No Getting Out Of This One
Abby column excerpts include reader complaints about medical care and etiquette. Letters touch on pinworms in a child, asking ill colleagues about illness, cross eyes and surgery, admonitions about respecting partners, and a regret over a past sexual misstep. Readers seek Abby guidance on manners, honesty, and consequences.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
New Orleans States
Philip C. Sperier
Dixie Roto Magazine
MR. Sperier
J. L. Harris
Portland
Ore
Art Moyer
Albany
Mea Culpa
Auto seatbelts face physician resistance despite safety data
Dr. William D. Alsever argues in American Family Physician that physician opposition to auto seatbelts persists though entrapment fears are unfounded. He notes fatalities with entrapment occur in less than 1 percent of auto deaths.
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William D. Alsever
Alsever
Household Bleach Warning Over Stained Plastic Cups
Dear Karen, you are not alone in facing plastic cup staining from household bleach. After repeated use the cups look worse, and I repeat a warning given years ago about the dangers of using bleach on plastic items and the potential damage it can cause.
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Karen
NEV
Cleaning plastic cups without bleach or steel wool
Readers advise against using bleach or steel wool on plastic cups as they remove the finish. Manufacturers recommend damp cloth with baking soda or an unabrasive silver cleaner. Do not use soap pads. A camping tip suggests upgrading rustic outhouses with linoleum floors toilet seats and a hot water jug with spigot.
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Joe Blow
Heloise
Spoonbread Souffle Recipe from Marian Reeder
My Favorite Recipe by Marian Reeder presents a spoonbread souffle from Melba August, an OU graduate and Ak ron resident. The directions mix cornmeal with hot milk, beat egg yolks and whites separately, fold in baking powder, bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes yielding six servings.
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Melba August
Akron
Mew Arrivals Announce Krista Lynn Birth
Nelsonville couple Mr and Mrs Dale Morman announce the birth of daughter Krista Lynn born March 22 at Mount St Mary Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Morman and Herbert Brooks of Nelsonville. The family also includes daughters Brenda and son Richard.
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Dale Morman
Nelsonville
Krista Lynn
Mount St. Mary Hospital
William Morman
Herbert Brooks
Morman’s
Brenda
Richard
Advisor to WW Named Doctor Sebrell Joins Weight Watchers
Dr. William H. Sebrell Jr. is named medical advisor to Weight Watchers International Inc. Mona Adams, director of the Central Ohio unit, says the local program will be developed by a renowned nutrition expert. Sebrell formerly served in the U S Public Health Service and as Assistant Surgeon General and NIH director. He now sits on the World Health Organization Expert Advisory Panel on Nutrition.
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William H. Sebrell Jr
Weight Watchers International, Inc
Mona Adams
Central Ohio Organization
Sebrell
U. S. Public Health Service
National Institute of Health
World Health Organization
Letters of Laughter and Homey Comforts
A lighthearted column notes simple pleasures at home with a small shelf item and a warm jug refill setup. It then shifts to a poem about frustrating clothing fasteners and a reminder to add personal lines to birthday or anniversary cards to enrich the gesture.
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Heloise
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