Dear Abby readers ponder odd feline sexuality and legal notices
A reader asks if jaguars can be gay and Abby explains in veterinary terms that male cats breed only when the female is in heat. Letters touch clergy marriage clues, gender of operators, and a reader’s quip about Abby’s column with contact details for replies and the new teen booklet.
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Abby
Herman Salk
Palm Springs
Cal
California
Commonwealth of Virginia
Dear Mrs Schraub on reading ability of children
The letter cites research showing today's students read silently faster and understand more than parents did, though oral reading is weaker due to schools emphasizing silent reading. Facilities vary by school due to population changes overcrowding and staffing.
Child fashion prodigy John Scher signs bold sketches into a career
Ten year old Baltimore native John Scher designs thousands of women’s clothes sketches since age four. He has met Oscar de la Renta Kasper and Anne Klein in New York and received a Paris trip offer. His sketches rose from 35 to 350 dollars while a line of his own may be proposed.
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John Scher
John
Ernest Scher
Stevenson, Md
New York
Paris
America
Oscar de la Renta
Kasper
Anne Klein
Baltimore
Seventh Avenue
Paris Retail Revolution Through Mandatory Price Tags
In Boulogne and Paris, shoppers faced sky high prices as Sunday shopping surged. A new law requires all merchandise to display price tags with taxes and service charges included starting Feb. 1, affecting luxury jewellers and fashion houses but excluding art objects. Teen spending trends show 16 to 19 year olds forecast to spend about 16 dollars weekly, four times their parents’ youth-era outlay.
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France
Paris
New York
UPI
Lester Rand
Rand
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