The way we were
      Clips from Mountain Eagle front pages over the past 50 years August 22, 1957 The Harlow Motor Co., Whitesburg, has been named dealer for the Edsel automobile in Letcher County. The Ford Motor Co.'s new medium-priced car will be introduced early in September.
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CLICK and CLACK TALK CARS
A reader challenges the pros
By TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI
      Dear Tom and Ray: Hey guys, I found an error in your otherwise good column. The subject was placement of weight in the trunk to make more-effective traction for a rearwheel drive car. You stated that the best place to put the weight is directly on top of the drive axle. Sorry, but that is wrong. The most effective place is as far aft as you can put the weight.
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Salome's Stars
      ARIES (March 21 to April 19) As eager as you are to take on that new challenge, it would be best to temper that spurt of "Ram"-bunctious energy until you have more facts to back up your decision to move.
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SPEAKING OF SOAPS
BY MARY ANN COOPER
      RECAPS 8/20 - 8/24 GUIDING LIGHT - Reva worries she's lost her upper hand when Cassie tells her she went to the police station to turn Olivia in. Josh and Cassie hurry to the Clerk's office to make their marriage official, as Reva calls the clerk's office and says there may be a problem with a couple coming in.
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Strange But True
By SAMANTHA WEAVER
      • In a study conducted by doctors in Oxford, Great Britain, two years ago - before the muchhyped recent release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," obviously - it was found that on weekends when Harry Potter books were released, children had lower rates of accidental injuries.
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