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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1986
Page
7
A reader recalls a 1955 nervous breakdown and shock treatments, then notes social stigma. Despite years of mental health, her past followed her when visiting a son in prison. She urges Abby to reprint a letter about mental illness and stigma.
A reader shares years of emotional illness and harsh public stigma, urging understanding and patience for the mentally ill while noting personal recovery. A bride asks how to resolve bitter divorced parents attending her wedding reception, and Dear Abby advises insisting the mother be invited as condition of reception.
Experts from Harvard and major universities urge a balanced sun approach, saying a healthy tan is possible with genetic capacity and proper methods. They recommend up to 45 minutes sun exposure three times weekly with SPF 15 sunscreen, applying before sunbathing and using sweat and water resistant lotion.
In Oakland California Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream insured its premier taste tester John Harrison for 250000 dollars. Harrison compares his job to savoring wine and notes that his palate is the company standard. He tastes nightly samples to keep his palate fresh while Dreyer's sells about 160 million dollars of ice cream annually.
Ector County Historical Commission will be represented by John Ben Shepperd and organizing president Betty Orbeck at a 10 am dedication and unveiling of Gen M D Ector portrait in the District Courtroom of the Rusk County Courthouse Henderson Gen M D Ector namesake of Ector County served as district judge after the Civil War and lived in Henderson Virginia Knapp and Judge Donald R Ross extended the invitation to the event.
Midland and Odessa YMCA summer day camps announce a Friends Across the Permian Basin Day at 10 a.m. July 11 hosted by Camp Comanche Trails in Midland. Youths and parents are invited. contact Marty Gilmore in Midland or Mary Lou Miller in Odessa for details.
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