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'{Where Women Can
,#Meet Decent Men
- By Abigail Van Buren _

"  & OTB by Chicaga Trbune-N ¥ News Synd. toc,
f.

DEAR ABBY: To get right down to the nitty-gritty, how
;,jdoes a reasonably intelligent, fairly attractive 26-year-old
i4single woman meet men? I'm not frantically searching for a
hushand—or even a "meaningful relationship" —but 1
‘wouldn't be adverse to it either.

1 don't want a man who's interested only in a one-night

d, but it-would be nice to connect with a guy wtio shares
:jepme of my interests and could brighten up my dull. boring

“ie. (I'm a 9-0-5 office worker.) Any ideas? .
a ROBIN

% +: DEAR ROBIN; I received no lean than 100 letters this
qroek asking the same question, 6 I'll kil! 100 “Robins” with
steae.amd proffar the following:

he best way to mect decent men is through one's work,
arch, friends and intereste—out in the mainstream of Ife.
pa no matter how lonely you are, avoid those lonely hearte
ks, slaglea bars and the phony computer dating services.
girl who's im politics can make meny new and

Dea r Abby

interesting friends while gathering names for « petition,
registering voters, or working on campaign. - .
Don't averlook adult education classee in the evening —
particularly subjects that appeal to men. (Scuba diving,
acronautica, auto mechanics, sailing.} You way tind that
you're the only woman in a class of 30 men, (Whoopee!!!)
Sporte offer opportunities galore. Il you're not keen on

‘autdoar sports, try bloor erorte. How about pool or

billards? If you live in a
table, pick up the cue. (Ha!) If yau don't live in a singles
apartment, visit a friead who does. Men hang around good
pool pleyers. (They even bang around poor ones eo they can
teach them, Elther way, you can't lose.)

And Inet but not least—travel. Conalder one of those
affordable group tours. Get out and see the world, and the
world will see YOU!

les apartment with a pool

Above all, don't play games, If you find someone attrac-
tive, don't worry about who makes the first move. [t's a
whole new world out there. Help yourcell.

DEAR ABBY: J know that most small boys have a natural

* aversion to soap and water, but at what age is a boy

supposed to start keeping himself reasonably clean?

Thave a son, 13, and you wouldn't believe haw he detests
soap and water. And to top it off, he doesn't even want to
wear socks, The answer I get is, "None of the guys wear
socks anymore, mom!"

When he comes home fram schoo! grimy and sweaty, and 1 ,

tell him to shower before supper, he tells me he had a
shower in gym, so he doesn't have to shower at hame. And
he climbs into-bed at night, exhausted, with dirty hair and
filthy feet. You should see the bed sheets! You would think
he had been working in the coal mines. And he sleeps until

- the last minute in the morning, so he’s too rushed to shower
’ then. Please, Abby, how can! clean up this kid? I don't know

how much !onger I can take it. ;
° ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS FAN

DEAR FAN: Cleanliness should not be optional. [¢ should
be mandatory, and
himsell reasonably clean, offer to give abath. And when you
start uodrebaing him, I'l! bet he moves!

. CONFIDENTIAL TO “LOVES LOVING": Those who
love deoply never grow old; they may die of old age, but
they die young.

'

Are your probleme too heavy to handle alone? Let Abby
help you, For a personal, unpublished reply, write: Abby:
Box 63700, Los Angeles, Calif, 90069, Enclose a stamped,
eclfi-addressed envelope. |

if your eon, at age 13, does not keep -

. erie rae
Parte ant

: te away, you are ready to un-
& that will add to your natural
seat for living.

: What kind of day will
..today be? To find out
what the stars say, read
‘the’ forecast given for
your birth sign.

2 [. 5 (Mar. 21 to Apr, 20) TS

With ‘the cobwebs swept

gome new projects

| (June 22 to July 22) @E9

The stars are favorable, and

Frances Drake

quicken, and you will be en-
joying a productive spurt.
VIRGO

(Avg. 24 to Sept. 23) mph
Don't try to interfere in a
dispute outside the immediate
family even though the par-
ticipants appear to want to
involve you. Stay clear!

LIBRA
(Sept. 24 to Oct, 23) eS
You would like to feel blue,

‘but you are thrown into

2, TAURUS ea? contact with a person who-
4 | 2 (Apr. 21 to May 21) o cheers you. up considerably.
ale It's late but not too pate to Moodiness can return unless
a E Ee remember a. special date ; ;
NE | feconnected with i friend with 700 Kee busy. —
j} 3; |, s whom’ ‘tes have gradually ‘SCORPIO | ae
. % : been relaxed over the years. (Oct. 24 to Nov. 22) Mt
i‘ Min ot to June 2) Romantic interests require
eee attention, es y er
7 vit . Begin the week with en- have been left to stew in their
of ¢ thustamn and extra alertness own juices, Revival of interest
a r to pick up all the good ig indicated.
ya: 0 7. vibrations that are coming
| Say i” your way. Reactions by others SAGITTARIUS wv fe
4) may surprise you. (Nov. 23 to Dec, 21)
CANCER A letter figures in the day's
excitement, If one is not

received, perhaps it is one you

Horoscope

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 21 to Feb, 19) 2G
A littledispute with mate or

close relation can blow up out

of proportion unless you keep

your head.

PISC oT

(Feb, 20 to Mar. 20) 2
You sre’ offended by

’ something someone said, wut

try to see if the remark was
intended the way you took it.
Misinterpretation can be the
culprit. .

YOU BORN TODAY are

roundly talented, extremely -
ambjtious and your.,-en-:

thusiasm for llfe and ail that it
has to offer never dims; ‘You
are artistic by nature and
have a special affinity for
music; could also excel at
designing, sculpture or in-
terior decorating. Somewhat
paradoxically in the cirt-
cumstances, you are also very
good at finances; are thrifty,
practical and can handle
money and
carefully, even with little

Bd
ain you ape . have “wm should write. training, You are extremely
“AB oh the bility of seeking © CAPRICORN sympathetic to the un-.
: t them out. Bont hibernate (Dec. 22 to Jan. 20) Wine , derprivileged ane will fight
” however. Get out and be seen. Being alone today is not = PIB Ot Pizzuto,
LEO particularly to your taste. baseball a, Ty ube,
(July 24 to Aug. 23) ER However, a little introspection oetee - player, Sport-
_- Things start off slowly in the can benefit your feeling about scaster. _ .
mmerning, but the pace will yourself, “1978 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

CATFISH

properties

' The Herald, Tuesday, September 26, 1978. Page 9

Crossword

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1 Beam of of disgust DOWN - 16 Samuel's
light 41 Choir part 1 Gypsy teacher
4 Author 43 Transfers husband ‘26 Endure
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9 Kind of ’ tree constellation § Anjou
lettuce 47 Salt 3 Tibetan ox 22 Against
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Garryor 49 Manages with 5 Soothing might do
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17 Meadow 56 Tarn or Van sumptuously 30 Female
18 Hawaiian Winkle 9 Cancel a ruffs
garland 57 Massa- meeting 32 Evils
19 Visitor chusetts cape 10 Curved - 4 Certain
21 Actor: Al — 58 Mud volcano molding hounds
24 Turkish Average solution time: 27 min, 37 Postal
regiment requisites
25 Alfonso’s
queen
26 Vessel's
curved
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28 Chemical
compound
34 Gudrun’s
husband
33 Sob (Scot.)
35 Large book
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Saturday's Cryptoquip — DO DIETETIC FOODS FULLY
FILL OUR ORDINARY CULINARY TASTES?

Today’s Cryptoquip clue; P equals I

The Cryptoquip is a simple substitution cipher in which each
letter used stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it
will equal O throughout the puzzle, Single letters, short words,
and words using an apastrophe can give you clues to locating

vowels, Solution is accomplished by trial and error.

©1978 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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ME OUT CF IT

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DOONESBURY

‘AND I'LL SHOW YOU A GUY WHO
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