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Dear Abby puzzle and letters on retarded act controversy mix
Readers discuss a mother and father who mocked a mentally challenged son, with responses from multiple regions and ages. The page blends reader letters about in public behavior with a crossword puzzle and a solution, reflecting social attitudes and humor in the era.
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Abby
State Hospital
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hoosier
Thomasville High School
Thomasville
Bill
Esther
Iowa
Francis
Ohio
Walter
ST. Louis