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Page 8 - Wednesday, June 28, 2023 The Jenkins County Times thejenkinscountytimes.com THE FIRST PARROT-TO-PARROT PHONE CALL GOES HORRIBLY WRONG £et this cartoon signed & framed & get signed copies of LP books at LoosepartsComic.com ©2023 Dave Blazek • looseparts@verizon.net • Dist. by Abrews M c M*el Syndication SOME BELIEVE WILLIAM TELL WAS ABLE TO DELAY NEWTON'S THEORY OF GRAVITY BY SEVERAL YEARS GOURMET PANCAKE RESTAURANTS f ... an<i your syrup ... \ bottled or 'tap'? 6-13 (2>et this cartoon signed & framed & get signed copies of LP books at LoosePartsComic.com ©2023 Dave Blaz.ek • looseparts@veriz.on.net - Dist. by Andrews Mcf^leel Syndication ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC Today is the 179th day of 2023 and the eighth day of summer. TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist, sparking World War I. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. In 1950, North Korean troops captured Seoul. In 1965, the United States launched its first major military offensive in Vietnam. In 2004, the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), painter; Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), philosopher; Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), violinist; Richard Rodgers (1902-1979), composer; Mel Brooks (1926-), actor/filmmaker; Kathy Bates (1948-), actress; John Elway (1960-), football player/executive; John Cusack (1966-), actor; Mary Stuart Masterson (1966-), actress; Mike White (1970-), filmmaker; Elon Musk (1971-), business magnate/inventor; Rob Dyrdek (1974-), skateboarder/actor. NEA Crossword Puzzle Answer to Previous Puzzle c A Y S u R A L B 1 L E Z E A Z s H E L 1 E Y A R D E M A 1 L B E A J O L T A X L E R Y E s R D s E A u G U M B A G C L S A 1 L D R A E D T S E D H O T E N E E S A B M 1 T E A C R E R O 1 L 1 N G L Y C R A N O 1 R o C T B L E L U B S E R A S S 1 F T T E E S ACROSS 1 Eye signal 5 Murmur of content 8 Posed for an artist 11 Not mature 13Mineral spring 14 Emma in “The Avengers” 15 External 16 Kind of cycle 17Spoil 18 Imported car 20“The Castle” author 22 Sidekick 24 Not their 25 To date 26 Annoying insect 28This, in Tijuana 32“The Greatest” 33 Per person 34 Highest point 35 Candle part 37 Overly submissive 39 Issa of “Insecure” 40 Animal that barks 41 Speck on a globe 421040 org. 43 Handy abbr. 45 Like a foal 47 Superior 50 Kind of model 51 Poet’s before 52 Fish roe 54 Key in data 58Tijuana aunt 59— of the iceberg 60 Big Dipper neighbor 61 Psychic power, for short 62 Stockholm carrier 63 Poet’s black DOWN 1 Casper’s st. 2 Unlucky gambler’s note 3 Pistachio 4 Make bread 5 Italian wine city 6 Aries mo. 7 Zen poem 8 Catch a wave 9 Running wild 10 “Cheerio!” (hyph.) 12 III will 19 Forceful 21 Length times width 22 Prove false 23 New York city 24 Desdemo- na’s love 25 Fishtails 27 Holes in one 29 New shoot 30 Misty-eyed 31 Wood choppers 36 “Fish Magic” artist 38— over (fainted) 44 Horses’ gaits 46 Sci-fi or romance 47 Big party 48 Spring bloom 49 Lowest high tide 50 Chats, slangily 53 Through 55 Dinner check 56 Italian writer 57 Guitarist — Wood 3-10 © 2023 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication for UFS UNIVERSAL Sudoku Puzzle r\ 8 1 8 1 9 8 6 1 8 Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. 1/13 DIFFICULTY RATING: ★★★★★ © 2023 by Andrews McMeel Syndication Previous puzzle solution 8 5 9 6 7 2 3 4 1 7 3 6 5 1 4 2 8 9 2 1 4 8 9 3 7 6 5 6 4 5 2 3 9 8 1 7 9 8 3 1 5 7 4 2 6 1 7 2 4 8 6 5 9 3 5 9 8 7 2 1 6 3 4 4 2 1 3 6 5 9 7 8 3 6 7 9 4 8 1 5 2 1/12 TODAY'S FACT: President Woodrow Wilson was the first of the leaders at Versailles to sign the treaty ending World War I. TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1997, Mike Tyson was disqualified from a heavyweight title fight when the former champion twice bit titleholder Evander Holyfield's ears in the third round. TODAY'S QUOTE: "It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living." — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, "Confessions" TODAY'S NUMBER: 1 Academy Award given to Mel Brooks (for the screenplay of "The Producers" in 1969) over his more than half-century-long career. TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (June 26) and full moon (July 3). ** (EDITORS: For editorial questions, please contact Josh Peres at jperes@amuniversal. com.) COPYRIGHT 2023 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION
