Dear Abby column offers varied advice on gifts to pastors and family matters
In a sequence of reader questions, Dear Abby discusses gifting pastors, ironing someone else’s shorts, a teenage babysitter’s unclear calls, a mother advising a shy daughter, and birth announcements for a fifth child. The columnist cautions against paying for services, suggests practical communication, and recommends personal notes for new babies.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Columbus
Rev. D
Credit Bureau
Sheldon
Gril
Australian Stowaway Reunites With Sailor in California
A 70 year old Australian stowaway Sandra Hilder met Coast Guardsman Bernard Bud Brewer in Long Beach after a voyage aboard the U S Navy cruiser Long Beach. The reunion included a playful spanking and light conversation as they plan future meetings in California.
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Long Beach
Calif
Australia
Coast Guardsman
Bernard “Bud” Brewer
Sandra Hild
Brewer
Long Beach Independent
U.S. Navy
Sydney
California
Bud
Coast Guard
Glacier
Miss Hilder
Los Angeles International Airport
Jin Long Jetty
New South Wales
Betty Furness Starts Role in Johnson Consumer Office
Betty Furness, sworn in as special assistant to President Johnson on consumer affairs, testified before a Senate commerce subcommittee in support of stronger laws against flammable fabrics. She urged extending protections to better guard the public from unsafe fabrics.
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Washington
Betty Furness
Congressional
Miss Furness
Johnson
Senate Commerce
Amendments Seek Protections for Household Items
A quote emphasizes protection from unreasonable risks under proposed amendments. The measure would add hats gloves footwear and interior furnishings including bedding and upholstered furniture to the 1953 act.
Family Health Tip: Wash Patient Dishes Separately
If a family member has a cold, protect others by washing the patient's dishes separately. Use hot soap or detergent suds and a scalding rinse to reduce transmission.
Sailors Fail to keep girl from ship in Scotland incident
Three uniformed U S sailors passed guards at Holy Loch and tried to board a supply ship for Polaris submarines with a 16 year old Scottish girl hidden in a jacket. The trio were restricted to the Simon Lake and face disciplinary action. The girl was kept in a cell overnight and released.
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Dunoon
Scotland
U.S
Holy Loch
Navy
Simon Lake
George F. Ellis
The tired child and mother nap fatigue warning
A health note warns that tired children are more accident prone and tired mothers struggle to prevent mishaps. It urges abandoning rigid nap schedules and resting whenever fatigue appears to reduce danger.
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New York
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First Avenue NE
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Third Avenue
Edgewood Rd
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Second Street
Dacron Duster
Armstrong
Miss
Ingenue
Iowa
Plaid Place
Brooke Warden
Ingenue Magazine
Armstrong’s
Ann R Dacron
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