Trouble Started In World War II Dear Abby
A reader argues that letting women work with men in coal mines mirrors WWII era changes and could raise divorce rates. The exchange defends equal opportunity and addresses gender dynamics at work. Additional letters discuss grammar, education, and a woman questioning her biological origins despite a birth certificate.
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Abby
Can a birth certificate prove who I am
Dear Diane asks how to verify her identity when she doubts she is her parents’ child. Abby suggests infant footprints are registered at birth for comparison but warns that uncovering an error raises questions for both sides. She invites a personal reply to Box 69700 Los Angeles with SASE.
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Abby
Joe
Mabel
Gainesville
Fla
Queen of Angels Hospital
L.A
Diane
Los Angeles
Calif
Women Challenging Math Stereotypes Rise in Science Field
Boston reporters note growing challenge to the belief men are superior in math. University voices urge eliminating sexism and bias from classrooms. Studies show few women in math professions, yet environments can boost female achievement in mathematics.
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Boston
UPD
United States
Elizabeth Fennema
University of Wisconsin
Advancement of Science
John Ernest
University of California At Santa Barbara
Ernest
Edith H. Luchins
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hidden Heroine Honored by Newhall Scout Troops
Agnes Boddicker named hidden heroine in a nationwideGirl Scouts bicentennial project. An open house Sunday 2 to 5 at the Russ Werning home in Newhall honors her forty years teaching in Newhall schools and forty more at St Pauls church. She taught over a thousand students and retired in 1973 after a long career marked by dedication and service.
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Newhall
Agnes Boddicker
Girl Scouts
Russ Werning
Boddicker
ODRINEX Weight Loss Claim Ad Promises Safe Slimming
An advertising notice promotes ODRINEX as a powerful weight loss aid claiming prescription free use and university hospital proof. It touts hunger suppression, three meals daily, and immediate weight loss with money back guarantee from Rexall Drug Stores.
Gorilla Mother Shelters Infant at Yerkes Primate Center
Choomba, a female gorilla at Emory University’s Yerkes Primate Center, gave birth to a baby Monday. Keeper Jim Long says the mother is so protective he cannot approach to determine the infant’s sex. The colony supports breeding of endangered gorillas and behavior observation.
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Lawrenceville, Ga
Emory University
Yerkes Primate Center
Choomba
Yerkes
Jim Long
Bridge Winners Named in Open Game at the YWCA
The open game at the YWCA Wednesday saw top pairs: North team Morrington and Thiher first with Wilfeng and Johnson second. East-West winners were Engel and Zeman first, Mulvany and Mulvany second. Next game set for 12:30 Saturday at the YWCA.
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YWCA
KW. Morrington
Bruce Thiher
Howard Wilfeng
FG. Johnson
Don Engel
Frank Zeman
Gerald Mulvany
Phone Centennial Celebration Planned
Rome Ga AP recounts that Alexander Graham Bell spoke the first words over a telephone a century ago this month. Next week Mary Tipple Cobb, granddaughter of Thomas Watson, will attend the 100th anniversary celebration of the telephone built from Bell's design.
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Rome
Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Watson
Thomas Watson
Mary Tipple Cobb
Watson
Beil
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