Confession, guilt, and lobsters in hot water debated
A teenage reader seeks help for guilt after earlier pet abuse and homophobic fears, with Ann Landers advising that such acts are bestiality, not homosexuality, and urging self-forgiveness. The column weighs in on lobster boiling myths, noting lobsters lose consciousness and die instantly with no pain, while some say tail removal is brutal.
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Ann
Ann Landers
Cape Cod
Drake Hotel
Pat Bredin
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Ralph Bodamer
Bodamer
Proper lighting tips for reading sewing and makeup
Fair Lawn New Jersey based lighting expert Woody E. Bickford of the Duro-Lite Home Lighting Institute offers guidelines to minimize eye strain and save energy. He details exact lamp heights distances from reading material and makeup mirrors for desks beds and dressers.
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Fair Lawn
N.J
Woody E. Bickford
Duro-Lite Home Lighting Institute
Bickford
Death and the boredom that claims us all
Erma Bombeck humorously describes the creeping fear of death and the barrage of health scares that push her to constant precautions. She recalls trying to please others, avoiding risks, and retreating indoors to escape imagined dangers while seeking simple enjoyment.
Longevity Quest Ends With Rat Witnessed To Death
A fragmentary reminiscence traces a skeptic who tests health advice by diet and substances. A friend obsessively tracks a research rat’s intake, trying every survival test. The rat dies after two days, prompting a weary exchange about outcomes and lipstick.
Carbondale Fine Arts Program Delivers Summer Classes and Workshops
Registration for the Cultural Fine Arts and Exhibit Lecture Series Program is underway. The summer session runs 10 weeks from June 11 to August 17. Classes cover fiber arts macrame ceramics creative arts and sewing. Workshops include leather crafts candlemaking and needle arts. A minimal fee applies.
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City of
Carbondale
Community Programs Open to All and Health Agency Restructure
Clubs and classes welcome children and adults with limited space. Call Brenda Mitchell for brochure or visit Emma Hayes Child Care Center in Carbondale to register. Programs funded by Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Shawnee N O W meets Thursday at Women s Center in Carbondale for information call 5292324. Several home health agencies plan to form a new private nonprofit corporation and separate from current health departments effective July 1 to serve seven counties with 225 patients served and 1300 visits monthly. interested in board service contact Jodell Cradduck at 6582191.
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Brenda Mitchell
Emma Hayes Child Care Center
Willow St
Carbondale
National Organization For Women
Women’s Center
W. Freeman St
New Health Corporation Board
Jodell Cradduck
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Buckminster Fuller
Ivory
Erma Bombeck
Wit’s End
Cela
A. Vudy
Illinois Arts Council
National Endowment For the Arts
Shawnee N.O.W
Tri-County Home Health Agency of
Cairo
Tri-County Health Department
Quadri-County Home Health Agency of
Vienna
Pope-Hardin County Rural Health Center
Quadri-County Health Department
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Wink’s
St. Joseph
Isystem
House OF Fabrics Custom
E. Main
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