Women outnumber men on New York crisis line
Help Line Telephone Center reports female callers dominate two to one and 50 percent of contacts are from under 30. The center averages 50,000 calls yearly since a 1970 Marble Collegiate Church project at the urging of Dr Norman Vincent Peale. About 35 percent seek mental health help and 16 percent address marital or family issues. Loneliness drives many calls to 686 3061 and a volunteer Cheering corps supports callers.
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H. Leslie Christie
Help Line Telephone Center
Help Line
Marble Collegiate Church
Norman Vincent Peale
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Poelker Wins Democratic Mayor Primary in St Louis
Comptroller John H. Poelker defeated Mayor Alphonso Cervantes and James Conway in the St Louis Democratic mayoral primary and will face Joseph Badaracco in April. Unofficial counts show Poelker 48 931 votes, Cervantes 43 340, Conway 13 367, while Badaracco led 10 006 in the GOP contest. The general election is April 3 with 14 aldermen races serving four year terms.
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Cervantes
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Fred Whaley
Republican City Central Committee
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Postal Service Allows Bermuda Shorts for Letter Carriers
The Postal Service announced a spring policy permitting 250,000 letter carriers and other postal workers to wear Bermuda shorts with black knee-length hose as part of the official uniform starting April 1. The move aims to provide optional summer attire for carrier staff nationwide.
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Postal Service
Silver Saddle Display At 21 Club Raises Interest
A $10,000 silver saddle is displayed in a glass case in the lobby of New York's 21 Club, the fashionable restaurant, drawing attention from patrons and passersby.
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