Traffic Deaths Down in 1980 as Auto Fatalities Lead
The National Safety Council reports 105000 Americans died in accidents in 1980, with about half from traffic crashes. Auto deaths fell to 52600 from 92800 in 1979 as road travel slightly declined to 1.51 trillion miles, while auto accident costs rose to 39.3 billion. Falls caused 12300 deaths, many elderly, and home accidents totaled 22000, stable from 1979.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Worry clinic insights on adoptive child fantasies
Dr. Jerome Smith of Indiana University notes that adopted children often fantasize about their blood parents while accepting foster parents as their real figures. He and Dr. Crane urge focus on functional parenting over blood kinship, praising a new book on adoption and identity.
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Jerome Smith
Indiana University
Colum
Earth
Smith
Northwestern University
Catholic finds home for 10 month old girl
Chicago priest Father George Clements helps place a Buffalo girl, 10 months old, with adaptive Catholic parents after a radio appeal. New York State Social Services sought a black Catholic family, noting few such homes. A white New York family showed interest, but the mother asked for a Catholic home.
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Chicago
Buffalo N.Y
George Clements
New York
Father Clements
Tug of Love in Custody Dilemmas Explored by Judge
A family weekly examines child custody disputes and the judiciary’s approach. The piece highlights whether mothers are primary caretakers, when custody is granted or denied, and the factors courts seek to uncover before judgments. It presents the Tug of Love as a pressing, personal issue affecting children and families.
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Amily Weekly
America
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