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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
8
At a New York conference two geriatricians argue senility is not inevitable in old age. Dr Muriel Oberleder and Dr James Folsom contend senility can be avoided, sometimes reversed, with reality orientation therapy, challenging common beliefs about aging.
Dr. Oberleder and Dr. Folsom argue senility is emotional and treatable not purely organic. Reality orientation helps elderly patients reclaim identity, memory, and purpose, countering family overprotection and physician bias.
Dear Abby answers letters with advice on teen romance waitressing woes and travel tips. The column reassures Linda to bide her time with Stevie, exposes waitress pay burdens, and urges leaving town for Abby guidance and a wedding booklet offer.
The piece surveys unusual pregnancy reports from medical journals, noting cases of pregnancy in young girls under ten, elderly mothers into their seventies and beyond, and long gestations. It discusses psuchocyesis imaginary pregnancy and historic false labor legends such as Queen Mary of England’s Blood Mary episode.
Athens County 4-H participants were selected to represent at the Ohio State Fair. Vicki Buckley leads the county junior fair in the state competition with 4-H groups including horse, sheep, demonstrations, nutrition interviews, and a six-girl state fair style revue. Dog Show entrants, the Alexander Pin & Needle Pushers, and Eager Beavers also feature in county coverage with activities and members named.
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