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Page 8 - Wednesday, August 9, 2023 The Jenkins County Times jenkinscountytimes.com B 1 WAD A CH3EAM THAT YOU H0NEY, YOU KNOW 10 KE/Eff -100 A Tk1h|G LUCS TWjmnfl NEVERTHELESS, tLL &£ THE to- ONE WHO &LFVS THE [LOTTERY TICKETS FROM] MOW OH WON THE LOTTERY AMP RAN Off with the cashier who IM SOLO YOU THE TICKET ^ ''VoU KWOVJ N\R \MllSoM''lT LOOKS LIKE HEHASNY ONCE HlKEPTomTOP RECUPERATE? YET." OF A MOUNTAIN?" "I don’t wear these if it rains. Only if it suns.” Today is the 221st day of 2023 and the 50th day of summer. TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1842, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed by the United States and Great Britain, delineating the eastern section of the United States and the region that became Canada. In 1945, the United States dropped the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. In 1969, followers of Charles Manson murdered actress Sharon Tate and four others at Tate's Los Angeles home. In 1974, Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th U.S. president following Richard Nixon's resignation. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: John Dryden (1631-1700), poet/ dramatist/critic; Bob Cousy (1928-), basketball player; Rod Laver (1938-), tennis player; Sam Elliott (1944-), actor; Whitney Houston (1963-2012), singer; Brett Hull (1964-), hockey player; Hoda Kotb (1964-), news anchor; Deion Sanders (1967-), football and baseball player; Gillian Anderson (1968-), actress; Eric Bana (1968-), actor; Chris Cuomo (1970-), journalist; Chamique Holdsclaw (1977-), basketball player; Anna Kendrick (1985-), actress. TODAY'S FACT: U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson persuaded the Target Committee to take Kyoto, Japan, off the short list of possible nuclear targets during World War II because of its cultural and religious significance to the people of Japan. TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1988, 27-year-old Wayne Gretzky, already considered among the greatest players in the history of hockey, was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. TODAY'S QUOTE: " Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, / But good men starve for want of impudence." — John Dryden, "Epilogue to Constantine the Great" TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 — gold medals claimed by Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics. He won the fourth in the 4x100 meter relay on this day in 1936, becoming the first American to win four track-and-field gold medals in one Olympiad. TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Aug. 8) and new moon (Aug. 16). (EDITORS: For editorial questions, please contact Josh Peres atjperes@amuniversal.com.) COPYRIGHT 2023 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION Answer to Previous Puzzle T A M U T E R O M K N O C L O P A I D A P I E R H A O Ml O T O D D O B I E M O O R E E R ■ ■ N U B E Y R E M E D S C T U S _R |G P O P__S E__G E T A D S P E T P E A T R Y ACROSS 1 Tyson stat 4 401 (k) cousin 7 MS polishers 10 Zip 11 Noshery 13 Wild disturbance 14 Landers or Sothern 15 Baker’s need 16 Lazy 17 Patois 19 Honk 20 Tax form ID 21 Raises, as kids 23 Also starring 26 Snarl 28 “Foucault’s Pendulum” author 29 “Yo!” 30 Works on a manuscript 34 Oar pin 36 Situp targets 38 Hawaii’s Mauna — 39 Fridge maker 41 Dogs, slangily 42 Soft drink choice 44 Beam of light 46 Trickery 47 Oil rig feature 51 Squashed circle 52 Q.E.D. part 53 Gaze at 55 Composts 56 Really likes 57 Metal source 58 Summer in Savoie 59 Essential 60 — Tome DOWN 1 Water-power org. 2 Variety 3 Old Dodge model 4 Superstars 5 Retaliation 6 A Baldwin 7 Diving duck 8 Parcels out 9 Footfall 12 Lead-in 13 Bawdy 18 Pale blond 22 Fleecy animals 23 Rainy 24 German pronoun 25 Unduly 27 Meg or Nolan 29 Finished edges 31 Land in “la mer” 32 Finger opposite 33 Perched 35 Suit coat features 37 Artillery fire 40 Lent a hand 41 Memo abbr. 42 Fulcrum 43 Make glad 45 craftsy 46 Showed use 48 Estrada or Satie 49 Execs 50 Actress Sedgwick 54 Want-ad letters 3-17 © 2023 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication for UFS UNIVERSAL Sudoku Puzzle 8 7 9 3 3 6 1 5 4 8 9 5 6 3 4 3 7 1 9 9 3 2 7 7 9 5 4 3 8 7 1/19 Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. DIFFICULTY RATING: ★★★★☆ 2023 by Andrews McMeel Syndication Previous puzzle solution 4 6 7 2 9 3 8 5 1 2 9 5 4 1 8 6 3 7 1 3 8 7 6 5 4 2 9 9 8 3 1 7 4 2 6 5 7 5 1 8 2 6 3 9 4 6 4 2 3 5 9 1 7 8 3 7 6 5 8 1 9 4 2 8 2 9 6 4 7 5 1 3 5 1 4 9 3 2 7 8 6 1/18
