n Word of the week: “ferrule” is the metal band that attaches an eraser to a pencil. It can also be a similar band at the end of a tool handle or cane designed to strengthen it.
n From 1997 to 2004, the number of U.S. pay phones declined by about 40 percent, and total pay-phone revenue declined by about 50 percent.
Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain hated the nickname most associated with him, “Wilt the Stilt.” What did his family and friends call him?
A) Willie
B) Redwood
C) Stinky
D) Dippy
Saturday’s answer: The year before the 1970 debut of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” she and her future TV boss Edward Asner both appeared in the Elvis Presley film “Change of Habit.”
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