New trends in adoption reshape white infant scarcity
The article surveys how abortion and birth control shift adoption, with fewer white babies available and more interracial and special needs adoptions. Agencies report steady or falling totals while hard-to-place children gain traction, aided by diverse families and dedicated groups like Welcome House WAIF Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Sisto
Bergen County
N.J
Children’s Aid and Adoption Service
Mae Neely
The
New York Adoption Service
Planned Parenthood
Los Angeles
Walter A. Heath
Department of Adoptions
New Jersey
Sisto
Welcome House
Doylestown
Pearl Buck
WAIF
New York
Jane Russell
Holt Adoption
Oregon
Your Birthday by Stella MONDAY May 17
Born today you have a charming personality enabling you to draw to your service people who can further your aims and career. You persuade others without seeming to influence their decisions and maximize the talents of those who work with you. Women born today enjoy homemaking but seek outside contacts beyond social life.
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Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Pisces
Aries
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Bridge legends recount bold play and complex systems
In 1970 finals Oswald notes China's precision club system and the six clubs bid by Wolff and Oswald amid a long hand with seven clubs. The dialogue details artificial bids and misreads as Tai of China cashes top cards after drawing trumps, then seven clubs becomes a laydown. The excerpt shifts to a horoscope dated May 18 and advice on personal reform and daily guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Italy
Precision Club
Jim
Bobby Wolff
South
North
Tai
China
Beauty tips for better sleep and fitness routines
A compact guide promotes sleep for well being and suggests isometric tension exercises for six seconds, followed by relaxation. It recommends fencing and karate for fitness and self defense, and proposes celery as a zero or negative calorie snack to curb cravings.
GI babies of Vietnam haunt austerity and denial
A Philadelphia based essay spotlights thousands of mixed heritage Vietnamese orphans due to American GIs. It cites conservative estimates around 20 000 children and argues the United States lacks a policy or program. Pearl Buck Foundation supports about 1700 Amerasians, urging Washington to assume responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Buck
Orient
United States
White House
Defense Department
State Department
Agency of International Development
Pham Duc Minh
Eddie
Himelf
Vietnam
Korea
Pentagon
U.S
Buck
Pearl Buck Foundation
Robert Kennedy
Miss Buck
Washington
Asia
Debating American Adoption and Vietnam Orphans Policy
Rev. John Shower of the Church World Service argues that U.S. citizenship and mass adoption are not solutions for America. He says adoptive parents favor attractive children and would overlook wounded, blind or handicapped Vietnamese orphans.
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America
U.S
John Shower
Church World Service
Vietnam
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Land of Nod
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Vanity Fair
Bikini
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