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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1979
Page
5
A Reader's Digest piece reflects on child rearing through humor and nostalgia. The narrator recalls dieting edits, chores, and car rides while noting how children now value different lifestyles and technologies. Her faith in soap is restored as her children remember something.
A reader asks how to talk to a partner during intimacy and Abby suggests frank dialogue, books, and practice. Another letter asks how to decline visiting friends without hurting them, with Abby advising counseling. A separate note corrects a scout motto mix up and offers Abby’s teen booklet for questions.
John Lites, longtime Channel 6 news anchor and Aiken Standard reporter, turned down an ABC News Southeast job in the early 1970s to stay in Aiken. He now serves as a city public safety officer, combining firefighting and police work, cherishing local service over network travel.
Ernestine Gary returns for a third year as director of Camp Happy Days at Aiken State Park for mentally and physically handicapped children and adults. The three two week sessions run June 18 to July 29 with 50 campers each session under a team of 20 counselors and two directors.
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