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March 27 - April 9, 2018

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CLOSE CALLS by Janet Spencer Come along with Tidbits as we survive close calls! AIR SHOW STOPPERS • Arthur Lapham was a wing-walker demonstrating his skills over Staten Island, New York in 1913. He lost his footing and fell 300 feet. He landed in the mud of the salt flats near Prince’s Bay, where he was buried up to his armpits in the tidal marsh. He was dirty but uninjured. • At an air show in the 1920s, Al Wilson was hanging from the wing of one plane without a parachute while he waited for a second stunt pilot to fly under him in the old “plane-change” stunt. He lost his grip and fell. The pilot of the second plane went into a dive and pulled up underneath Wilson’s falling body. Wilson went head first through the wing of the plane and stuck fast, managing to hang on until the plane landed safely. • Bob Hoover was in his stunt plane in when the engine went dead, leaving him without enough altitude to get back to the runway. As he approached the airport it looked like he was going to crash into the chain link fence surrounding the runway. Just at that moment a truck happened to be passing by on the road. Hoover managed to bounce his wheels of the top of the truck, giving him sufficient altitude to clear the fence and land safely. SUBMARINE SCRAPES • During World War I, a U.S. submarine spotted a German sub and fired two torpedoes at it, one right after the other. Soon there was a huge explosion, yet the German sub continued on its way completely unharmed. Apparently the second torpedo had been travelling a little faster than the first one. They crashed and exploded, leaving the German sub untouched.

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• Several Germans were standing on the observation deck of a submarine during World War I when they suddenly saw the periscope of an enemy sub nearby. Before they could do anything about it, a torpedo was heading their way. It was coming so fast that there was nothing to do but watch, so the men were very surprised to see the torpedo, which had been running on the surface of the water, skip out of the water, bounce off the deck of the sub, then splash down into the ocean on the opposite side and speed harmlessly away. • Charles “Swede” Momsen was captain of a submarine when it went out of control and plunged to the bottom of the ocean in the middle of the Caribbean. The bow was buried and stuck fast in the mud and it looked like the sub was doomed. Momsen solved the problem by flooding the torpedo tubes, then blasting the water out of them with compressed air. The sub popped free.

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BOAT PROBLEMS • In 1827 three sailors were on board a schooner when a huge wave washed all of them overboard. A minute later another huge wave washed all of them back on board. • In 1834 two Maori women were the only survivors after a canoe sank off New Zealand. When a dead whale floated by with the harpoon still stuck in it, they used the line from the harpoon to haul themselves aboard the carcass. They floated 80 miles to safety. • Adolphe Pons was in a motor boat with his assistant eight miles off the coast of New Caledonia, a tiny archipelago in the South Pacific. He fell overboard and his assistant jumped overboard to save him— leaving the motorboat heading out to sea under full power with no one to man the controls. Fortunately the boat’s steering wheel was in such a position that the boat began a long slow circle back to the stranded men and they were able to climb aboard. • In 1956, Linda Morgan was asleep in her cabin


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aboard the Andrea Doria when a ship called the Stockholm rammed it. The Stockholm’s bow crushed the Andrea Doria directly and when the two ships separated, the Stockholm carried pieces of the Andrea Doria with it— including the bed Linda Morgan was still in. She went to sleep on the Andrea Doria and awoke on the Stockholm. • In 1868 the USS Wateree was stationed off Peru. It was a flat-bottomed gunboat. A large earthquake shook the shore. Immediately afterward the sea receded leaving every boat in the harbor sitting on the bottom of the ocean. All the other boats with V-shaped

keels ended up lying on their sides, but the flat bottomed Wateree sat comfortably on the mud. When the sea swept back forming a large seismic wave, the other ships were hurled around and rolled over and over, but the Wateree rode the tide inland, scraping the tops of the city’s tallest buildings until it was deposited, unharmed, a mile inland. OOPSIE • In 1952 an Air Force captain was in a cargo plane over Korea when he accidentally fell out of the open door. Just as he was preparing to pull the ripcord on his parachute, the plane


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NUGGET OF KNOWLEDGE When a buzz saw blade tore loose from its moorings in a Florida sawmill, the blade went ripping through the side of the mill, then buzzed its way through the side of a house next door. It sliced the kitchen table into two parts before continuing out the other side of the house. The resident who was having breakfast at the table was more than a little surprised.

hit a sudden strong downdraft and dropped. The captain fell back into the plane through the same door he had just fallen out of. MISC. MIRACLES • During the bombing of London in World War II, a pretty young lady was taking a bath when her home was hit by a bomb. The bathtub was thrown in the air and came down upsidedown with the girl underneath it. The tub sheltered her from the collapsing rubble. Rescuers digging through the ruins looking for survivors were very surprised to find a naked girl unharmed under the bathtub. • Shigeyoshi Morimoto lived in Nagasaki but was working at a job in Hiroshima. He was in a store less than 900 yards from ground zero when the first atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima in 1945. The collapsed building offered him shelter from the blast. He hurried home to Nagasaki. As he was telling his wife about the terrible bomb, he saw another flash out the window and shoved his family into the cellar in the nick of time. Morimoto survived * “Plastic grocery bags are handy for so many uses, but keeping them organized was always a pain, until I discovered that I could use an empty tissue box to store them. I just ball up each bag individually (so there is no air trapped) and stuff it in the tissue box. You can store even more bags by using an empty 12-pack box from soda. I keep one of these in my shop.” -- F.C. in Pennsylvania * Got spotty cellphone service in your favorite stores, but have a coupon in your email? Bring it up at home, and screen shot the bar code and details. That way it will be in your stored photos, and you won’t have to wait for it to load in the checkout line. * Tech tip: “Invest in a DVR -- a digital video recorder. Our kids record something the night before, and they can only press play in the morning once they’re ready for school -- dressed with shoes, books and bag at the ready. It gives them an incentive to hustle.” -- B.R. in Washington * To get the most juice from a lemon (or lime), microwave for 10-15 seconds, then roll on the counter to break up the pulp. Only then should you slice them and use your hand juicer. * “My son has two laundry baskets, one white and one black. The black one is for dirty clothes, which is pretty obvious. The white one is for clothes that are clean. He wears clothes from the clean basket without ever folding, hanging or putting them in a drawer. I have learned to be OK with this, as long as they are kept separate and he looks and smells nice when he leaves the house. My mom always said I have to pick my battles!” -- T.F. in Connecticut Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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two atomic bomb blasts. • In 1986 a 19-year-old student was sitting on the window ledge of his 9th floor dorm room at the University of California at Berkeley. He lost his balance and fell, crashing through the canvas sunroof of a parked car below him. The seat cushions in the car also softened his fall. He was only bruised. • Sarah Ann Henley jumped off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in England in 1885. During the 250-foot drop, her skirts and petticoat acted as a parachute and she landed in the river mud, injured but alive. • Seven Japanese acrobats were in a bus travelling near Tokyo in 1933. The bus went over the side of a cliff, turning over and over as it went down the mountain side. The rolling slowed briefly when the bus hit a large rock. In that instant all seven acrobats hurled themselves through the open windows where they landed in the branches of a tree. None were seriously injured. Fabulous Food

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• Charles was born to a farming family in New Hampshire in 1842. As a young man, he and his father moved to Minneapolis to join his uncle. They pooled their resources and bought a flour mill, naming it after themselves. • By 1880 they had acquired four more mills, and in 1881 they constructed the biggest flour mill in the world, causing Minneapolis to grow as a flour milling center and spurring growth of railroads throughout the area to carry grain and flour. • Charles traveled the world researching new techniques. By 1889 they were producing

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10,000 barrels of flour per day. In 1899 they merged with a British firm to become the biggest flour milling corporation in the world. • At the time, millers would customarily mark their best flour with three X’s to denote the finest flour. Charles began to mark his best with four X’s to show it was even better. The company grew into one of the largest food conglomerates


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in the nation: Pillsbury. EVEN BETTER BAKING • Carl Smith was an executive for General Mills when he took a train trip in 1930. While en route, he went into the dining car after the dinner hour and was surprised when the chef served him fresh hot biscuits along with his meal within just a few minutes. After eating, he went to ask the chef how he had been able to make fresh biscuits on such short notice. • The chef explained that he always kept lard,

flour, baking powder, and salt blended in an ice chest. Then all he had to do was pull out some dough and pop it into the oven. • Intrigued, Smith asked the research division of General Mills to come up with a way to package such a mixture in a box, designed so that it would not go rancid in the cupboard. • General Mills’ new product was introduced to the public in 1931, less than a year after Carl’s discovery on the train. It was a hit. • By 1932 there were 96 competitors on the market, but by the following year only six were left. When World War II started, working women needing quick solutions in the kitchen used it more than ever. Carl Smith’s product still sells in grocery stores across the nation today. It’s called Bisquick. BEST BAKING YET • In 1930 a baker in Kentucky named Lively Willoughby was looking for products to expand his line. He wanted to invent a pre-made dinner roll that ladies could take home and cook themselves. He tried storing unbaked biscuits inside cardboard tubes, but they tended to explode. • Through experimentation, Willoughby controlled the explosive factor and discovered that if he wrapped the dough in tin foil before placing it in the tubes, and then sealed the ends of the tubes with metal lids, the dough would stay fresh for quite a long time in the refrigerator. When baked, the biscuits were deliciously similar to homemade rolls. • After patenting the pressurized foil sleeve, he teamed up with a local flour company called Ballard & Ballard. For the next 20 years their brand of biscuits-in-a-can sold well throughout the American South, where biscuits were a staple of the local diet. Housewives loved the time-saving measure. • In 1951 Pillsbury bought out Ballard & Ballard, acquired the rights to the method of making biscuits in a can, and the new biscuit went nationwide. In 1965 an advertising mascot with an infectious giggle made his debut on national television to promote the product. The biscuits are called Poppin’ Fresh, with the Poppin’ Fresh Dough Boy as their mascot.

MASTERS TOURNAMENT • Before Tiger Woods, there was Bobby Jones. In the 1920s, Jones dominated the world of golf, winning 13 of the 21 major championships he entered. He retired from the golf circuit in 1930 at the age of 28, having hit the peak of his career when he won not only the U.S. and British Opens but also the U.S. and British Amateurs, all in the same year. This feat, known as the Grand Slam, has never been repeated. Jones never earned a penny playing golf but maintained his amateur status, and retired in order to spend more time with his family and his law practice. He went on to write golf books and articles, design better clubs, and make instructional movies. But more than anything else, he wanted to design the world’s finest golf course near his hometown of Atlanta, mostly because he wanted a private golf course where he and his friends could play without being mobbed by fans. • Jones teamed up with New York banker Clifford Roberts and they began to look for property. They wanted land that had a stream, that had contours, and that was beautiful. When they first laid eyes on Fruitlands Nursery, they knew they had found what they were looking for. • Fruitlands Nursery was started by a horticulturist named Berchmann who grew

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trees, flowers, and shrubs imported from all over the world. They grew well on his 365 acres near sea level in the mild climate of Augusta, Georgia. It was the very first commercial nursery in the southern U.S. When Berchmann died in 1883, his son Prosper carried on and was responsible for introducing the azalea to the American public. When Prosper died in 1910, business halted and the heirs began to look for a buyer. The purchase price – at the outset of the Depression – was $70,000.

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• A professional golf course designer named Mackensie came from Scotland to plan the architecture and landscaping. Work was begun in 1931. Each of the holes is named after one of the shrubs, flowers, or trees that grow on the course: Pink Dogwood, Juniper, Firethorn, and so on. Bobby hit thousands of test shots as the course was in progress. He wanted three approaches to each hole: the safe route, the hard route, and the crazy route. The grand opening was in 1933. • It was such a beautiful course that the U.S. Golf Association approached Bobby with the idea of holding a tournament there. Bobby declined, feeling that if there were to be a tournament on his course, he should be the host. His first tournament took place in 1934, and Jones named it the Augusta National Invitation Tournament. Roberts wanted it to be called the Masters Tournament, but Bobby Jones thought that title was a bit presumptuous. • People came from 38 states to watch that first tournament, and every hotel room in the town of Augusta, population 60,000, was full. The purse was $1,500. Everyone began calling it the Masters in spite of Bobby’s protests. In 1939, he relented and the title of the tournament was officially changed. It’s the only major golf tournament to return to the same site every year, although the tournament was suspended during World War II, while turkeys and cows were raised on the grounds to help with the war effort. • Bobby Jones played in the first 12 tournaments, but never won. His best finish was a tie for 13th place, which happened at the very first tournament. He never broke par. He only participated because his name was a big draw and he wanted the best turnout possible. Bobby Jones died in 1971 at the age of 69.

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Should Shock Collars be Banned in U.S.? DEAR PAW’S CORNER: What do you think about England banning “shock collars,” which give dogs a mild electric shock when they misbehave or try to cross an electric-fence boundary? -- Jim H., via email DEAR JIM: I’m all for it. Shock collars are just plain cruel. Never mind that they give purely negative feedback, something that should be limited when training a dog. England’s ban will take effect this year. Other parts of Britain already have banned or are considering a ban on the use of shock collars, including Wales and Scotland. Here in the U.S., however, there is no such legislation that I know of in any state that bans the sale or use of shock collars. A growing movement is taking shape, however: The Animal Rescue Site is circulating a petition and plans to deliver it to the House Committee on Agriculture, as well as the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Care. Organizations including the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior and the Humane Society of the United States have issued statements against the use of these collars. “The least humane and most controversial use of the shock collar is as a training device,” the HSUS says on its website. As AVSAB says in its position paper on the issue, “Training should focus on reinforcing desired behaviors, removing the reinforcer for inappropriate behaviors, and addressing the emotional state and environmental conditions driving the undesirable behavior.” In short, owners who want to train their dogs correctly should focus on positive reinforcement. If training a dog becomes difficult, consult a professional trainer rather than shift straight to a shock collar or choke collar. Send your questions, tips or comments to ask@pawscorner.com. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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by Samantha Weaver * The unknown soul who made the following sage observation must have been a keen observer of events: “A politician can appear to have his nose to the grindstone while straddling a fence and keeping both ears to the ground.” * Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel, famed inventor of dynamite and originator of the Nobel Prizes, could speak five languages fluently by the time he was 17 years old. * Most languages change dramatically over time. If we in modern America were to try to read, say, “Beowulf” (which was written in Old English), only those who have spent time studying the language would be able to make out more than a word or two here and there. If you’re from Iceland, however, this isn’t the case; the written language there has remained virtually unchanged for more than 1,000 years. Modern Icelanders have no trouble reading sagas that were written in the 10th century. * Those who study such things say that fully one-third of all your brainpower is used for vision. * At some point in your life you’ve probably gotten your hands gooey with papier-mache, whether you were making crafts yourself or helping your kids. You may not have realized, though, that the term “papier-mache” means “chewed-up paper” in French. * You might be surprised to learn that there are people who study how air quality, humidity, the hardness of the water and pollution affect people’s hair. According to these researchers, the worst American cities for your tresses are Corpus Christi, Texas; Olympia, Washington; and Pittsburgh. Thought for the Day: “Jobs are like going to church: It’s nice once or twice a year to sing along and eat something and all that, but unless you really believe there’s something holy going on, it gets to be a drag going in every single week.” -- Thomas Michael Disch

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Tom Spencer was making a training jump in 1943. Just before he bailed out of the plane, a container full of guns and ammo was dropped from the plane along with its parachute to ensure the contents wouldn’t be ruined on landing. Spencer’s parachute failed to open and fell flailing towards the earth. He bumped into something and found he’d made contact with the ammo container and its parachute. Tangled in the rigging lines, he and the container fell together. Spencer survived with injuries to his spine, legs and pelvis.


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1. Spanish Civil War 2. North Carolina 3. Harrison Ford 4. Sandra Bullock 5. “The Passion of the Christ” in 2003.

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1. Queen Victoria survived seven assassination attempts and ruled Britain for 63 years, 18371901. 2. Teddy Roosevelt’s speech stopped the bullet intended to assassinate him in 1912.

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