We Hate To See You Go Retirement Rites Satirized
In a satirical column DEAR ABBY and Dick West discuss attitudes toward disability and retirement rituals. They critique discrimination against the handicapped and poke fun at overblown retirement ceremonies, imagining lighter fadeout sendoffs and the absurdity of elaborate farewell plans.
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Handicapped First Class Citizens and Abby Letter
Readers debate rights for the disabled and share a Dear Abby exchange about missing mink and hats at restaurant checkrooms The column critiques insurance gaps and urges legal consultation while offering Abby’s contact for letters and a psychology of public service TV listings follow.
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Chapin Testifies Segretti Reports Were Useless Sabotage Aids
Dwight Chapin, Nixon aide, testifies before a grand jury that he hired Donald Segretti to sabotage the Democratic campaign and received only one to two line reports on McGovern Humphrey Muskie Jackson Wallace. He says Haldeman approved, and that the notes were usually destroyed the day they arrived.
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