Not All Sad Faces Want A Cheerful Smile
Dear Abby letters reveal readers with naturally sad expressions resent being told to smile. H.K. of Brookfield Wisconsin notes the annoyance, sharing how even a copied note advising happiness ends up in others scrapbooks. Readers concur many face similar comments during daily life.
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H.K
Brookfield
Wis
Abby
Dear Abby column uses humor and pleas for courteous greetings
The letter discusses urging readers to say nice things like Have a nice day. It also recalls a humorous birth anecdote from Margart Ballenger in Indiana about a doctor’s tire joke, prompting Abby to respond with congratulations.
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Abby
Hartford City
Ind
Margaret Ballenger-Roadamle
LA Fontaine
Margaret
Carter To Moderate Gulf Crisis TV Panel
Former President Jimmy Carter will moderate a two hour Discovery Channel program titled A Carter Center Briefing Crisis in the Gulf. The panel discussion will be taped at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta with experts and policy makers discussing the Persian Gulf crisis.
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Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Carter Center
Discovery Channel
Carter
Carter Presidential Center
Caan
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