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We’ve seen him as an alien hunter, a Civil War General, astronaut, a reverend, a villain, and loving father. Here is a glance at the 50+-year acting career of this famous Canadian, and a look at the real Donald Sutherland. • Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Donald Edward McNichol Sutherland was a sickly child, struggling with rheumatic fever, hepatitis, and polio myelitis. He spent many of his younger years in Nova Scotia, with his first part-time job there as a news correspondent for a local radio station at age 14. While in high school, Sutherland appeared in a few stage productions, carrying this interest on at the University of Toronto. He graduated with a double major, engineering and drama, with intentions of a career as an engineer. He changed his mind however, and headed for London in 1957 to attend the city’s Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

• Sutherland has paid tribute to his favorite directors by naming his sons after them. Kiefer is named after Warren Kiefer who directed Sutherland in his first feature film. His son Roeg takes his name from director Nicolas Roeg, while Rossif is named after French director Frederic Rossif. The middle name of Sutherland’s son Angus is Redford after Robert Redford. • Although he has had more than 150 roles in various productions over 50 years, Sutherland has never received an Oscar. He has won an Emmy, Golden Globes, and stars on both the Hollywood and Canadian Walks of Fame. • Donald Sutherland has remained a Canadian citizen and maintains a home in Quebec. He was one of the flagbearers at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is an officer in the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honor. 

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Vesuvius (from page one) Italy did not have the funds or the time needed to rebuild Naples and prepare for the events, the Olympics had to be moved to London. • Most folks know that the cataclysmic erruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. destroyed the city of Pompeii and caused a death toll estimated of at least 16,000. The violent burst of volcanic ash billowed to heights of 12 miles and more, and the flow of molten rock and pumice spewed forth at a rate of 1.5 million tons per second! • The rapid fallout made it impossible to breathe, with millions of tons of the hot, thick and powdery ash burying the city and filling the lungs of every living creature. The suddenness of the event caught the entire population unaware, resulting in a well-preserved “frozen” scene of the ancient city in the act of its routine daily life. Strangely enough, the ash hardened around the victims’ bodies before they decayed over the centuries. The remaining pockets of air enabled excavators to carefully pour plaster through holes into the mold-like forms to make casts of the bodies, which remained in the exact positions as they were at death.

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Double check:.  Phone Number(s)  Spel sat in the White House and when liberal Democrats your Tidbits immediately If you have arepresentative Social Security question, Tom with Mar- change sat in the White House. The reports are always es- Contact genau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@ sentially the same, simply updated annually based Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to on economic variables. read past columns and see features from other Creators Syn This year’s report shows essentially no dicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate change in the projections for the Social Security website at www.creators.com. funds from last year. The combined OASI and DI HELP U HEAR c/o JNS Media pg. 4C 26x disc. 2014 CREATORS.COM trust funds will keep the system solvent through 1/4COPYRIGHT Every year about this time, the Social Secu- 2033. rity and Medicare board of trustees release their an- But a more important date is 2020. That is nual report on the status of the Social Security and the date when the system will begin to pay out more Medicare trust funds. And every year about this in benefits than it collects in taxes. That means the time, political hacks and pundits twist the data in system will have to begin redeeming large chunks of those reports to serve their own agendas. I will use its reserve funds to keep the checks going out each today’s column to help my readers understand the month. And since those reserve funds are entirely issues. government IOUs, guess who would have to cough It will be best to start with some background. up more money to keep the system in the black? 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Heart Risk: Like Father, Like Son DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 69. Two years ago, I had a heart attack followed by double bypass surgery; two vessels on the back of my heart were blocked. I had no symptoms. My doctor, family, friends and I were stunned. I was too healthy to have been struck by a heart attack. I was at risk due to my male family members having heart issues. My father died of his third heart attack at age 60. I followed a heart-healthy lifestyle: low body fat, healthy weight, no smoking, no drinking, no red meat, lots of exercise indoors and out. My cholesterol readings had always been in the good range. I am now on simvastatin and losartan daily. I regularly take my blood pressure readings. Since my heart attack and my surgery, I have followed the therapy lifestyle diet in an American Heart Association publication. A year after my heart attack and surgery, I had a treadmill stress test, and all was well. I see my D.C.C.S. - Enrollment/Open House cardiologist every six months and my primary 1/6 pg. 4C doctor quarterly. June 1, 2014 Vol. 10 - No. 23 What preys on my mind the most is

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We retired last Januar y and have decided to sell our home and downsize to a senior community. We need to rid ourselves of our excess stuff (junk) that’s accumulated in our house and garage for 37 years. A lot of it belongs to our adult kids and their families, but they aren’t too eager to help us get rid of it. What’s the best way to handle this?

● On Aug. 16, 1920, Cleveland Indians No doubt you have discussed your plans shortstop Ray Chapman is struck in the with your family, and even if they aren’t as happy as temple by a ball pitched by Carl Mays of you are about your moving and lightening your load, the New York Yankees. He died 12 hours you’re still the parents -- and parents rule! later. After Chapman’s injury, it was man The best way to get this done is to schedule dated that scuffed or discolored balls be dates for their help, and then stand by them. Mark replaced with new white ones, making A few of us at our clubhouse got into those dates on your calendar, and circle with a great them easier to see. a discussion about what happens when some- big “X” the date you’ll be out of there and in your one calls 911 for help. One of them asked how new home. Make sure everyone knows that sched● On Aug. 17, 1933, New York Yankees much ambulance ser vice costs, which raised ule is firm and that you’re sticking to it. first baseman Lou Gehrig plays in his We all value our treasures because of the our curiosity since we all could face that situa- 1,308th consecutive game, breaking fortion some day. Can you shed any light on this? memories they hold, but resist the temptation to mer Yankee Everett Scott’s record for conkeep hanging on to them. Start by choosing what We agreed that it’s probably expensive. secutive games played. Gehrig would go is really worth keeping and slash away at the rest. on to play in 2,130 games in a row, setting Emergency 911 calls should only be Decide what things need to beTUES., returnedMAR. to your 15kids, a record that would stand for over half a made when a true emergency occurs, and in those sold, donated to charity, or simply trashed. If the century. Please Doublethat check: Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours cases people generally don’t think about costreview when carefully. kids complain they  don’t have room for the stuff they are in desperate need of help. A medical emer- that belongs to them, they will have to decide what’s ● On Aug. 13, 1948, U.S. and British Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. gency is considered a serious situation where medi- to be done with it. You’ve been providing them with planes airlift a record amount of supplies cal help is needed immediatly. freeOffice: storage760-320-0997 long enough, so justFax: move760-320-1630 forward with into sections of Berlin under American and When a medical 911 call is received the dis- your plans -- it’s no longer your problem! British control. 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Toni Dolls Make Waves With Collectors Q:

Enclosed you will find a photo of a pair of Toni dolls. They were given to me when I was about 8 years old, and I am now 69. Toni was a home perm product, and the dolls were a promotion for the perms. If you saved box tops, you could send for the dolls. A set of little rollers and permanent wave solution came with the dolls so you could actually curl their hair. The dolls are in their original dresses and in excellent condition. Please let me know if they are worth anything.

with lashes, rosy cheeks, bright red lips and jointed limbs. They were produced in height sizes from 14 inches to 23 inches. A bride doll and a walking doll were also made. When the walking doll walked, her head moved. Home waves were popular in the mid-20th century. They could be purchased at grocery stores and drugstores for about $2. A professional perm ran about $15 in those days. During hard times, a frugal consumer could save about $13. A refill was even sold for $1. Toni competitors were Lift Waves and Rayve. Gillette Safety Razor Company eventually bought the Toni Company sometime in the 1940s. Toni perms are still being made. Circa 1953 Toni dolls are selling online in the range of $75 to $150 each. * * *

This mark is on the back of an oval glass plaque that is a family treasured heirloom. It has been handed down through four generations and is in perfect condition. It is decorated with hand-painted flowers against a white background. The overall measurements are 9 by 13 inches, which includes the metal frame. Could you please provide some information on its histor y and value?

Wave Crest glass was made by C.F. Monroe Company located in Meriden, Connecticut. It was in business from 1898 to around World War I. Wave Crest is opaque blown-molded glass. Blanks were purchased from the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Monroe Company designers decorated the blanks using the names “Wave Crest,” “Kelva” and “Nakara.”

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