Denver program helps batterers confront violence
AMEND, Abusive Men Exploring New Directions, helps men who abuse partners. Founded in Denver, it offers biweekly sessions with psychologists, peer support, and time-out strategies to manage anger. Most participants are married blue-collar men aged 25 to 40 seeking a fresh start, though it does not guarantee reconciliation or cure for all cases.
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Denver
Bob Duran
Duran
Amend
Tim Peterson
Chaer Robert
Boe Egan
Clint Eastwood
John Wayne
Brian
Eastwood
Richard
Peterson
Padilla
Sherry
Sam
Egan
St. Louis group aids men in counseling on abuse
In St. Louis RAVEN a volunteer group of about 25 men provides counseling and support for men who batter or fear they may. The program, three years old, draws referrals from shelters police and therapists and operates with a small budget funded by grants fundraisers and fees.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
St. Louis
RAVEN
Monsanto Co
Craig Norberg
AMEND
Denver
Norberg
Too Much is Too Much Dear Ann Landers
A reader shares long experience of being ogled and propositioned due to overendowment and urges acceptance of small dimensions as a blessing. The column replies that less is more and mocks the belief that appearance counts most, noting a humorous anecdote about an aging husband and a wife.
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Ann Landers
N.Y.C
Ann Landers on relationships and returning to circulation
The column counsels that a woman can claim half of everything in a marriage if divorce or separation occurs and notes many more men seek partners than women in the same age group. It suggests the reader may need a strong lawyer to claim property and that widows and divorcees may pursue her, making recovery of dating prospects easier than expected.
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Norberg
RAVEN
N.P
Jewish groups condemn NCC call for PLO talks
Several Jewish groups denounce a National Council of Churches declaration urging negotiations with the PLO to resolve the Middle East crisis. Rabbi Sol Roth of the Rabbinical Council of America calls the PLO a terrorist group with a criminal record of cruelty and says the NCC stance cannot be justified morally or religiously.
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New York
National Council of Churches
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Sol Roth
Rabbinical Council of America
PLO
NCC
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Battle Creek
Dear Creek
Sioux City
Klein
Designer Jeans
Sassonsition
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Holiday Inn
Smoler Bros
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Herrin
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T-Bone
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Carbondale Holiday Inn
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