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Dear Abby...

”. By Abigail Van Buren

© 1977 by The Chicago Tribune-N.Y, News Synd, Inc,

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DEAR ABBY: About that woman who objected because -
hurricanes were named after women but God waa always |

‘ gpoKexi of as “He,” “Him,” and “Our Father”:

Tell those women libbers to knock it off. Each peason 1

keep hoping the National. Weather Bureau will name a
hurricane after me, and now. there is a move. afoot in

Washington to force the Bureau to changa the system and -

name hurricanes after men, mythological charactera or,

worse yet, numbers. ‘ .
_ It would be interesting to hear how other women feel

” about this latest asinine attempt to turn a few “tempest

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storms” into nothing more than hot air.
I say, lat ‘em blow it out their ear! .
: HURRICANE CHARLINE

DEAR CHARLINE: Meet another reader who shares
your view:

DEAR ABBY: Thanks just the same, but they can name
their next hurricane after me,

They can have their male God. I'm relieved to realize

that a female god isn’t reponsible for this mese!
My name is, Dorothy from the Greek Theodora, which

means “gift from "—8 bring on your hurricane!

Lt . , DOROTHY D.

‘DEAR ABBY: This is in answer to all the gripes from
ungrateful mothers who complained about what they
received (or didn’t receive) for Mother’s Day: .

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situations to be later regretted.

YOU BORN TODAY, ruled by
the Sun, are one, of. the most
dynamic of all personalities.
You have enormous pride
which, if working FOR you, can
lead to. unusual achievement
but, if expressed in self
importance, can lead to
arrogance and hauteur — with
the result that you will make
many enemies, You. have a
great love for luxuries and will
work assiduously. to attain
them. Your talents are many,
but as an executive -or
salesman, you would be- tops.

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excel: the stage, the law;
writing. Birthdate of: ‘Connie
Stevens, singer; Esther
Wi ning and film
star; Andy Warhol, “mod”
painter and underground film
producer. .

My husband and I recently celebrated our 60th wedding
anniversary, and for 47 of those years we received the

same kind of “thank-you” notes from his mother, __
Example: “Nice of you to send me flowers for Easter,
but why did you send me lilies? I'm not dead yet. Or
‘maybe that’s what you want?” .
The next Easter I senta fresh fruit pack. Her thank-you:

me I need a bath?”

“Lean get better fruit from a supermarket. And cheaper,
too.” .
Then I tried bath salts. Her

response: “Are you telling

Whenever my mother-in-law received & card from us,
she'd say to her son, “I know SHE (meaning me} bought it.
Couldn't you take time out yourself?” When talking to her
son, she always referred to me as “she,” “her” or “your

wife.” |
Now the lady is
- really loved her,
there all the time.

ne, and she never knew how much I
she had to do was reach out. I was

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_ DEAR “SHE”: Don't be too critical of your late |
mother-in-law. The poor dear never learned to give or: |
accept affection with grace because she herself. probably

had.so little as a child:

Everyone has a problem. What's yours? For a personal 7
reply, write to ABBY: Box, No..69700, L.A., Callf, 90069.
Enclose stamped, self-addressed envelope, please.

WHY MURSTEF YOUR LIFE HELPING
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