Parents ignore infant car seat safety study findings
A Pittsburgh study shows 91 percent of new mothers with no safety advice hold infants in arms at exit, and 10 percent overall use restraints. Even with pamphlets and a free carrier 87 percent still lap-hold. only 41 percent of those given carriers used them at ages 2 to 4 months. Researchers call programs ineffective and suggest passive restraints may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Magee Women’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Keith S. Reisinger
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Pediatrics and Community Medicine
Allan F. Williams
Insurance Institute
Williams
Dr. Williams
Dear Abby Advice on Trust and Observations
Abigail Van Buren counsels a jealous wife to trust her husband on business trips with a co worker. She also urges a mother to warn another mother about a shoplifting teen friend. The column notes actress Katharine Hepburn turning 68.
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Abby
Plan now for next summer house swapping
Tired of resorts and hotels, consider house swapping for a rent free family vacation. Plan early to list your home and access directories that connect swappers, with fees and options for rental listings.
House swapping services offer low-cost travel options nationwide
The article outlines fees, listing schedules, and deadlines for Inquiline of Katonah New York and the Vacation Exchange Club in New York City founded 1960. It notes references for reliability and insurance checks, and practical tips for moving, with directories totaling about 2 500 copies and 3 000 listings across US and foreign countries.
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Exchange
Ben Kernan
Inquiline
Katonah
N.Y
Kernan
United States
Vacation Exchange Club Inc
New York City
Mary DeBaldo
Broadway
New York
Waterbed myths debunked by North Carolina dealer
Raleigh waterbed dealer John Farnum says myths about waterbeds causing seasickness leaks or roof damage are jokes. He notes a quadrupled business in six years and claims three million American families own waterbeds, crediting designer Charles Hall with the 10 year consumer rollout.
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Raleigh
N.C
John Farnum
Farnum
North Carolina
California
Charles Hall
Arthritis Foundation Moves to New Des Moines Address
In Family Focus columnist Jean Sargent notes a booklet from the Arthritis Foundation may be ordered. The foundation has moved to 215 Keo Suite 314 Des Moines Iowa 50309.
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Jean Sargent
Arthritis Foundation
Keo
Suite
Des Moines
Iowa
Baby teeth decay tied to bedtime nursing bottles
NEW HYDE PARK N Y AP A pediatric dentist at Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center warns that a baby who sleeps with a nursing bottle containing milk fruit juice or sugary liquid will experience serious decay on recently erupted teeth. He notes infants as young as 18 months exhibit decay traced to bottle use and urges parents to remove the bottle at sleep time and wipe teeth after each feeding, while promoting early weaning.
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New Hyde Park
N.Y
Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center
Saul Kamen
Kamen
Sawdust as Garden Mulch Advised by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture urges recycling well rotted sawdust or mixing fresh sawdust with ammonium sulfate or sodium nitrate before spreading it as mulch. A brochure titled Mulches for Your Garden is available for 50 cents from the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture Consumer Information Center
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
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Mrs. X
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5Th Ave
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3Rd Ave. S.E
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Associated Press
Fearrny
U.S
Los Angeles Times
Cedar Rapids
FBI
Highway Patrol
Seeenee
Sheriff
Toeeneederecsenererese
Medical Society
Foundation
Il Peceseesceres
Czechoslovakia
Blum’s Candies
San Francisco
16Th Avenue
C Street
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