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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
8
Readers seek advice on a Girl Scout troop led by an assistant steering units toward housekeeping chores at home. The letter writer and peers threaten quitting unless the former leader returns. A teen girl laments her mother’s constant talking, criticism, and comparisons while seeking guidance.
A New York study of 250 pregnant women led by Dr. Martin L. Stone links folic acid deficiency to birth defects miscarriages and infant deaths. One in five pregnant women lacked the vitamin and 35 percent of babies born to deficient mothers were also deficient. Prenatal care and early testing are urged to prevent danger.
In New York a new book How Babies Are Made uses paper sculpture and simple text to explain conception and birth for children ages 3 to 10. Joan Mebane and contributors say the method offers a tasteful, direct approach to a sensitive topic and promotes parent child discussion.
Beat cottage cheese until creamy. Fold in walnuts olives mayonnaise garlic salt and salt. Blend and chill for serving. A festive dip suitable for holiday entertaining.
Readers are invited to call the Women’s Page Newsline at 353 4612 Ext. 48 to share tips and tidbits about local goings on and who is going where in town.
In favorable weather about 60 persons daily reach the Matterhorn summit. The feat was first proven 103 years ago by Englishman Edward Whymper.
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