Unhappy Lady Gets a Hearing
Dear Abby letters discuss empathy vs venting, doctor sympathy after death, and a Swiss yodel origin tied to tipping. An LA reader notes kindness at bus stops, a San Diego doctor is praised for condolence and covered bills, and a Maine reader jokes about tipping with a Portland yodel tale. Abby suggests understanding motives and patience.
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Princess Margaret to Return Slowly to Public Life
Princess Margaret plans a gradual return to public duties after a period of seclusion following her divorce from Lord Snowdon. At Kensington Palace doctors have limited her engagements due to a stomach ailment and hepatitis while she recuperates with her two teenage children.
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Texas Lawyers Sue State Bar Over $150 Assessment
A group of Texas lawyers filed a federal suit to block a $150 per lawyer assessment used to fund the new $8 million Law Center near the Capitol. Lawyers argue the fee is taxation without representation, and warn those who don’t pay by Sept. 1 could be barred from practicing. Lawyers for Bar Reform say donations dried up after IRS ruling.
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West German Army Embraces Democracy in Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr, 495,000 strong, blends discipline with comradeship, permitting a soldiers union and elected reps to file grievances while allowing long hair and beards. Draftees serve 15 months. pay starts at $105 monthly, with post-training civil servant parity. Amid neo Nazi incidents and past ties to WWII, officials stress history and reform, though scandals and cover-ups persist.
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Third Reich
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