Elsie Reaftle a Norwalk beauty pro with many crafts
Editor notes Elsie Reaftle 26 Spring St Norwalk is featured for making life beautiful. A former 1930s beautician she ran shops in Norwalk Port Clinton and earned licenses across several states. She entertained at the Port Clinton USO in WWII and now teaches crafts at Firelands Senior Outreach Center plus making dolls toys and bead work. She also decorates cakes knits and crochets and recently created a plush horse for her granddaughter. The piece highlights center programs calendars and local senior activities.
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Elsie (Smith
Spring St
Norwalk
St. Paul High School
White Cross Beauty School
Cleveland
Louisiana
Arizona
Colorado
Port Clinton
Elsie
Uso
Firelands
Washington feud between Brzezinski and Vance erupts over Nicaragua policy
Washington fights spill into policy as Brzezinski’s hawkish view pushes for OAS peacekeeping in Nicaragua. Vance opposes intervention, fearing backlash from Latin nations, while aides leak friction and rival claims. Brzezinski seeks policy dominance akin to Kissinger, straining Carter’s inner circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Cyrus Vance
Brzezinski
Vance
Organization of American States
Nicaragua
U.S
OAS
Gary Cohn
Bob Sherman
United States
Anastasio Somoza
Brzezinski-Vance
National Security Council
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Ford
Kissinger
Poland
Soviet Union
Hamilton Jordan
White House
Woody Woodpecker
Jordan
Porky
Andrei Gromyko
State Department
CIA
Not All Roots Bear Uprooting Dear Abby
Abby advises seekers of roots to consider the ugly truths behind conceptions, urges questions about potential burden on the child, and notes protective motives. The column includes reader questions about engagement etiquette, wedding planning notes, local birthdays, aging Ohio demographics, and a mixed puzzle section.
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Abby
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Pat Lysaght
Delaware Avenue
Marion
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Lucille Betschman
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Linda Kern
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Firelands Senior Outreach Center
Firelands Outreach Center
Thistledown Race Track
Elizabeth Smyers
Marjorie Hockmuth
New England
Alma Stower
Milan
Milan Presbyterian Chapel
Edison Park
Vivian Reed
Hester Buda
Eva Daniels
Huron-Ohio Park
Moravian Villa
Bob Montgomery
Reno-Lake Tahoe
Twilight Gardens
Brzezinski & Vance
Abigail van Buren
Yakima
Wash
Goethe
Lasky Drive
Beverly Hills
Calif
The
Norwalk Public Library
Norwalk Memorial
Olga Gill
Antoinette Bandelean
Ina Williams
Barbara Schwerer
Jackie Slanczka
Frank Kramer
Gertrude Hornig
Thomas Joseph
Edith
Madge
Caesar
Wallace
Pontific
Sadat
Jim Rice
Energy
Lancaster
Cottontail
Helen
McZ
Tovarich John
Observatory
Poetic
Wallaba the Cleaners
UFMY
Andre Gide
Jughaid
Sarge
Sue
Ace
Pal
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