Unspeakable truth tapping power in women's stories
By Rusty Brown, the piece recalls Gloria Steinem and the impact of women telling their truths. It describes battered women seeking shelter, a survivor of incest speaking out, and others transforming life through education, careers, and political activism. The essay highlights the healing power of testimony and collective awakening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusty Brown
Gloria Steinem
Albuquerque
N.M
Mommie
Wandering Car Names From the Auto Duds of Yesteryear
Chicago columnist recalls hundreds of short lived car names from AAA Chicago files as the industry raced with models like the Klink and others. The piece lists animal names and quirky brands such as the Badger Beaver Buck Buffalo Bull Dog Elk Panda Panther and many more that vanished within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aaa-Chicago Motor Club
ABC
Zip
Boston
de Lavergne
Pinckneyville couple announces Tirzah Chapman engagement
Engagement of Tirzah Renee Chapman to Christopher David Slechticky is announced by Dr and Mrs Herbert H Chapman of Pinckneyville. Tirzah is a 1979 Lincoln College graduate and Du Quoin Head Start teacher. Christopher, a 1979 Trico High School graduate, works in farming and welding. a November 27 wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert H. Chapman
Pinckneyville
Tirzah Renee
Christopher David Slechticky
James Slechticky
Ava
Miss Chapman
Lincoln College
du Quoin
Slechticky
Trico High School
Engagment of Renee Preston to Bill Westerheide announced
Mr and Mrs Gene Preston of Sparta announce the engagement of their daughter Renee to Bill Westerheide son of Mr and Mrs William V Westerheide of Belleville Miss Preston a 1978 Sparta High School graduate is a legal secretary with Pope and Driemeyer in Belleville Westerheide a 1975 Althoff High School graduate served four years in the U S Navy and works as an ironworker in Fulton Missouri A spring 1982 wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Preston
Sparta
Renee
Bill Westerheide
William V. Westerheide
Belleville
Miss Preston
Sparta High School
Pope & Driemeyer
Westerheide
Althoff High School
U.S. Navy
Fulton
Dear Ann Landers Advice Columns On Self Defense And Balding
A reader urges guidance on fighting back during rape attempts and avoiding submission. Ann Landers, with Dr. Mary Conroy, urges kick and yell to escape, call police, seek counseling, and describe the attacker, while warning against reliance on passivity. Also noted is advice on balding, suggesting hairpieces or implants as options. The piece cites Waldenbooks as the top U.S. book retailer in early 1981 with 704 stores.
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Dear Ann Landers
N.Y
Mary Conroy
California State University
Los Angeles
At Wit’s End What a house really should smell like
Erma Bombeck laments over modern scent obsessions as she recalls the overpowering array of air fresheners and fragrances. She jokes about choosing Autumn Harvest, notes how family smells shift with daily life, and recalls nostalgic odors from childhood while wondering if she already lives in a perpetual scented landscape.
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Erma Bombeck
Air Freshner
Everthing
Paradise
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National Women’s Political Caucus
Jane
O’reilly
Steinem
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Tirzah Chapman and
Christopher Slechticky
Renee Preston and
Tirzah Chapman
and Renee Preston
Royal Portrait
Britain
Princess Anne
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips
Patrick Litchfield
Mark
Windsor Castle
N. Y
Ann Landers
Phil
Beaumont, Texas
Beau
Waldenbooks
White Plains
PAM Panties Mess
Pam
Terre Haute
Danville
Matton
Marion
Carbondale
Anderson
Wit’s End
Jo’s
S. Court
Sun
Sears
Portrait Studio
Children
Adutsee
Ludes
University Mall
Sears. Hoeblck and CO
Mamey
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