Holidays and single parents workshop on holiday stress
Patricia de Luna reports on a Cedars-Sinai workshop by Susan Brown and June Mayne at the Thalians Center. The event helps divorced and single parents manage holiday expectations, child care, and family boundaries with expert discussion and shared experiences.
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Madison Avenue
Susan Brown
June Mayne
Thalians Community Mental Health Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
Julia Ann Singer
Brown
Mayne
Cheerful Helpers
Retired to Peace Corps in Guatemala Zunil
Janet Klepper, former Long Beach resident, joined the Peace Corps five years ago and works as an accountant and quality control advisor for ARTEXCO cooperatives in Guatemala. She helps Indian women in Zunil produce shirts and blouses sold to tourists, earning modest wages while championing efficient material use.
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Long Beach
Peace Corps
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
States
United States
Artexco
Zunil Co-Op
Chichicastewago
Central America
Zunil
Action
Federal Agency For Volunteer Service
Janet Klepper
Over-30s Beware of Young Hustlers
A satirical piece mocks a legendary pool player losing to a Houston fourth grader. It claims a conspiracy of “sports midgets” infiltrating the country and urges adults over 30 to band together to protect themselves in games and venues.
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Minnesota
Houston
Mr. Fats
White returns as dominant summer fashion hue
White dominates the 1976 fashion scene as designers push a pure clean look beyond traditional associations. From raincoats to swimsuits, outfits embrace bright white with contrasting accents like silver jewelry and black or navy shirts, creating a versatile head to toe white look.
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Rio
Tom Fallon
Christmas club calendar highlights public events and teas
Local clubs list upcoming open meetings and programs in Bellflower and Long Beach. Notable items include the Woman's Music Club tea at Ebell Clubhouse, a Bellflower luncheon honoring past presidents, Project Survival film night, and an Orpheus Chapter luncheon with Christmas music and poems.
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Woman’s Music Club
Ebell
Cerritos Ave
Presidents’ Club
WMC
Wallace R. Herrewig
Woman's Club of
Bellflower
E. Oak St
Bellflower High School
Long Beach
Project Survival
Unitarian
Atherton St
Orpheus
California Federation of Chaparral Poets
Jacoboni Library
Clark Ave
Lakewood
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Patricia de Luna
Calif
Joyce Christensen
By Erma Bombeck
Nogales
OWL
Older Women’s Liberation
Women’s Community Resources Center
Third St
Geneva Presbyterian Church
California
Yvonne Brathwaite
Burke
Robert W. Smith
Chestnut Ave
England
Scotland
Margaret Tindall
Leroy Spawr
Czechoslovakia
Candace Smith
Women's Aglow Fellowship
Queen's Restaurant
Alamitos Ave
Joyce Toberty
Channel 40
Pearl Clark
National League of American Pen Women
Community Savings and Loan
Atlantic Ave
Isabel Dunwoody
U.S
Ebell Club
Murray Kordario
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