Foster Parents Open Homes To Hundreds Of Needy Kids
Mark is a four year old in foster care with the Vernon Powells of Falcroft, part of a Lutheran Children and Family Service effort. LCFS matches natural families with foster homes to keep parental bonds, while addressing urgent needs as 1,800 area children seek homes.
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Linda Demeglio
Daily Times
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Falcroft
Nancy Felker
Lutheran Children and Family Service
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Lutheran Church
Foster care realities unfold in Norwood story
The article recounts a foster placement at Powell home in Glen Ave where two older boys were moved to a shelter after initial hopes. It details child fears and quick adaptation, notes support for foster families, including three dollars per day for each child, and mentions a Norwood family that has housed 42 foster children over the years.
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Mark
Lydia Powell
Norwood
Foster family highlights adoption and caring for foster children
The Powell family in Philadelphia shelters a teenage girl Peggy and later adopts her, stressing foster care as a needed option. Lutheran Children and Family Service seeks more homes, with 13 year old and 9 year old children awaiting placement due to emotional needs. The couple urges community support and emphasizes children belong with families not institutions.
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Mrs. Powell
Potter and Marilyn Navigate a Stark Satire of Modern Life
Dan Wakefield’s Delacorte novel follows Phil Potter and Marilyn Crashaw, exes who become friends and survivors in a society plagued by drugs promiscuity and clubs. Their misadventures reveal a funny bitter portrait of contemporary America with sharp prose and bleak humor.
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Dan Wakefield
Phil
Marilyn Crashaw
America
Wakefield
Could Douglas have defused war
The review discusses Robert W. Johannsen's biography of Stephen A. Douglas. It argues Douglas favored popular sovereignty and sought compromise to avert Civil War, but Lincoln’s victory left limited chance for avoiding conflict. Douglas's national appeal and tireless effort to prevent bloodshed are highlighted against the era’s sectional polarization.
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Robert W. Johannsen
Oxford University Press
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Douglas
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University of Illinois
Johannsen
Free States
Nasser the technician NASSER. A Lacouture biography review
Jean Lacouture portrays Gamal Abdel Nasser as a complex figure in Arab and Egyptian history. The biography analyzes his tactics and power, his failures against Israel, and his cautious, sometimes flawed leadership. The critique notes French perspective and translation quirks.
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Jean Lacouture
Knopf
Middle East
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Ho Chi Minh
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Aswan Dam
Lake Annecy
Best Detective Stories Of The Year Edited By Allen J. Hubin
A collector’s edition review notes The Debt by Jesse Hill Ford as the standout story, with superior writing that aligns readers with the killers rather than victims. The other fifteen stories, including Hijack by Robert L. Fish and Never Trust A Partner by Robert Eckels, are generally unremarkable or poor.
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Allen J. Hubin
Dutton
Atlantic Monthly
Jesse Hill Ford
Ford
Robert L. Fish
Robert Eckels
Best sellers list from Publishers' Weekly shows titles and authors
A compiled rundown features works such as Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut Once Is Not Enough by Suss an Facing the Lions by Wicker Harvest Home by Tryon The Matlock Paper by Lud lum The Joy of Sex by Comfort Dr Atkins Diet Revolution by Atkins Laughing All the Way by Howard Sybil by Schreiber My Young Years by Rubinst ein
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Tryon
Dr. Atkins
Showing of horse explained
A practical guide by David Spector for novice riders entering horse shows. It outlines rules, etiquette, and the American Horse Shows Association, with chapters on classes judging and prize lists. Cassidy’s drawings accompany a clear, witty, accessible overview for serious riders.
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Cassidy
Arco Publishing Co., Inc
United States
American Horse Shows Association
Spector
Ted Simon
Post office bans on chance events in Daily Times notices
The Daily Times will not publish announcements of events involving chance or gambling such as bingo raffles penny parties or Monte Carlo nights due to postal regulations prohibiting such notices from being mailed.
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