Swapping of Mothers Ends Held-Over Hostility
A reader column recounts a novel approach to elder caregiving. Two neighbors swap their mothers to ease strain, trading bedrooms and sharing a 30 minute weekly visit, which reportedly improved relations and mutual respect between the daughters and their mothers.
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Mrs. A
Mrs. B
Hints From Heloise Teach Frugal Home Tricks
Readers share tips on saving cleanser by partially exposing holes, feeding birds with a taped spout from a juice can, storing end soap pieces in a purse, and crushing garlic in a plastic bag to avoid knife odor, all framed as homemaker guidance.
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Vera V. Amsden
Rita Taranski
Teen Sex Test updates from Dayton students 1978
A 1978 version of the Teenage Sex Test is printed from Dayton high school teens, with a scoring guide and categories ranging from Normal and Decent to in Serious Trouble. The piece notes continued reader response and includes provocative questions and a 1859 Senate reference.
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Memphis
Dayton
Ohio
Longest trump suit not best in Culbertson auction tale
In a 1930s Culbertson system bridge deal North-South use a forcing two bid and cue bid to choose trump. South’s four hearts gave first round control while North preferred diamonds, predicting a 240-5-6 layout. Declarer ruffed the heart lead, collapsed clubs, ruffed a spade in dummy for 13 tricks, one more than South could make with clubs.
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King of Hearts
South
North
Declarer
Nellie Ross Becomes First Woman U.S. Governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was sworn in as the first female governor in United States history on January 5, 1925, marking a landmark political milestone for women in leadership.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
United States
Galbraith Receives Humorous Noble Prize in Paris
Paris AP reports economist John Kenneth Galbraith honored by the Paris based humor organization for contributions to humor in economics and foreign policy. The group awarded a bust of Galbraith and a clay feet statue to Sen. William Proxmire for his description of Americans abroad as mink swathed and roulette playing.
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Paris
John Kenneth Galbraith
Association For the Promotion of
Galbraith
U.S
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Health care costs hinge on better public habits and joint action
The piece argues rising health care costs stem from consumer behavior and systemic factors. It highlights not for profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans collaboration with doctors and hospitals, promoting programs for health education, fitness, outpatient testing, and faster hospital discharge. It urges collective effort to trim costs and offers a booklet and film information via a Chicago box.
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America
Blue Cross
Blue Shiel
Blue Shield
Chicago
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