Beginners Swim Classes Help Adults Overcome Fear
In La Crosse at the YWCA, about 330 women learn to swim with guidance from instructors and lifeguards. Beginners as old as 69 join, many progressing to private lessons before entering regular classes, with winter sessions starting January 17 and enrollment January 11-12.
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la Crosse
YWCA
Mrs. Chicken
Evelyn Johnson
Bainbridge St
Ruth Curtis
Dauphin St
Boschert
Geriatric Homes Serving Youth in Texas Nursing Centers
Demeris Lois Dee Smith oversees 41 Texas nursing homes and develops rehabilitation programs within geriatric facilities for developmentally disabled, blind, alcoholic, and mentally ill residents. The effort pairs elderly care with age-appropriate therapy, aiming to reduce stigma and improve independence in disabled youths and young patients.
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Houston
Demeris Lois Dee Smith
Texas
National Living Centers
Wharton
Tex
Sweeny
Blalock Northshore
Levelland
State Commission For the Blind
Smith
Caldwell 73 Publishes 51st Book Afternoons In Mid-America
Erskine Caldwell, aged 73, has published his 51st book Afternoons In Mid-America. He plans to slow speed, taking two years per book, and says he currently has no immediate writing projects. He spent two long summers gathering material across Arkansas Missouri Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma.
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New York
Erskine Caldwell
Caldwell
Tobacco Road
God's Little Acre
Georgia
Mid-America
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Children view elderly as warm and permissive, UM study says
University of Michigan psychologist Christine Pickford reports that 6 to 8 year olds see old people as warm and permissive while teenagers fear losing identity. The study of 120 children compared views of young adults and elders, noting children assign gentler traits to seniors and see elders as helpful tutors.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Christine Pickford
Pickford
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Shelley Goldbloom
the Tribune
Lois Robbert
S. 19Th St
Mrs. Robbert
Barbara Smith
Holmen
YMCA
Ella Schultz
Orletta Simpson
Helen Schubert
of the Tribune
David Smith
NLC
David
Dee Smith
Mary Cryer
Toronto
Canada
Lillian Richardson
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