European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes May 1977 modern Medicine women Moke up half of problem drinkers by Michael say alcoholic and Many people picture a derelict old Man huddled on a bowery Doorstep with last weeks newspapers blow ing around his but Only some 5 per cent of the nations nine million alcoholics fit this skid Row the vast majority have mortgages and respectability contrary to another half arc some typical female Alco Holics the single woman who drinks to escape loneliness the Young Mother who drinks to relieve boredom and isolation the Divorcee with three children who drinks to relieve fatigue and forget about financial pressures the woman executive who drinks to re Lieve Job although women probably drink to excess As much As female alcoholics remain largely hidden thus they Are doomed to a problem that can be controlled like Many Ever since Carrie nation went about Smit ing rows of whiskey bottles to the floor with her legendary the nation has prevailed that Good women oppose alcohol and keep their husbands in Many Good women sought Refuge in Patent med Lydia Pink hams vegetable com a famous remedy for female contained about on fifth pure alcoholism research has concentrated mainly on the male alcoholic and what makes him yet women Nave Dif Ferent reasons than men for abusing for studies show that women drink to relieve feelings of inferiority and conflicts of Home versus More often than begin drinking too much with a crisis such As death of a loved or pos pregnancy and women face the special danger of drinking at Home where no one can or Dis cover too often when a woman family knows she they Are Apt to ignore the prob Lem because they feel guilty and ashamed to seek help for even the woman herself does not admit she has a drinking is a drinking and How does a person recognize it alcohol use becomes alcohol abuse when a person needs a drink because it is a because it is sex or because he or she is needs Relief from a problem or wants to become less a drinking problem is serious when it interferes with Home personal and emotion Al or when it causes blackouts loss of memory while awake or conflicts with the Days lost from car Pool obligations clothes somehow not appropriate to the occasion these Are signs of something that differs from Plain social in know what kinds of problems and frustrations other women if they suspect that another or they have a drinking they should try to bring the problem out into the open and seek professional alcoholics Community mental health welfare Agen private and increasingly numerous places of employment offer help to Many visiting Public welfare and parole officers Are also trained to might include detoxification help in withdrawing from alcohol if the person is acutely this can be done in a Hospital or detoxification the alcoholic is also treated for the health problems that often accompany alcoholism cirrhosis of the dehydration and the main treatment involves counselling on an group or family basis to help the female alcoholic understand and accept then she can become equipped to make major changes in her life and not Only Stop drinking but be Able to who needs cd new Vork to Mil Art Buchwald Washington the to network sports departments were trying to think of a new spurts event which would capture the imagination of the american also bring in a minute in Advertis one of the producers Ive got what about a race Between a Hare and a its never been done on television that said the network vice its a Well make it bigger than the Kentucky the producer went to see the manager of a wed like your boy to race against a Tortoise on primetime were willing to put up a prize of it sounds the hares manager but my boy int going to compete against a Tortoise on to for Winne Takeall unless he gets a guarantee of if he the producer we announce a Winner Takeall event unless the loser was guaranteed a the producer signed the Hare up and then went to see a promoter of Tortoise the promoter Ive got 10 tortoises you can pick from the producer we want a Champion Tortoise who has won his last 10 Ive got the promoter Hes working out in the Ever Glades but he should be ready by next were offering with a guarantee of to the the producer and promoter Shook hands on the once the contracts had been signed the network flacks went to work promoting the Hie buildup was by the evening of the which was held in the capital of 60 million people had tuned in for the greatest sporting event in television Howard Cosell and Eddie Arcaro were sent Over to do the commen Howard and Eddie both agreed there was no question in their minds that the Hare would easily when the gun the Hare took off and led by the Tortoise crawled the Hare looked Back and decided he was so far ahead he would take a but he overslept and when he woke up he saw the Tortoise Cross the finish the Hare started to bite Howard and protested that the race had been Howard was shocked and said the network would hold a full there and the vice president of sports at a press conference declared he was cancelling All future Hare Andlor Toise then the network sports people met and the vice president what do to do next week o lot anoint Timis across t Bangkok is its capital s greek letter i speakers platform 12 poker stake 13 Middle of Heath 14 French verb 15 pare 16 greek letter 17 plod 18 Spanish Matron 20 gambling House 22 Brad 24 father 25 gives a bad review 28 changed the course 33 fuss 34 most of fever 35 French Friend 36 sent Back 39 so be it 40 note of the scale 41 rave 43 scold 47 ranch pen designer Cassini 52 still 54 Hawkeye state 55 recent 56 female Ruff 57 indians 58 certain Bills 59 old times archaic 60 interlock Down 1 weakens solution 2 Arrow Poison 3 solar disk 4 5 mended 6 possesses 7 of the ear 8 City in Germany 9 Gudrun husband 10 mask or age 11 Plant of the Lily family time 22 s 25 answer to yesterdays 19 egyptian god 21 gis address 23apry 25 beginning for son or take 26 fruit drink 27de plume 29 edited 30 headgear 31 Uncle dial 32 loud noise 37 old saws 38 negative particle 39 Entrance court 42 japanese drama 43 kind of Machete 44 ardor 45 network 46 Jane 48 routine 49 fills with wonder 50 beat 53 Moray today crossword Arm ers dear Ann Landers i have just finished Reading the letter from just another animal who la so Many decent men get shut off sexually by their wives in the prime of its a shame i would like to say a word to wives who go blissfully about their thinking their husbands Are also doing without sex because they find it a Wake youre out of touch with and to those of you who Are married to men past 60 theres an old just because theres Snow on the roof Doest mean theres no fire in the fur a wife who sends her Hus band to work Day after Day in a state of sexual starvation is a damned fool if she cares any thing about her after having the door slammed in his face so Many a Man eventually quits a single woman who knows dear woman now a lot of married women thanks to dear Ann the True meaning of life is hidden to Many of including i have read your column for years and As i skip through your clippings of prob lems Mth old and i have come across one of the finest pieces of philosophy i have Ever Wolf you please print this one again a faithful fan dear fan with thanks for asking advice to millions who Rush through life take time to think thoughts Are he source of take time to it the secret of perpetual take time to Reading the Fountain of take time to Pray prayer can be a Rock of to Tengle in time of take time to love Loving it what living take time to be Friendly friendships give life a delicious take time to laugh laughter take time to Day of the year it too Short to Elijah take time to do your work Well Pride in your no matter what it nourishes the ego and take time to photo appreciation Hanks if the trailing on the Coke of dear Ann Landers in tired of being embarrassed when i return a gift and am it want purchased i know Why people use boxes from exclusive stores its very but Bow does one tact fully handle such a situation without letting a wrong size gift go to waste or embarrassing the giver peeved in Point Lookout dear peeved there to m tact Ful Way to i tried to return year gift to Tofani Sod they told me it want pc Maud my advice it to make tone phone Calls Tad lean what stores handle that if there is no Bod or other ideas Frinc Forjet the Jutt didst Cort you give it to Friend and Tell her its something you re sieved and cannot c
