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...took the holy out of matrimony, marrying 29 times; in Redlands, Calif. After reportedly divorcing one wife for eating sunflower seeds in bed and another for using his toothbrush, Wolfe met his match in No. 29, Linda Essex, the world's most frequently married woman (her trip to the altar with Wolfe was her 23rd...
...decades, more annulments have been granted because of a deeper understanding of the spiritual and emotional maturity required to make and live out the permanent commitment that a true sacramental marriage involves--a maturity that is unfortunately not always found among those who pronounce their marriage vows before the altar. The church will always face the challenge of maintaining the balance between responsibly proclaiming the ideal of permanence of the marriage bond and giving relief and compassion to those whose marriages have totally failed. (The Rev.) JOSEPH A. FAHY Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Atlanta...
...first against the French and then against the Americans is still proving difficult for many people. Although the official line from the government is that the war is history, resentment, though usually kept hidden, persists. Most people do not talk about the fighting, yet nearly every family's household altar has a photograph of a relative killed in the war. Signs are everywhere that the recovery is well under way. The infamous Hanoi Hilton, where American POW's like Peterson were held and tortured, has been demolished. In its place are two office and residential towers...
...buddies with the widowed singer, 68, after he appeared on her show in January, and before long he was sporting a Rolonda jacket. But all that good feeling--and the scads of red roses that he sent to her office--won't get Mr. Please Please Please to the altar any sooner. Says Watts: "I don't know if I'll marry him, but he's a special, special friend...
...outdo each other by discussing how little they studied for a midterm or how few pages of the reading they did. Over my three and a half years here, I admit that I have been guilty more often than I would like of sacrificing course work on the altar of newspaper duties or somnolence...