Americans Sweep Final Round in Tchaikovsky Violinists
In Moscow the United States led the final round of the seventh International Tchaikovsky Competition with all five American violinists advancing. Timothy Baker, Kerry McDermott, Ralph Evans, Andres Cardenes, and Stephanie Chase joined finalists as judges noted strong showings from the Soviet Union Bulgaria France Japan and Czechoslovakia. The final results will be announced late next week amid solo vocalists cellists and pianists competitions.
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Moscow
Timothy Baker
New York City
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
France
Japan
Czechoslovakia
Baker
Kerry McDermott
Ralph Evans
Andres Cardenes
Bloomington
Ind
Stephanie Chase
Westport
Conn
Do Not Toilet Train for Grandmothers Rule
A mother recalls three cautions from toilet training a toddler, recounting a chaotic attempt in Washington State nine years ago. She warns against training to please relatives, notes turmoil in family life, and introduces a second rule about timing and readiness.
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Hammons
Washington State
Texas
Potty Training Trials Across the Family
A mother recalls failed one day toilet training attempts with her two children. She shares chaotic car trips for potty stops and a doll toilet training experiment that backfired. Odessa pediatrician Dr. Edwin Dempsey says conflicts over toilet training have no lasting psychological effects.
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Washington
Cascade Mountains
Edwin Dempsey
Odessa
Susan
Energy Saving Tools Go From Helpful to Hazardous
Federal safety chief Nancy Harvey Stearts warns that energy saving efforts in homes, including wood burning stoves and airtight living spaces, raise indoor pollution and fire deadly fumes. She notes rising death risks from toxic fumes and says budget cuts push the CPSC toward cooperative industry safety standards.
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Nancy Harvey Stearts
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Stearts
Stewarts
Commission
Positive Singlehood Seminar on a Baltimore campus
A Baltimore Evening Sun piece depicts 25 people at a Saturday seminar paying $5 to explore loneliness and life as singles. A counselor leads discussions using Maslow’s hierarchy to frame self growth through hobbies, action, and social openness.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Beach Boys
Slim
Lady Godiva
Georgetown
Abraham Maslow
Izod
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Jonathan Shames
Ann Arbor, Mich
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New York
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Aioe
Bobbie Brooks
Parkway
Oakwood
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