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...Dallas Cowboys delayed the N.F.L. proceedings for 2½ hours, awaiting a doctor's report on Oregon Halfback Mel Renfro, who had cut his wrist on a mirror-and drafted Texas Tackle Scott Appleton instead. Coaches cackled happily when they landed a prospect that the opposition had overlooked. "I like this kid," said Green Bay's Vince Lombardi of his 14th-round choice, Northwestern End Tom O'Grady. "When you talk to him, his eyes light up. Besides, he's six-four, weighs 205 and runs...
...worm named Elmer and my little brother ate him up," wrote a youthful Lumbricus fancier. "Could Elmer still be alive?" Replied Miller: "I'm afraid Elmer passed on long ago." A woman reader wanted to know if her male canary, who spent narcissistic hours kissing himself in a mirror, needed a mate. Said Miller: "Give him the bird." But he was little comfort to the mother who wondered what to do about her son's turtle, which hadn't stirred in months and smelled funny. Miller's advice: "Burial...
...smart, left-handed salute. Suddenly his mother begins banging a spoon against the banister downstairs: "Hey, your boiled egg is stone-cold." All right, luv. He goes to breakfast, gets ready for work, listens to Mum, Dad and Granny whining platitudes until he turns from his shaving mirror just long enough to mow them down with a tommy...
...boost of some sort at the News has been widely predicted since October, when Manhattan's other morning tabloid, the Mirror, went out of business. The News, which bought the Mirror and kept a few features and comics, also managed to keep some 200,000 of the Mirror's circulation-a figure that supplied enough extra fat to risk the Sunday price increase. And that inevitably gave rise to further speculation: how long would the Daily News remain the only nickel daily in New York...
...contractor and builder for his own new home. Although he enjoyed performing a number of unskilled jobs, he especially liked designing his book-lined study. During the summer, he and his wife arranged their antiques in their new house. For example, Mr. Constable disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and hung a mirror: "It includes over two thousand pieces, as I know to my bitter sorrow." But, as he pointed out in his quick, dry voice, "We don't really 'collect' antiques--we've been picking up anything we fall in love with for years...