Dear Abby: Women on oil rigs and marriage gifts debate
A reader asks about women working offshore with men and whether it harms relationships. Abby affirms women earn their bread hard on rigs and notes laws require hiring women. Other letters deal with wedding gifts after a marriage with a lesbian partner and a humor anecdote about age dating comments.
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Horoscope for Tuesday March 8 1977
Tomorrow's stars offer guidance across all signs with bold advice on planning, focus, and balance. Notable mentions include personal growth, practical ventures, and potential career themes tied to literature law philosophy agriculture education and maritime fields. Birthdays honor Luther Burbank and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Luther Burbank
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Social Calendar and Household Tips From Local Groups
Social listings show events for OK Tops Club 325 Artillery Village Community Life Center and several Beta Sigma Phi chapters with dinners and meetings at specified times and addresses. Also listed are the Registered Nurses' Club of Fort Sill and VFW Post 1193 Auxiliaries with gatherings, plus Viking Band Parents Association meeting at Eisenhower Junior High School. A purse safety tip advises keeping bags close and upside down to deter theft. USDA notes pecans are in light supply while peanuts almonds and walnuts are plentiful along with grains. dry bean supplies are abundant but dry peas production is down 21 percent, giving March an adequate rating.
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Artillery Village
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Women Learn To Deal With Financial World
RANDI ROSENBLUM reports from New York on a rising interest in money matters among women from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon. Jean Patterson a finance adviser notes early start and independence as key, recounting a case of a waitress with securities worth over 180000 and the growth of women oriented seminars in over 40 cities. The program seeks to educate both nonworking and working women on income, taxes, planning and investments with male participation expanding.
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Adult Craft Classes Planned by Lawton Woman's Forum
The Arts and Crafts Department plans crochet and stained glass classes led by Evelyn Powell and Carmen Mercandante beginning March 15 and 16. Contact Beverly Brock for details and register for a field trip to Otter Creek Pottery on April 5. High protein foods remain plentiful per USDA with expected beef output changes.
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Audelle Owen
W. Gore Blvd
Evelyn Powell
Carmen Mercandante
Beverly Brock
Jane Gates
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