At Wits End by Erma Bombeck
The column humorously recalls the author’s failed fitness attempts andDiet follies from clothing sizes to exercise classes. She notes attempting YWCA courses, a minister's rebuke, cake decorating missteps, and a Swedish TV temptress, ending with a wry take on her husband’s military workouts.
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Wits End
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Bombeck
State of Texas
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Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
Houston
YWCA
Childlike reflections on hidden dangers and holiday memories
A reflective nonfiction piece recalls childhood innocence and misconceptions about snow residue from atomic testing, red dye in cherries, olive tree fires, mailing letters, door fear at night, bicycle licensing, Santa Claus, orchard insecticides, and the Bible in school, ending with a Christmas story reading.
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Santa Claus
St.Luke
Cat Heat Duration and Pet Health Q&A
The piece explains that unbred cats stay in heat about nine to ten days and cycle every two to three weeks, with bred cats showing a heat lasting up to four days. It also notes that breeding can shorten heat duration and that observing a recurring facial sore in a dog requires a veterinary exam to rule out infection or a plugged tear duct. It ends by advising vaccination decisions for strangles in horses to be discussed with a veterinarian, stressing isolation as prevention.
Smith to Speak at Kern County Business Outlook Conference
Los Angeles Times columnist and author Jack Smith joins a panel for Kern County's 1979 Business Outlook Conference on January 18. The half day event in Bakersfield's Civic Auditorium features Smith, noted for his long career in journalism and authorship, discussing Kern County's economic prospects and indoor outdoor recreational opportunities. The conference runs from 9 a.m. with a keynote luncheon at 12:30 p.m.
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Business Outlook
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Bakersfield
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then-Bakersfield Junior College
Denise Bresson
The
Times
Honolulu Advertiser
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Herald-Express
God
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Reader's Digest
Saturday Evening Post
Holiday
McCalls
Los Angeles
Westways
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