Ann Landers tackles secrets of infertility and gossip
In a Dear Ann Landers column a wife reveals artificial insemination with anonymous donor after husband’s low sperm count and adoption attempts. She worries about telling others, but the adviser urges silence and a simple miracle explanation. The second letter laments gossip after a divorce and its collateral damage.
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Charlie
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Lake Owosso
Roseville
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Excerpt 1976
A reader laments gossip and asks how to silence nosy well wishers. Ann Landers suggests a brief sentence to pivot topics and shares gratitude for a teen letter about affectionate parents. The column promotes her charity booklet The Key to Popularity and provides mailing details.
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Boston English Illustrated sparks talk of language independence
Dana Lynn Wilson, a Texan living in Cambridge, writes Boston English Illustrated a quirky dictionary of Boslish. She argues Boston speech diverges from standard English, framing it as living oral heritage worthy of broader understanding.
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Dana Lynn Wilson
Boston English Illustrated
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Jimmy Carter
White House
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Bankston
eKneelée
New England
Mind-Boggling STAR-100 Sets Record Speeds
Minneapolis report notes Control Data STAR-100 demonstrates record speeds solving additions multiplications divisions and square roots far beyond ordinary computers. Demonstrations show ability to store vast data process payroll and forecast weather with unprecedented efficiency. The firm pitches time sharing at 1500 to 7000 dollars per hour.
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Control Data
Steve Adkins
Star Service Center
Norris
California poised for building boom with 110000 jobs hoped
California’s construction sector, hit by an unemployment spike above 23 percent, is seen edging into a resurgence that could add about 110000 jobs by mid next year. State permits topped 1 billion dollars in July as single family homes lead gains, with 64000 June applications.
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California
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Construction Industry Research Board
Security Pacific National Bank
Bartolotto
Orange
San Diego
Ventura
San Francisco
Orange County
Solar Rays Offer Two Home Energy Methods
Solar rays can be collected to heat or cool homes with flat plate collectors costing about 4,400 dollars to 8,000 dollars in initial install, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association and other estimates. Alternatively photovoltaic cells convert sun rays to electricity for lights and appliances, a method used in Skylab.
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Houston
UPI
Solar Energy Industries Association
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