Arranged Love Affairs Across India Reshape Marriages
A New Delhi feature surveys arranged marriages in India, contrasting bride seeking by parents with rising love matches. Rekha Berl rejects 24 as cutoff, while Ram Gusain defends arranged unions as spiritual and stable. Divorces remain rare, stigma high, though Nayantara Sahgal notes shifting attitudes. New York Times News Service
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Ann Morrow
The
Times
Bsc
India
Delhi
Nayantara Sahgal
Nayantara
New York Times News Service
Dear Abby Advice on Boundaries With Parents and Neighbors
A reader asks whether retired parents should live with a married daughter and clashes over privacy. Abby urges the couple to set boundaries and encourage their parents to spend time with their peers and other interests. In a second letter, a homeowner recounts neighbors painting their shared fence and splashing paint onto the yard and flowers, seeking guidance on what to say to avoid future damage.
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Abby
Dad
Whitewashed apology precedes repair cost bill offer
A brief, sarcastic note claims after calculating repair costs for the damage, a bill will be issued. The message closes with an apology. No other details or sources are provided.
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Whitewashed
Queen Elizabeth to visit Yugoslavia in October
Queen Elizabeth will pay a state visit to Yugoslavia October 17 to 21 with Prince Philip and Princess Anne. The trip, requested by President Tito, was accepted after Foreign Secretary Douglas-Home consults. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon had toured Yugoslavia in June 1970.
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London
UPI
Elizabeth
Yugoslavia
Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip
Princess Anne
Tito
Alec Douglas-Home
Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Polly's Problem and Dear Polly crochet guidance
Polly asks if moth balls in a china cabinet keep silver tarnish free and safe for silverware use after washing. Ruth explains crochet technique for ripple afghan, stressing not skipping the initial stitch and detailing turning and row transitions for even sides.
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Polly
Mrs. R
Maria
Ruth
Dear Polly and the Stamp Debate in a Letter Page
Readers discuss tiny hair bows and stamp collecting with Mrs. C R objecting to commemoratives. Ruth notes regular issues remain available and a postal official confirms commemoratives profit but emphasize educational value and national pride in history through stamps.
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Polly
C. R
Ruth
Post Office
U.S
Political widow advises flexible marriage for Washington life
Louella Dirksen, widow of Everett Dirksen, says politics can make a good marriage more interesting by requiring wives to adapt to erratic schedules. She cites her 42 year marriage, notes loneliness, and urges younger political wives to seek advice from colleagues’ spouses while warning to tread carefully with the press.
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Ann Blackman
Washington
Louella Dirksen
Illinois
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Dirksen
America
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Admiralty
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Nehru
Abigail van Buren
Arry
Gorn
Coma
Maiboors
Rivera Fark
Sioux City
WHA
Independence
Susan
Jaslmer
Gregory Knott
Jope Wesleyan Church
Don Glenn
Waterlan
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Norman Eddy
Benashner
Rowley
Mr. Cashner
Harald Knott
Coggon
Burton R. Cashner
Cedar Falls
University of Northern Town
Upper Town College
Tau ‘Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Firestone Tire and Rubbar Co
Waterloo
Red Rooster
Lee
Fairfield
Bonnie Sue Parrish
Greg Johnston Tenley
United Methodist Church
Wayne Bartrull
Clarence
Michigan
Marycrest College
By Polly Cramer
Smary Lou
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EAS
Iowa-Ilinois Gas and Electric Company
Third Street
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Mrs. Dirksen
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