First-borns Have Edge In Intellectual Growth, Michigan Study
Ann Arbor reports University of Michigan psychologist Robert Zajonc argues that first-born and only children gain an intellectual advantage from greater exposure to adult speech and higher thought. He notes family size declines correlate with SAT and basic skills gains, suggesting spacing children could sustain intellectual levels.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Robert B. Zajone
Zajone
Zajonc
Research Center For
Institute For Social Research
U.S
Tow
Dentures and Dresser Drawers Dear Ann Landers
A reader pleads about a husband who refuses to wear dentures, hurting their intimacy and speech. Advice urges dentist visits for adjustment or new dentures, urging open talk and not suffering in silence. Also included are anecdotes about nudity, a minister's visit, and one child guidance, with Lil ly and Still Blushing signatures.
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Lilly
Mike
Ann Landers
Kansas
If Selection Made Wisely New Wallcoverings Ease Problems
wallpapering reduces effort by letting 60 percent hang paper themselves. Diane Yeamans quotes Janice McMahon on choosing rooms, colors and textures to suit use, light, and furniture, and on prepping walls, measuring, buying enough wallpaper, and tools for DIY decorating in practical tips for cost savings and better results.
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Diane Yeamans
Janice McMahon
Leavenworth County Extension Home Economist
McMahon
High schools embrace robotics in shop classes
In Grand Rapids area East Kentwood High adds six industrial robots for a winter 1996 87 course, with six light industry robots costing 2800 each. East Kentwood emphasizes automation's role in Michigan's auto industry as Ron Baum notes. Seaholm High in Birmingham increases robotics automation courses, with enrollment up 86 percent and national interest sparked by their program.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Jerry Victor
East Kentwood High School
Grand Rapids
Kentwood
Victor
Ron Baum
East Kentwood
Baum
Michigan
Seaholm High School
Detroit
Birmingham
Seaholm
Michael Pierno
Pierno
California
Maine
Seaholm High
Libbey High School
Toledo
Ohio
Libbey
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