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See the article in its original context from April 11, 1982 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. PLOT By FREDDA SACHAROW AYOUNG man, an invalid, once wrote to Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, the author, asking for a trinket to add to his collection of memorabilia from famous people. ''If not a trinket,'' he implored, ''how about a pencil from which you have chewed most of the eraser while thinking up a plot?'' Harriet Adams - pen name, Carolyn Keene; pen name, Franklin W. Dixon; pen … [Read more...] about SPEAKING PERSONALLY; WHEN NANCY DREW’S ‘MOTHER’ REVEALED THE SECRET OF COOKING UP A MYSTERY

0 Pets If you're in search of a four-legged family member, these pets are waiting for their forever home in San Juan Capistrano area shelters. Pet News , Patch Staff Posted Reply Do you want to add a fluffy ball of four-legged love and affection to your family? Look no further than these San Juan Capistrano animal shelters for a pet available for adoption. Facilities in the San Juan Capistrano area have dogs, cats and other pets ready and waiting for someone to take them home. Millions of pets are surrendered to rescue organizations each year nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. However, only around half of all shelter pets are adopted each year, according to ASPCA data. On a search for a new friend? Consider checking out a local adoption agency like Doggie Bonez Inc, where Devin the dog is waiting patiently. If you aren't sure if you have time to take care of a pet year … [Read more...] about New Pets Up For Adoption In The San Juan Capistrano Area

0 Pets This week's batch of adoptable pets in the Laguna Beach area are looking for their forever homes. Is one of them yours? Pet News , Patch Staff Posted Reply If you've been hoping to add a four-legged ball of love and affection to your family, you should check out these Laguna Beach area shelters for a pet who needs a home. About 6.5 million pets are surrendered or taken in each year by adoption agencies nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of those, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Shelters often look after other animals in search of a permanent home as well, including pigs, birds and even horses. However, only around half of all shelter pets are adopted each year, ASPCA data shows. This means millions of animals — some right here in the Laguna Beach area — are still waiting for their forever homes. With help from our friends at … [Read more...] about Adopt From Laguna Beach Area Shelters: See New Local Dogs, Cats & More

0 Pets Plenty of adorable animals are up for adoption in the New Milford area. Pet News , Patch Staff Posted Reply If you’re wanting to add a fuzzy ball of four-legged love and affection to your family, look no further than these New Milford area shelters for a pet you can adopt. Millions of pets and other companion animals are taken in each year by adoption agencies nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of those, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Shelters often look after other animals in search of a permanent home as well, including pigs, birds and even horses. However, only around half of all shelter pets are adopted each year, according to ASPCA data. This means millions of animals — some right here in the New Milford area — are still waiting for their forever homes. With help from our friends at Petfinder, Patch has compiled this … [Read more...] about Latest Pets Available For Adoption In New Milford Area

See the article in its original context from November 3, 1985 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. IT WAS ABOUT 6:30 IN THE MORNING WHEN THE shooting started. On a jungle ridge dotted with coconut palms, more than 50 members of the New People's Army, the Communist rebels in the Philippines, were getting ready for breakfast at a makeshift camp in Sorsogon Province, some 240 miles southeast of Manila (map, page 42). They had finished a half-hour of calisthenics and drills, and the … [Read more...] about INSIDE THE PHILIPPINE INSURGENCY

Vicmar Carolina Flores Hidalgo and Cullen Joseph Heater first crossed paths at a hostel in Panama City in late 2017. Mr. Heater, a Peace Corps volunteer from Milton, Mass., was recuperating there after ankle surgery. Ms. Flores, who moved to Panama from her native Venezuela a year earlier, was teaching yoga at the hostel. They caught glimpses of each other, but didn’t speak until the end of Mr. Heater’s monthlong convalescence, when they learned they would both be attending a concert of a mutual friend. After a night of communal drinking and dancing, they decided to stay in touch, despite the difficulties posed by Mr. Heater’s return to his Peace Corps community. He lived in Boca de Cuiria, a remote village without electricity, in the province of Coclé, about six hours and two river crossings away from Panama City. The two made plans to meet in January 2018, and at a friend’s suggestion visited Isla Taboga, in the Gulf of Panama. “We fell in love with this island,” said … [Read more...] about Traveling by Bus, Truck and Foot to Be Together