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Today’s Cryptoquip clue: P equals

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, will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words,
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and do not let yourself be
pushed into undesirable
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YOU BORN TODAY are
clever and talented; sensitive
amd artistic: Extremely ver-
satile, there are many fields in
which you could shine, but you
MUST learn to control periods
of restlessness during which
you scatter your energies, thus

accomplishment. You

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sarcastic. Care!. In business,
you could excel in banking,
publishing or promoting; in the

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writer, artist or musician. You
may have an unusual interest in
the occult. Birthdate of: Ernest
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author; St, Philip Neri, founder
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DE AR ABBY: |

‘husbend recently confessed to me -

that he and some of his friends went to-a Massage parlor

alter bowling one night.
. He swore he had never done

hel a; feeling betrayed. _ - ;
bby, he is the ist man on earth I would ever suspect of
my such 2 jfhing. We have avery veligiru ch 80x ie, and
my husband has always been a very roligious, chur
man,
What makes a happily married, religious man go to a

place like that? |
; HURT WIFE

DEAR HURT: Curiosity. Lust. Aniteh for variety. The
to be “one of the |

fear of missing something. Wanting
boys.” Being. too chicken to refuse when one of his
suggested it. Temporary ineanity, I don’t know which of
the above applies to your husband, but I'l wager ‘one of
them does.

- DEAR ABBY: I am 30 years old and in live with a man
29. We are talking about getting married, but we disagraa
on one important point, He wants children and I don’t.

Since the death of my first husband, five-years ago, Iam
more convinced than ever that I do not want children
because they will infringe on my freedom. I don’t want to
share my husband's time with anyone else. The world's.
problems—crime, violence, famine, disease,
the threat of overpopulation—are more than just a theory.
Besides, I'm afraid that I am so eet ‘in my ways. now I w
not have the patience to raise a child Broperly. a

I would appreciate your opinion.

No CHILDREN

DEAR NO: I agree, you shouldn’t have children, but for :

probably the most important reason of al). You don't really ,

want any.
DEAR ABBY: Yow are in error when you say, “We all

- hava roots in a foreign country unless we happen: to be

Any | port out that 0c ding to the anthr logical
y I point out that accor 8 an opologi
data available today, the American Indian js also
foreigner, having migrated from Africa some 13,000 years
ago? Please reverse yourself in the interest of accur
AN THROPOLOGY: MAJO

DEAR MAJOR: Aw, come on. I would hesitate to label a
people “foreigners” knowin: that echoteally ancestors had been
here for some 13,000 years. may nat

the "Newcomers Club.”

‘be “natives,” they could hardly quality for ir ch in

like that before —
‘and he doesn't plan to do it again. I orgave him, but Ican’t *

Mution and .

send 81 to
Calli, 90212, P
{24¢) envelope.

DEAR ABBY: We are the sparen of two boys, ages 6
and.7. A-very sweet 14-year-old neighbor girl babysits for

us, She's. always. been ‘very reliable, and the boys adore

her. — -
. Several nighta ago. the 6-year-old told me that the sitter

gid they could stay up an hour past their bedtime if they’
_ took off their clothes and ran through the house naked. He

said they refused sand went to bed. The T-year-old
conferred the story and added a few more disturbing
le

I lmow that kids sometimes, make up things, but after I

‘explained the seriousness of their accusations, they
ms aera me they were telling the truth.

t's hard to believe this girl would do something like this,

. butt what do Ido now? Should I talk to her mother? She's ‘a

nice woman and would probably be shocked and hurt, but

: she'd want to know if this. were true.

Or should I talk to the girl? I can’t have her babysit
again thinking something might happen to my sons. I'don’t

: want to hurt anyone unnecessarily, but children must be |
‘Protected.

‘PERPLEXED MOTHER

- DEAR’ MOTHER: Talk to the girl, not in a judgmental
or accusatory way, but as a concerned mother who doesn’t
want her sone involved in further nudey games. You could -

also use this incident to impart some badly needed
elementary sex education toa a young girl who is naturally \

curious.

DEAR ABBY: I've been living with Larry for 14 months.
Wa get along perfectly except when I pring up the subject
of marriage. He ‘says, “Maybe someday, but now now!”

When we decided to live together it was supposed to be

a “trial” to see if wa got along well: enough to get married.
1 think we've ‘paseed the test, but apparently Larry still
isn’t sure. He doesn't:even want to get officially engaged.

Tam 19 and he is 25. ] was married for two years, and I'm
gure we could make a marriage work.

Pi oo I drop the subject, or should Larry give me a

WANTS MARRIAGE

DEAR WANTS: If Larry docan't give you a date, drop
the subject AND leo ‘Larry

Fer Abby's bocklet, “How to Have a Lovely Wedding,”
x afl Van Buren, 132 Lasky Dr., Beverly Hl 5
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