Hamster honesty and a motherly parenting note
Dear readers share humorous and earnest letters to Ann Landers. A hamster disputes her odor remark, a mother regrets parenting, and a food editor explains a pie recipe mishap and its mistaken printing. The exchange showcases personal woes and practical advice.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Sidney
Dear Ann Landers
Rent Subsidy Debate Shapes Housing Bill
The piece outlines an imminent vote on a housing bill concerning rent subsidies. It discusses reactions from readers and mentions amendments by Len, with Senate leaders like Russell B. Long and Lister Hill weighing in on how federally funded research should be handled and licensed for public use.
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Len
Russell B. Long
D-La
la Crosse Tribune
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Long
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Welfare Department
American Oil Research
Capitol Hill faces housing aid and patent subsidy votes
The Senate votes on a regional medical center bill funding 650 million dollars over four years for hospitals and schools. The House schedules a housing bill with a rent subsidy provision amid broader antipoverty and coinage reform debates.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
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House
California Tests Instant Fish to Fight Mosquitoes
A Brazilian and Argentine one inch fish will be released in California rice fields this summer to eat mosquito larvae. The fish live about a year and lay hundreds of eggs, enabling rapid population rebound when fields flood. Scientists caution the fight faces resistance to chemicals and expanding irrigation fuels mosquito growth.
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William C. Harrison
Berkeley
Calif
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Richard F. Peters
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United States
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Bureau of Vector Control Laboratory
Fresno
Ernest Bay
University
Riverside
Center of Chemical Research
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Bay
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