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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1973

Page

3

Dear Abby Advice Column Items From Readers

A collection of Dear Abby exchanges includes a three time divorcee seeking marriage again and facing abuse, a parent upset by a daughter's absence on holidays, an adoption reunion question, and a squirrel shooting incident prompting readers to consider animal welfare. The sisters from Waterloo sign off as 18 16 and 15.

Abby Mike Iowa Waterloo

Reader asks about constant hunger and weight loss

Dear reader describes unrelenting hunger despite eating and fears pregnancy or tapeworm. Dr. Lamb warns possible diabetes or overactive thyroid and notes tuberculosis risk. urges examination and professional care, as weight loss with illness must be diagnosed and treated.

Win at Bridge Shows Suit Preference Confusion

Oswald and James Jacoby discuss using suit preference signals in rubber bridge. West misreads hearts and clubs, misjudging timing as dummy's ace and the deuce of hearts lead to a misplayed club queen. South discards a spade, West apologizes, and East confirms the errors in a tense midgame exchange.

West Dummy South East

Nixon eases rules to push record corn and soybean crops

The Agriculture Department expanded land eligible for crop production, lowering the idle acreage required for farmer payments to 25 percent for 1973. Officials anticipate a record six billion bushels of corn and about 1.5 billion bushels of soybeans, with corn planted on 74 million acres, up from prior projections.

Washington Nixon Agriculture Department

Today in History February 2 1973 highlights

On February 2 1848 Mexico ceded a vast territory to the United States for 15 million dollars. The area includes present day Arizona California New Mexico and Texas. Also 1635 Dutch founded New Amsterdam now New York and Knights of Columbus founded in New Haven.

Mexico United States Arizona California New Mexico Texas New Amsterdam New York Cardiff N.Y Knights of Columbus New Haven Conn U.S China Santa Maria Recife Brazil Britain Harold Macmillan London Rome France Richard M. Nixon New Hampshire Europe

Martinsville radio transmitter stolen from city park

Martinsville police and Morgan County deputies found their radios useless after a burglary at the city park radio building. A transmitter valued over $2,000 and weighing more than 150 pounds was taken. Officers borrowed a transmitter from Greene County to restore communications.

Martinsville, Ind Martinsville Morgan County Greene County

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