appointments Make amends for Zola Cast Tight French article Became aware of Earth as goddess Upright Allure Ohio college town Inclines Type of architecture Snake One who toils slowly Biblical river of Damascus Pronoun Proclaimed loudly Anxious Members of House of Lords Near Escape Moutthe Down Knot lace Skilled competitors Learning Single unit Not old Discovery Catkin Cana Otherwise is Plant ovule Part of amin Festive Sea eagle Bronx ceer Spigot Con junce ton Bitter cenders Measure of land Harem Matured room a Cheese Youth fruit Of area Edible Of area fruit Name Turner Observe and other scattered fragments to form a complete puzzle.
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Zola
Allure
Ohio
College Town
Should I Drop My Boyfriend Or Give Him Another Chance
A teen reader asks whether her boyfriend who sees other girls and visits infrequently is using her. The reply says use depends on mutual understanding not present here. If no agreement exists about exclusivity, she should consider other boyfriends and avoid feeling used.
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Frankfort
Cars rise in Norway reach over half a million in use
The Oslo Auto Traffic Information Council reports about 516,000 personal cars currently in use on Norwegian roads, up from 223,300 six years ago. Separate data notes New York researchers have access to 19,000 medical journals for specialized fields.
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Oslo
Norway
Auto Traffic Information Council
New York
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