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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1976

Page

22

Dear Abby Parents weigh adoption over teen pregnancy

Dear Abby counselor advises considering the baby’s best outcome amid a 14 year old mother, stepmother, and five other children. The letter from a worried dad discusses adoption versus keeping the child and notes concerns about education, finances, and future for the unborn baby. The second letter challenges gender language, arguing man and mankind definitions should stay.

Abby Ally Sfore

A Noon Dinner Plan For Weight Watchers

A short guide describes dividing daily calories into three meals with 25 percent for breakfast 35 percent for lunch and 40 percent for dinner. It recommends light activity after dinner and offers a two week program in a booklet Why Weight mailed from Elgin Illinois with 15 cents and a stamped envelope.

Mary Sue Miller P.O Elgin Minois

Health Agency to Set Malpractice Criteria in Texas Connecticut

A UPI report notes a final report on criteria for health care facilities to qualify for federal funding. The Texas Health Systems Agency will host a meeting at 7:30 p.m. to discuss criteria amid rising malpractice suits and increasing damage claims since 1971. The South Western Connecticut Health Sys survey shows a 51 percent reduction in scope for some doctors. The review committee, backed by HSA, works toward federal funding criteria awaiting state approval.

Austin, Tex Connecticut Texas Tems Agency HSA Texas Medical Associ Atten North Main Norwalk TMA U.S. Department Western Uni Stamford Stratford State Commission On Hospitals and Health Care

Milky Way Milk Volume Stretches Across the Nation

A 1975 estimate claims all milk sold in the United States would fill bottles stretching about 1,264,200 miles in a continuous line. The figure highlights vast consumption and distribution milestones of that era.

United States

Dear Polly Advice Column Highlights Household Hacks

Readers share tips to remove sticky plastic from chrome, reheating broilers to loosen residue, using alcohol to finish cleaning, lining crochet handbags with sewn handkerchiefs, and sun-heating lawn tools to ease starting. Includes prompts for summer routines and simple pantry planning.

Polly Val Elizabeth

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