Dear Abby on harassment and parental discipline concerns
A reader asks if an implication to spend the night constitutes harassment and whether marriage negates consent. Abby replies that no always, consent must be explicit and power cannot compel compliance. She also urges addressing Timmy's abuse with his parents and suggests parenting classes and pediatrician referrals.
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Abby
New Mexico
Jim
Timmy
P.O. Box
Los Angeles
Calif
Dear Abby Keeps Readers Close Across Decades
Dear Abby editor Pauline Phillips, 73, describes her bond with readers and writers, noting how letters of crisis and need drive her work. She explains ongoing partnership with sister, potential heir Jeanne Phillips, and commitment to public service beyond a job.
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Abby
Jeanne Phillips
Pauline Phillips
Bible a Source of Comfort for Beirut Hostages
Five hostages including Terry Anderson and Rev. Lawrence Jenco endured captivity in Beirut while reading the Bible daily. They found hope and strength in scriptures from Proverbs and Job guiding faith amid hardship, with Bible study sustaining them during the long ordeal.
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Associated Press
Terry Anderson
Wiesbaden
Germany
Lebanon
Lawrence Martin Jenco
Benjamin Weir
Anderson
Middle East
Jenco
Weir
David P. Jacobsen
Istrator
American University of Beirut Hospital
Thomas Sutherland
American University
Jacobsen
San Francisco Theological Seminary
San Anselmo
Calif
Job
Beirut
Mary
Hannah
Jesus
Mason Devereaux Proposes On Wrigley Field Net
In a chaotic scene at Wrigley Field Mason Devereaux and Harry Caray are saved from a net by a fire ladder after a public stunt. Mason asks Sheila to marry him on air while Raven Charles watches emotionally as the yacht Rashomon departs and Takeuchi contemplates a future kiss amid talk of betrayal.
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Chicago
Harry Caray
Raven
Takeuchi
Wrigley Field
Caray
Mason
Harry
Sheila
Mason Devereaux
Length
Boone
Waveland Avenue
Rashomon
Newport Beach
Raven Charles
Sandman
Murphy
B.S
Hollywood
Bob
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Universal Press Syndicate
Dear Abby
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Marion
David Briggs
Yale Divinity School
Rev
Westdale Mall
U.S
Linda Sonnentag
John Pulkowski
Wisconsin Electric
Burton Friedenthal
Bruno Raczkiewicz
Debra Daggest
Larry M. Kraus
MSW
C.ht
Cert
NLP
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Diane Landergott
R.N
Sandra Turner
Jayne Albrecht
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Avenue
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