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Show Page 2—THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, Friday, January 25, 1980 Tell Me Why By Crooks & Lawrence CAPTAIN EASY IN THE MOONLIT DARKNESS... OUTSIDE Compass FUNNY BUSINESS HERE (TIS, CLAUDIA! I FIGURED McKEE'S MANSION... A BOYISH FIGURE AHACKSAW | WE MIGHT NEED ONE SOONER 15 PULLING SOMETHING OUT OF THE R ORNAMENTALLILY POND! by Roger Bollen — . OR, TO PUT IT INTO LAYWENS TERMS. “WE 6OT YOU COMIN’ AN Goin! | Points North By A. LEOKUM A compass has a magnetized needle. It works the way it does, because the earth itself is a giant magnet. It hasits magnetic north and south poles near the geographic North and South Poles. The compass points north and south because the magnetic polespull or attract the north-seeking and southseeking ends of the compass needle. The compass needle doesnotpoint to “true” north because the magnetic poles are several hundred miles aWay from the geographicpoles. All compass needles he Northern Hemisphere point to a place known as the North I THINK I OVERSHOT MY TARGET. Magnetic Pole. This is located on a peninsulacalled the Boothia Peninsula, and it is at the northernmost point of the arctic coast of North America. In the Southern Hemisphere,all comte needles’ point to the South lagnetic Pole, which is located in Antarctica, south of Australia. The North Magnetic Pole travels SHORT RIBS “TELL ME SOMETHING. Dig AAW By Bob Thaves oie Trs ALL iN Y~ouR aroundin a 20-mile circle, and it even shifts back and forth between morning and night. That 20-mile area is precise enough a location when considered from distant places around the world. In ancient times people didn’t know the difference between the North Magnetic Pole and the geographical North Pole. They lived so far from both, that to them it seemed the compass needle always pointed north. (Win four ‘Tell Me Why’ books, 1,500 questicns answered. Illustrated. Send your gees name, age and address to “TELL ME WHY”in care of this newspaper. Include zip code. In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. Today’s wina Todd Adams, 10, Santa Monica, Calif.) eee FUN TIME The Riddle Box 7 You BEEN DOING ANY THINKING LATELY? Crmenyned ne THATS MOee 1ge By Alfred Andriola HE'S BEEN WOUNDED-AND PATCHED UP! WHO DID THIS? HOW DID IT HAPPEN 7 THIS BOY IS SICK! STEP AGIDE AND LET ME PUT HIM ON THE BED, MISS / 1, Whyis a pencil like a riddle? 2. Why H/O/e/A VN VI< ZS C[ Mo GO OUT TO BURY YOUR BONES TODAY--THE GROUND 15 FROZEN 25 ~~] D/|<]|> NO---YOU CAN'T is it wrong to whisper? 3. Why ‘Jo hens lay eggs? ‘Answers: 1. It’s no good without a point. 2. Because it isn’t aloud. 3. If they dropped themthey would break. PRICILLA’S POP IN DIET IS DRIVING ME CRAZW/ALL I CAN THINK 2108 Urn Po Se HOW MANY? How many wordsrelating to flowers can you make from these letters? Use them in any order, but only once in each word. See tomorrow's paper for the answer. eae Answer to yesterday’s puzzle box: lettuce, spinach, cabbage. eee BUGS BUNNY By Heimdahl & Stoffel YOU DARN YOU LONG-EARED WABBiT, GALOOT, 2 ae QRRRP GALOCT.GASA (Win a ‘‘Tell Me Why’’ book. Hundreds of questions answered. Illustrated. Sen riddles, jokes to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY,” careof this newspaper.Include zip code. Today's winner: Gina Scow, Provo, Utah.) mM m fe -NOURE THE ONE. ITS STUPID TO LIVE IN AHOME WITH A DIRT FLOOR! WHO SAID "GET RID OF THE CRABGRASS! This Day In History ByUnited PressInternational WELL, SO MUCH FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS. Todayis Friday,Jan. 25, the 25th day of 1980 with 341to follow. The moon is inits first quarter. The morningstars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury and Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. Scottish poet Robert Burns was born Jan. 25, 1759. On this day in natary: In 1890, young New York Neliie Bly completed a trip around the world in the astounding time of 72 days, six hours and 11 minutes. In 1915, transcontinental telephone service was inaugurated in a hookup ALLEY OOP © By DaveGraue WUST A. LITTLE FARTHER, 1 THAT'S IT, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE: t between New Yorkand San Francisco. In 1971, Charles Manson and three women were found guilty in the murdersof actress Sharon Tate andsix other people. In 1972, President Nixon said North Vietnam had ignored a peace bid which included withdrawalofall U.S. forces from Vietnamin six months. —_ A thought for the day: Poet Robert Burnssaid, ‘‘Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.” (@)o4 1. If you were born in August, your birthstone is (a) peridot (b) opal(c) emerald. 2. In the three-year period between 1976-1979 the United States demand for oil has about doubled. True or False. 3. The first 5- and 10-cent” store was opened how many years ago? 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