Heavy Eater Starts Diet by Wires on Jaw
Detroit AP reports Mrs. John Horn, a Gibraltar housewife, had her jaws wired shut to curb overeating. She lost 17 pounds in two weeks while surviving on diet drinks, tomato juice, and even three beers. She hopes to lose about 85 pounds in three months to improve chances for another pregnancy, despite initial pain and speech difficulties.
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Detroit
John Horn
Gibraltar
Mrs. Horn
England
Emily
Debbie
Gilbert Klieff
Trenton
Abby Says A Super Idea Charity Wins Holiday Spirit
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on charity gifts and birth control ethics. A Tulsa reader, Eugene Megyesy, suggests giving checks to charities and asking recipients to forward them to favorite causes. A Florida reader asks about false fannies for men. A San Francisco physician accuses doctors of betraying patient confidentiality.
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Mases
Abby
Eugene F. Megyesy
Tulsa
MR. Megyesy
Hollywood
Florida
Fannyless
Ting
Furniture Advertising To Change In March
Beginning March 21 federal guidelines require explicit disclosure of furniture materials. Manufacturers must tag each item with exact composition and all advertising must state materials to prevent deception in promotions and sales pitches.
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Federal Trade Commission
Douglas Brackett
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Linbo
Federal Trade Commis
Sion
FTC
Levits
Heloise hints nudge home life with quick fixes
Readers share practical tricks from sanders for icy sidewalks using seed spreaders to padded hangers for delicate garments. Tips include wig elastic repairs from pantyhose, wrinkling computer cards to fix errors, washing baby cloths on irregular stock, and warming soggy crackers to recrisp them.
Malaysian student eyes cornea transplant at Ohio University
Wan Ahmad Omar a 24 year old undergraduate from Malaysia may regain sight through a cornea transplant after examination by Dr. Henry Croci and referral to Dr. Grichard Keats in Columbus. The surgery cost is estimated at 3000 dollars with possible UN funds. he plans to return to Malaysia after completing studies.
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Peggy Parker Messenger
Ohio University
Malaysia
Wan Ahmad Omar
Henry Croci
Wan
Columbus
Mary Diles
Athens Council of International Student Services
AKISS
Croci
India
Grichard Keats
Keats
Athens
Diles
United Nations
Wan Help Call Through Contact at Burson House
A public note invites assistance for Wan with contact channels via the author at her office in Bur son House or her home, listing the phone number 594-5773 for reaching Wan through the helper.
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Wan
Burson House
My Favorite Recipe By Marian Reeder
A 1974 kitchen cosmetic list from Ruby Graham describes homemade skin and hair treatments. Bananas and cucumber are used as masks and moisturizers, grapefruit for elbows, mayonnaise as conditioner, milk as cleanser, and gelatin as a nail and hair tonic.
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Ruby Graham
Ruby
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Athens Memory Gardens
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Plains, Ohio
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