Dear Ann Landers column letters on roots and height
A reader writes about adoptees seeking roots, praising a stepfather who raised and supported her. Another user requests a comeback to insults about height. Various readers ask about heaven, weddings, and new life style guidance. Ann Landers responds with cautious, practical advice.
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Ann Landers
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P.O. Hox
The Bike That My Son Had Stolen
A distressed mother details obsessive fear after a bike theft. She guards the replacement bike like a treasure, checks for tampering hourly, and imagines danger in every rider. Her husband urges restraint as they cope with anxiety and try to return to normal life.
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Heloise tips on tenderizing with plastic wrap and orange juice shortcut
Reader shares two kitchen hacks. One uses a plastic bread wrapper to protect counters while pounding steaks, avoiding blood splatter and cleanup. The other suggests freezing portions of concentrated orange juice in a jar lid to reseal and store, saving money and preserving juice quality.
Christmas in August food drive at First National Bank
Los Amigos Employees Club launches a 10 day food drive at all Tucson First National Bank offices during regular hours to aid the Community Food Bank. Lan Duncan notes summer is critical as emergency food demand rises with school out. top needs include canned fish meat vegetables fruits and soups.
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SUN Tran
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Travel tip for storing out of season clothes
Dear Heloise hints to store out of season clothes in your luggage. Pack those clothes on the bed before a trip and reload the suitcases with the same items when you return home.
Nylon net beach combing bags a night invention
Mrs. Margo M. Foster describes folding a square of nylon net to form a bag for beach combing. The net allows sand water and wind to pass through, so shells dry by the time the user returns home.
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Margo M. Foster
Carter selects Washington apparel scout for First Lady
Rosalynn Carter has tapped Georgia Young of Lewis & Thomas Saltz as her Seventh Avenue scout. Young will help assemble outfits for the First Lady, aiming for careful, appropriate dress. Carter previously shopped at Americus stores and relied on friends for selections, with Madeleine Mac Bean handling most wardrobe choices in Washington.
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Washington Post
Washington
Rosalynn Carter
Seventh Avenue
Georgia Young
Lewis & Thomas Saltz
Mrs. Carter
Young
Carter
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