March 10, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on the novel “Red Alert” by Peter Bryant.  If the plot sounds familiar,   that’s because … well, I won’t spoil it.

DEAR ABBY: From the day we married I gave my wife a very generous allowance, but she never saved a dime. She said she wasn't going to save her money for my next wife to spend. It took me 15 years to figure out an answer. Now I tell her that I am not going to save any money either — let her next husband support her.