Page basics, SR20.2
Columns
Avoid widows. The first line at the top of a column of text must be at least one complete line (paragraph indents are OK).
Avoid orphans. The last line of a column of text should not be the first line of a new paragraph .
There is a two-line minimum under subheds near the bottom of a column.
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