Dear Abby letters on theft, marriage, and family duties
A reader asks how to handle a missing expensive jewel suspected of involving a teenage relative without triggering police or family disaster. Abby advises cautious steps, including private talk, insurance reporting only if needed, and keeping feelings intact. Additional letters discuss whether a man should marry, and how parents should approach an upcoming wedding with modest means.
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Cocker Spaniel Wins Readers Pet Preference Contest
The cocker spaniel topped a mail poll with 2,251 responses in April in a Pets Are Wonderful contest. Dogs received 63 percent of votes, cats 32 percent, and other pets the rest. Siamese led pedigreed cats, while 71 percent of indicated sexes were female. City-dwelling cats formed 71.7 percent, with 58 percent of dogs in suburbs. Mixed breed dog votes totaled 297. purebreds 1,116.
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Pigs Travel Pipelines Across North Sea Ekofish Fields
Pigs travel the pipelines between a processing center and oil and gas platforms run by Phillips Petroleum in the North Sea Ekofish fields. A pig is a scraper pushed through a pipeline by fluid pressure to remove scale and other matter from inside the pipe.
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Westchester Tops U S Software Output In 1984 Survey
A 1984 survey by The Associated Press ranks Westchester County in the Hudson Valley north of New York City as the leading producer of computer programming and software. Los Angeles County follows as the second leading software producing area.
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Common Cold Immunity and Recurring Infections
The text explains that after a cold a person gains limited immunity to that specific virus strain. The body recognizes that virus on reinfection, but many other cold viruses remain unrecognized. This explains why colds are so common and recur frequently.
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