New tactics to deter youths from smoking
A New York Times report outlines anti smoking approaches targeting children and teens. Dr Gilbert Botvin developed a program using live demonstrations of smoking’s immediate effects to deter kids. Three thousand seventh graders in New York City and Long Island participated in these lessons plus Life Skills Training to resist peer pressure.
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Twin Cities
Russell V. Luepker
University of Minnesota
Luepker
New York City
Long Island
Gilbert J. Botvin
Cornell Medical College
New York
Ing
Nathan Maccoby
Stanford
Institute For Communications Research
Botvin
Programs Use Older Children To Teach Refusal Of Favors
In California Santa Clara County, 1977 programs used older children as peer leaders to model resisting peer pressure. Initial results show smoking among participants rose from under two percent to six percent over 21 months, while a control group reached nineteen percent. Experts note lingering concerns for youths from lower socio economic backgrounds, but see encouraging shifts in social setting and peer pressure dynamics.
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University of Michigan
Michigan
National Institute of Education
Santa Clara County
California
Maccoby
Payday cashing held by banks delays spark public concern
Consumer Reports notes banks delay access to funds from checks, often holding deposits for days. Regulators suggest informing customers of hold policies at account opening, while banks can alter holds via senior officials. In 1980 the Fed logged dozens of complaints about delayed funds availability.
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Consumer Union
Federal Reserve Board
Division of Consumer Affairs
Board of Governors of
The
Federal Reserve System
Washington, D.C
Federal Reserve Bank
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Fragment
A reader's plea about a time‑stretched doctor mother prompts Ann Landers to label her compulsive working as admirable yet misaligned with family life. Additional letters discuss a $300 theft at a baby shower and how to end a domineering phone call gracefully.
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Ann Landers
Scarsdale
Purple
Springtime sports keep mother running and juggling
A vivid portrait of a parent racing across fields and courts to support a multi sport family. The speaker balances washing uniforms, hunting missing balls, paying entry fees, and choosing between meals as playoffs loom. Family members pursue wrestling tennis cross country golf and more.
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Robert Reinhold
New York Times
Washington
Federal Office of Smoking and Health
Consumer Reports
American Bankers Association
Naor
Jo Haring
Associated Press
Keats
Tulsa
Okla
Bank of Hovis
Southern
King Khalid of
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Peoplewatch
Sportlight
Pleasant Colony
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