Walking in comfort she changed lives of working women
Elizabeth Ann Finnerty the first woman in America to wear tennis shoes with a business suit, a move that inspired many women to swap commuting sneakers for office-appropriate footwear. She worked in AT&T Chicago and described facing ridicule seven years ago before this trend gained acceptance.
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Elizabeth Ann Finnerty
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Chicago
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Honesty best policy when turning down a date
Readers advise direct, kind honesty to decline dates. Tips include stating dislikes or reasons, avoiding false excuses, and offering a brief, respectful reply. Several letters endorse no excuses and sticking to truth to spare hurt feelings.
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Canoe project links Guam youth to Chamorro past
Rob S. Limtiaco at 22 helped 67-year-old Tun Segundo Blas build a 16 foot proa in Mangilao. The Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities funded about $6,000 for stipends and costs. Limtiaco says the work reconnects him to Chamorro culture and identity while Blas passes canoe-building craft learned in Saipan and Palau.
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Pacific Daily News
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Guam Council On the Arts and Humanities
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Palau
Fantasies nurture creativity in children and adults alike
A reader asks if a nine year old's vivid imagination signals trouble. The doctor praises imagination as a creativity driver and social empathy builder, citing Einstein. The second letter advises medical review for sleep problems from sleeping pills, noting possible REM disruption and suggesting exercise and warm milk before bed.
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Violin saves Romanian entrant at Ellis Island in 1923
Regina Kohn a 38 year old violin teacher faced deportation when the Romanian quota exhausted. She played Tranmerer on her violin to prove artistry and was admitted to the United States. Decades later Ellis Island ceased operating as an immigration center and a commission begins fundraising about 230 million dollars to restore the monuments.
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Regina Kohn
United States
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Immigration Board
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