How to Remove a Polyester Dress Crease
Dear Polly Dodie explains how wet brown paper from a grocery bag pressed onto a crease can remove it from a polyester dress. A reader notes a spray product may help but requires strict adherence to directions. a dry cleaner warns home methods may fail and risk melting synthetic fabrics. The dry clean method with heat sometimes leaves wear marks, though the brown paper technique did remove a deep crease in a polyester double knit.
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Dodie
Pearl
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Polly’s Problem on Stoneware Fondue Pots
Mrs. P D H asks whether over-proof stoneware fondue pots can be used for cheese fondue and if stoneware, like ceramics, cracks under hot oil. The note seeks guidance on material safety and heat tolerance for beef or cheese fondue pots.
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Polly
Nixon Seeks More Women In Top Government Posts
President Nixon aims to appoint more women to high ranking jobs, says Frederick V. Malek, his personnel chief, stressing merit over gender. He cites evidence of underutilized female talent and notes past presidents’ efforts, while acknowledging continuing obstacles and mixed reactions among supporters.
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Calif
UPI
Nixon
Frederick V. Malek
Malek
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Harper
Bob
Secks
Alprooks
Wayne Sock
Abi Winston
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Wieness
Polly in care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette
A reader note offering a homemaking tip and a classifieds style request to mail to Polly care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Wanters may contact at the listed phone number 369-1234 to broker items no longer needed.
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Polly
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Female Revenge: Parking Tickets in San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas United Press International reports that fired meter maids retaliated by placing tickets on nearly every car in the city hall lot. Officials and the city manager Jerry Henckel acknowledged tickets were involved as civil service ordered reinstatement in October 1970.
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San Antonio
Henckel
Daughter Reunites With Father Through Stamp Collecting
Margery Van Toren, a Virginia resident, reunited with her father after 40 years thanks to joining the American Philatelic Society. She found a near-match in the society directory and learned the man was her father, leading to a Christmas reunion with his wife in Overland, Missouri. The story notes the power of stamp collecting to connect families.
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State College
Margery van Toren
Alexandria
Mead wins Arches science prize first woman recipient
Seattle report notes anthropologist Margaret Mead, 69, becomes the first woman to win the $10,000 Arches science prize from the Pacific Science Center. At a news conference she comments on radicalism in media and women’s liberation, urging legalization of marijuana and more equal societal contribution by women.
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Seattle
Wash
Margaret Mead
Pacific Science Center
Amedal
Mead
Adoption and family planning amid rising wait lists
A letter discusses adopting a second child, noting longer wait times due to liberal abortion laws and urging potential birth mothers to consider adoption. Another reader asks about a college daughter riding with five male students, with Abby's advice emphasizing trust and character over concerns about a few dollars saved.
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Abby
Not a Glamorous Life Crime Tale Warns Youth in Excerpt
An excerpt from The Gonif features a former criminal recounting 36 years in prisons, 10 escapes, and urging youths that there is no glamor in crime. He stresses freedom and peace and warns that crime harms both the thief and his family.
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Red Rurensky
AL Capone
Atlanta
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