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EXERCISES THAT CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE

Exercise saves lives-- but it has to be the right kind of exercise. These days, chairborne Americans are on an exercise binge; a President's Council on Physical Fitness survey recently counted skiers, golfers, tennis players, and touch-football addicts in record numbers. Yet heart attacks are also at an estimated all-time high of 700,000 deaths a year.

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GOOD NEWS

Protect your family from potential fires by keeping a dry chemical fire extinguisher where every member of the family can get to it in an emergency. This sleekly designed extinguisher looks so good you won't be tempted to hide it in an inaccessible spot.

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A guide to stay-put vacations in the Caribbean

If you have been denying yourself a vacation in the Caribbean because of the intimidating room rates that prevail at hotels there --from $50 to $100 a day per person, meals extra-- there are now some good reasons to take heart and reconsider.

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SAN FRANCISCO FIREHOUSE BREAD

Ashley Hobson has a standing order when he takes his turn as chef at Fire Fighters Post 97 in San Francisco. All his cohorts demand his now-famous specialty, San Francisco Firehouse Bread. "I make four loaves of bread for 12 men at dinner," Ashley told us, "and there is never a crumb left over."

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How to close the gaps in Medicare

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Can you make money with your crafts?

There couldn't be a better time to try. The market for American handcrafts is flourishing, especially with the Bicentennial coming up. In fact, all 50 states plan to focus on contemporary crafts through numerous guilds and fairs. There should be plenty of chances to put your wares on sale.

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Kitchen window gardens

If your houseplant hobby is literally cascading into the kitchen sink, here's a solution. Push that flat, commonplace window out into the lush outdoor greenery with a three-sided greenhouse window.

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WEEKEND PROJECTS FAST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOSE BETTER

If you're like most homeowners we know, you can rattle off a long list of problem spots in your home where the right project could make a big improvement. But, for one reason or another, you just haven't made the move yet.

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WATCH OUT FOR THESE ROAD HAZARDS

Safe driving means more than keeping your eyes on what the other guy is doing, because real menaces often lurk, immobile, on or alongside the highway. According to accident statistics released by the National Safety Council, collisions with fixed objects accounted for 4,250 motorist deaths in 1973.

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A FAMILY-PRODUCED GUEST ROOM

One of these weekends when it's dreary outside, and everybody's complaining of nothing to do, how about channeling that pent-up energy into creating a guest room? The space might be under the eaves, over the garage-- or in that junk-filled catchall room you've been meaning to do something about for years but never got around to.

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CRAYON QUILT

Does your family include a prolific young crayon artist? Well, here's a brand-new and exciting way to preserve and show off your child's creations for years to come. The crayon quilt you see above (that Mom's just finishing) is made up of alternating squares of solid colors and juvenile primitives and tracings. ...

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Art from the oven

Who needs a kiln to turn out roughhewn pottery, striking jewelry, and stained-glass-effect decorations? Our four "baked" crafts (done from start to finish in the oven) call for salt dough, plastic crystals, felt-tip pens for printing on plastic sheets, and any "bakable" modeling compound. ...

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Kitchen Face-lifts

Have sky-high prices scuttled your kitchen remodeling plans? Let us show you how to parlay a pittance and a weekend into a spirit-lifting kitchen face-lift. All it takes is family teamwork.

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fun Gardening for kids

There's a natural affinity between growing children and all growing things, from plants to puppies. To nurture that interest, we've rounded up a passel of intriguing projects for kids.

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Better Homes Shopping editor's choice

Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order from the convenience of your own home with complete confidence. If not delighted, each company will happily refund your money.

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