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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1976
Page
5
A reader thanks Abby for advice on writing personal letters, noting at 81 he stays connected with many friends and a 90 year old former housekeeper while urging others to try letter writing. The note ends with a request for Abby’s booklet and a small subscription appeal.
Mary Summers, 78, disputes Trumann Housing Authority order banning any garden at her two room apartment in a government housing project. She says onions and vegetables help her survive, noting use of an old freezer to store produce for winter. Authority cites mowing ease and muddy feet cited by meter readers as reasons.
Washington satire notes U.S. fertility decline to a record low 1.9 children per couple in 1975. It muses on diversifying products and creating new markets with quirky ideas like rhumba boosting rattles, lawn spreader strollers, and potting trainer planters.
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