“Dear Ann Landers: Ming is o message ‘for’ that

large segment of North American wo

n who keep

soying. “Where are the decent men?"

je next time you: are af. a: social: athering,
drooling over the stud in the-tight punts with his. shirt
open to the waist, please look around the room. You
will see at least half a dozen “write-offs.” They are the

men who you decide — after a single gidrice — are not °

your type, not worth the trouble to get to know.”
For example, the; guy standing by the hostess, He

isn't all that attractive, Hi
you sald a faw words to.
answers,

I've heard you say,
looking for a man wha has't
ness, the ca

externa Is.

pacity to love. "one
the truth Is, these qualities ¢ fir

clothes aren't sharp. When

he didn’t have any snappy
ec

‘on't important; I'm
; character, tender-
about people.” But
‘ot, visible from the out-

side. Finding them requires tine, ‘and you aren’ ‘t ‘willing: t

to Invest it.
‘The man with the qualities you ‘claim ara imp

2 rtant
may be standing two feet away but you ‘leo

‘right

through him because he doesn't have ‘the standard *

algeut or party-| patter that catches your.ear. .

iknow all about such men becauselam. -
— The One You Wrote Off Last Night
Dear One: i'm Selightad ¥ you wrote. And now will
you please sit back and re-read your letter and sub-
siitute,

any cool answers,

You men keop saying, "Externdls aren't impor-
Heer "You tell me how vou long.to maet a women wlio
as

love and care about
- vestigation takes time.”
" How often have you a snd your brothers i inored an
Intelligent, oman b she was a
little ‘overweight or, too skinny? or her complexion
wasn't peaches and cream, or she was too shy to'come

ecto," but as you sald, ine
Pp

en to you like a Dynamite Dish — so you wrote Het off.

. That train runs both ways, my friend.

Dear Ann Landers: For the. past ‘eight: menths 1
have been living with a man | am fond of. | have a°

three-year-old dgughter, and he is vel ¥ good to her.
When |! first started to see “Rob,” he told me hé did

not know where his. parents were ‘and had no interest

in finding out. He got into: trouble when he was a

teenager ond they kicked him out. He is 32 now.

Last week one of Rob's high-school classmates —

honed, She said his mother has been looking for-him
Tor the past few years and would love to know if he is

alive or dead.

{ told Rob | thought he should contact his mother ;

es to put her mind at ease. He said, “Mind your own

usiness."

I'd like to send her a note — nothing
am afraid of the consequences. Please a

more — ‘but (
vise. |

—B. Twix And B: Tween In Austin, Tex.
Door Twix: IF you could persuade Rob that it would
be an act of generosity and compassion, fine — but the
decision must be his. Don't take it upon yourself to play -
Glorla Great-Heart, or you may reg

' Questionnaire
~ deadline. nears

The Canada Council has.

announced that Jan. 23,1981,
is the ‘final date by iwhich
Canadian writers can request

questionnaires for, inclusion’

in the council's study. of a
potential scheme to. compeh-
sate writers for the library
‘use of their books.

All Canadian writers ot

published books are aligible. S

Those who’ have. not+ yet
received questionnaires

should request them from the,

council by Jan: 23. All com-
“pleted . questionnaires must

, be returned to the council by

Feb. -16, including those of
writers who have received
but not yet returned: thelr
ela

President of. air

force at

WICHITA, KAN.. (AP)
Ten-year-old Steven. Garri-
son figures he'd like to ke
“president of the air force” if
there really is a job for him in
the Reagan administration.

He got a letter this week

. from Pendleton James, Rea-

gan's director of presidential °

personnel, saying he'd: been
recommended for a job in t fe
+ new administration. His
background was being re-

- ‘viewed ‘and his application -

would be seriously consid-
ered, the letter caid.
_. The boy's only contact with
President-elect Ronald Rea-
- gan was in late November
> when; Ye wrote a letter con-

plained. i
“But they call me Kami-

age 10?

gratulating him on his ‘elec-
tion victory. He got a form
letter from Reagan, promis-
ing to “work hard to earn
‘your continued faith and es-

Garrison: and his parents
digure his name was mis,
‘takenly placed on a computer
list of job applicants.

But why president of the
air force? -

“At school, as any other
kid, ‘I play soccer,” he -ex-

kaze, like the airplanes, be-
cause I'm rough and tough
and almost indestructible.”.

Answer for Sunday Ejossword Puzzle No, 93] |

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