Are bald men really sexy to women
A married couple banter about baldness and dating norms, debating whether women find bald men attractive. The discussion covers hair loss, ads on cures, personal insecurities, and the idea of wearing hats or undergoing scalp procedures. Ms magazine’s list sparks the joke, while a light flirtation ends with support for the magazine's philosophy.
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Ms. Magazine
Urine testing and the danger of error in drug screening
Dear Abby notes that urine tests are not infallible and can mislabel, contaminate, or lose specimens, risking wrongful punishment. Navy procedures aim to protect specimens, but breaches occur, and testing margins of error undermine individual guilt assessment. A San Diego attorney calls for fairness and warns against dragging careers and families through flawed programs. A reader in a separate letter fears civil rights violations from workplace drug testing and surveillance, urging caution as policies may broaden and employees risk losing freedoms.
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Abby
Robert L. DuPont
Center For Behavioral Medicine
Rockville
Navy
DuPont
Charles T. Bumer
San Diego
MR. Bumer
Dear Mr Ross Helps Readers With Everyday Needs
In a series of letters to Percy Ross the columnist references requests for a grocery pushcart, club memberships to aid weight loss, and affordable undergarments. He arranges a six month family membership to a Tacoma racquet club, offers to purchase new undergarments, and guides readers to contact him for possible help. All letters read aloud and some acknowledged privately.
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Mr. Ross
Pacific West Sport and
Tacoma
Percy Ross
The
Chronicle-Telegram
P.O
Minneapolis
Minn
Food makers ignore single diners in modern life
A critique of postwar family ideals and how food packaging neglects individuals living alone. The piece jokes about eight hamburger buns, 16 slice loaves, and multi person meals, noting few single servings exist. It surveys spaghetti portions, cabbage roll dilemmas, and the humor of dining for one amid shifting societal norms.
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June Cleaver
Ward
Mommy
Daddy
Jane
Spot
City boys learn plenty on their trip to the county fair
A Cleveland group from an inner city group home visits Wellington’s county fair. They observe draft horses, pig auctions, cow barns, riding horses, and a horse pull. The boys explore craft barns, Grange exhibits, and antique farm machinery, ending with a horse show and a four hour visit, they all enjoy the experience despite forgoing rides.
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West Side
Cleveland
Lorain County Fair
Pwsenor
Tom Newell
Aothers
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