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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1969

Page

9

Abby advises on marriage woes and a Halloween birthday tale

Excerpts from Dear Abby include a plea for ten do’s and don’ts to win back a husband, observations that there is no universal fix, and notes on facing issues directly. Other letters recount ski trip dilemmas, Halloween birthday quirks, and concerns about ethics in therapy.

Abby Harold Harald Nebraska Spock Wolfgang Frankenstein P, Frankenstein Seattle Wash

Embroidering as Therapy Sparks Letters to Abby

In a bizarre exchange readers debate embroidery as a ritualized therapy used by a man linked to doctors and psychologists. The column echoes with praise for the hobby and notes about family life, pregnancy, and mutual support in marriages.

Virginia Jonson Abby Froud

Swedish Aged On Drugs In Old Age Homes Revealed

Swedish elderly residents in 71 homes show heavy reliance on sedatives hypnotics and antidepressants. A study of 1720 people led by Dr Percy Nordqvist at Goteborg Vaca Hospital found these drugs common for keeping patients quiet. Also mentions vanity lavatories and space-saving vanity units.

Sweden Percy, Nordqvist Vaca Goteborg

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