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This week has been an eventful one over the years! Follow along as Tidbits investigates sev-eral happenings that have occurred during the first week of July.• Happy Canada Day! July 1 commemorates the

joining of the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the province of Canada into a federation of four provinces, an 1867 event. This act created the Dominion of Canada, and July 1 was officially declared Dominion Day. It wasn’t until 1982 that the holiday’s name was changed to Canada Day, when the British Parliament relinquished all political rights over Canada. Although countrymen had been singing “O Canada” since 1880, when the song was composed by Canada’s national musician Calixa Lavalee, it wasn’t proclaimed the country’s national anthem until Dominion Day, 1980.

• On the first day of July in 1963, the U.S. Post Office instigated its new coding system to enable faster processing of mail. They dubbed it the Zoning Improvement Plan, or ZIP, for short. A five-digit code was assigned to every address across America, with the first number designating the geographical area, the second two digits identifying a regional center, and the last signifying which post office. Today, there are more than 42,000 ZIPs nationwide.

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Veterans of wartime service are eligible for a pension if they meet certain criteria: age 65 or older, can’t work, service during a certain period, have limited income. These criteria must be met, especially the limits on income.I hate to think it, but a number of veterans are cheating the system, and financial planners are helping them. The Government Accountability Office has unearthed no less than 200 companies that sell estate-planning services designed to help veterans who have too many assets to qualify for the pension benefit. Of those, the GAO investigated 20 companies that help establish trusts, set up annuities and transfer assets (that’s currently allowed under law).Of course these companies charge a fee, from hundreds to many thousands of dollars, for their advice -- advice that might not be in the veteran’s best interest.A bill is making its way through Congress that would require stronger oversight of the benefits money. For example, depending how the final version of the bill reads, there could be a “look back” of three years. That means the veteran’s finances and assets will be scrutinized to see if he or she transferred any assets during that time to make the income look smaller.If you’re tempted to transfer assets to make it look like you qualify for the pension (even though it’s currently legal), be careful. If you apply for Medicaid, it does a 60-month look-back. If you’ve transferred assets, your Medicaid long-term-care coverage could be delayed for a long time. If you put assets into an annuity, thinking that you’ll have a monthly income from it, you might be locked out of it for years.To read details of some of the shady financial dealings these companies are promoting, go online to www.gao.gov and put GAO-12-784T in the search box.

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• On July 14, 1798, Congress passes the Sedition Act, which permitted the prosecution of individuals who voiced or printed what the government deemed to be malicious remarks about the president or government of the United States.

• On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel. Burr shot Hamilton in the stomach, and the bullet lodged next to his spine. Hamilton, a Founding Father and first U.S. treasury secretary, died the next day.

• On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer suburb of London. Twenty-one amateurs showed up to compete in the Gentlemen’s Singles tournament, the only event.

• On July 10, 1925, in Dayton, Tenn., the so-called Monkey Trial begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high-school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. The law made it a misdemeanor to teach any theory that denied the story of the Divine Creation of man.


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• “Don’tyouthinkastereocassetteplayer thatyou can listen to while walking around is agood idea?”Thosewere thewordsofSony’schairmanMasaru Ibuka back in 1979. Ibukatraveled extensively and loved music andpitchedtheideatocompanyofficials.OnJuly1ofthatyear,theSonyWalkmanhitretailers’shelves.

•The year’smidpoint occurs on July 2,with182dayspassedand182yettocome(exceptin Leap years, which have one extra day inthe first half). On this day in 1937, AmeliaEarhart and her navigatorFredNoonanwereheardfromforthelasttimeastheyattemptedtomakethefirstround-the-worldflight.TheirlastcontactwasfromthevicinityofHowlandIslandinthePacificOcean.

• Chevroletrolleditsone-millionthCorvetteofftheassemblylineinBowlingGreen,Kentucky,on July2,1992. Itwas awhiteLT1 roadsterwith a red interior and black roof, carryinga price tag of more than $31,000. Anotherautomotivemilestone took place on this dayin2005,whentheverylastFordThunderbirdwasmanufactured.TheFordplantatWixom,Michigan, produced the platinum car withblack interior.Employeesof theplant signedtheir autographs on the inside fender panels,and the two-seater was given to the great-granddaughter of company founder HenryFord,JosephineFord.

•The Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg tookplaceJuly1-3,1863,thelargestmilitarybattleinU.S.history.Confederate troopsof75,000underRobertE.Leemetthe97,000menoftheUnionArmycommandedbyGeorgeMeadeinthesmallPennsylvaniatown,population2,400.

Bytheendofthethree-dayconflict,morethan51,000weredead,alongwithmorethan5,000horses.

• It’s estimated that 569 tons of ammunitionwereusedintheassault,and634cannonswerepositionedthroughoutthe25-square-milearea.TheConfederatesweredefeatedinthebattle,butitwasnottobetheendofthewar.Itragedonfornearly twomoreyears,althoughLee’sarmyneverrecoveredfromthedevastation.

• The U.S. Second Continental Congressmet from July 1-4, 1776, in Philadelphia’sIndependenceHalltodebate,reviseandadopttheDeclarationofIndependence.ThedocumenthadbeendraftedbyThomasJefferson,listinggrievances against the King of England andbreaking ties between the colonies and themothercountry.Fifty-sixmenlatersignedthedocument,anditwasreadpubliclyforthefirsttimeonJuly8.

•It somehow seems appropriate that two ofAmerica’sfoundingfathers,ThomasJeffersonand JohnAdams, should pass away on July4. Jefferson, the nation’s third president andauthor of the Declaration of Independence,and JohnAdams, the second president, diedwithinhoursofeachotherin1826,onthe50thanniversaryoftheadoptionoftheDeclarationofIndependence.

•The world’s first successful clone, Dolly thesheep,wasbornatScotland’sRoslinInstituteonJuly5,1996.Sheproducedsixlambsbeforeher death in 2003. Dolly was stuffed and isdisplayedattheNationalMuseumofScotlandinEdinburgh.

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Anotherkeyreferenceisrepresentedbydisplacementstatistics.Asiarepresentsabout61%oftheworld’spopulationbutonly13%theiraccountedforweightisfromobesity.Conversely,NorthAmericaonlyrepresentsapproximately6%oftheworld’stotalpopulationbutofit’saccountedforweight,34%isfromobesity.

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Blue-Collar BluesBlue-collar workers among us could be hurt

if the retirement age is raised again. While the overall state of Social Security wouldn’t be affected that much, it would be a burden for those who’ve done the hard work all their lives.

So says a report by the American Institute for Economic Research.

Think about it: Those of us who’ve done physical work all our lives want to retire earlier. We’re tired and need a break. A researcher examined records for a period of 21 years and found that:

--Less than 5 percent of workers in white-collar professions retire at age 65. This group includes lawyers, scientists, managers and administrators.

--Those who do manual labor, the blue-collar workers among us, retire at age 65 at the following rates:

32 percent -- foremen, machine operators23 percent -- carpenters21.6 -- farm workers19 percent -- kitchen workers18.5 percent -- gardeners, auto mechanicsIf the retirement age is raised, blue-collar

workers won’t stay on the job. They’ll still retire, but their Social Security each month will be less than it would be at full retirement age.

The current debate is whether raising the retirement age would have any benefit to the Social Security program itself. One study that showed raising the earliest retirement age from 62 to 65 would have only “modest effects” on the health of Social Security.

On the other hand, to keep working requires that one have a job. It’s shown that the unemployment rate for those age 55 and older is the highest it’s been in 60 years.

If you object to the government trying to balance the budget by tinkering with our retirement, let your senators know.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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Lady Luck Smiles on Earnhardt Jr.Who knew?On race morning at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, it rained as if an ark, not a stock-car race, was being launched. � e rain washed away the rubber that drivers seem to consider as crucial to the quality of a race as that same rubber when it’s still on the tires and, by extension, the cars.� e tires on the le� sides of all the cars were older than the pavement, having been part of a batch turned out by a Goodyear factory in 2006 and ‘07. � e engines had more laps on them than their builders wanted because additional practice was required.How could something so wrong turn out to be so right? Sometimes it’s the race that is great, and sometimes it’s the story.Michigan has been the scene of great hope that the Dale Earnhardt Jr. nightmare would end, principally because it was the place where the previous victory had occurred. � at race had, however, been a bit of a � uke since it was achieved more on the basis of fuel mileage than speed and it had been Earnhardt’s only previous victory at the track.Earnhardt didn’t give himself much of a chance the night before the race.“� e car was a real handful, especially being around other cars,” he said. “When they change the tire, it takes away a ton of mechanical grip. � e car really relies a lot on the aero grip from that point on, and when you get around other cars, you lose that. When you have no mechanical and no aero, the car is a real tricky thing to get through the corner.“I was really disappointed that they changed the tire. I was disappointed we were going through the process. ... We had worked a couple of days getting the thing to work with what we brought here. � en we were thrown into a deal where we had about an hour to � gure it out. We only had 25 laps on our motor. Our motor tuner wouldn’t let us run more than that. ... I was desperate ...”� is Earnhardt victory was no � uke. He dominated, crossing the � nish line more than � ve seconds ahead of Tony Stewart.“� at other race was won on fuel mileage,” Earnhardt said. “And today, we just whupped ‘em.”***Monte Dutton covers motorsports for � e Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].


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IntheheartofdowntownoldPhiladelphiastandsthe stately Independence Hall, wheremuch ofearlyU.S.historywasshaped.TheLibertyBellishousedinanearbybuilding.Duringthishistoricweek,Tidbitstakesalookatthesesymbolsofourliberty.• ConstructionontheredbrickGeorgian-styleIndependenceHallbeganin1732,the year ofGeorgeWashington’s birth.ItsfirstpurposewasasthelocationoftheStateHouse ofPennsylvania beginningat the time of its completion in 1753.In 1775, it became the meeting placeof the Second Continental Congress, agroup of representatives from each ofthe 13 colonies. The Assembly Roomwas the site of George Washington’sappointment as commander-in-chiefof the ContinentalArmy in 1775. Thefollowing year, the Declaration ofIndependencewas adopted in the sameroom.In1777,thedesignoftheAmericanflagwasapprovedthere.TheU.S.ConstitutionwasdraftedandadoptedinIndependenceHallin 1787.The summer of 1787hadmanyhotdays, but the windows of the Hall remainedtightlyclosedsooutsiderswouldnotbeabletohearthediscussions.

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•In1751,anewbellwasorderedfortheHall,with the inscription of “Proclaim libertythroughoutallthelanduntoalltheinhabitantsthereof,” a verse from the Bible’s book ofLeviticus.Thebell,castinEngland,wasraised

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• LocalPhiladelphiacraftsmenofferedtomeltdown the cracked bell and recast it. Theyattempted to make it stronger by adding 10percentmorecopper.Thischangedthetoneofthebell,and thereweresomanycomplaints,thebellwasmelteddownonceagain!

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Closet Door Sticks, Scrapes the Floor

Q: I’ve got a closet door that scrapes the floor when I swing it open or shut, and it sticks when it’s closed. Is there an easy way to fix this, or is something seriously wrong? -- Harriet C., Denver

A: Chances are the door just needs a bit of adjustment. Over time, as houses settle and temperature or humidity changes warp the wood of a door or its frame, the door doesn’t open or shut just right. Grab a helper and a prybar or hammer, and prepare to fix this door.First, check the overall condition of the door, its frame and the surrounding hardware (the doorknob and latch, hinges and the hinge plates where they’re screwed into the door frame). Make sure all of the hardware is screwed in properly and not loose or tearing away from the frame. Make sure there is no visible damage or warping of the door or frame -- usually there isn’t, unless the door suffered a serious calamity such as flood damage.If the overall condition checks out as good, adjusting the hinges or shimming the door so it swings freely again is the likely course of action.Shimming is a way of very slightly changing the angle at which a door is hung. You do this by adding a shim behind a door’s hinge to lift it slightly -- and then adjusting that angle up or down. Shim kits also are available at home-improvement stores.Since the door’s angle has shifted slightly downward, first try adjusting the top hinge on the door-frame side by simply screwing all the hinge screws in a half-turn or so. This alone may lift the door just enough to even it out.If that doesn’t work, you can either unscrew the top hinge and carefully shave away a paper-thin amount of the wooden frame in order to set the hinge slight back. Or, if you don’t want to damage the frame, shim the lower hinge in

order to lift the door upward.Unscrew the frame side of the bottom hinge, as your helper holds the door steady. Insert a very thin shim piece (the kits are usually cut to size, or you can use a wafer-thin piece of plywood or even a playing card to shim, and trim yourself) and place the hinge over the shim, using a power drill to drive the hinge screws through the shim into their usual place.Shimming or adjusting the angle can take time and a few attempts. Be patient, and you’ll soon have your door swinging freely.

HOME TIP: For doors that slightly scrape the floor as they open, place a rough piece of sandpaper underneath the sticky area and open and close the door several times -- this might smooth out the bottom of the door just enough to end the scraping.

Send your questions or tips to [email protected], or write This Is a Hammer, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.



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• If you want to keep your peeled potatoes white, add a little bit of white vinegar to the cooking water. It will not flavor the potatoes.

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The Right Way to Remove TicksDEAR PAW’S CORNER: I wanted to pass on to your readers something I found that works very well for removing ticks: Icy-Hot. My little dog got a tick right in our own yard. I tried using a match, but I was so nervous that I might burn her. My sister told me to use Icy-Hot. I’m so relieved it did the trick! -- Diane O., Palmyra, N.Y.

DEAR DIANE: Interesting tip! One way that we used to remove ticks from our dogs many years ago was by smearing a dollop of Vaseline over the embedded tick, covering it completely. Eventually, the tick would suffocate or try to escape.In recent years, however, veterinarians and disease-

control experts have recommended against using Vaseline because it can take up to 48 hours for the tick to suffocate. Ticks need to be removed quickly -- within 24 hours or less. Why? Because after a day of feeding, the tick is completely engorged with blood. To keep feeding, it regurgitates that blood right back into your pet -- and if the tick is carrying a disease like Lyme, your pet is likely to be infected.Ditto with the old-fashioned match trick. When a lighted match is held to the tick, the tick often pulls out quickly -- but it tends to regurgitate as it does so.So what’s the best way to remove ticks? Experts recommend tweezers, grabbing

as close to the tick’s head as possible. Slowly pull the head out without twisting or jerking -- being careful not to squish the tick for the reasons listed above. If the tick’s head or part of its head breaks off in the skin, monitor your pet for a few days. It should be worked out by your pet’s own body, but if signs of infection appear, contact your veterinarian.

Send your questions or comments to [email protected], or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.


1. Name the relief pitcher who was named MVP of the 1959 World Series. 2. Who was the oldest major-league player to hit three home runs in a game?3. Name the player who holds the NFL rookie

record for both passes attempted and completed in a season.4. Who is the only player to lead Division I men’s college basketball in scoring and win the NCAA championship in the same year? 5. Name the last player before Edmonton’s Sam Gagner in 2012 to get eight points in one NHL regular-season game.6. When was the last time Colombia qualified for the World Cup in men’s soccer?7. Name the last horse before I’ll Have Another in 2012 to win the Kentucky Derby from the 19th post.

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Answers1. Morton Salt2. Eardrum3. Stevie Wonder4. “Macbeth”5. Phrygia6. Lisbon7. Lucy and Ricky Ricardo8. Arizona9. Two rhymed 10-syllable lines of poetry10. Frank James


• It was ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius who made the following sage observation: “It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who cannot change.”

• The 1,000 most common words in English make up approximately 90 percent of all writing in the language.

• If you’re planning a trip Down Under, be sure you save some time for the Australian state of Tasmania. In the capital, Derwent, is the critically acclaimed Museum of Old and New Art, or MONA. One of the unusual -- I would even venture to say unique in the world -- offerings is the after-hours “naturist tour.” Yes, that means naked. A naked tour guide leads naked tourists through the museum. Even the security guards are naked.

• You may be surprised to learn that hot and cold running water has been around for thousands of years. Members of the upper class in ancient Egypt used copper tubing to

pipe it into their homes.

• The oldest goldfish on record lived 41 years. His name was Fred.

• According to the U.S. Census, the Pacific states (including Hawaii) are home to the men with the longest life expectancy, while women tend to live longer in the South.

• If one or both of your parents were sleepwalkers, you’re more prone to nocturnal wanderings yourself.

• In the late 1960s, J.I. Rodale, creator of Prevention magazine, was invited to be a guest on the “Dick Cavett Show.” After talking confidently about his good health and predicting that he would live to be 100, he seemed to doze off. The host and another guest chuckled a bit about the apparent nap, until they realized that Rodale had died. Needless to say, the show never aired.***Thought for the Day: “I would have made a good Pope.” -- Richard Nixon


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FIREWORKSWhatbetterwaytocelebrateIndependenceDaythan with fireworks? Here’s some informationabout the dynamic displays that light up thenightsky.• It’s thought that gunpowder originated inChinaabout1000A.D.Firecrackersconsistedof bamboo shoots filled with black powderandwereusedtocelebratethenewyear.Earlyfireworkswerenotthecolorfulonesweknowtoday,ratherjustloudexplosionsdesignedtoscareawayevilspirits.

• Chinaremainsthelargestproduceroffireworks,makingabout90percentoftheworld’ssupply.Americaimportscloseto$200millionworthoffireworkseachyearandmanufacturesover$230millionoffireworksaswell.

•Colorwasfirstadded tofireworks in Italy inthe1830s.Differentmetalsareresponsibleforthevarietyofcolorsweseelightingupthesky.Copper creates blue, barium produces green,calciumisresponsiblefororange,andsodiummakesyellow.Theadditionofaluminumandtitaniumwill addbrightwhite to thedisplay,andamixofstrontiumsaltsandlithiumsaltswillproducered.

•Sparklers were created around 1880, andwhile theymay seem tame in comparison toother fireworks, sparklers actually burn attemperaturesexceeding2,000°F. (1,093°C),over15timestheboilingpointofwater.Justthree sparklers burning together produce thesameheatasablowtorch!Childrenunderfivereceivethemostinjuriesfromthissource.

•The black powder used in the manufactureoffireworks is classified as “low explosive.”This means its detonation velocity is about100yardspersecond.Dynamitefallsintothecategoryof“highexplosive”withaspeedofgreaterthan1,000yardspersecond.

• The illegal M-80 fireworks, which simulatethe sound of gunfire, are officially known as“militaryriflefiresimulators.”

•A record-setting fireworks display was setoff inPortugal in2006, consistingof66,326fireworks.

•WhenKingLouisXVIofFrancemarriedMarieAntoinette in 1770, an impressive fireworksshowof20,000rocketsfollowedtheceremonyto celebrate the union. More than 200,000people packed Paris’ Place de la Concordeto view thedisplay.However, tragedy struckafterwardwhenastampedeoccurredaspeopleleftthearea,resultingin800deaths.

•Recentstudieshaveshownthatcoloredsmokefromfireworks can be damaging to the cellsthatlinethelungs.Breathingthesmokecanbetoxictotheepithelialcells,withorangecitedasthemostdangerous,followedbyviolet,redandyellow.

•Everyyear,DisneyWorldproducesupwardsof1,000fireworksshows.Beginningin2004,Disney started using compressed air ratherthangunpowdertolaunchfireworks,resultinginareductionofsmokeandfumes.This,alongwithelectronictimers,increasedtheaccuracyof the timing, enabling perfect choreographytomusic.

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Answers1. Larry Sherry of the Los Angeles Dodgers.2. St. Louis’ Stan Musial was 41 when he did it in 1962.3. Sam Bradford of the St. Louis Rams in 2010 (354 completions in 590 attempts).4. Kansas’ Clyde Lovellette, in 1952.5. Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux, in 1988.6. It was 1998.7. No horse had ever before won the Kentucky Derby from the 19th post


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