Dear Abby letters on cohabitation and a bedwetting device
A reader asks about living with Bill before marriage and faces parental disapproval while another thanks Abby for recommending an electrical bed-wetter device that cured their 12 year old son. Grateful notes praise a past column and a letter about a nose and a new mindset follows.
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Abby
Young Children Favor Old People Says University Study
University of Michigan psychologist Christine Pickford reports 6 to 8 year olds view elderly as warm and permissive. The study finds positive views toward old age in early elementary years, with shifts during adolescence and differing views among adults and the elderly.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Christine Pickford
Dr. Pickford
Young Children Separate Age Bias From Traits In Study
Dr. Pickford reports five year olds distinguish age from personality. In tests of photos, children chose who is busier who bosses them based on traits, not age. A pilot study had third and fourth graders write stories about old people to set bias-based questions.
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Smith
Houston
Smiths
Anniversary Marked at Pomeroy Route 3 Home
The golden anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fischer was celebrated Thanksgiving Day at their Pomeroy Route 3 home. Dinners and guests included many relatives from Pomeroy Mason South Point London and Baton Rouge. The couple married November 15 1926 at Point Pleasant and lived much of their life in the area. Mr. Fischer retired from the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co in 1971.
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Pomeroy
Raymond Fischer
Mason
Lynn Geer
Andrea
Brent
South Point
Ken Jones
Tracy
London
Walter Riggs
Middleport
Fischer
Hattie Riggs
Point Pleasant
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Elderly and troubled youths share homes in Texas care system
Demeris Lois Dee Smith directs 41 Texas nursing homes and develops rehabilitation within geriatric centers for developmentally disabled, blind, alcoholic and mentally ill residents. In Wharton, Sweeny and Levelland homes, disabled children and mentally ill adults live with elderly residents. Partnerships with Project Child Fund and the State Commission for the Blind aim to boost independent function and dignity while staff training emphasizes reality, patient rights and gentle care.
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Houston
Demeris Lois Dee Smith
Texas
National Living Centers
Wharton
Tex
Sweeny
Project Child Fund
Smith
State Commission For the Blind
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