Dear Abby letters weigh in on gay cats and clergy marriages
Abigail Van Buren answers readers about a pet jaguar and mating behavior noting vets say male cats usually breed only when the female is in heat. She also discusses legal ramifications of unlicensed marriages and clerical bonds, referencing Virginia rules and similar statutes elsewhere.
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Abby
Herman Salk
Palm Springs
Cal
Dear Abby Letters Reveal Workplace Bias And Personal Puzzles
A jumble of reader notes and responses covers gender roles in telephone operations, laws differing by state, and personal grievances. Abby addresses concerns about boss gender, foul language handling, and general advice, including a Virginia clergy member’s remarks and a call for legal consultation.
How Long Have Cats Been Pets
The article discusses the long domestication of cats, noting ancient domestication in India and China, Egyptian domestication from Nubia about 5000 years ago, and Phoenician spread. It explains cats aided grain storage and pest control, with western Hemisphere cats lacking true domestication and American cats deriving from Asiatic and African lineages mixed with regional wildcats.
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Nubia
Africa
India
China
Crete
Greece
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Litchfield Buttons N Bows Elect Officers at Meeting
The Litchfield Buttons N Bows organized on January 2 at Mrs John Kruggers home. Elected officers include President Janet Barth Vice Kathy Maringer Treasurer Linda Eisner Secretary Anita Bottomley Assistant secretary-treasurer Debbie Sagar News reporter Sherry Broadsword Assistant news reporter Mary Ellen Patrick Recreation leader Debra Radley Health chairwoman Barbara Boyce Safety chairwoman Barbara Howard Devotions Cindy Yost Barbara Howard Mary Ellen Patrick. The officer conference is set for March 22. Club dues were 50 cents. Meetings will be held on the first and third Monday evenings.
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Litchfield Buttons
John Krugger
Janet Barth
Kathy Maringer
Linda Eisner
Anita Bottomley
Debbie Sagar
Sherry Broadsword
Mary Ellen Patrick
Debra Radley
Barbara Boyce
Barbara Howard
Cindy Yost
FUN TIME The Riddle Box
Riddle prompts ask two questions about common puzzle answers. The first asks what is always filled when used and empty when at rest, the second begins with what man’s and trails off. The fragment suggests a quiz page listing quick riddles and incomplete clue.
Trick Box Riddle From The New Book of Knowledge
Today's winner is Paul Eisner Jr. 15 Wrightsville Pa. The item describes placing a brick on a table with a paper bag underneath and blowing the bag up to topple the brick. It invites readers to send riddles and jokes to a youth page with a ZIP code.
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Jenifer Vincent
Redondo Beach
California
Book of Knowledge
Paul Eisner, Jr
Wrightsville
Engaged Miss Janet Conley and William Schmock
Miss Janet Conley and William Schmock announce their engagement. Conley, daughter of Denver and Mrs. Conley of Seville, is a Cloverleaf High School graduate and secretary at Associates Finance Co. Schmock, son of Robert and Mrs. Schmock of Chippewa Lake, is a Cloverleaf graduate and insurance salesman for Combine Life Insurance Co. No wedding date set.
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Janet Conley
William Schmock
Denver Conley
Greenwich Road
Seville
Robert Schmock
Bungalow Bay
Chippewa Lake
Conley
Cloverleaf High School
Associates Finance Co
Medina
Combine Life Insurance Co
Cleveland Couple Announce Engagement of Gladys Cristine Mladek
Mr and Mrs Clarence Mladek of Cleveland announce the engagement of their daughter Gladys Cristine to Harold R Brinker son of Mr and Mrs Harold J Brinker of West Salem The groom to be works at Gone Printing Co Medina and a March 18 wedding is planned at the United Methodist Church with Rev LaRoy C Ruble officiating
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Clarence Mladek
Cleveland
Gladys Cristine
Harold R. Brinker
Harold J. Brinker
West Salem
Gone Printing Co
Medina
United Methodist Church
LaRoy C. Ruble
Debra Brockett to Terry Luzier Engagement Filed
Mr and Mrs Nelson R Brockett announce the engagement of their daughter Debra Louise to Terry Lee Luzier son of Mr and Mrs Harry J Morse. Debra is a Nazareth Academy senior and Terry is a John Marshall graduate employed by Fry Roofing Co. in Medina. The wedding is set for June 24 at St Ambrose Church.
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J.W. Fiser
E. Smith Road
Medina
Sharon
Charles Cronick
Rolland Cronick
Lindenwood Lane
Forest Meadows
Medina Senior High School
H.W. Madison Co
Smuckers
Denver Automotive and Diesel College
International Harvester
Denver
Col
Medina Senior High
Nelson R. Brockett
Ruth Drive
Debra Louise
Terry Lee Luzier
Harry J. Morse
Walters Drive
Brunswick
Nazareth Academy
John Marshall
Fry Roofing Co
St. Ambrose Church
Akron to Host CS Monitor Editor for Town and Gown Talk
AKRON campus news reports AKRON- AKRON University hosts AKRON Christian Science Monitor editor AKRON Erwin D Canham for the Town and Gown lecture series Feb 15 at 8 15 p m in John S Knight Auditorium The talk titled The Two Cultures in an Election Year. The public is invited.
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Akron
Erwin D. Canham
The
Christian Science Monitor
University of Akron
John S. Knight
Akron U’s Institute For Civic Education
Hong Kong
U’s
Willis Butler
Chris Borden
Czechoslovakia
Ukraine
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