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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1986

Page

7

Prevention as the new medicine urges self care and HMO shift

Dr Isadore Rosenfeld argues prevention lowers risks for heart disease cancer and strokes, urges patients to manage their health amid rising doctor costs, and notes insurance limits slow routine checkups. He promotes avoiding smoking maintaining fat control fiber intake salt and sugar limits and regular exercise as keys to reducing illness risk.

Isadore Rosenfeld America Rosenfeld Simon & Schuster Hmos

Three words help women with car trouble

Dear readers recounts a reader suggesting a reflective banner reading PLEASE CALL POLICE placed inside a car windshield to deter attackers. The banner costs $4 and is mailed via WCIL with tax deductions possible.

Abby WCIL

Dear Abby Advice column letters and responses

A compilation of Dear Abby letters addressing grief after pet loss, teen dating rules, and sensitive adoption language. Jackie Jones in Georgia seeks guidance after losing her toy poodle Fe-Fe. Edina Minnesota mothers debate daughter hosting a boyfriend. a reader complains about adoption language. Abby advises grief counseling and firm home rules.

P.O Los Angeles Calif WCIL Westside Center For Independent Living Abby Fe-Fe Jackie Jones Leesburg Alice John Jane

New officers installed at Toastmasters and Beta Sigma Phi groups

May events feature new officers for Distrit XII Texas Federation of Music Clubs, Wildcat Toastmaster Club No 1160, and two Beta Sigma Phi chapters. Highlights include officer installations, new member Austin Keith speaking on taxes, awards and honors, and year end meetings with planned banquets and tea receptions.

Robert Sewell Distrit XII Texas Federation of Music Clubs Keith Oehlschlinger Capps Edward Jones Wallace Scott Charles Broughton Patty Denning Mary Joy Warner L.D. Shoemaker Wildcat Toastmaster Club Austin Keith Sue Carter Monahans Jim Brayton Randy Nunneley Bob Hamilton Cliff Moskal Lucille Herrington Richard Quinnette Robert White U.S Sam McLelland Mark Linroth Rosiland McFarland Nunneley

Texas History Programs Highlight Local Club Yearend Events

Mrs Raymon Stoker led a Texas history program from 1970 to 1986 covering governors Smith Briscoe Clements and White. New officers for 1986 87 were installed including Steed Shillinglaw Dishong Finch Ward Rhoads McDonald Machotka Parker. Zeta Omega Phi Sigma Alpha met May 13 at Ferne Sneaths with Connie McCann presiding and installing Sneath Austin Bobbit McFarland Howell McCann Scates Lawless. Kappa Kappa Iota Conclave Beta Zeta met May 13 at Gay Browns with Mary Alice Ramos installing officers. Pioneer Study Club met May 14 for luncheon and officer installation led by J K Fasken. Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary held a May 15 board meeting.

Alpha Psi Delta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Lila Evans Nora Nunez Theresa Palmer Palmer Olga Forrester Ernestine Carrasco Xi Kappa Pi Doby’s Bar-B-Que Kris Carpenter Kathy Moody Donna Taliaferro Cathy Findley Mary Duesler Raymon Stoker Texas Preston Smith Dolph Briscoe W. P. Clements Mark White Seidon Hensley J.B. Steed W.C. Shillinglaw Gayle Dishong A.B. Finch Coy B. Ward Jake Rhoads Martelle McDonald Slav Machotka Ray Parker Federation Zeta Omega Chapter Phi Sigma Alpha Ferne Sneath Connie McCann Sneath San Antonio Odessa McCann Harriet Austin Sue Bobbit Juanita McFarland Bernie Howell Mary Scates Flo Lawless Kappa Kappa Iota Beta Zeta Gay Brown Ann Smith Houston Mary Alice Ramos Juanella Mouser Millie Ward Helen McLaurin Anna Sue Elliot Pioneer Study Club E.G. Rodman J.K. Fasken Robert Durrett George Peer G.E. Jones Cecil Moore Virgil Jones J.J. Willis Forum TS. Nettleson Jackson Parker

Imelda Marcos and the myth of a shopping icon

A satirical meditation on consumerism and celebrity through Imelda Marcos. It plays with images of credit card burns and a closet of shoes, hinting at a larger cultural critique rather than a concrete event or report.

Manila Imelda Valentino Imelda Marcos

Impulse Buying Syndrome and Imelda Marcos Spotlighted

A Purdue study links half of consumer purchases to impulse buying and suggests Debtors Anonymous for help. The piece humorously notes Imelda Marcos spent 4.5 million in two months, and offers extreme remedies while acknowledging shopping addiction as a real behavior disorder.

Debtors Anonymous Imelda Marcos School of Consumer and Family Affairs Purdue University Indiana Imelda

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