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• When the usual call for all hands to report to their stations came over the loudspeaker, Stanley slept through it. Once all vehicles and passengers were onboard, the ramp was lifted and the ferry got underway. No one was aware that the 25-foot-wide bow doors at the front of the vessel still remained open.

• The storm was bad but not the worst. Still, a wind-blown wave broke a pane of glass that covered the window in the ballast room. The inrush of seawater shorted out the electronic controls that operated valves in the pontoons, causing the ballast valves to open and close at random. The crew shut down all electricity to the panel, then decided to manually close them using valve handles on long rods designed for that purpose. Unfortunately, they mistakenly turned the valves the wrong way, opening them instead of closing them, and the pontoons began to fill with seawater.

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loss of power. Unfortunately, a second lightning bolt hit a major powerline in upstate New York around 9:00 p.m. and 1,044 megawatts carried into New York from Con Edison failed. Now two of the six power lines supplying the city were out. All of the electricity coming into the city was automatically rerouted to the four remaining lines. And all four of them became dangerously overloaded.

• At 9:19 p.m., one of the four lines shorted out, throwing its load of electricity to the remaining three lines. Three minutes later, an operator at the Long Island Lighting Company cut the power on the line into Manhattan to avoid shorting that one out. Now there were only two lines left. Just seven minutes later, another line failed, and now all of the power was flowing through the one remaining line. At 9:36 it went down too, and all of Manhattan was plunged into darkness. It took 25 hours to restore power, Trifles to Tragedies: Turn to page 15

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Don’t Blame the Government -- Blame Yourself Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security Administration, has messed up and cheated them out of benefits they might have been due. But many times, the fault (to trivialize a famous line from Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”) is not in our government, but in ourselves. Here are some examples of what I mean:

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I’m going to be rather blunt with you. They didn’t mess up; you did. It’s your job to educate yourself about the benefits you might be due from Social Security. I know if I had the kinds of problems you described, I would have said to myself: “I wonder if I might be eligible for disability benefits.” And then I would have checked into that. And I’m not sure how things work today, but I know that ten years ago, the Social Security retirement application had a question on it that essentially asked something like this: “Are you unable to work because of a disabling condition?” You must have answered that question “No,” because a “Yes” answer would have led you down the path to a claim for Social Security disability benefits.

cial Security account. Did you expect that a Social your husband. By law, the SSA must go along with Security representative would be stationed at every how things were reported on your tax returns. The only bit of solace I can give you is this: marriage license bureau in the country ready to adIf your second marriage ends (by death or divorce), vise remarrying widows about the age 60 rule? If I were a woman considering a second then you would be able to go back and claim widmarriage, and if I were concerned about Social ow’s benefits on your first husband’s Social SecuSecurity benefits from a former husband’s record, rity record. I would have checked into this. For example, a Q: I am 62 years old and currently unsimple Google search using the keywords “remarmarried. I have always worked in low-paying riage” and “Social Security” turns up all kinds of information from the Social Security Administration jobs and my Social Security benefit will only and other sources that would have answered all be about $1,200 per month. I was married to a ver y wealthy man, but we divorced many your questions. And as far as the little gimmick your ac- years ago. We got the divorce just two weeks countant pulled by putting all the earnings on your shy of our 10th anniversar y. The Social Secuhusband’s Social Security record, once again, I rity rep I talked to said because we were not think you do have to accept some responsibility for married for 10 years, I can’t get any of his Social Security. Why was I never told about this what happened. For example, if I were a woman involved in before? The government has ripped me off! a business with my husband, and my tax preparer A: Do you think a Social Security represensaid, “Let’s give all the earnings and credit for the tative should be stationed at every divorce court in business to your husband,” I would have said, “Wait this country ready to tell women to stay married for a minute. Does that really make sense?” But believe me, I know that’s easier said 10 years in order to be eligible for benefits from the than done. Over the years, I have heard from hun- ex? I understand that at the time you divorced dreds, if not thousands, of moms in a “mom and pop” business who are in the same boat as you. this guy, Social Security was probably the furthest They let themselves get talked into going along thing from your mind. Still, the ball was in your court to educate yourself about this. With just a with this male-oriented tax-filing scheme. As I have written in many past columns little bit of effort, you could have easily learned ADVERTISING PROOF about this issue (and that I simply don’t have the about the 10-year duration of marriage rule. (And Tues., 6/25/19 5:00 p.m.. Final DUE: readers by theChanges way, for other who might be wonderspace to cover in today’s column), this practice can Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours ing, your thatTidbits 10-year rule only applies in cases involving work out for couples who stay married forever and Contact representative immediately with changes or corrections. divorced spousal benefits). who both live well into their retirement years. It has Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 * * * to do with the combination of retirement benefits If you have a Social Security question, Tom Marpayable to the husband and spousal benefits paygenau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social able to the wife. Security: Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at But that tax-filing practice generally does www.creators.com/books, or look for it on Amazon or not work out for women who get divorced or for other book outlets. To find out more about Tom Marwidows who remarry before the age of 60. genau and to read past columns and see features from You also wondered why the Social Security other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit Ultimatewebsite Home at Repairs www.creators.com. Administration simply can’t give you your share the Creators Syndicate Business Card, 4c, 26x Discount Rate COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM of earnings from the business. That’s not how it June 30, 2019 • Volume 15: Issue #27 works. As I said, you (but probably mostly your accountant and your first husband) made the decision CLIP AND SAVE a long time ago to give all the business earnings to PROFESSIONAL  Reliable  Expert

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I would like to know more information about them and also if they have any value.

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earthenware in Lorraine, France, since 1770. Your plates are examples of their “Obernai” pattern. It was designed by Henri Loux around 1930 and was inspired by the villages of Obernai, France. The scenes are transfer prints and feature landscapes, people, animals, castles, and homes. Each dish can be found selling in antiques shops in the range of $75 to $125.

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Portrait of Elegant Woman Featured on Vase Q: Enclosed is a photo of a vase that has been in my family for many years. Both my parents are dead, and I am 67 years of age. I believe this vase preceded both my parents. The portrait of the elegant young woman on the vase is against a background that shades from cream to brown, and the interior is a white glaze. Marked on the bottom of the vase are the words “Warwick -- Ioga” and the image of a knight. It is in perfect condition. Please advise me of its histor y and roughly how much it would be worth on the market today. A: Warwick China Co. was located in Wheeling, W. Va., from 1887 to 1951. They produced a wide variety of vitreous china that included portrait vases, dinnerware, jardinieres, bowl and pitcher sets, umbrella stands, and decorative ware. Even though some of their pieces were hand painted, much of their ware was decorated with decals. The “Ioga with a Warwick China Co. used the knight” mark re“Ioga” mark from 1905 to mains a mystery as to its meaning and was used from 1905 to 1920. Your circa 1920s portrait vase would probably be worth $250 to $325. *** Q: This is a photo of the mark on the back of an earthenware plate that I inherited from my mother. The set includes six plates all eight inches in diameter, and they are in perfect condition. They are white and decorated with European village scenes and blue and pink flowers on the borders.

Sarreguemines Faienceries has made earthenware in Lorraine, France, since 1770.

*** Q: I have a Tom Thumb toy cash register that I had when I was a child in the 1950s. It is green metal and is about 8 inches high. Is it “Antique or Junque”?

A: Tom Thumb toy cash registers are neither antique nor junque; they are considered collectibles. They were made by Western Stamping Co. in Michigan in the mid- 20th century. It would probably be worth $75 to $100. An online search would give you a good idea of its value on the toy collector market.

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1. GEOGRAPHY: Dubai is the largest city of which country? 2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was President Richard Nixon’s Secret Service code name? 3. TELEVISION: In which year did the first episode of the animated comedy “South Park” air? 4. HISTORY: What was the former name of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River? 5. MUSIC: Which instrument is Pablo Cassals famous for playing? 6. LITERATURE: What are the names of Harry Potter’s deceased parents in the book series? 7. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin phrase “bona fide” mean? 8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a baby fish called? 9. ACRONYMS: What does BMW stand for? 10. MOVIES: What is the song play- by Linda Thistle Answer peekers' names and photos ing in the famous twist scene of “Pulp posted on Facebook. TRIVIA TEST Fiction”? The idea of Go Figure is to Answers arrive at the Answers figures given at Answers Weekly Weekly SUDOKU SUDOKU the bottom and right-hand 1. United Arab Emirates columns of the diagram by fol-Answer2. Searchlight lowing the arithmetic signs in 3. 1997 the order they are given (that Boulder Dam, and for a short is, from 4. left to right top time to in the 1940s bottom). Use only the numbers cello to complete below the5. The diagram its blank6.squares and use each James and Lily of the nine 7. Innumbers good faith only once. 8. A fry or fingerling DIFFICULTY: � 9. Bavarian Motor Works 10. “You Never Can Tell,” Chuck � Moderate �� Difficult �� Berry GO FIGURE! ©©2006 King Features Syndicate, 2010King King Features Synd.,Inc. Inc. ©©2020 2022 Features Synd., Inc. 2022

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