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. . Vol. VII Vo,. . 7. January/February 1983 

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Karen Tinlcham 

Executive Director 

Lorraine liazmier 

President 

Policy: 

Search Triad Inc. is an independent, non profit 

organization offering a free service of idea exchange, 

volunteer support and educational guidelines in the 

adopiion triangle. We are a member of thd American 

Adoption congress, a coalition of individi~als and groups 

nationwide who support more openess in adoption. 

We offer an open meeting to adults in search, although 

we do not advocate birthparents searching for minors or 

minors searching for birthparents. Corlnseling is 

available. 

"To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook 

without a source,a tree without root." 

-Chinese Proverb 

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NEXT MEETING 

February 10th at 7 :30pm 

A11 Saints' Episcopal Church 

Manning Hall 

6300 North Central Avenue 

Phoenix 

Executive Board meets at 6 :30pm. 

General meeting with a sharing of 

reunions. Search assistance will 

be available as well as a pre-reunion 

vforkshop and the post-reunion rap 

group. Don't forget to bring your 

search information. 

FUTURE MEETINGS 

March 10th 

April 7th 

May 12th 

June 9th 

Teen Rap ~roup/Adop tive 

Parent Rap Group meets 

the 3rd Thursday of every 

month. If you are interested 

in attending one of these 

groups, contact either 

Lynne Hellmers at 997-2557 

or L.orraine icazmier at 

838-3270. 

A new workshop will be offered at future meetings of Search Triad. 

Dee Davis and Gladys 1.larrison are sharing the responsibility of 

this workshop for those members who feel their reunions are 

incomplete or t~nresolved. This is meant to bc,a support group 

and hopefully will be a vehicle for healing wounds. Questions? 

Give Gladys a call at 838-7228. 

Life can only be understood backward; it must be lived forward, 

9Yren Mierkgaard 

"tle all come from the past, and children oilght to know what it 

was,that went into their making, to know that life is a braided 

cord of humanity stretching up from time long gone, and that it: 

cannot be 

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defined by the span of a single journey from diaper 

to shroi~d " 

Growing LIJ by Russell Baker 

Reviewed in the tlall Street Journal - A1ovember 1982

On January 3rd, Emma Vilardi called to nokify us that Susan 

.Rodgers had been matched in the ISRR with her birthmother who 

had entered the Soundex thru WAR14 in Washington. Vle enjoyed 

having Susan share her story at our January meeting. Siisan's 

story will be told on n'BC1s FANTASY which will air on Feb 22nd. 

We are very happy that Emma's reunion registry will be given 

a most deserved national plug!! 

Jim 1,lcDonald journeyed to California over the holidays with his 

wife and two daughters and had a chance to meet his aunt, four 

cousins and a half brother and half sister. We look forward to 

Jim sharing details and pictures at the February meeting. 

Pat Bevalaqlla spoke to her birthfather on December 6th. They 

now speak on a Weekly baeis and she has learned she has two 

brothers and two sisters. A reunion will take place i'n 1.larch 

.. in the 14idwest. 

Ruth Parker found her birthmother in Florida in 1974. She has 

always known she had a younger sister but never contacted her. 

Ruth finally felt the time was right and wrote her sister a 

letter explaining everything. 1-lonths passed by with no response, 

but finally a very warm letter arrived and a relationship is now 

developing between these two women. 

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Joan Lee joined us last fall and very quickly located her entire 

birth family in Washington. Joan then contacted the show FAA1'l'ASY 

and they reunited her *'on airw with both of her birthparents. 

Joan's adoptive mom, who lives in the Denver area, was also an 

important part of the show that had us all running for the lclcenix 

tissiles. Joan also has contact with siblings and will meet tl~em 

this slimmer when Fantasy is flying Joan and her family to Seattle 

for a reunion. (Editor's apology 2 to both Joan and ICatliy 

Chrisman for neglecting to report on your reunions in the Dec news). 

Kathy Chrisman has spolc@n with her birthmother - finally -nftcr 

several careful conversations with her brother, who knew who 

Kathy was but didn't let on. Kathy found her mother so emotional 

during the first call that they couldn't talk, The second call. 

was very cold, then her mother called her again at a later date 

to try and explain things. A solid relationship is being built' 

wit11 her brother and time will hopefully help resolve the rest. 

Lois McCutcheon travelled from Clinton, Iowa to northern Arkansas 

the weekend before her 49th birthday to meet her birthmother 

Helen. They had a fantastic reunion! It was interesting that 

bothwomen have had careers in bookeeping and have decorated 

their homes in early American. 

Dave fdueller completed his search several years ago but just 

recently made it to St. Louis to meet his two aunts and 

many cousins. ~ave' found his mother deceased but has been 

warmly received into his birth family: 

Terry Ldppens was one of six full siblings split up by adoption 

many years ago in the state of Michigan. She has been working 

with a state social worker who has done all the searching and 

made all the contacts...and has done an outstanding job! Terry 

has had contact with three brothers and one sister within one 

short month. When Terry spolce with her oldest brother, he told 

her that he remembered kissing her goodbye. She was one year old 

at that tirne, A retinion will take place this coming summer in 

Michigan...after Terry has her baby! 

Another Dave, who heard the I

Who are these great looking 

people who decided to share 

their smiles with you this 

month? Six are search 

assistants and the others are 

training to be S.A,'s. Each 

of them volunteers their time 

to give you assistance both 

at monthly meetings and on 

the phone. Get to know them, 

each has something special to 

offer! 

JoAnne Lee is a step-parent 

adoptee horn in southern 

California. She found her 

father deceased but will 

. . meet an aunt this summer 

when she 

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travels to 

blichigan JoAnne also 

serves' as secretary, as 

well as work in^ full time. 

with a parenting teen 

program in Phoenix. 

Karen Tinlcham was born 

in Chicago and found 6 

years ago. She serves 

as our Executive Dir., 

writer the newsletter 

and trains the S.A.'s. 

She Ras been part of 

Search since the first 

meeting in 1976. 

JoAnne Lee, Karen Tinkham, Jan Deahl, 

Maury Trager and Barb Wodrich 

Jan Deahl is a Phoenix 

born adoptee who found 

her mother deceased. 

Jan served on our 

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Board last year and is Leslie Carter, Mike Berdine, Ann Llehrtens, 

now Librarian. 

Jim 1.1cDonald and L.orraine I

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Vle are sceing many new 'faces at our monthly meetin~s. 1t is nc,k 

unilsrlal for a new searcher to attend a meeting and be overVthr?ll~!cd . . 

by the actual search process. Many of yo11 find you need to p~t. 

your search aside for a period of time. You must pace yorlrself', 

but please don't forget that we offer both moral support and sr!arch . . , . 

expertise. We woQId encourage yo11 to attend a meeting and sit in 

with the pre-reunion workshop and skip search assistance that r:lonth. 

We also encourage the membership to keep in torlch with your search 

assistant. t~lany of you rely on meetina time only to get help. 

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Vle vmht you to touch base with, us between meetings for indit.idrla1 

help, Time is so limited at our meetings, but if you call us at 

home, 'hopefully vIe can give you a few uninterruped minutes. 

. . Just remember that's why we are here..,to help you! . . 

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The Phoenix Gazette mentioned us in their ASK US column on 

December 9th and we have had a response from that. 

The Preston Westmoreland Show - KTAR Radios- had Lorraine Kazmier 

and Karen Tinltham on as guests on December 27th. I.lany interesting 

calls .came in during that 1% hour, time slot, :including a call 

from Bob and Helen Ridgeway, birthparents, who had just flown back 

to Phoenix from Greenville, !Michigan where their son Jim lives. 

Ironically, our group's founder, Ginger Gibson Rogers, lives in 

Greenville also and went to school with Jim! Small world. 

\Ve thank Joan L.ee for her nice mention. of Search Triad when she 

appeared on NBC1s FANTASY on JBnuary 5th! 

PBS in Phoenix (KAET) aired a special on January 19th called 

Adoption: The Chosen Child. The guests were Lon Taubin, deputy 

district attorney, Shirley Pusey of Family Services Agency and 

Karen Tinkham. The show aired twice and even tho Karen was 

literally given only five minutes of the hour long show, people 

were watching. The response has been very exciting! 

Panels this month: 

January 10th - Audrey Kreft & 1~1arge viCastro (DEs) 

January 15th - Joanie L.ee & Dorothy Foster (DGS) 

January 18th - Barb Wodrich - breakfast speaker for the 

Northwest Phoenix Civitan Club 

January 20th - Naury Trager & Lynne Hellmers (1-1.D. 

's at 

County Hospital ) 

January 22nd - J i m i-lcDonald & Icathie Veal (DES) 

January 26th - Audrey Kreft & Kathy Roheim (Jevtish Farnily Svcs) 

January 27th - Terry Lippens, Lorraine Kazmier & Dorotlly Foster 

(DES) 

December 

- ICrista and !,lilt Johnson (DEs) 

Thanks to those members who gatre their time to share tlleir 

adoption experiences.. Educating the public is so important! 

L,IBRARY NEWS 

Overdue books - Kathy Kosatlta (~ec), i~laury Trager (~ct), 

1.lary Jo Stewart h o t , . 

and Lucinda 1.larnpton (lblov) 

The Emma Vilardi/ISRIl casette tape is also still 

missing. Please malte sure these items are 

returned at our Febrrlary meeting, 

blew boolcs - Once Removed - Voices from Inside The Adoption Triangle 

by Wendie & Sherry Sleightholm (donated by the Canadian 

Death By Adoption by Joss Shawyer (donated by I{. 

inkh ham) 

What Kind of Love Is This? 

by Sandy Musser 

Dialogue for llnderstanding - PACER (donateti by Dirck ~rown) 

We hatwe several copies and we hope they circulate! 

IJe\v nrticlc - "Why Did My Birthmother Reject Me?I1 by Carole Anderson 

of CUB. if you want your own copy they are available 

from CUD Headquarters.

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are being sold for $9.75 

discount we rec'v to 

an extra $1 for postage and'handling. 

L-orraine Kazmier has written an excellbnt 30 page booklet 

llOpen Letter to Adoptive Parents." If you'd like a copy, 

or if other groups in the movement wou d like to order one 

or more for their libraries, send L,orr Ii ine $3 to covor printing!. 

cost and postage. 

address is 1408 East Commodore Place, 

Tempe, Az 85283. 

Thanks to those who made donations to 

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earch Triad in December - 

Grace Daras, Bill Friedman, Karen Tink am, Virginia Balcer and 

L.orraine Kazmier. Thanks to Helen ~~eebh for the Open Minds - Open 

Records pins. A VERY VERY BIG THANK Y ~ U TO BARB VIODRICH \I140 WAS 

KIVD GhlOUGH TO L,OAhT US HER TYPEWRITER 40 TYPE THIS NEWSLETTER!!! 

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Last meeting JoAnne L.ee shared with us the story of a parenting 

teen who is living in a state approved foster home with her four 

month old son. Some needs were mentio ed and two of our members 

were able to donate two dressers 

and a baby bed. There are other 

things that are needed' -..clothing 

for the baby and clothing for the 

teen who wears a size 5 or 7. If 

yo11 feel you have something you'd 

like Iio donate, please contact 

JoAnne at 247-2498 (evenings only) 

or bring your donation to the 

meeting. Items like baby shampoo, 

lotion, etc would be helpful too, 

~GGA!! 

Thanks to Diane Pattison who gave 

i~s a copy of the MacNeil-L.ehrer 

Report special On Being Adopted. 

It's interesting reading and will 

be in our library. The show 

aired on PBS Thanksgiving night 

and many of us missed it. 

If yo11 have been a member of the 

American Adoption Congress in thk 

past and are wondering why you 

aren't receiving any AAC news, it 

might be because your membership 

has expired. The membership year 

runs from July 1 to July 1. Check 

the last of the newsletter for the 

AAC form. 

Mark your calendar now for two 

programs coming up on TV: 

Si~san Rodgers on Fantasy - hrBC 

February 22nd 2 to 3pm 

Teenage Father airs on 

PBS on Sunday, Feb 13th 

from 5 :30pm to 6pm. 

A dramatic illi~stration 04 

the fact that unplanned 

parenthood is as 

disrr~ptive to young men 

as it is to the young 

unmarried mother. 

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lal ,olse~o,r borh ctety much, bttr 1'1r got to/lnd my reol~orellrs." 

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Don't forgbt to respond 

to the shows you see and 

haar. The KAET show on 

adoption was done because 

of the response they 

rec'v on their original 

mini-series months ago. 

Guess WXO$"ndl~ Gr;&olY:u!

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The International Soundex Reunion Registry fourth annllal report 

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was discussed and it was decided that we vtoilld send Emma 

Vilardi a $50 donation. 

Linda Cannon Burgess of the M C wrote requesting that we send 

a list of our membership to Sophie Elvert for a fund raising 

campaign. The Board decided that we do not have the membership's 

pe~nission to release their names to outside sources, so instead . , 

we will agree to reprint in our newsletter, any letters from . , 

this campaign effort. 

The board approved the following resolution: 

'lrfembership may be refused or revoked. as voted won .,. . 

by the Board of Directors to any individual for behavior 

or conduct that is illegal, unethical, or unreasonsible 

'that vfould reflect negatively upon the good name of 

Search Triad Inc ,,I' 

The rfeneral membership must now vote on this, resolution at a 

monthly meeting before we can add this to our constitution' 

Snd amendments. 

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from the CUB COl~It~lUNICATOR News Clips - 

A Tribune Syndicate health article by Dr. Timothy Johnson recently 

answered a question about the likelihood of adoptees having 

emotional difficulties, In his response he said that 10 to 15?5 

of the children seen by child psychiatrists are adoptees, 

compared to 1 to 2?6 of all children being adoptees. lie says 

that many health professionals "now suggest that adopted children 

might benefit from knowing more about their birthparents." 

Recent articles worth reading - 

Woman December 82 article by Jayne Askin & Dob Oslcam 

For Adoptees, Finding Your hfatural !.lother Is Ldke Finding 

That hiissing Piece Of Yourself 

Vfoman December 82 1.10~ Much Of Your Personality Is 

Inherited? by 1;laya Pines 

hfcwsweeR December 6, 1982 Brave New Babies by Lorraine 

Dusky 

ASRA in Ohio is still asking that adoptees participate in 

Dr. Thomas Vern I s survey. We did print this a few montks 

ago, and space 'B oesntt allow for another printing, but we 

will, make a few copies of this available at our next meeting, 

or send irs a self-addressed stamped envelope - LZGAL SIZE - 

and we'll mail- you a copy. 

Just had an exciting call from member Gale Thornton.,.and 

although this is not the reunion page good news must be 

shared! Gale found her birthmother last fall while on 

vacation in New Hampshire. Phone contact vras made but 

no conclilsions were drawn. A sensitive letter and photo vlerc 

sent at Christmas time. Avo response. Today, February 2nd, 

Gale's half sister Peggy called Prom New Hampshire. She 

explained that her mother's husband had died just bnforc the 

letter arrived. Then the birthmother vfas hospitalized for 

kidney failure. Thoughts of death loomed over her head and 

she shared the news of Gale's existence with Peggy. Peggy 

has been composing a long letter but felt so frustrated that 

she called Gale instead...and they talked for an hottr. A 

reunion will happen this June when Gale attends her high 

school class reunion in New Hampshire, Gale's mother.i.S 

still-ill but hapefully will be up to contact soon! 

For those of you considering advertising during your search, 

vle would highly recommend you investigate the quarterly 

publicakion OPEN A.R.M.S. ~5iJtj'lfshed by adoptee Bob OIDell. 

Ve will have a copy of the Quarterly at the February meeting. 

Highlights of the AAC Regional A1ev!sletter will be featured 

in the Llarch issue of! our news. 

COMEIEhlT FROM KAREN 

The December issue of the newsletter was shorter than intended 

because the return key on my olivetti decided to tlfreezett 

before I had finished. Heedless to say I had no chance to 

thank all of you who help make our group so special! I know 

if I start naming people, I will forget someone, so just 

consider yourself thanked! Our group would not be here without 

yoir, We continue to grow, currently our membership totals 

171 people. Our services continire to expand and vre are thrilled 

at the large number of birthmothers that have become slrch an 

important part of us. Understanding continues to grow...donlt 

ever stop listening. We always welcome your suggestions 

and would hope that Search Triad will continue to fill your 

needs. Each of you has something special to offer, don't 

sit home on meeting., night', we miss seeing you! 

Truth exists; only Calsehood has.t;o.be invented. 

- Georges Braque.

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TO MY MOTHER 

Long ago, 

Lost in the mists 

Of time 

We were one. 

Together, 

Me within you, 

Nine months 

I was carried.. . 

But 

To be separated 

At birth- 

Forever. 

The years 

Passed. 

My thoughts 

Of ,you 

Nter diminished 

Just grew 

Stronger. 

Strangers loved 

Me, and 

Cared for me. 

Lavished me 

With everything 

A child 

Could want... 

And, then some. 

But, lo 

My thoughts.. . 

As I grew in 

Stature and 

Consciousness.. . 

Were of you. 

What were you 

Like? 

Where were 

You now? 

Did you ever 

Think of me... 

Your lost 

Firstborn? 

bly fantasies 

Flourished in 

Reckless abandon. 

Was that her over 

My mother? 

Does she 

Look 1 ike me? 

And I like her? 

Does she have 

Other children 

To comfort, 

Caress 

And love? 

My brothers and 

Sisters? 

Does she think 

Of me.. .then? 

Oh, 

Where is she... 

My mother? 

Until that 

Day.. . 

My world 

Was as happy 

And better 

Than most, but 

I heard her 

Voice.. . 

When I called. 

She, in 

Control 1 ed tones, 

Emoti on1 ess-f rozen 

To the phone. 

My own voice, 

Calm, 

Control led, 

Shakey,. . .so phoney 

And business-1 i ke. 

My manner, hardly 

A comfort 

After all of 

This time. 

What happened? 

Did I 

Scare her, or 

Frighten her, 

Shock her, 

Or bring 

Back the pain 

And numbness, 

Fear and anguish ... 

When she 

Gave me up to 

Others? 

Oh, my mother 

Let me see 

You, 

Hold you.. . 

Tell you 

It's all right1 

Now and 

Forever. 

Please call me 

Even if it's 

Just to talk 

Never to 

See 

Or, touch 

Tell me you 

Remember 

Me-pl ease l 

Mike Berdine 

Y uma , Ari zona 

November 19, 1981 

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Written 4 hrs 

after Mike's 

first call to 

his birthmother. 

He has since 

met his nothe 

and been 

reunited 

with 

siblings. 

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medical inlorm*lia "Whm 

the youngster wnnls to know 

*Where did 1 came Irom?'m 

Why nntldn't my original 

parents keep me?.' the new 

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ents will hmvt adcqualr an. 

swen to these questinn*.' 

In*, Jim Griller. 

Thr cornm~lmrnla mmn. 

sntn an open adnptson is 

n%ore or lrls rn ~enllenun's 

mcrrcmcnt. "I hmvr lound 

that mdontive o.,entt who , 

attend our workshops .re :' 

willing lo write teponn at , . 

Chri~tmas or Eanter. but 

they do not want more Ire. 

quent mnlnct." uys Marielperiodic.lly. 

but in some ta Spnccr nf thr Children's 

u u s there are hcluml meet. Hnme S ~~irty of M ~nnr~a. 

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Ings. Although a few contin. "I hmve grcn mdoptire parue 

to see one another, mmt eats drop oul when pressure 

meet only once. 

is put on them to write mare 

Opcn adoption is conrta. rrgulsrly." 

verniml. ....... Oooonrnls ~. . nrcue - It is mssiblr lor either or 1 

that it threatens the privacy the pnnir~ to end the ur- 

Evrry Christn~as Liu mnd bath of the mother who hms rancement. "Artef 11. . 

Itelm ercl~nnp gcctings, telinquishcd her baby nndol , 

)Ieletim note ia lull 01 lmmily. the adoptive p.renls, who month^. I b d in ask Uut 

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new. and she always en mny lemr that she will want lherr bc no more contna 

closes pho~ogrmphs of her to tmke .way the child. with the pople u hu are now 

sun, Jrd. Others. however. are the parentsormydaughler." 

Lisnaudirsll~e~nm~nt~ots, mlrong supporters. "The i uys one l0.ye.r-old. 'The 

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tryine to see in Ule link boy mare exprirnce ye havt Imrn were tm pdnlul.' + 

urmc rrsemblance to her vlth open placement. the She has promised to continown 

two girls. Jcd is the wn more enlhusi~slic our BUR uc passine on medical inlor 

she had out ol wedlock: It..' uys Jim Orincr, child. nulion abwt her~ll. 

whrnhewastvomonth~old. welfare su~wiwr at Come But lor olhrr p~rents em 

he become Helen's wn munlty. Family mnd Chil. changing lrttenran icmd to 

thro~~ch .dopllon. For the drcn hrvicu 01 Travene delire. tn meet in prson. 

past srwen ycnn. Lisa mnd City. Michicmn. The mtency Cmtholic WI~I Srrvkcs of 

Helm (wltose names have fim offered g n adoptions the Diocese of Orwn Day. 

bun channcdl hmve bun three yean ago: 60 prcent Witconsin. has km arranp 

practicing open adoption. 01 adoption panicipanls now tng i.cc.tnlace mrctingt 

Under an open ndoption chme this option. (with social worker 

(which should not k con- "It was pretty clear to US present1 stnce 1975. The 

lused 4th the opening 01 1h.t the traditional syltrm .cency has made more 1h.n 

records lon~ 

dler an md~p- hurl the bifth parent*." uys 320 qun pl.crments nincr 

tion Ukes plncel. the biologi. Mr. Oritter. "They felt ms U 1973. 

cal and adoptive pnrenls hey wcrC abandoning their Hclcn and her tusbnnd 

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1 continue to communicate child. Open placement has adopled Jrd lhrouph Cnlh* 

wslh onc nnothrr while lhc provided an OppoltIIniW rot lic Soc1.I Se~iCrl and chme 

childI.~rowin~up.Asinany them to excrci*e their re. lo met Jcd's mother. 'Liu 

adoption. the birth mother spon~ibility and be mssurrd cmmr to our home." uys 

givesupaIIle~ol richtstothe (hat good people are urine ticlrn. "We wanted her to 

child. Omerally. the inlor. lor the child." src Jed in his mctu.l sur. 

malbn I. hnndlcd through What .bout it1 cflecl on roundings. Ltrr, we had a 

Ihr mdaption atcncy u, th.1 adoj~tiv@ parents? "All pr. lrttcr lrorn her. 'You don't 

nnmrl and oddrc~sn on re. ents we have dcoll with My know what you have done 

mntn ronlidrnlial. Many that meelinp the hirth par. lor me.'sltcwrotc.'lcannov 

Il.nlcltl.ntn choose in er. mtshas allayed thelrlcarsol put the pnst behind me and . 

rh.n1* lrtlrn mnd pioures intru~ion." uys Knlhlccn go on!" -cutnr nr~nm 

Patrlcla Hope's little glrl, yet unborn, Is 

the vlctlm of all thls unnecessary turmoll. 

Thlrty-el~ht years ago thls month 

I became the vlctlm of the moralists of 

that era. My mother, also a hlgh school 

teacher In a Long Island town, was 

Jan 17,83 PEOPLE 

carried a story on 

Pat Hope, 41 yr old 

pregnant teacher in 

NY. PE0PL.E also forced to place me for adoptlon beran 

a survey as part 

of that article - 

asking :for opinions. 

The results were 

published in the 

Feb 7 issue, See 

below/with letters. 

READERS SPEAK OUT 

' PEOPLE asked those who rend tho 

Patricia Ilopc etorp to tell us hou~ 

they would feel if a teacher in thcir 

school~y~tem ruere involved in the 

name rituation. The response: 

A hlgh school teacher who becomes 

pregnant wlof wedlock should be: 

Dismissed . .. 21 % 

Reasslgnod ................................................ 7 

No action should be taken .............-.72 

A grade school toacher who becomes 

pregnant out of wedlock should be: 

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Dismissed . 

Reassigned .......................................... 9 

No action shwld be taken ..,........... 69 

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A teacher who fathers a child out of wed- 

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lock should bo: 

Dismissed . 21% 

Reassignod 6 

No aclion should be lakon . 73 

cause keeping me would have meant 

rulnation for us both. Now we both 

must llve wlth the dally pain of never 

flndlng each other. 

Wendy Morrow 

Scottsdale, Arlz 

Some of us parents are still teaching 

soclal values at home. It's a llttle more 

dllflcult than It once was, but for our 

chlldren's sake we belleve the effort Is 

justifled. The maln problem is finding 

posltlve relnlorcement In mainstream 

Amerlca. God knows, we're not exactly 

belng overrun by role models. How do 

you tell your daughler that havlng babies 

out of wedlock Is, among other 

things, Immoral and then pack her off 

for a day wlth Patrlcla Hope? 

Randy Collins 

Chesterfield, Va. 

What Is the problem? The mother-tobe 

Is educated, the baby Is wanted, 

and lorn nlce change neither one wlll 

be on welfare. The baby glrl wlll be 

raised and educated In lovely East 

Hampton. She wlll grow Into a graceful 

young woman and marry Prlnce WII- 

1 llam of England. Everyone In East 

Hampton wlll want an lnvltatlon. I hope 

they know how to curtsy. . 

Dorothy M. Johnson 

Ormond Beach, Fla. 

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Rreast Cnnccr Risk ' 

Recent studics, Dr. Kclly pointed out, 

.C~i,edPtrMInlcmn,ionll 

make it possihlc to give womcn more 

prceent to Be child thnt he or nhe was wanted, nnd 

accuntc and nssua6c 

..NEW YORK - Pn chotherapiat Joanne Small that'a good. The idea of being s ilically chosen 

Ihcir pye parent8 err in te ?' ling adoptive children they place^ an unjunt burden on the chi d." 

fears. One study performed by Dr. D. E. wbrh 8mifically 

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Gay Man Wins Right 

To Adopt Foster Son 

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Experts . offer advice to adoptive parents 

Anderson of flouston. Tcxas, found that .' -- ,. Peychoanalyet Herbert Weidcr carries the theme 

-+'lt.doean't take too long fur youngstem to figure one step further. 

a risk dcpcnded On lhe 

age of hcr relatives at dingnosis (prc- or 

;& that in order to have been chosen they first had "Jf an one wan chosen, it i~ the parent, who was 

to be given up," Small says in an article in the uelecled i 

post-mennpnusnl) and wliclhcr the dl$-. ~ ~ 5 ~ " ~ ~ ~ 

y the agency," he told the mngnzine. 

iRa,,e parents mogarine. 

cnsc occumd in one orbnth breasts. A 

Weider, a founder of the Adoption Study Center 

woman might havc as much as a 50 pcr- "What should be communicated is that the at Brookdale Hospitnl Medical Center in New York, 

ccnt chancc of dcvcloping brrnst canccr 

pateals chow to have a child and that they choee to added that a child younger than 3 or 4 cannot 

@$t? 

if mother nntl mnrcrnnl aunt both 

the psychotherapist adds. "In thie way they mierstand the mnceptofadoption. 

prrmcnopnusal, hilntcnl breast cancer. 

On the othcr hnnd, a woman whose 

n~othcrand mntcrnal aunt had pnst- 

mcnopnus:~l, unilatcnl brcnst canccr had 

no grcatcr n chance 01 dcvcloping the 

discasc thnn did the avcngc womanabut 

ninc pcrccnt. 

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Pariah Mothers 

A mother who relinquishes 

custody of her children in 

usually suspected of having 

a moral defect. in 

Absentee Mothem (Universe 

Books), Patricia 

Pmkowicz counters the 

perception of noncu.stodia1 

mothers as eelf.centered, 

ptomiscuoue, 

or co,d-heafi- 

!fllver;ide 

the home wfth his mother. 

A Judge granted a Syear- 

It wasn't until after the Rlverold 

homoeexual permls~lon 

aide Department of Publk Soclnl 

-yesterday to teen- Service placed the youth with Fnage 

foster son. 

ter lhat It learned through an anony)h; 

-, I'm hmppy," ~avld ymoua Up that Mter WM gay. 

Prater seM during r telephone lo- The social uervtces department 

tervkw followtng the b m g mat d~ not recommend the adoption. 

gave him rdo~tlon rlgh'" to K m mu mmber P. Glgrla N\M, 

Rawre 17. IThb the grertert mt&" lawyer, &d the depart. 

Chrbtmas present ever." 

ment was "afnM of setting the 

Tbe dechloo was handed down precedent of allowing an .openly 

during a closed hearing by Superlor homosexual Person to adopt a 

6urt Judge George Grover, clerk ' cwd." 

e u r a Corona sald. 

. .. At.age 3, Kwtn saM, he wae 

: Kevin FraLer, a high school se- taken away from hb mother, who 

qlor who wants to become sports had drlnking and other pmblemr.; 

''ehter, sald he wna "cry happy that ~ n spent d Ule next dam Yam in 

the Judge dedded In our favor. It's 15 different fwer homes until the 

great." 

mnty placed hlm with Frater. 

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The home "Is the place I've None of the. prevlous homa 

ma loddng for:' the youtb srM. had worked out "because they were 

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He hu been with Prater, lor two en't the rlght parents [of me," Kev- 

: years - and adopted hb foster fat& . In sald. 

; er's M 6 Frrter also share 3;. . 

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Woman held in boy's stabbing 

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ed by telling the stories of mains constant: withdrawal Gutids to the cheat. 

100 women who live apart of friends and relatives, ha- . Thiea said ~cCleka 

rassment on the job, and I child'sicreams between 6:30 a.m. and interviewed by Po f lcn. 

even denial of employment. 

Mother should fight 

urge to break promise 

from their children. In 

n aome cases the mothers d e 

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A phoenix WOman wafJ.jailed today 7 a.m. today and rushed into the boy'?: 

for in~estigation of atbmpted murder bedroom "where he saw the mother 

after allegedly etabbing her 8- ear-old holding the knife and the 

cided to reli~iquish custody ado ted son as he lay in be l , police 

on their own, urually for eai cf. 

"(McClees) ot the knife away front 

emotional or finnncial rea- 

SgL Brad Thies d 

the'mother an ! picked up hia eon and 

sons, but in just a8 many McClees, 54, of 2052 E. Charle~hn, 

drove him down b Lincoln Hoepi~l," 

other cases, the book wee into at her hi* said. The child wa8 to 

shows that the decision about 7 a.m. after her husband, Jasper 

be lraneferred to Good Samaritan 

was made for them-by ' McClees, ruahed the in ured child to 

later today, 

former husbands, the 

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.,, *, . 

: the bpepital and notifie authorities. The boy had lived with the hlccou&, 

or the children i said thi,child, Jimmy Wror- Cl~ses since birth, and was legally 

themselves. Regardless of 

the reasons, the social stig- ! c&aitidr\ atil6hd.C. Lincold Ho~~il~l B No motive for the stabbing had 

ma faced by the women re- ' atla:H&ltli'Centq. The child suffered been determined. 

) ah&, wan . hl',.bxtremely serious ado ted b' the couple in 1978, Thi~s 

Mre. McClees wan booked intu 

woke up to the Maricopa Count Jail after being 

bEAR ABBY: Whon I was 16, I go1 pregnant by my 

qteady boyfriend. I wnnted to kee the baby, but my 

parents wouldn't let me. Jnstea ! they sent me to 

enother atate to stay with my aunt and uncle, who 

hook wonderful care of me. After I had my baby (I'll 

.call her..Tammy), my aunt and uncle adopted her on 

..the cotidition that I would never tell her I wae her real 

mbther. 

.' Tahy'e real father, who hnd ju~turned 17 at the 

iinic, cbuldn't accept the rcsponsihility. Aa a favor to 

hi&; 1, listed Tammy'a father an bcing unknown. I 

don't even know where hc is now. 

Tamrny in now a beautiful, hnppy, well-adjusted 15- 

$e+oId. She knows she's adopted, but that ia all. I am 

dow happily married and have two fine eons who 

.arep't aware that their cou~in Tammy is really their 

.haKaister. When I see Tnmmy, my nrma ache to hold 

hef clm and tell her who 1 really am. 

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HOW can I fight the urge to tell her? 

Aching Heart 

DEA~ ACHING: ~cmbmher your promi~e to your 

eudtiiad uncle and honor it. One dny, when Tammy is 

of Iegabage and sufficiently mature to handle it and if 

ehC.st% tR to know who her bi~logical parenta are, I 

!hitlk.s g o has the right to know. But you shouldn't be 

.$he oneto tell her. 

. For now, thnnk Cod she is a happy, wcll-adjusted 

child aiid leave wdll enough alone. 

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A means of educating ourselves about this 

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topureue a donation of a typewriter from the Arizona Bank. Ann Mehrtens will 

be using one,machine for publicity typing and Karen Tinkham will be using the 

other for the newsletter and correspondence. Thanks much to both Barb and Joyce 

and to the Arizona Bank! 

Search Assistants Jan Deahl, Ann Mehrtens and Karen Tinkham will be doing a 

special workshop in April for those members aearching in the state of Arizona, 

specifically the Phoenix area. Although most of our members are searching 

outside Arizona, suddenly we find we have many looking in Phoenix, so felt it 

would be beneficial to do a "special" workshop to explain sources in the Valley, 

where they are and how to use them. 

OVERDUE BOOKS - Nancy Miller, JoAnne Lee, Susan Caudell, Linda Theron, Marilyn 

Boddy and Mary Jo Stewart. IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO ATTEND THE 

APRIL MEETING PLEASE MAKE SURE JAN DEAHL HAS THESE BOOKS BEFORE 

OUR APRIL MEETING. PLEASE DON*^ ABUSE OUR LIBRARY! 

Search Assistants please make a change in your government publication regarding 

birth and death certificates...Colorado has now raised their.fee to $4. 

Thanks to Lola White for her donation! 

hanks to our members who did the following panels: 

February 9 - Gary Carter (Jewish Family Service) 

February 15- Bill Friedman and Audrey Kreft (Dept of Economic Security) 

February 16- Lorraine Kazmier (Jewish Family Service) 

February 16-'Gary Carter (Beth ~ockhart's Adoptive Parent Class) 

March LO Maurice Trager and Dorothy Foster (M.D.'s at County Hospital) 

March 15 - Maurice Trager, Dorothy Foster and Marian Lamb 

(Beth Lockhart's Adoptive Parent Class) 

March 30 Gary ~aiter (Beth Lockhart's Adoptive Parent Class) 

March 31 - Jim Lincoln and Lynn Hellmers (D.E.S.) 

REUN10NS/UPDATES - It has been only two weeks since our last meeting but two 

more members have found! 

Ann Wittke lives in Pinedale, Wyoming but was born in Phoenix. She was able 

to obtain information from her court file and discovered her mother was from 

Colorado. Some very discreet phone calls were made to family members still in 

Colorado and Ann learned that her birthmother still lives in the Phoenix area. 

Contact was made by phone, and tho Ann has been a well kept secret, her mother 

was so glad she called and indicated that she is willing to meet Ann when she 

comes to Phoenix. Her birthmother also appreciated the discreetion that was 

used during the search process! 

Cheryl Meyers joined us in January. She knew that her birthmother was not 

living but wanted to 1ocate:other relatives. Cheryl obtained her mother's 

death certificate, obit, checked the library for phone #Is for that surname 

and then called her uncle and aunt in Harrisburg, Pa. Shc has received a 

very warm reception and will meet her new found family when she flys to 

Pa in April for her sisters wedding. Cheryl has also learned that her 

maternal grandmother is still alive. 

One of our out of state members has asked that we share a few of his thoughts 

since his reunion with his mother. He found that his father had died of 

alcoholism and that his half-brother also has a severe drinking problem but is 

dealing with it by going to A.A. Our member is also now going to A.A. His 

mother told him that she twice tried to abort him unsuccessfully. He has now 

become more aware of his responsibility when involved with woman."This has not 

been an easy letter to write, but it is important to identify the consequences 

of reunion," (thank you for sharing!) 

A recent NBC Fantasy Show had a few of us very very upset. A well meaning 

adoptee from Washington had a reunion with her Canadian mother on the air. 

That was exciting, but I am afraid the adoptee got a bit carried away while 

sharing how she searched and found, revealing a search technique "on the air" 

that will no doubt now close many more doors in Canada, We all 

know how exciting it is to share your story, but don't share too much. You 

are not the only one aearching and others will follow in your footsteps... 

please tread lightly! 

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Comrnen t from Karen 

Each month we hear a careful 

warning from Lorraine on the 

importance of being discreet 

during your search. I trust 

you hear her but as a search 

assistant, I worry about some 

of the stories I hear concerning 

search technique being used by 

different groups and/or people 

who aren't working within the 

framework of an established 

organization. Over 7 years 

we have seen many many doors 

close because the person 

conducting the search said the 

wrong thing to the wrong person. 

UnEortunately we don't have a 

magic wand that we can wave 

to reopen that closed door. 

I would suggest you a11 work 

very closely with a search 

assistant. DOLL'^ be a 

stranger...do call between 

meetings. Don't feel you can 

only call with good news, we 

want you toshare the negative 

responses too. We are here 

because we care about each of 

you but we caution you about 

what you are doing because 

we also care about those that 

will follow you. We don't see 

open records yet, at least 

not in most states, so we must 

work together to keep what we 

have now open. Do your part. 

If you're not sure about 

something check first, not 

after the fact! 

We are very excited to report 

that Rosalie Schwab and B.J. 

Lifton have formed a support 

group that is meeting in 

New York City monthly. If 

you want details to share 

with a friend who would benefit 

from this, write to Rosalie 

at 3 Town House Circle 

Great Neck, NY 11031. Include 

a self. addressed stamped 

envelope ! 

~on't forget the AAC ~at'l 

ConEerence in Columbus, Ohio 

May 19th through 22nd. We had 

hoped to have the complete 

schedule to reprint in this 

tion, "Did I come lrom your tummy?" 

By Roberta Plutzik Clore's suggested answer is: "You came 

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from a mother's tummy, but I dldn'f 

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doptees in the United States become your mother until afterward." 

now number in the millions, Research has proven, she adds, that 

and a recent spate of publici- "it's not always what parents say that's 

ty about adoption has made most Important in the early years but 

many Americans feel more at home rather the emotional environment and 

with the subject. Slill, plenty of parents tone in which they say il." 

who adopt - and the children who After a young child knows he's 

mrne to live with them - continue to adopted and is struggling to undcrexperience 

problems for which they stand why, it's not uncommon for him 

feel unprepared. , 

to rebel against his adoptive parents. 

Some Hve rnUiion Americans are cur- "Most children, birth and adopted, at 

renliy registered as hacin been some point say they hate theirparerrts 

adopted, acceding to recen f rough and are ~oin to run away," Ciore exestimates 

from the Government. plains. Adds L urie Flynn, director of 

Thou adoption is no longer viewed the North American Council on Adopwith 

t 8: e curiosity it used to arouse, for table Children, "It's very upsettirr but 

the people who adopl and the children parents must not overread. lnstea ff . Re1 

, who are adopted there are sllll man at what's making the child fearful. 

issues that need to be addr eSSedl 

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"Even 1 the adoption is years in the 

making, the parent will be troubled 

with questions of bein a ypmr~t In an emti to make 

or being able to love t e c ild," states 

Ellen Clore, director of the nurse pradi- 

April issue of our news, but we have not yet rec'v n copy. 

More National news in our May issue! 

a, dcyDw fel 

tioner pro 

a 

ram at the University of u m e wme m t s 

Virginia, w o began studyin the com- h m e oqm&&?e 

f 

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plex needs of adopted chi dren and 

their parents before she adopled a 

rhild herself. She beliwes thal better 

awareness about potential pltfalls Usually the child wants reassurance. 

among people who are going to adopt The parents can say, 'You ore nly child, 

can better prepare them for the ex- I am your parent. h's work oul the 

perlence of parenthood. 

problem."' 

Uke ail new parents, individuals As childhood progresses, other 

who ado t experience leelings of stress hurdles remain lor parents and child. 

and ina B equacy in their new maternal In an effort lo make the adopted child 

and paternal roles, as well as hurdles lee1 wanted - especially in a farnily 

more particular to their situations. where there are also birth children - 

One of the mod troublesome issues some parents can become overprolcclor 

parents during the child's early tiveol the adopted lamii member. Doears 

is how and when to tell the child in# so will make him Y eel that much 

te Is adopted. and afterward, how to more diflerent, Clore says. 

cope with his possible feelings of conlu- In the teen yean, mos~ parents forlily 

don and anger. "I tell parents that themselves against the adopted child's 

belore they can answer a young child's request for concrfle information akut 

questions they mu^ ,pme to terms birth parents. While Clore believes the 

with their own feelings." Clore says. child stiould be encouraged to wait un- 

"Do they reel threaiened 9 being ti1 after the 

r- 

neral turmoil of adol~!s 

adoptive parents7 Do they feel)ealousy, cence to fm his birth parents, witlrdisapproval 

or su riorit toward the holding inbnnaIion ever1 before tliis 

birth Mer and P" aherl' 

stage can undermine the longterm 

, Cton also advises not to wait until $ adoptive relatbnshlp. "More than ever 

child asks where he came hom before the parents need to be honest with 

breaking the news. "Bring up the word their child and give inforniatiorr if tiley 

adoption so the child can never. re 

know it; if they don't know, they must 

mernber nol hearing h." she states. say so. The parent at this point is leel- 

"Before the of 5, address the issue, ing very threatened," says Clore, "ar~d 

because a ch "$ Id needs to hear it from needs to be reminded that the chances 

parents - no1 teachers or friends. Wst the child will leave are extremely slim, 

must be preserved." Kids who hear it that adoptive parents are the true psyfmm 

outsiden could be devastated, chologicel parents." Flynn advises 

In response to a preschooler's ques 

of the need lor information. ostility 

k cwul/ror dne mvme rei~~forcea the child's feeling Illat Ire 

~ik of Pmts m~erw thmj 

doesn't belong." RY 

adoptlve parents to be "very su 

Pr"ve 

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Surrogate Mothers 

The practice of bearing a child for 

another woman dates at least to biblical 

times, but in recent years surrogate 

motherhood has leaped into 

public awareness as one of the socalled 

new ways by which infertile 

couples can become parents. It's 

easy to understand the couple's motivation 

in such an arrangement, 

but why does the surrogate volunteer? 

For many, says psychiatrist 

Philip J. Parker, the experience may 

be an attempt to overcome feelings 

of loss associated with previous 

pregnancies. 

In interviews with 125 women 

who had applied to become surrogate 

mothers, Parker found that a 

surprisingly large number46 

percent-either had had abortions 

(26 percent) or had borne children 

and relinquished them for adoption: 

(9 percent). Some of these women 

were conscious of their motivation. 

"instend of killing a baby," snid 

one, "I wankd to give the gift of a 

live baby to a loving couple." 

Other motives were present as 

well. Many women simply liked being 

pregnant. More than 100 of 

them hod had children and described 

their pregnancies in glowing terms, 

as times when they felt "more complete" 

or "more feminine and 

attractive!' 

As for the most obvious motivemoney-it 

was nn important 

but not sufficient reason. Writing 

in the American Journal of Psy- 

1 chintry (Vol. 140, No. I), Parker 

I reports thnt nearly all the women 

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(89 percent) said that they would 

require a fee for their service, but 

in no case was money the only 

motive for the surrogate mother. 

Suzanne Guinzburg 

#legitimacy no longer disgrace, 

m@&dpnss In~ernallon~l 

=;mPEKA, Kan. - 

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SKansae Supreme 

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justices rule ~timacy 

tb on Saturda no toyer mid 

w. 

Reappearance Rare 

~monr! the Mothers 

By ~amyzight 

When Martha S emo turned hereelf 

in yesterday llftar abandoning her now. 

born twins on a Great Neck doorstep early 

Monday,. she became an erceptioa 

The mothem of most lbundlinga never 

roarg two inetancea of deaarted be. 

biea in N w u County over the past 

five years, neither mother emerged. 

Suthdkbd w + ~ . d ~ n g . t M ~ : , 

ba coneidered. iaful 

and u held a 

fr-court ting an &cislon unwed 

kt visitation rights 

'brdeflng him to pay 

3111Pd 'support, 

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child's mother, 

8& 

Oarty, had no auiy 

under Kaneaa 

law to sue to establish 

paternity. 

The Supreme Court 

agreed with Martin'e 

contention that there is 

no lnw in Kansan to 

have paternity declared 

for an illegitimate child 

by a court. 

The high court mid, 

however, that previous 

lower-court decisions 

had established that an 

unwed father ie entitled! 

to take court action. 

Carty and Martin met 

in January 1978; he wa8 

29 and a soldier at Fort 

Lenvenworth, Kan., and 

ehe was 17 and a student 

at tho Univoraity of 

Kansas. Each claimed 

they intended to get 

married but did not 

becawe of the other'e 

reluctsncc. 

Carty refueed 

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to sign 

od, and the mother wan located in two. 

A 1980 awey by the Denver-bnsed 

National Center for Child Abuse and 

Neglect found that, in the 6,700 cnees of 

abandoned children that. year nationwide, 

only 6 per cent of the mothers 

turned up - either voluntarily or 

through police work. 

A t ical abandonment was Amityville's 

% aby Bud, a male infant found in 

a beer carton outeide Brunewick Hospital 

Center in Jnnunry. He was placed in 

the foeter care of a Suffolk couple that 

hopee tp adopt him. The mother's identity 

remains a myetery. If she does not 

eurfece within six months bf the baby's 

discovery, 1410 relinquieheo her legal 

ri~hte to the child. 

Experts who have studied abandonment 

cnaes amund the nntisn any many 

of the mothem are oung, unrnanied and 

poor.ms~. 

mi Y tail40 @p, fornard 

the birth certificate 

when Adam Martin was 

born in April 1977 and 

did not pay support, but 

he :did acknowlbdge patcrnity. 

Carty married 

another woman in July 

1978 and -- was tram- 

ferred to Texse in November 

1979. He later 

moved bnck ta Kanm. 

Tho Dougla~ County 

Court granbd visitation 

and ordered Carty to 

pay $40 per month for 

ch~ld support- 

because they feel guilty and "want to remain 

anonymous," snid John Iafmte, a 

psychiatrist end regional director of the 

atate Mental Health Department. 

Some experta feel they are more to be 

pitied than condemned. "Society looks at 

them aa bnd pmple, but they're not, usually," 

mid Dr. Vincent Fontnna, medical 

director of New York Foundling Iloepital 

in Manhattan and an internationally 

known expert onorphan cure. "They can't 

cope anymore and feel their children can 

be bettcr token care of by others." 

Such mothera love their children and 

do not seek to hurt them, the experb 

contend. Says Valerie Prouton, director 

of the adoption center for the hfnnhnttan-based 

Child Welfare League of 

America and a win1 worker, "Often, n 

mother will be eo emotionally dietrnught 

that ebe won't think of the coneguoncca 

of l~sving them.outaide."

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' TRIAWPTION 

I 

Saturday. 

V 

TRUOOPTION tI8RARY CONFERENCE 

~ ~ r 23. i 1 Bonito Tower Disneyland Hotel Anaheim. CA 

I 8100 - 9100 a.m. BeC152PATIOH Lobby I 

Bwkroa Opm 

~anci Darbara Rom 

9:00 - 9150 a.m. OPEHlNC SESSION Carden Loun~e 

Bonnie hdo - Triadkdtwn Vice-Rss. 

Sophie Elvsrt - AAC 'hsident 

Rdar Pmolor ; Author "4doptbn 3SangLo" 

10100 - 11130 a.m. SESSION ONE 

SEARCH CLASS PART I 

WE HALE PCRSPFCTIVE , 

REBIRWINC 

GRIEF, GRG%TU AND GAIN 

11:30 - 12150 LUHM BREAK - Free The 

1100 - 2120 p.m. SESSION N O 

SEARCH CLASS PART I1 

IICU IT EES TO BE weten 

San Clrrmanra Roam 

Sanra Roaa Room 

Santa C.tnlina Room 

Sanrr Cruz Room 

San Clemcnte Roua 

Santa Roaa Room 

Srnta Caralha Rom 

Santa Crur Room 

2:30 - 4:30 p.m. CLOSING SLSSIOH Carden Lounga 

Mary Jo Ritlern - Madoption Resident 

mthy SiLber - Opan ~doption is h'orkinp 

Dr. .WahaZZ Schechter - Pa~choZog.:oaL Parunt??? 

Cmcellarion Policy Requires 48 Hours Norica For Refund 

LIBRARY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

NAne: 

ADDII~SSI 

525 par person PRTRECISTMTION : 

$30 par psrlon LATE REGISTRATION 

(.Lao available at the door) 

UTI: STATE:ZIP :- 

a *smCH CUSS PART I b 11 

WMC: 

(Lfmitud Seating) 

("Moprlon Searchbook" raquiredp 

Make dsaks pyabls to TRIAWPTION CONFERENCE 

C/O 7RIA3CP'T:O!/ WBRARY, IXC. 

7571 Wesfm~imter Avenus 

WssFminat~r, CA 92683 

‘- 

.10U", 

1*c10110 s 

-- - -- - 

Mn.Arco,whahd to lun 1 hylummymnl yun 

hat-B 

40, nonr pve birth to iwthat child, but lin& ~ h cin 

a 

her prlunt hwb.ld'~ children Hickenon nmver not 

mmlrd. 

1 

wbm it urud," rb. uid refernnr to her mn'm Life, "Wadon'twantto bunhim (&etonl, wdm'twantto 

They Iun rprntthrir muy in SL Peunbw muchins jwpudiu hi nh~ionrhip nth his adopuva pusnu, m 

narrbattbebmpitdcauu lod.nncir invdvcd in the jwt wan1 him to know who w m.' Hick.noa uid. 

dopumprool*d~Aqn~"llmlLikaI'nh 

hiUrnr b* &" 

MRS. ARC0 d d "I ~ m y luva own up my rkbu i 

~ ihummnuu dopt~on forbid the nlru. ol in. tothat child - and Pauldidn'c liw up hie rirht h w e he 

bnvuocl-dpu~sl.nn.Lrmu~nuldchuu didn't bow- but n11cb.r of ur hu glvm up our Ion md 

t o m o U c l t b . ~ ~ ~ l n n u 

mnmrn." 

3Ay. F E ~ ~ I I J ~ ~ ~ ~ ? ~ ~ 

. 

m. P~RSBURG ~ M E S 

Paul Hi- and Kathken 

Nettles Argo: topther for 

ttwh timeuncs 1957. 

A couple 

reunites 

to search 

ifor a son 

.. 

hVII*nAWLUIYI 

m'-r.lrw*m 

: It rr 1861. Paul Hkbnrm rr N. 

tion4 at the Penurn* Navd Air St.tioa 

d hchlro Joum Nettlr rr 1 Pm. 

umL&bvbmljuruotdmofarb.rru 

JlotatiuNry.Tb.yrmmr86bd. 

TbwddinroanrmkpLor AIW 

of mnu dunq thoepruxdeumrmr d 

1857 thm .put Wdmday o4bL 

h y rm mumtad in St. Patenburg. 

And nM LbI Pnul Hickenon and 

hchlan Nettla Art0 luve found ~ c h 

atb.t.cb.ywillmtartmaruchto~da 

tnuunliuylat~53~uu-I 

lo& ltwm hhy 30,157-MdDay- 

whea cb. 26yur wpm& kC.. lor Mn 

Am Mn. and &o. Hlckmmn. who at the rinu wu "no! 

quite ~8yunold"wuin J.cLomUentb 

berwdpamnu whm mixra ip.ndinr 

tb8 ~umwrvrrrtiun bemn hot junior 

d u ~ ~ o r & b ~ l y ~ . 

SINCE IT WAS 1 holidlv. Hick 

enonhd ban grantad "libany" lr~ me 

Nay md ipnt tbr &y with fakw ur. 

viaman at a hch on the Cull of Mexim. 

"Itwnlrrrllybol&ydtharulrwu 

6," bl mmsmkrat. 'ItmUtluw heen 

about 2 o'do* lpml d I M ban 

dancing at a nurby cuino. 

"1 ran d m the buch ... l ran mu, the 

~lur. I men it wu jut above my ha 

when I dove lorwud." 

Ha hit ht b d on the bottom. 

Hickenon ...~ uid ha did not rmia ma. 

d- ~~tilmnldlyl laurwhau & 

found himnlf in ch. bw'e,hmplul nth I 

vn.d spinal mrd. The tnjuy left him 

pudyrod from the ehrt down md mo. 

Cud to. wb.lch.ir, -- -, 

z~~~ . 

. 

Florid.. Update, 2-B BB 

Bluinoss, 114 

Obituarl~s. 178 

I n t h . . ~ ~ M n ~ 0 ~ , 

butdmeud~hnsrnacoppd~ylnlto 

tiid out wlut luppad to Hi&m md 

her child Sh found her formsr rune, by 

~rliatd'25to~HicL~nonr"Liviq 

in LDUrrrillr. Ky. But it mn't be Umt uly 

totidberum. 

In Jacluonville. Mn. Avo lemcd 01 "I nude uwrd dL to P-h lo 

the lccidaot but w u unable u, mnuct Paul'a friend. md to rh1 bapiud. I 

fIICKER8ON bd ofmn nndand 

wn 'wlut happened to the gal I loved." Su 

Hickanon. 

told h wm u~mnciav d Lhn wn 

'I war not quite 188nd my rnndmorhr MU I muld da" 

whnhA~cllldhimL.tJulwrthi 

puenu' lorrh.lintunuLharbehdrmn-"I 

bow KmW - ulbg him 

wunrydomlnrnnr lad ref& to let mc 

go to Peauco4" Mn ~rr. d. addm~ DESPITE HER df~nr ih didn't dvnnwrfeUartolrb.bd."heuid 

that her pusnu dm didn't want hlr to u Hickrmn uup 

lbtwodadddlatotad~~heir 

mme home. "My mother did noc like the Hiektnon wd Lhat wWa the docton uurh in SL Pnanbuq. "balm rhir u 

~ dof u my getung muned. she ~hought I and mdld ~ ~ at ch1 f f Peuumlr ~ v d 

SO 1 d ~&to lo PewmLLm hmp~ul did r (md pb - of 'tryuy to kwp 

Sa SEARCH. 1611 

- .- . 

-1 - 

ry~)~~y 

-EEzb 

SoIns.puslnr.huidhLpmau 

Id dlkiab to mder him 

101 r -'a -Id b t 

bda~mrdIn)mTm~aocn. 

H*..r~diub.rldo.F*h26 

1960.ldmumd10hiboauinLaiivIk 

tdlytobh 

Feb 6. tRU st Mamd Puk Hapid 

grnbinhtoahbybw."1Whim 

lmrhpkmt MdialC.nut) h ~ n o 

KninLr. . . ~ b r m w ( ~ w i t h ~ 

'K' tun in my hail). .Dd Lu .h.l my 

lMdmotbrb.aw.betmdbymamntbaohrrdidnt.monLhL(hiry 

... ldLlnrlilacb.doptpan*.r~ntil 

rbcLyb.(mI*htheh*piul" 

Mn.~uid.b*h&h*piUllou~ 

&pUbrti~binhlacb.bbyd~t 

tuktoJuboonlL'toqtopukuprh 

niu"

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......... ' SEARCH ASSISTANTS 

, . 

Jan Deahl 

JoAnne Lee 

(evenings & Sat) 

Karen Tinkham 

(Noon to 3pm ONLY) 

Ann Mehrtens 

Maurice Trager 

Barb Wodrich 

PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE WHEN 

CALLING YOUR SEARCH ASSISTANT. 

We ask that you observe our 

hours. 

, CARING NUMBERS 


Birthparent Adoptee 

V i Pierce 972-3483 

Birthparent 









Counseling 

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We're . AAC a 

. 

Won't You Join Us? 

Whr(Ir*wAAm 

A codltlon of Indlvidualr md groups 

mcrou North Amla who cam .bout making 

rdoptlon more open. 

An 8cknowledgaent of Lho many poopla 

who, on tholr own or in gmupr, ua working 

toward thlr goal In m varlsty of wyr. 

A mean# of eduutlng wnelvm about thh 

and r channel through whkh we CM educate 

the rsst of the doptlon community and the 



rmall. to learn from each other, and for 

Indlvidualr, whbthor In a group or not, to 

connect up wlth the larger network. 

Horrcmtyw~MC? 

Qroupa CM become Afflllate Organiratlonr 

($25) or Sustalnlng Afflllate Organlzatlons 

($100). Thls do- not make their own membem 

lndlvidu8l Memben of thq AAC. 

lndlvidualr can become tndlvldual Memban 

($lo), Sustalnlng lndlvlduat Momberr 

(SZO), or Life lndlvlduat Membem ($150). 

Checks should be made out to "Amorlcan 

Adoption congress" md malkd wlth the form 

below to: 

MC 

clo HeMI Tqlor, Tn&uru 

ST3 HoHykwm L3n 

Thouund Oaka, CA W1W 

Mwnh will receive AAC Publications and 

wlll be informed of AAC actlvlty within thelr 

regions. 

If your newsletter is checked here, 

it is time for you to renew 

We thank you for your support and 

interest in Search Triad this last year. 

Our membership fee is $15 per year 

($7.50 for out-of-town people who want 

only the newsletter). Please send 

your check to Jim McDonald at 

4327 W. Carol Ave., Glendale, Az 

85302. Do it soon so you don t miss 

the May anniversary issue! 

"Open Mlnds/Open Records" 

NuwdPI.onuOroup 

urtlw AM-: 

Two a( Umba~hk Indh. (119- 8usl.lning lndh. 

- h mo ore ($lo4 - 

(W - Llk ~ndtr. OVW) - Amnmlr Ore. ()+J) 

opt- n M lndfrw~~. cwc II( UI-~ IIM 01, 

AdOptr - Map~k. Rnc. ' MIvml. - 

See you on the 14thll 


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PAID. 

Lltciificld Pnrk, 'AZ 85340 

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SEARCH TRIAD INC. 

Box 1432 

Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340 

% 

602 935-9702 

Vo1. VILI NO, 1 May 1983 

I 

Karen Tinkham 

~xecutive Director 

Lorraine Kazmier 

President 

Pol icy: 

Search Triad Inc. is an independent, non profit organization 

offering a free service of idea exchange, volunteer support and 

educational guidelines in the adoption triangle, We are a 

member of the American Adoption Congress, a coalition of 

individuals and groups nationwide who support more openess in 

adoption. 

We offer an open meeting to adults in search, although we do 

not advocate birthparents searching for minors or minors 

searching for birthparents. Counseling is available. 

"To forget one's anceotors is to be a brook without 

a source, a tree without root. :: 


NEXT MEETING 

May 12th at 7:30pm 

All Saints' Episcopal Church 

Manning Hall 


Phoenix 

Executive Board meets at 

6:30pm in the garden. 


June 9th 

July'14th. 

August 11th 

Teen Rap CrouplAdoptive 

Parent Discussion Croup 

meets on May 19th. 

Join us for a 7th Anniversary 

Celebration! We will having 

a time of reunion sharing, 

search assistance available 

and time to socalize. 

May 6th marks our 7th anniversary. As we begin our eighth year in Phoenix, 

perhaps we should take a moment to review the how and why of our organization. 

Ginger Gibson Rogers placed an ad in the Phoenix Gazette in the spring of 1976. 

She had hopes of gathering together with others to share ideas regarding adoption 

and the search proceso. Her ad caught the eye of a Gazette reporter and a three 

part series on adoption followed. This series caused quite a stir and Search 

was born. We have seen many changes over the years, many new faces and many 

wonderful reunions. We incorporated and became Search Triad Inc., gained 

non profit status from the IRS and expanded our services. We have joined the 

American Adoption Congress and work toward more openess and honesty in adoption. 

We hope you are proud of your group! Thank you Ginger for having the courage 

to rhara your reunion, something very special has resulted from that sharing! 

"It is a noble faculty of our nature which enables us to connect our thoughts, 

our sympathies, and our happiness with Qhat is distant in place or time; and, 

looking before and after, to hold collmunion at once with our ancestors and our 

posterity.. .We live in the past by knowledge of its history, and in the future 

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y hope and anticipation. By ascending to an association with our ancestors; 

by contemplating their example and studying their character; by partaking 

their sentiments, and imbibing their spirit; by accompanying them in their toils, 

by sympathizing in their sufferings, and rejoicing in their successes and their 

triumphs; we seem to belong to their age, and to mingle our own existence with 

theirs. We become their contemporaries, live the lives they lived, endure what 

they endured, and partake in the rewarda which they enjoyed....There may be, and 

there often is, a regard for ancestry, which nourishes only a weak pride; as 

there is also a care for posterity, which only disguises an habitual avarice, 

or hides the workings of a low and grovelling vanity. But there is also a moral 

and philosophical respect for' our ancestors, which elevates the character and 

improves the heart. Next to the sense of religious duty and moral feeling, I 

hardly know what should bear with stronger obligation on a liberal and enlightened 

\ mind, than a consciousness of alliance with excellence which is departed; and a 

consciousness, too, that in its acts and conduct, and even in its sentiments and 

thoughts, it may be actively operating on the happiness of those who come after it, 9 9 

-Daniel Webster 

The movement has lost someone very special. Ed Gaunt died on March 27th in 

Chicago. He was affiliated with the Board of Certification for Genealogists, 

a Member of the Illinois State Genealogical So,ciety, the Chicago Genealogical 

Society and the Illinois Lodge of Research. He was also an ISC Search Consultant 

and was directly responsible for the completed searches of our members Ann 

Mehrtens, Sharon Versland and Lois McCutcheon. Ed is survived by his wife 

Ruth and a son. Words cannot express the loss we all feel. 

Search Triad News 

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Please make a special effort to sign in at the monthly meeting...this means 

everyone! We need an accurate headcount every month and we. are finding that 

many of you are forgetting to do so. Guests are also expected to sign our 

"we1come"sheetl 

Special congrats are sent to Susan Hammond who will become the Director of 

PACER in Palo Alto, California as of July 1, 1983. Susan was active in Search 

Triad for several years and was responsible for writing our newsletter, served 

as Secretary and search assistant. Dirck Brown, the present director of PACER 

is moving to Granville, Ohio and is establishing PACER-EAST in Ohio. We are 

very proud of you Susan!! 

The Adoption Education and Counseling Center is a non-profit organization 

which offers information, education and counseling to people involved with 

or interested in adoption. The Center provides many services including 

workshops for families considering adoption, adoptees, and for birth parents. 

Community education programs and individual and family counseling are also 

offered. The co-directors of the Center are Diane Eckstein, MSW, and Jo 

Sadalla, MSW. They are offering a Workshop for Birth Parents beginning on 

May 18th, running for four Wednsday nights from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Fee is $40, 

location 1515 N. 9th St. in Phoenix. For more information call 277-7138. 

Overdue books - Nancy Miller (3-10) Bob Schuster (3-10) Jo Osman (3-10) 

Mary Jo Stewart (11-82) and Cheyrl Myers (3-10) 

Special thanks to Helen Leech who has donated One Against the Storm and Mommie 

Dearest to the library!

SEARCH ASSISTANTS 

Jan Deahl 841-7693 ' 



Karen Tinkham 

- 

935-9702 

(Noon to 3PM ONLY) 

Ann Mehrtens 

Maurice Trager 967-7641 

Barb Wodrich 938-2597 

or 

937-5549 

. 

PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE WHEN 

CALLING YOUR SEARCH ASSISTANT. 

We ask that you observe' our hours.. . 

and please don't call at dinnertime! 

CARING NUMBERS 


- Bir thparent-Adoptee 

Search Assistants JoAnne Lee, Karen Tinkham, 

V i Pierce 972-3483 Jan Deahl, Maurice Trager & Barb Wodrich 

Bir thparent 

Lorraine Kazmier 838~~4270 



Teen Rap Group %. .. . 



Diane Ecks tein 277-7138 


Counse 1 ing 

We would again suggest' tha-t each 

of you work closely with a Search 

Assistant. Don't be a stranger... 

do call between meetings. We want 

you to share both the negative 

and positive responses during 

your search, If you're not sure 

about something check first before 

sending it off, 

We do not have all the answers, 

but we will work together to f i d 

them. Go carefully! Remember to 

Leslie Carter, Mike Berdine (training S.A.'s) Ann 

RESPECT your birthmother's 

Mehrtens - S.A., Treasurer Jim McDonald and 

privacy. Her parents, husband, 

training S.A. & President Lorraine Kazmier. 

children, relatives, school 

friends might not know about the 

baby she relinquished to adoption. 

Birthparents remember, not all adoptees know they are adopted. Be cautious! Just 

remember, we are here to help!

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Panels 

April 12 Sue Mills and Audrey Kreft (Dept of Economic Security) 

April 12 J.C. Lincoln Hospital (thru Diane Eckstein) Kathy Roheim and Gary Carter 

April 18 - 

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County Hospital MsD.'s panel: Maurice Trager & Lynne Hellmers 

April 28 Rio Solado Adoptive Parent Class: Jim McDonald, Terry Lippens, Dorothy Foster, 

Joan Lee and Lorraine Kazmier 

Reunions 

Sue Mills flew to Los Angeles to tape a FANTASY 

Show (NBC - 1 to 2pm) which will air in Phoenix 

on May 25th. She had the opportunity to go into 

the Fountain to try for money to help her fly to 

Chicago to meet her birth family. She did 

a fantastic job and also had the bonus of meeting 

her mother too. She will share details at the 

meeting. 

Kathy Chrisman found her mother and brother months 

ago but just received pictures. A special surprise 

came on her birthday....a dozen roses from her . 

brother! We can't wait to see your pictures Kathy! 

Gary Carter was reunited with his father and 

siblings over a year ago, but just recentiy met 

his mother who lives in Washington. He will share 

the wonderful results of this family reunion on 

Thursday. 

Deb Weitz resides in Tucson and wrote us a most 

exciting letter with details of a reunion with 

her birthmother in California. 


Whabth.MC? 

A coalition of individuals nnd groups 

.crou North America who care about Wing 

adoption more open. 

An ncknowllbdgmmt of the many fmpb 

Who, on tholr own or In groups, am working 

Ward thir goal in n vrrloty of w8ya. 

A means of educating ourselvm about thk 

and n channel through whkh we can educate 

Ute rest of the adoption community and the 



small, to learn from each other, and for 

individuals, whether in a group or not, to 

. connect up with the larger network. 

How cm you )oh MC7 

e Groups can become Affiliate Organizations 

($25) or Sustaining Affiliate Organizations 

($100). This does not make their own members 

Individual Msmben of the AAC. 

Individuals can become Individual Members 

($lo), Sustaining Individual Members 

($20), or Life Individual Members ($150). 

We're AAC ... 

"Man can't change the truth but the truth can 

change the man. If 

Checks should be made out to "American 

Adoption congress" and mailed with the form 

below to: 

AAC 

C/O Heldl Taylor, Tmnurer 

573 Hollyburrn L.ri. 

Thouund Oab, CA 91380 

Members will receive AAC Publications and 

will be informed of AAC activity wilhin their 

regions. 

"Open Mindslopen Records" 

Nurw of P.noo w Group 

1 MdlhAdd~: 

Typo ol Membmhlp: Indlv. ($10) - Surlaining Indiv. 

((20)- Lllr Indlv. ($150)- Afllllrlo 010. ($25) 

- swtng. Org. ($100)- 

Optimal: ll mn lndlvldurl, chock all utogorln that apply. 

Aduploo - ' 

Adoptive Prnl. Blflhpml. - 

Maplion Prolassionrl Othw (rp.clIy) 

~LPP~A 

7t-1 drrC Znc.

News from around the movement 

from KCAAO/Miss,ouri 

Federal Law 384-B provides that an individual is entitled to 

a copy of a legal document which bears his or her signature. 

If any agency receives federal funds, they too are bound by 

the Freedom of Information Act, just like the public agencies. 

Birthparents may wish to cite Law 384-B in attempting to 

request copies of their relinquishment papers. Adoptive 

parents may request a copy of the Adoption Decree the same way, 

from Operation IdentityINew Mexico 

"The Editor & Publisher Int'l Yearbook," The Ayer Directory 

of Publications, " and "Ulrich's Int' 1 Periodicals Dictionary" 

are books that will help in finding what newspapers are. or 

were in existence in a certain area. 

from Operation Identity/New MexLco 

Military Persons that are blood relation can be located by 

contacting your senator or congressman. Simply say you 

want to locate your father, son, etc., and give birthdate. 

You do not need a social security number. 

from AIS!Colorado 

The Colorado Registry set up by'the Colorado Dept, of Public 

Health in October, will cease to exist at the end of June 1983. 

Out of 167 applicants, no matches have yet been made. 

"Adoption Is A Circle of Love"/Options in Adoptinn - An. 

Exploration of Ways to Humanize The Adoption Process i s 

available, no charge, from 

ARC Region 7 

University of Missouri 

124 Clark Hall 

Columbia, Mo 65211 

New book - Eternal Inspirations by E. Lynn Giddens. This is 

a true story. It contains recollections surrounding the 

lives of E. Lynn Giddens and her older brother Jackie, both 

adoptees. It is an inspirational, yet thought provoking 

testimonial. $4.50 from Arnberly Publications Box 4153 

Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514. 

from Adoption Information Exchange./~orth Carolina 

Adoptive Parents For Open Records is forming. If you are an 

adoptive parent, or interested in this area, please write to 

Carol Gustavson 9 Marjorie Drive, Schooley's Mountain, 

Hackettstown, N.J. 07840. Include a self addressed stamped 

envelope with your request for information. 

from Bob ol~ell/Open Arms Quarterly Editor 

"The point is, when you decide to search, don t make the 

mistake of approaching the situation with the typical, "what 

can you do for me?" Are you prepared to GIVE something to 

the Adoption Movement as well? Your contributions need not 

be great; a few hours of your time; a few of your dollars; 

your thoughts; a sharing of your feelings. 11 

Worldwide locator helps track~ir 

Force members 

A worldwide locator keeps Air 

Force members in touch with each 

other. Air Force Manpower and Personnel 

Center oficials announced at 

Randolph. 

Active-duty, retired, National 

Guard, Reserve and their family 

members may use the service at no 

charge. 

The Department of Defense does. 

however, ask the general public to pay 

r 52.85 fee for the service. Oficials 

said the fee is to offset search costs. 

Ollicials said in certain cases fees 

will not be charged to members of the 

public. One such case would be separated 

members searching for character 

witnesses when applying for VA 

benefits, or upgrading discharges 

when trying to re-enter the military. A 

full explanation of the circumstances 

should be given to determine whether 

or not a fee is required for the service. 

Officials ask military-related 

requestors to state their connection so 

they will not be billed. 

Requestors should provide all 

known information about the 

individual for whom they are searching. 

Send the full name. social security 

rccount number (SSAN). or service 

number and grade to: Headquarters 

Air Force hlanpower and Personnel 

CenterthlPC003, Randolph AFB, 

Texas 78 150. 

If the SSAN or service number is 

not known. dates and places of birth, 

organizations and dates of assignments 

can help locate the person. 

Once the member is located. the military 

address will be mailed back to the 

requestor. 

To avoid violating the Privacy Act, 

a system has been devised lo contact 

retired members. Requestors should 

place letters in sealed, stamped 

envelopes with return address and 

name of the individual to be conlacted. 

That sealed envelope and 1 

available information on the person to 

be located should be placed into 

another envelope and mailed to the 

worldwide locator. The located member 

receiving the letter will then have 

the option of answering the letter 

without invasion of his or her privacy.

. 

6 

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from ISC Consultant Connection/California 

I am so angry! I have just received, from a friend, a copy of an article called 

"Whose Child Is This?" 1t.h taken from March 6, 1983 San Francisco Chronicle. 

The article is on surrogate parenting, but touches on adoption in a lethal way -- 

let me quote! 

"obtaining a child through a surrogate mother offers another advantage 

to infertile couples who want children; a measure of control, If he said. 

You know who the father is and that the surrogate mother, under the 

terms of the contract, will be following a healthy diet regimen and 

receiving competent medical treatment during her pregnancy. IN MOST 

REGULAR ADOPTION SITUATIONS, THE MOTHERS ARE PROSTITUTES OR DRUG 

ADDICTS WHO ARE HARD UP FOR CASH." 

We cannot let this one go by. Please take the time now to sit down and make 

yourself heard. This quote is from Dr. Geoffrey Nusbaum c/o Fertility 

Research Foundation 1424 2nd Avenue NY,NY 10021. Also write Editor, 

San Francisco ChroniclelThis World 870 Market St. San Francisco, Ca 94102. 

from RaplineIMichigan as it was quoted in Roots & Wings/Ga 

Birthmother Shares Her Sorrow 

It is with unimaginable grief that. I relate my sad new to you. I have finally 

found my angel unaware. I had been sitting going through some of my correspondence 

regarding my son when I saw Ginger's article about her angel unaware. I was moved 

to call the state school in my area and ask the woman who answered the phone if they 

had a patient by my son's name. She asked for his date of birth, and when I told her 

she said that yes, he had been a patient, but that he had died quite some time ago, 

on July 26, 1966. I called her on July 26, 1982, exactly 16 years from the date of 

his death. "Who is this anyway?", she asked. 

Words can't express how I felt. I couldn't believe my ears. Was I really hearing 

right? I checked further and found to my grief that she was right, My baby had died 

at age 5. She said that he was never able to talk and was retarded, but she went on 

to very matter of factly assure me that he had not suffered. He had only been there 

about a month before he died of pneumonia. 

Today, (July 29) is the anniversary of the day he was buried. I found his tiny 

grave, covered over by 16 years of weeds and brush. The caretaker said, "Well, 

that was a long time ago and they didn't have markers for the children, nothing 

to mark that he had even existed. Someone had once used a tin can to place flowers 

in, I think, but it was very decayed. Ironic that I had called the school on impulse, 

and my call was on the 16th anniversary of his death. 

I had so hoped and prayed that he was happy, living in a family who loved him as 

much as I did. He was never even adopted, and I had never been told. If I had 

known, I could have taken him home with me. I have to question why God would let 

a little child go through so much. It all seems so senseless. The woman also 

told me that he weighed only 34 pounds when he died, 

When I asked about the burial I was told he was put in a Styrofoam box, the kind 

they use for all the state patients there. My heart turned inside out. I couldn't 

believe I was hearing this. I am going to see if I can scrape enough money together, 

because somehow I must at least get him a tombstone. In my grief, though, I am 

in a sense at peace for the first time in 22 years because at least now I know no 

one can ever hurt him or torment him again. He is now truly my angel unaware. 

Karen 

Article - Time May 2, 1983 

searching for a Forever Home (TV program's helpi% get adopted) 

page 77 

334 

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Rosalie Schwab has sent us a copy of the bill being proposed in New York State 

regarding sibling reunions for adoptees over the age of 21 or for adoptive 

parents of a minor needing a birth donor for medical reasons. This is #A-4528 

and is sponsored by Assemblyman Gene Levy of Suffern, N.Y. The bill seems to 

have a good chance of passing but needs grass roots support. Please send a 

letter or telegram in support to: 

Legislative Office Bldg. 

Albany, NY 12248 

If any of you want a copy of the bill, send a SASE to our P.O. 

will be glad to mail you a copy! 

Box and we 

Jcfo'c 

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from Tucson Open Door Society 

You have to steer your own course. 

You have to do your own thinking. 

You must make your own decisions. 

You have to sc,lve your own problems. 

Your character is your own handiwork. 

You have to write your own record. 

You have to build your own monument - 

or dig your own pit. 

B.C. Forbes 

Available soon...the ISC Calendarbf Adoption Fantasy/Reality! Pat Sanders 

decided that we needed more humor in the movement, so has put together a 

1984 calendar...twelve months of photos with captions - the social worker - 

the adopted child - the reunion. Price will be $5, not sure of the postage 

yet, hopefully we will have one by June. 

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We are receiving excellent newsletters from the American Adoption Congress, 

both the National Newsletter and our Renion 9 ~ewslet'ter. One copy will 

be in the library for your review. The-~ational Conference will be held in 1 

in 

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Columbus, Ohio a few weeks and Lynne Hellmers and Lorraine Kazmier will 

be in attendance! 

Goals of the American Adoption Congress are: 

1. To rewrite adoption laws and remodel agency practices toward greater 

openess, honesty and justice in adoption. 

2. TO rectify the deprivations of past adoptions by aiding individuals in I 

searching- their genetic her itages and in resurrecting their relationships 

of origin. 

3. To grant a valid option of adoption to expectant birthparents who, in 

our open society, ask participation in their children s adoptions. 

4. To relieve adoptive parents the anxiety of unknown factors in their 

children s medical and social backgrounds through more open communication 

both before and after adoptive placement. 

5. To provide adopted children the security of a known birth heritage in 

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an environment free of mystery and fear. 

More about the AAC next month. 

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with us as a member. Our membership 

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If you plan to renew, ' please send 

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member of the American.Adoption Congress, a coalition of 

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"To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without 

a source, a tree without root. I* 


NEXT MEETING 

June 9 th at 7:30pm 

ALL Saints' Episcopal Church 

Manning Hall 


Phoenix 


6:30pm in the garden. 

Join us for a sharing of some 

very exciting reunions l We 

will have search assistance 

available as well as rap groups 

for pre-reunion, post reunion 

and the incomplete reunion group. 

Birthparents of minor children are 

encouraged to sit in on any of the 

above rap groups. 


July 14th 

August '11th 

September - to be announced 

October 13 

November 10 

December 8 

Mark your calendar now so you 

don't forget a meeting. 

Remember that your newsletter 

might not arrive before the 

meeting night so don' t depend 

on that as your reminder! 

Teen Rap Group-Adoptive Parent 

Discussion Croup meets on 

Thursday, June 16th. 

Last month we celebrated our 7th anniversary.. At the meeting, our President 

Lorraine Kazmier shared her thoughts regarding this special night....Birthdays 

end anniversaries are times for congratulations and wishes. This our 7th 

anniversary is such a time. So - congratulations to our founding members who 

are still active and a vital part of Search Triad. Maurice Trager, Barb 

Wodrich, Helen Leech and Karen Tinkham - for their fortitude in sticking with 

Search thru the lean times, for their persis tance in finding the doors and paths 

that have lead to our reunions, for their leadership in making Search Triad one 

of the most respected groups in the country, 

Congratulations to Carrie and Charlie Tinkham for being supportive and "living 

through" thousands of phone calls, listening to the typewriter go till 4 a.m., 

and generally watching Karen work her buns off. 

Congratulations to all past and current members of Search who - loudly or 

quietly - have made a statement to the world. Secrecy and sealed records should 

not be part of the adoption process. 

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The wishes - that every birthmother will find peace in her heart and know the 

joy of holding her child in her arms, That the adoptive parents will open their 

minds and hearts and listen to their children and understand their needs. For 

the adoptees - may they find the answers to the questions that they so fervantly 

seek, May they have the joy of looking into a face that is a reflection of 

their own. May they know the heritage and love of their mother. 

May the legislature be enlightened and know that human rights are being violated 

and it must stop. And may the coming year be even more successful, more doors 

opened, and each one of ua be more sensitive to one another. 

tlappy anniversary f

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Thanks to those who helped make'our pbkt] 

so soecial last month... to Ann Mehrtens 

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who bupplied us with greet punch, to I - . ?I 

~aril* Boddy, ,JoAnne Lee, Barb Wodrich 

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and Karen Tinkham who brought cups, - . - 

plates, forks, napkins, punchbowl and 

$ tablecloth.. .and to Dorothy Foster for *arch Q :the *tiw d for 1816, natural 

adop* not dvoab parents 

~turrt 

the- lovely floral centerpiece!' 

RQsn plmd m 1d in In# for minw childnn a minon 

Arizona Republic article which appeared 

on Mother's Day. We shared the page 

with Supreme Court Justice Sandra 

0' ~onner. 

$ diganization helps adoptees I 

aiT' G i h 

prrenb W ~I- 

hl r F ?enis newspaper mking other rurchinlr for nmturd paten(.. Coun. 

Ft dolt adoplnn to mnlael her. wling k rvailable in mlnm, mnd a 

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&in that gmthcrin(, &rmh fl~.ild lcen dbcumlon parp I* held mch 

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InL'ik fmwl (oder id-, SU@ month. 

rnd'widellnn (o peglo wnrdrint for With membcnhlp in the Ametian 

2 thd i nml~tt~l parents. 

Adoption Cmm, a mrliUon of 

Sbca lhml fin1 mceUnl in May grwp in the wunlry that wnnl (o 

I yorn wo, the lriwb hen make rdopUon prmduwn mamopen, 

ml@inad non.prnR1 mhlur, memhcr. md pnrtIrlluUm in the lnlcrnmllnnml 

mhip'ham gmwn (o 185 snd then have Bmmdex fbvnlnn Wglsty, %arch 

I b& 199 reunlona of edo~tta and offen itn rnemhrn (whnicnl 88 nil sc 

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&a,& meetn the mond Thunday For infirmallon on Ute uroug, rrib 

of pry mnnlh. The membcnhlp fee to &arch Triad, P.0, nox 1432, 

lll.idulln, hut the nrgani7alinn don DRS.9702hlwren norm and 3 p.m. 

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Mesa Tribune article on Sunday, May 29th, 

1st page coverage! in $16 per ycnr. Meelinp ore opcn to Ulchfitld Park. Ariz. 8S.140, or phone 

A surprise mention on channel 10 - CBS. 

People heard it and called!! 

Panels-Communi ty Involvement 

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May 10 - Nurses panel - thru Diane ~ckstein 

at County Hospital. Audrey Kreft and Joellen Osman. 

May 17 I- D.E.S. - Jim McDonald and Audrey Kreft. 

May 19 - D.E.S. 

May 31 - D.E.S. 

- Maurice Trager and Krista Johnson 

- Krista Johnson 

Thank you Search members for helping to educate the public. 

Library news 

New book - Eternal Inspirations A True Story on Adoption by E. Lynn Giddens. 

Overdue books - Suzi Gay (4-83) and Susan Caudill (4-83). 'If you checked out 

books last month please remember to return them this month. 

Board Highlights 

Diane Eckstein will no longer be able to lead our post reunion discussion group. 

Jim McDonald and Dorothy Foster have agreed to work with this group and Helen Leech 

will take charge of the June group session. A thank you card was sent to Diane, 

which in only a very small way says thanks for all the time and effort she has 

given to us monthly! 

Expansion of our publicity effort was discussed and the Board voted to allow 

Ann Mehrtens to use $200 to purchase advertising space. 

We were asked to host the American Adoption Congress Region 9 Regional Meeting 

this fall and the Board voted to do so. The annual Region 9 meeting was held 

in Columbus, Ohio during the National Conference and the members voted to have 

the Regional Meeting here in October. Time and place and program will be 

announced at a later date. 

Karen Tinkham was reappointed Executive Director, which must be done yearly per 

our By-Laws. 

We voted to pay Lorraine Kazmier's registration fee for the AAC Conference. We 

also paid for the handout to be used by Lorraine and Lynne Hellmers during their 

pane1 regarding our teen - adoptive parent group. 

Completed Searches/Reunions/Updates 

Jim McDonald has spoken with his father in Colorado and has also received a 

letter and photos. We will hear this positive story in July when Jim has 

completed his summer school courses at A.S.U. 

Helen Leech (and Frank too) met her granddaughter in Minnesota and promises 

to bring all nine rolls of developed film!!!

Joyce Bouche had a fabulous reunion with her mother in Seattle. She was given 

her great grandmother's watch and found she shared many traits with her mother 

We anxiously await photos, details and even a report from husband Frank! 

Halene Petterson has found her birthmother in the southern ~alifornia area 

and has been warmly received. She and her husband were to go theta'for 

Memorial Day Weekend. We enjoyed having Helene's adoptive mom as a guest 

last month! 

Cheryl Meyers shared her reunion details last month. The portrait Cheryl shared 

of her deceased mother showed such a likeness to Cheryl. ~elatives on the 

maternal side had asked to adopt Cheryl and her brother, but the courts refused 

this request. Cheryl met aunts, uncles, cousins and her grandmother when she 

travelled East for her sister Is wedding. 

Elaine Hamilton has been searching for her father's family and has located 

relatives in the East. They will be going East soon and hope to meet and 

perhaps learn more about the grandmother and mother. 

Deb Weitz of Tucson was reunited with her mother after many years of searching. 

Her 10 page letter conveys much excitement, some of which we must share,.., 

Penna. was difficult about giving Deb information, but her persistance won out. 

Her birthmother contacted the lawyers the same year Deb began her search, her 

mother was told she had died as a child of leukemia. Deb followed many leads 

but the productive one.was the obit found in the Pa library. It listed her 

tnother's married name and address in California. I wish all searching adoptees 

could be as lucky as I am. My birthmother and I became very close in the time 

I spent with her. We realize we are both very lucky. Especittlly me, as I have 

two mothers that love me very very much. 

Karen Tinkham found distant cousins in Denmark last summer. She has been busy 

trying to trace that line of the family tree back through Denmark to Germany 

and then to Holland. The surname is most unusual and she found one listing in 

the Phoenix phone book. -p careful call was made, more research was done and 

it was discovered thatsreat grandparents were brother and sister. Cautious 

contact will be made with Iowa relatives. 

The LDS Library in Mesa has the 1900 Soundex and Census on microfilm. 

can trace your family back that far this tool is a tremendious help. 

possible to check surnames by state because of the Soundex. 

If you 

It is 

You must see it to believe it!! The ISC Calendar of Adoption Fantasy/Reality 

1984 is now available. We will have a copy at our meeting. Monthly fun photos 

include the social worker, the adoptive parents, the chosen child, confidentiality, 

the birthmother, the adopted, child, the birthfather, sealed records, good cause 

(showing Judge Knott A. Chance) and more. The calendars may be purchased 

directly from ISC for $5 at P.O. Box 10192 Costa Mesa, Ca 92627. Or we may 

purchase 10 or more at a discount price of $4. 

We were very pleased to receive a letter from Peg Brenner, Editor of the AAC 

National Newsletter. She asked us to share how we had "survived" as a group. 

Only six groups nationally wef%sked to participate in this series which will 

be featured in the National Newsletter. We were honored to be included. 

Do you have cable? If so keep your eyes peeled €or the show "Let's Talk About 

It" with Dr. Patricia A. Mitchell. Ann Mehrtens and Jan Deahl will be taping 

the half hour show on June 9th and the program will air several weeks later, 

exact date ucknown. The show appears on Storer Cable, channel 24 between 3pm 

and 9pm locally. 

We now have 69 books in our library, plus tapes from several national conferences, 

excellent articles, newsletters from across the country. Do you ever take the 

time to check out what we have available to you as a paid member? This collection 

is a result of our purchases and donations made by our members. This is what 

we have., , 

The August Stranger 

Lost and Found (2) 

Twice Born (4) 

The Baby Brokers 

Jody 

A Time To Search

Chosen Child 

Search Aftermath & Adjustments 

The Wayward Winds 

Innocent Blood 

The Adoption Searchbook (2) 

orphan Voyage 

Adoptive Kinshie 

They Came to Stay 

Kim - A Gift From Viet Nam 

- 19 Steps Up The Mountain 

Children of Hope 

A Member of the Family 

The Slow Awakening 

Tenth Month 

What Now (5) 

California Legislature 

-- 

Finding My Father (2) 

Orphan Train 

Sisters & strangers 

Adopted Canadian Search Guide 

Birthmark 

Search for Anna Fisher (2) 

Mother Where Are You? 

I Am Still Me (3) 

. and -- thparents 

searching in California 

Searching in Florida 

Once Removed - Voices From 

Death by Adoption 

What Kind of Love is This7 

Dialogue For Understanding 

One Against the Storm 

< 

Inside .the Adoption Triangle 

You have a choice of 19 different tapes from the 1980, 1981 and 1982 AAC National 

Conference. Other items in the library include AAC By-Laws, legislative info 

from Joe Harrington, genetic couneeling pamphlets, the Birthparent~~Right To Know, 

Adoption in America (Congress), An Open Letter to Adoptive Parents, Why Did My 

Birthmother Reject Me', and others. We provide this library for you, use it! 

National News 

The Southeast Regional Conference of the AAC will be held Sept 23, 24 and 25th 

at the Daytona Hilton, Daytona Beach, Florida. Speakers will include 

Diana Brown, Susan Darke, Sandra Musser and Mary Jo RiLlera. For more details 

write Pam Lawrence 490 W. New York Ave., Orange City, Fla 32763. 

The Adoption Awareness Center of Lutheran Social Service of Texas is 

announcing A National Adoption Conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency 

in Sen Antonio, Texas September 12 and 13th. More details to come. 

Red, white and blue bumper stickers are being soLd by Juliane N. MiLLer 

P.O. Box 202263 Dallas, Tx 75220. Price $1.50 plus a large self addressed 

stamped envelope. The sticker says - THE SEARCH IS OVER. 

The 1983 National Jewish Seminar in Gensalogy will be held July 31 to 

August 4 at the Ramada Inn in Beverly Hills, California. If you want more 

info write to JGS Summer Seminar P.O. Box 25245 Los Angeles, Ca 90025. 

Recommended reading - Why Did My Birthmother Reject Me? by Carole Anderson 

of CUB (Concerned United ~Lrthparents). Send $1 to CUB 595 Central Avenue 

Dover, N.H. 03820. 

Linda Cannon Burgess, author of the book The Art of Adoption and the past 

Vice-President of the MC, was the speaker at the Peoria, Illinois Florence 

Crittenton tlome which was celebrating its 81st annual meeting. The newspaper 

covered this and the article was titled, "Adoption expert knocks secrecy in 

proceedings." Excellent quotes. Thanks for sharing Gail Carmack! 

from AISIColorado 

A new group will be forming soon in Greeley, Joan Whittaker, an adul~: adoptee, 

hopes to formalize the group this fall. Her address is P.O. Box 372 

Ft. Lupton, Co 80621. 1ncl"dc a SASE. 

3(15

from Adoptees' Birthrights Connnittee/Lafayette. La. 

kight is right even if everyone is against it. 

Wrong is wrong even if everyone is for it. 

The Louisiana State Legislature is now in its regular session. No bills 

pertinent to adoption records, as of now, are scheduled to be introduced. And 

why should any be introduced? The State is still attempting to implement the 

State Registry the Legislature deemed imperative and vital to the growing 

community of adoptees and birthparents and adoptive parents who wish answers. 

One year after the passage of the Registry, the bureaucratic red tape is still 

stuck on how to implement the complex program. While the DHHR nnd the State 

mull over their self-made tangle, A.B.C. continues its high success rate in 

.reunions and counselling. 

ABC will sponsor the AI\C Regional Conference August 12 through 14th 

inLake Charles, La. For more info write to Ethelyn Leger P.O. Box 6175 

Lake Charles, La 70606, 

Lutheran Social Services in Sen Antonio is involved in open adoption. 

235 children were adopted through that agency in 1982. Sixty percent of 

those placements were open. 

from Orphan Vovage of Florida/JacksonviLLe 

Does Your Checking Account Balance? 

I'm a terrible mathematician! I absolutely dread balancing my checkbook each 

month. Fortunately I do understand mough math to know that if I intend to keep 

a checking account that I can't write checks for more money than I deposit 

into my bank account. Very simply put - YOU NEED TO PUT IN AT LEAST AS ElUCH 

AS YOU TAKE OUT! 

Our searches are a type of joint checking account for searchers. Our search 

groups and search consultants are our bank accounts and once we join most of us 

immediately start making withdrawals-if knowledge, time, compassion, enthusiasm, 

expertise and empathy. 

The problem arises when so many people make huge withdrawals without ever putting 

anything (beyond their first year's monetary dues) back into our account. Unfortunately, 

that's no way to keep the account operational for other searchers 

who are yet to come. We need your contributions of - attendance at meetings 

(even after your search is completed.) We need your help with projects... 

with the newsletter...supporting and helping others in search, with writing 

Letters to our legislators, to magazines, newspapers and T.V. shows. And yes, 

we need you to contribute money. How about continuing to pay your yearly dues 

even after your search is completed so that we can continue to operate. 

We re here to help each other! Your help is needlid! Isn't it about time to make 

your account balance? 

also from Or~han Voyage of FLorida/Jacksonville 

The National Committee for Adoption is an organization with clout that opposes 

much of what our search groups stand for. In one of their recent newsletters 

that urged members to object to T.V. shows like Donahue or news and magazine 

articles that publicize open adoptions, opening records, etc. A direct quote 

from them, "Only by entering the active debate on these issues, by demanding 

fair and factual coverage, by having people who represent our reasonable views 

agree to talk and appear in the medin, can we expect to offset the emotional 

appeal of the search groups or the dangerous ideas on adoption and maternity 

care being advanced by some agencies. 1' 

This can work both ways - take time to write to editors, newspapers, to 

magazines, radio and T.V, shows each time you see or hear something that concerns 

the adoption process and our searches. We need to make our voices heard. 

**>'&*** 

People June 13, 1983 issue 

page 47 - "Baby Sellers or Sisters of Mercy? Surrogate Mothers Give 

Birth to a Legal debate. 

You must have a strong stomach to read this article. The quotes are 

unreal and just beg for a letter to the editor. READ IT!! 

*** 

A very very special lady celebrates her birthday on June 23rd, Emma Vilardi. 

This wonderful women provides our group and groups across the U.S. and the 

World the International Soundex Reunion Registry. I think we should flood her 

P.O. Box 2312 Carson City, Nevada 89702 with special wishes! Do your part!!

June 1983 iesue includes a focus on the family. 

A salute to a special group of people... 

Grandparen ta 

Grandparents occupy a special place in the 

territory of the heart. Our parents' parents, 

they provide a context for our lives, an intimate 

touch of history. In them we see evidence of our 

family's past and implications of our own future. 

Grandparents are proof of family continuity, 

family progress - human progress. 

For grandchildren (and that means all of us) 

grandparents are pioneers. They have had all 

sorts of adventures as trailblazers in the 

family frontier. What we call history, they call 

memory, When they share memories, they fuse their 

lives with ours, imparting wisdom, guidance, 

and affection in the process. 

Some cultures revere grandparents more than 

others, 6ut everywhere - from Biloxi to 

Bombay - grandparents are valuable resources. 

They teach us about the past. They show us what 

will happen. They explain the way things are. 

And when he is holding a grandparent's hand, 

a child is safe against the whole world, 

AAC News 

The National Conference was held in Columbus, 

Ohio. We look forward to hearing highlights 

from both Lorraine Kazmier and Lynne Hellmers. 

The membership elected 3 Directors at Large 

for the National Board including Dirck Brown, 

Kathy Silber and Karen Tinkham, The new 

Officers and National Board include: 

President - Sophie Elvert - Washington 

Vice-Pres.- 

Linda Lincoln - Illinois 

Secretary - Charlotte Hood - Washington 

Treasurer - Dirck Brown - Ohio (as of Aug 1) 

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"Open 

We're AAC 


Whrlir(h.MC1 

A oorlltlon of indtvlduatr md group 

rcnnr North America who cam about mrLhg 

daptkr, mom open. 

An rdrmmledgml of the nuny pwpk 

Mo, on their own ar In groups. M wofkhg 

bward Rh god In a nrMy of myr. 

A marnr of educating aunehm about thh 

and a chmml through whkh we cur educate 

Ihe root of the doption mmunlty and the 


An opportunity for group, large and 

amall, to learn from each other, and for 

Indivldurlo, whether In a group or not. to 

.conned up with the largor nelworlr. 

Horr t.n yw jok MCt 

Qroupr em become Afliilate Organize 

tbno ($25) or Bustalning Afnlirte Olpanlzrlkna 

($100). Thlr doa not make lhair own mernban 

lndlvlduat Memben ol the MC. 

lndlvldualo em kcorno lndlvldurl Mem 

brro ($lo), Surtoinlng lndlvldurl Memben 

($20), or Llk Individual Mdmben ($150). 

Check8 8hould be Ndo out to "Amerken 

Adoptlon congrsu" mnd mribd with the form 

mow (a: 

MC 

C/O Holdl Tmybr, Tnluru 

57s H- law 

Thwund Oak#, CA @la0 

Mombam wlll receivo M C Publlcrlionr and 

will be informed of AAC rclivlty withln their 

reglono. 

MindslOpen Records" 

NmotPY.mwOroup 

Uallhg A.ddm: 

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Directors at Large: 

Sandra Musser - Florida 

Kathy Silber - Texas 

Linda Cannon Burgess - Washington D.C. 

Karen Tinkham - Arizona 

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($14 Sv.l.ining Indk. 

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Op(lorul: If n MklduaI, chch M ut.gorm t(h* qpy. 

MoClU - Mop(CI. Rnc. 'Eunhpt. - 

Regional Directors from 9 U.S. Regions 

Regional Director from LO - Canada 

Region 9 had elections also and reelected Pat Sanders as our Regional Director!! 

Martin Brandfon is alternate director. GayLe Beckstead was elected Newsletter 

Editor and Carol Longoria was reelected as secretary -treasurer. Our Region 

has the most members of any region in the AAC and Pat Sanders sllould be given 

credit for excellent promotion of the goals of the AAC. 

Future National Conferences - Seattle (1984), Florida (1985), Chicago (1986) 

and Boston (1987). 

Plan to attend our Regional Conference this October and learn more about the 

AAC first hand. We think you'll be most impressed with the dedication 

of those involved.

Adele Jarnes ddry dah~nh/ Eag'~ /vny 19.3s I/OI IS A.H )L 

Recruiting love for children without homes 

A pl~otnpraph of a mdher and son 

hmps on ~r buncun bard wn 

Mck Jams's desk. A cspwn undermath 

reeds "I dldn'l plve hlm Mrth. 

b 1 gave hkn Me. Mopl a c11lM. 

A's as heauUful as hsv(ng a ba ." 

WhUKpMosophykhh 2 

Met's vohmlur work fw lhe Ulack 

ChUd Mvaalc gloup. whlch she 

cslabiishcd In Marlcopa Cwnfy. The 

proup rccrum qualined black famllln 

lo kcomc forlcr a adopUrc palenb. 

~ck. dam pnxemlng omcn 

nd knd q'stenu snalyn, was mccntly 

rwncd 8 "Sumtdj la '83," slaw 

wkh m a l other prominelil M- 

mans, by ANma LII ,'.!I megahe 

lor her w k WiUl UV gmup. 

Mek becnlne hvokd In !JK po- 

gram beCauX she bell~n lhal 

homeku children should be ralscd In 

lheh ow echnk background% and 

Iuls gmemmenlal and prhMe a+- 

Uar sgmcks arcn'l nhmya ell& 

In hhllllng lhal pl. 

'We adwxnle fa all black chlldrrn. 

butwefocu$onihoxwhomh 

Ihe scsle fder carc syslem:. Mek 

uplalned. 'We've found lhnc Is 

a greal mlscmceptlon atcul adoplbn. 

Pcopk bellen ihy haw lo ow a 

home, have I bc of money, and many 

aher requlremcms. whlch uen'l tnrr:' 

h Mder I0 ItC~ll bbck famllkl. 

Mek's gmup diucmlnaln Inlorma- 

Ucm lhrwgh klc(evlh and radio 

sdvtdxrncnll, wspaper arlkka. 

wwdd.m4 and ~bpUon krUvals. 

Thc most successful vehlcle Is 

through UV churches. Mek 

uplalned. 

When lhe group flnds a hlerested 

fatnity. I( conbar lhc Depnrcmenl 

of Economlc SCCUIIIY. The group UKn 

folbvo UV adqm process through 

In make wlc the lmnliy and cMld 

mc sealed falrly. 

&k's gmup also assld lhe sdop(- 

hg famRy WIUI Lhe muh& d 

papmk necessary fa tfte edoWn. 

The adoption process 11 a wrbus 

maltel, om ihM 14Ukc18 QIe* 

deal of understnndll~ and cansellng 

(Drn&ecmnhUrchedforctr*ten) 

and adopUve famliy ore compaUbk. 

Bcfm sdoptbn Lakes pbce. Ur 

whvcate group wakr wllh lhr ad* 

Ing famllles, enplalnlng whal to 

upcd horn the chlld. 

"Msny -1 theat losrcr cNMm have 

probkms." upblncd Mck. "MoU 

d (hem hmc k n tekm from lhclr 

Ilodlcrlly \i..lls lhc homo d 

orlglnal f~~llles becallse of some 

fonn 01 abuse. and ale lraunlallled by 

havtng lo deal wllh Ulal nl such an 

tsrkj e ~t We tspldn $0 \he nnu 

famGy nol lo upeci a lo1 oul of llic 

chlld lmmcdlalcty. 

"They need Utnc lo seltle lnlo ltlelr 

nw cnvtronmcnl. arld learn lo Vusl 

dxnorpamu.M\mUlCcM 

hm bccn bour~ced flan lamlty 

to famlty belore being adopted. and 

don't cxjwa \hh ncu mnlonmcn\ 

lo k any dlllercnl." 

The group alw prwldes a 24.hour 

hdne la Ule famiHes. 

M e atr nbou( 200 hlnck children 

in me slates lmta care ryslcm. 

Mek up(shcd, n( 01 *h art 

Jmd 7 wars dd and older. But. she 

I~suu&nleaoylhkl.~..l 

lac h he i*acc. 

men1 d fmlcr children uhn ad@e 

familler 

fhlc d Uu dlfncult ayxd, d the 

Job h IKII bnomlng machcd lo 

Iht loslcr chikken. A&4e rrplnlnd. 

"SaneUmcs ihy come up lo yw and 

ark 'do you wan1 lo ado# me.' and 

you )U%t wam lo q. Vm ntuay, so 

ham wt~m n successful adopUan Is 

mmpkl~." 

&lc was a member ol a dmilsr 

group in Indiana IM semnl ycars. 

belole mwtng lo Ph~cnL. Wlnn d~c 

rrshcdLherrvarmUhhhw 

- 

group In he county. shr erlabl~shcd 

me. n* majorlfy d the wlunlurs 

aeVylcyBMkm.*rddlhe 

group k ahap Wng IM !we vd. 

hycoc hlcreSd h paad. 

paUng may conlad Mck. 

She Is also In hcr lhlrd year as 

chnlfpcfuw, la a Supfeme Cowl Fos. 

ccr Cue RNIHl Bosrd. The bond. 

also a wlunlccr gwp. revkurs COlCs 

monthly for lhe Slale Suprcme 

Cwfl and mnkn recommendnUons 

vheUwr a child ~hould rtmaln in 

a foslcr hc, be returned lo hls or 

her parrnlr. or consldercd for 

adoplir,,~ 

k. p~e%ldtPn d \hc Black ClllM 

Mvaatc group. Mek pracUces whnl 

she pfeachra 7he phmpaph *)kh 

hangs on her bullelln bonrd Is d 

hersell end her son, who she sdopled 

uhmhc:~~14~dd."&nC- 

Umer he asks me why I sdotncd 

hlm, arid I rrll hlm. 1 boked al all lhc 

*en ad you're er mc 1 PkM 

because yw'le w spcclal.'" 

Adoption-advocacy group forms in Valley 

Dy krL.n v.( 

The I'hwnls Gmartt* 

Whrn uh 

Jane RucU tfkd to 

o, a h 

adhpt an older child 30 ymrn 

WB bdd. "You don't ned m a7 

option 

~lmry, vmr nerd a pnyrhialrinl." 

Nl~rmal p p k vurbd infanta, ihc 

wAr inlormrd. 

Ccr.ld Corn erscutivr director d 

thr ndn tion.avoe oqaniution 

RuwII f abr fnundx lovn to bll 

that &ry and then nport that ;he 

fn~mu ncmn nlnr t d r d in 1- 

Inn ML one but thrm "unadophb'7 

e" 

children. 

'l~ukll'a lndi it ma the number "l~ry -dnr what thry hid 

I 

rmnl." 

d chlldren worlgid; who wen eilhcr 

lahrlrd unadnphble or who Ian. 

The ntigm d fmbr nm han Ln k 

liahnl in ionto ern u afln yru 

mmoved. he uM, "ad hen's dl 

tnpid her to found ,T AIP. 

kindn d ~Upuu.'' 

Fahr chiMrsn -tin(( lunch nl 

WAIF promom public education 

~hml dbn pry rith differen1 mlod 

rbnut Tmhr w e and adoption md d r ihm olhar children, he @a. 

hns lnhbitd eslmrively in Conp~ 

plaid. 

Inr fwhr children's righb. 

"No ms wsnta tn stick out md k 

F5 rrant meeti at Pardbe dVImnt, m m a ti& mn't eat 

Va rey Cnuntry club, TIM a I 60 ~ r lunch." i ~ 

nans met to orgmiu I Id rhapbr d When (bs &od phna r field kip 

WAIF, which hu chaphn in wen d osnda ham r mimion dip, nnt 

other rillen. 

only dcm Lhc ch P; d'a fabr p n t 

Or~mirin~ the Arirona cha ler ur 

Judy Walkinn nnd Jiunne Go dwaler, 

dnu hbr nl Arimna'n Stn. Rvry 

~~~aanter. 

H~narll addrnenl thc pup, u nll 

M Cnrnr~, who flew in lmm the New 

Ynrk City hrndqunrten. 

WAIF in not an adoption yency, 

Corner erplainrd brfort \he rnwtiny. 

It wruka with r~cntim (a promote ik 

intrrrrlw of hnrnrlru children and Lo 

wl II~ ndl~pligln partin whor prr. 

npcclivr ndnptive pnrrnln nnd rhil. 

drrn mn rnr*r.l rncl~nllv. 

1I11rwll mil. \\'nil n "mm~lhpirre." 

P 

"Fmler carc in aholulely ncuermry Chrnrr aaid nhn111 91, prmnt 01 dren 0111 nf l~wlcr care. In add lo the 

and bellrr than (he old orl~hnnn~es." that chilrlrtn hnvr hrcn adopted. pnnl nlrid~~p~al~lr children. 

rk told % Cnrrrfr in sn mrlitr Thr rn~ntry'r pnjr mnnmic ai111n. WAIF in rradv, hr noid, 

inhruiew. "nu1 kid,, grow u 

' Lion hnr IIII~ damprnrd nrrntn'dcnire *q+re 

ayrtcm, until lhey'rr 18, and l ! cn in lhcy lhr' 

don.( rllmFc~ with lnr81 

fil1nl)l. hill hn~ f rroullhl more ntla~ptinn n r~~lirfi,' hr erl~lnincd, 

go out on their own, nnd thry hnvr no childrrtr inln thr syrlrnl. Cr~rnrr finid, 01,~l wr wnr[wi;h 1hprn.* 

pnrenln. 

IIr nlho er icrlc Arirwn Srnnlc !\ill In 2R ymrn thal brrn 

"Our motto ir to haw a prmnrnl, 1114. whirk will pr~~\.icIr nrl~lili~~n~l 

bvin~ home for every child," Ruwcll Kmllndr rllr lrrminrlirlnnlurnl 

rxistc~~rc, hltmr~l hnvc hrrn lnl~tld 

pnrnl,s nn,, ml,r mnre l11r :lli,lXl(t el~ildrtn. t:nrnrr. ~ivw ihr 

1111lk II~ Ihr rrrdil In IIIIY.FII. 

uM, ddily: 

"The children hamn't oi a voia. 

We mv that we anrak for dl e vnimlru 

...- ~ 

Chlldrrn vho linkr in lwtcr ure 

kin to feet nrcofni ctw. Caner mid. 

I 

have to ai(n, bul dtcn hia cueworker 

md a jtdgr. 

"ny thri time, the lield trip in 

over," Corm wid. 

Omr Ariznnn hu a WAIF rhaplrr. 

mluntrcn will p h 

Walkinn mid. 

P 

Ldoplhn partin. 

Cornrz el laid that at such 

partin. WAI ' wrka with adoption 

qencim who brina oldrr and hrndi. 

capped children Lo an "entrrvnpnnu" 

attcndcd by ulrbritin and prlnprc. 

live pawn& A\ nne psrtv in Cnlllc?r. 

nia. 1.~100 parrnh rhuwd up In mrrl 

52 lmlrr childrrn. 

A CIII1,D'S REAL I\fO?'IIER 

01ir crtlo/~frtf fi~lc-ycle~r-oltlcltrrr~~lrfc~r erskc,tl ~rtc. 11.1ro irrr rcrrl 

r~r~~rltc~r il.trs. 1lc.r ~~rorltcr is rrry .ci.t~rc'r-rrcc clccccg/~tcr's fitrctrr 

/ crtl.vlt*cr III~ eli~~c~lrf~~r'.~ c/tr~.~~iott:) 

l*orirr ~IIIII~. 

IIIIII~ 

II i~ pcrfcctly nor~tiitl for yo~~r 

tlitupltlcr lo bc curious nboul 

~lic idcttlity of hcr bicllogicitl nlothcr. Ilotv she will rcnct 

u~licrt she Icill-ns nho~rt her special situittion will lnrpcly 

dcpcnd on how you nnd your sister handle the disclo- 

-....- 

>LII E. 

398 dortl~~ 

I'nl n\vnre that this convcrsi~tion with your dnll~hler 

isn't going lo be an casy one. hut il won't beconic any 

cnsicr with lirirc. On \lie coljtrilry, if you plrt disclosure off 

for loo lonp, llic cliild mily rcscnl the fncl Illnl she was no1 

tnld toonct-. In i~ddilion, in this case lhcse is n very rciil risk 

111nt chc \rill bc told lhc 1r11lh by soniconc clsc. 

Yolrr sillrntinn is n complicated one so hp no mc:lns fccl 

---- 

c~ill~;~~ I.:ICSC~! if YOII want to scck s o l p~~'Tcssinniil 

~ ~ ~ counacting 

to 1lci11 will1 it. I rcgil~tl vcry positi\'e lhnl yollr 

il ;IS 

siclcr i< yollr tlrn~glltcr's h~voritc ilulll i111d 111il1 n SlrOllg. 

I~ci~lll~)' l;cltitl exists i,c(\vccrt Iltcrli. W'hill Illis cillt niciln is 

11i11l the cliil~l will grow II~ 

\viIh 1~11 role 1ttl111cI% in licr 

lili.-\v~~lnclt slic lo\,cs \,cry IIIIIL'~ itntl whit love hcr. It i~ 

i~ttpo~ti~t~t. IIII\\~CVC~, 

111i11 Y I. di~t~pht~~. ~III~WS IICYOIIII 

ttr:~c yc~ir nrc rllc ~i~(irllcr who will r:~isc hcr 11nd he 

rccpcinsil~lc fclr her l~n~il SIIC is 111111iIt111. 

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NEXT MEETING 


not advocate birthparenis searching for minors or minors 


July 14th at 7830 p.m. 

A11 saints' Episcopal Church 

Manning Hall 


Phoenix 


6r30 p.m. 

General meeting with some 

exciting reunions. Search 

~ssistance available as well 

as rap groups for pre-reunion 

and post reunion. 


a source, a tree without root." 

Birthparents of minor children are 

encouraged to s2t in on either of 

the rap sessions offered. 



August 11th 

September 22nd (4th Thursday - just 

this once) 

October 13 

November 10 

December 8 

Mark your calendar now so you won't 

miss a meeting. 

Teen Rap Group - Adoptive Parent 

Discussion Grow meets on 

Thursday July 2i. 

HELP! HELP!! HELP!!! HELP! !I! Do I have your attention7 We need your help! 

As we grow in numbers, little problems become big problems. If you change 

your address, please take the time to notify us. If your newsletter is 

returned to us-we must pay postage. When ybu call a search assistant for 

some help, please observe the calling hours! Some husbands sleep during the 

day, some of us have youngsters that have a nap time. Be polite, don't call 

at dinner time and always ask if this is a good time to talk! Remember, we 

are volunteers who care, but we have other responsibilities too. Search 

Assistants give their time freely, all they ask is that you call when you find 

to share your news. That is their pay day!! 

The meeting date for September was changed because we felt it would be 

inappropriate to meet on Rosh Hashanah. All Saints' was not available to 

us on the lSth, so we will meet on September 22nd. A newsletter will go 

out in mid-September, but not in August. 

Thanks to those that sent in articles, cartoons, etc. for the newsletter. 

We appreciate your imput. We hope each of you will find something of 

interest in the newsletter. 

Gold stars go to Jan Deahl and Ann Mehrtens who did a fantastic jab 

on the Starer Cable TV Talk Showl Almost 30 minutes of non stop talk!

Nancy Miller joined us in February of this 

year- and has Gorked patiently on her search. 

She has discovered that her mother died 10 vears 

ago. She has spoken with her father, af te; 

sending a carefully worded letter. He was 

delighted to hear from her, Nancy will share 

details at the meeting. 

'i ..,w 

1 i:k ,.. 

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Tammie Gainer, a Phoenix born adoptee, also - 

Joined us in February. Tammie had more info 

than most and carefully followed up all leads. 

The important clue was her father's former 

employer. Tamie was told her father died in Texas, 

The death certificate took time getting her, but this 

was the link she needed. She has made contact with 

siblings in Texas and her mother in Plorida. A reunion 

was to take place in Texas thanks to Tammie's folks who are 

flying her there for the occasion. We can't wait to see your 

pictures l 

A 

John Dosch, a birthmother from Tucson, joined us in May. She was encouraged 

to update her information. When she contacted her agency, it was discovered that 

the adoptive family had also contacted the agency. In very short time a reunion 

meeting was arranged between John and her daughter Stacy. John attended her 

daughter's graduation a few days later attending the ceremony with the adoptive 

parents, and then returning to their home for the graduation party. We are 

very excited for all of you and appreciate so much the sensitivity of the 

social worker handling this case! 

Ann Wittke of Wyoming, an Arizona adoptee, was in Phoenix recently and had a 

chance to meet her birthmother for the first time. "It was a warm, special 

meeting. She was very understanding and I really felt she was sorry her 

situation was so interfering. She never has had a friend to share this with. 

Not when it happened, not even now. That must be very hurting for her. 

We parted friends. I' 

Mike Berdine is in Iowa now meeting siblings and other assorted family 

members. You'd better have all your film developed by the 14th Mike! 

Gail Carmack has been anxiously waiting for her agency in Peoria, Illinois 

to find and make contact with her mother. It finally happened. Gail had to 

write a letter and send photos through the agency, She received a letter back 

from her birthmother, again through the agency, The letter contained no last 

name or address. The contact was positive and Gail feels very comfortable 

with the role the agency has played in this reunion. 

Susi Gay, a birthmother, has made contact with the agency that placed her 

daughter. She has found two wonderful social workers there and contact 

has been made wfth the adoptive mother. Hopefully a meeting will happen 

soon. Susi has worked very hard to get this far and we applaud her for 

never giving up! 

Sue Mills found many months ago and was reunited with her mother on Fantasy. 

She recently had the chance to meet briefly with her father who was passing 

through from Florida on the way to California for his mother's 80th birthday. 

Sue found him very comfortable to be with but regretted that his viait was 

so short. This Friday Sue and her family fly back to Chicago to meet the rest 

of the family1 

There will always be new frontiers as long as there is a 

single open mind and a willing hand. 

Editor's note - trouble with the carbon ribbon this month, so we will put 

the National News in the September issue. Sorry but the cloth ribbon is 

often extremely hard to read.

Iwutdilk.mta)athi.~tytoMDna~ofthlatsmt 

in ths McQti~ man+.' Bhrstiar Progrsn's gr8-a&&rn 

clruues. As many of ycu are ahmay -, begLvriFq with the ~sruary 1983 

clau aeries, aw nymnt of arr program krludsd rzaehing nw: vs 

Lrlrd.dOadult~inauagada-~~~~iuxlfayd 

hb~pamuandcnm~hadmimarmstinJlFngm. 

D) Lack Of Informatim, Had Oivm It Little lhaqht - 25t 

? h m t L ~ f a t h i . ~ ~ n a t t o ~ a . e M d c n t h d a d 

~~,httratlmrto&~twmuldtoall~tathf.Msrms E) Carld NX See Hmning In Soarch - 21 

fmailim lnl, to mrrsr mi.Monmticn, hrhq art fsellngs, to pmmt 

?he 

all th das of tho L.U. withart nnkbg My jldgaat. -a 

m%t qudm dalt vith a self-aucowant of any pmt-neuim 

unrim. this addLtiaml oarrro smpmt wuld halp fanillas to 

attitude ehangea. The reaponsen on search wore divided into five 

f r l m rmlrPd abarr isman during thair ddld'm graringysus. 

cateqariem r 

On mpdum m carsfully Cham, iuxl tm-qgmsi~. nYJ uardr 

-ti- 

- 

tnd ban mnitsd vith him birth paeats am a raarLt of a 

mrCh Md& o=wrrud after fiM N. birth fimily iuxl thm h had signad up 

vith. lunim rqi.uy. 

Sam of ax rsfarral ccrmrmtty w M~M am to lvf this nm 

!add affect th mecuiry of \ait.ing LulwLive para- - biluther 

ma&?& mka th.m fr1 nrps, ar lra, meluEi. Tb tahrhte au 

rrult., a, svaluaricn fosm mu onphd by a toLal of B4 puscru ad 

Lrlrdd M 

clan suiem and bn pst-sdoprfm parenting 

grap. 'Ih qwatiam Mt vith thm d par.plceive onvyaj to thm 

durbq thd.r -M hm mtrdy and pra and pat-scsrim attituks Md 

oaxum. I darbe that this u~~ld mrs+ltu-a a formal survey, bat I 

p'd lm htmntd in th malts, ~ l s u . 

ThfoUwhqprg.R..rruthranrltsintsblefonn. ltnfix8t 

~ d r l t V i t h ~ O f w a r r h ~ t h h e m s u r f y , M t h s 

prrslt. u it. nu rarrpaua .em cLA8.ifid imo sk typ. am 

-1 

w 2) Lthral- llt 

(I\ 3) ---lor 

\i 5) Srrch-l=or+icn 

- 

')--, 

of mm stldy t&t Yet rbmdled - 7t 

6) bb w e Ib aJattcn - 2% 

[It .trPlld b addd b r m tht scmr of th p a w stared Wabally 

tht Chy sinply OaAM mt rscall \mat w, d A abarr saarch 

eing eh.k surfy.3 

3. 

lln next q-estim dealt with a oe:f-cusesmt of pr+-sessicn searc!j 

attiud.~. Ih. reopnnes vsra divided into five cateqoriemr 

8) Sara, mt Plmqeahle, Crrranrs - 198 

C) Vcry A;prahmsive - 8t 

A) Uo Atutude Changs - M 

e) mcmamod mien - m 

C) Rlt Sons Reauurance - 1BI 

D) Fult Great RMsnVarra - 2M 

E) oDIp1at.e Poritive Attitud. awqa Or Wa3cbq ltaanb Qr - 13t 

nYJnostnxahle mrrlushfraPthars statistics is ths fact that mt 

are pstscn mpzt.4 iraeaaed a- fmn hearing &out smrch. No 

mts varo rsflsttM Of imxeaMd FrueolrLty hre rathsr ku&md 

ability to imk at their attitrrdeo and feelingm iuxl to dual with BaMh as 

an iwn with=ut bsmpFng alarnsd. A. tho mtataaat w nude that an 

lwxKate avaLuBu Of their fwung. uu cnrial to nakhg the right 

dri.icnfathAxPao,ardth~sa~surudmkrrrn 

influmm in eithwr dLrcLLn, this mrludm mrt b at la8t ma&mt 

-ta. 

Ih. m* pwrLicn daalt wLth pnt-mash faalllea' 

dinqrerm+ vith th folbdng sca-1 

1az-ASr 

1 -, tirky, andMth~hqrpofoldwud.. 

n agreerent, 584 dimagrsaaslt 

2. ~rnnoe~x~cnmyadrquscy~ap==t. 

18 agreansnt, M disagrsaaslt 

3. Part of my child'. id-tity *ch has rDthilq to do with lm. 

5n agtssram. a dissgrsaran+ 

4. Aarriolitythtalladopusnha\ntormadqra. 

738 agr-t, 278 disagrwnsnt 

ar 

CC. 

6. A rrallty p face *hrr raF.kq did with tw ut.8 of prmtm. 

7m .msrmt, z3 dLrprrnC 

8. t& r e v due to mfhishd platiaunirea. 

5t 

'Ihcrsumdtolmsrmral.~rhiehhalpdtorrak.thisuuim 

an qpumtly pitivo aqrrriarr rat- tbn a thrutmiq an. &th 

v~uaints--a. m ~ t ~ - m ~ ~ e d ~ ~ 

warctramcto~.~h. mmf-walwystoanadult-. 

Ih.parart.uareablsto.rthshmecinaofth@-rmlaud. 

l h u can be a Wthy sipl of raala. Ch of th adcpta wm alm an 

parmt and cllrld mlat. m an -H parant's onmn Dcncrrru 

that thsy OaAM *h. thdr child to th bWI parrrt., iuxl ttmt thair 

cNld might tu davaMted & a m).rrion. matltia at this pint & lrre 

kdicau a pradPakrsrra of .srrrh in the qeneml adaptme pqulatim. Ch 

strrfydrwdthatmart=hoJavrrdinanartof216%bpmu. Ihmmry 

has al- hal qan rsacrd., ywt its t.i6 am cnly egpmrhl by w 

psrcancof~ka~tomsm. Wonndemcnrlushabarrfvona 

I s r r , ~ ~ i n ~ a b a R t h l r l r l ~ a n d n u y u u c f i r 

to be mNd wit* th. hlp of th muu. I wutd alm pDkrr cat 

tlmt mmrch is grrarally rh M clam of th pr8-e.- suh, iuxl 

p M i o r m u i a u 1 M n l a y a ~ t i m ~ ~ m ~ t y 

guest hW1 mthers. bonding, answering the child's questions, and 

ndallmw th dLti-. 

ICpuNldilk.co~thf.~j.ahcthu,plrwhtmkror. 

Invfs,ofthsbDur, ~um&l~tob.m-mttomhkutn 

uutN.&mmt. I f ~ ~ w o r l o h b t o t h u m t n r tha y , 

plan be kM sagh to nddn m aomrdirqly. It is to m tht 

m r o n l d a a ~ a u l m ~ ~ C P ( O ~ ~ t b ~ m r r m 

*--. 

5. An issue that Mghtans all sderprive pnrsnU to urn, dagrPo. 

35t sgresrrnt. 656 d- 

- I 

msT-cUss AmmE 

(in number of '.ersona) 

RE-CUSS AlTITUDE A 1 B C I D l E 

I 

or Thrrarmed 33 0 0 L 1 KEY TO POST-CUSS AlTITVOES 

om, but tianageble. 

Cancer118 3 0 L 5 L A - No articuda change - b42 

B - Incrra88d apprehension - 02 

ckrd Informat*on 1 0 1 0 1 7 1 8 1 5 E - ~om~l;ce posiclve accirude 

uldn'c See Hraning 

change or working toward@ 

n Search Experience 0 0 I 1 0 one - 132 

-3- 

z* 

PRE-CUSS ATIITUDES 

.(in number of arsons) 

WE snm P~SPECIIPE I A I B I c D I E 

I I 1 

:u C.-verage - 152 3 2 2 5 I KES TI' PRE-CUSS ARIT?9ES 

I I I I I 

fberal - - 112 7 2 0 0 0 A Hot rhrearened - b52 

B - 

Sor, but nmageable, 

concern. - 192 

C D Very Lacked apprehensive 

informarion, - 82 had 

lt;l-32Z ~ l ; ~ ~ i ; i ; ~ O l 

earch Portion of Home 

rudv Noc Reached - 71 

'0 Rmsponme to 

l uescion - 252 I0 0 

siven lirtle rhou~ht - 252 

E - Could nor see waning in 

amarch experlence - 2%

ZC 

Indian-children program loses funds in definition dispute 

ByJiaL*- bn etianpt to pka ig~!ad 8 "lunar- r definition,'' BuUsr *n nnr ll~ltirm to in WrbirylM md ir lnr. in Q-, uid 

W w childnn ritb ulradsd lh WU wid. be 'b lar lunds awaiting T i mnridstr. (hby f.es i& fiw. 

lirc d hbf family ncmbm nr Tbs lW Child Wel. Bulkr mid the BIA i8 undu% uL tion LbaBIA bardof d.1 u~~ 

* r m b f w 8 urh lndb f d a , d- tn Ad d b funding making the mnent nf The Phosnir indirn .PW% 

Wing cub vill rf. 

1-e.uy eon. b Tun P q d th mly (a in Ghl mmmmIa to Canter, whaa rundin# Diredm of ihe 'he. feet 100 frmilia in 'he. 

Gkawb tbo rdm d the PPbpa irh- U~ff.-rtian" mu, propae ebmusr for nn out Rid.y kt cn wa Indian Center lad m in A-t md hvt 

r b r ~ ~ ~ tu. r d - 

)W ' wbm an- as~t ~IU\ yur lhl for fuodr to rhs rh Native ~MDI affectad 66 fadim in 

ehhary. At Lu, a(u dk- "srztin Lbs rniddla of would dbw ladh can. BLA mtnl mn diii lot Cammunity A&, , p-. 

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A i v jrd rt (mry,haddjonby 

(L ~unv d intiiin 1 fl 

h 

ri(b.- bYln -z Anhb (bs 

dm,l.rarrPadfm *h%oo. 

(hir"ddpbd tam(bm ctvm 

iarpualhb bdi&,.h= 

-ha)mli R.yW,Ldd 

Pbarh;T.Ow* cpblrniafmtbu 

PlrSdt 

BU in Wnbgim rid 

Tbm Idun Child (br&lpuCornt&ld 

Charlie -. 

WaKh Ab dbn (L in 1874 Lbrt Indirn 

I 

I 

asun to i.L.wou bib rodd Wcr 'Yn". 

rk-&Wmah +mmr%u. 

b b: ah bs CL.ir rouwrtion" ro Lbrt 

(.srilLL.ruwdd- rnio add k U. . . 

4d'.i'udm&cL 

IMdedtoldLaIi* 

wb.Oumu- dtLbrullw. 

Pboairk8baoda. 

e, 

% THE AZLI~NA 

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M.L, 

Y'l 

Adoption makes history 9 

'we're so happy. It's almost too good 

m 

REPUBLIC -Jackie Pittman 

~ , r J ~ 1 , 1 # 8 S ., 

Deputy At(omy Cuunl Lnd mbd,&'dberblctovhithtr 

rqululy. At pacot,m(rtion hr 

,i "9 Neil 

bmlimitedtooaccrmonth. 

Ttu Pittnum hsvc cakm cum d 

\ Solomon, M.D childrm lor (hm yan, but 

JuliehuIbunrithUmnrhlo~ 

Adoption not linked 

Zo emotional woes 

at 

Por (bc pui ho ~un .be rltmdedrpnrhmlrrCLrkh- 

m~t~dtbir~yd- livmtbcrbuvstodoptban~ pitt-ridibrdoawtlu*~ 

qSuterhildnlLrrc&isl~h*c -nm. ~ l qulrm y lbout the ' ~@cII~ M. 

OOU)YOY: Do dopted children tend ic e-.-~titud.ia "~'~ulic'nrvrunlmabarhdr, mdb&ptkm,rminlyk 

k d pr~bbmr Lha dbu cbildrcn? C 1983 Tllbun. L.omprrr) S).na$catr. lnc 

4Uhur curring mediul problem8 and crul Julie'r ~ aml m o k in ~ 

AII R~O~IIS R@~?tvso 

Mn. J.A. 

b/19 

* ibcdoptimrudby 

a . 

(ht'8thtrsuoDrbcdddadtO a-l 

'I. : .Your check, sir-and by the way. I'm an 

~lllg~Adoplimdarml.ppulabee \~JudpMd.LiuGuyrbor p11btrupfor~Pieho.n "Yaran'trcrminrtrtheporm. 

rriar olr of smdiolvl pabkrm in children. 3dhwupcLdritb~yud dd%betbou#hthmuldbebrt tdrigbtadmmnwjwtbcuuv 

P fm tht Cut WmM Raem Unw orphan." 

~ d t b r ~ Lfba&ugblerruinrhomcri(b tbeymill.TbLruthemly~y 

irp Grbod d Mdiam in ClenLnd hm rrporccd on "We'n m brppy. It'n tm r mDthr and htbcr rbcrr itu to lo. Thc rtUm pcoplt rp 

8 rdy 4 mWe UUn 6.m p(icnU a8ll at I podtobc~"&J&jePitl. dddmbcl. pDlcbdbrr~~~molhu)~n 

p&ht&diDicasrrI&)upaiod. laqwba.brdybulour- %emrderlremcDdwnoi- iidiheapd,"Pittmu,uid 

Sxmht (ha 100 of C&w htr nrr &b~bomBtoD.W.rll fietoutofLovrfor&r&u&tn. 1WitwiUrakoutfme.I 

fadbbnsbssa cam *ae ito bnba.8brirjm1bu*ihrl" You an't ul: for .njU~& mae think it'r gomi ibc rill know bet 

(be md non. Pinrmr, rid Ult +tion Uu ch.n hL" moltur. I1 rill au my doukr 

rr(.d b thair pyehtlric mdt poriblr w b tbc w. Pit- wid hat ewn W h rbwl bend in Lbc yan to amr 

pmoe ~aike J'Julic'8 Julir'g ~ t w d m,olhcr d l not w] my diuhk ~ IK Dmbltm 

molherudthe ladomof Iuvr r v in how Lhr child h Jorych.ny." 

%n 

b

~iolo~ical link can't guarantee unwed fathers' rights, high court rules 1 

k+kWinRnbr 

WASHINGTON - Patha 

~ tif ta 

b hi1 to a H h a +"97k?~'Z& 

lhir il tltruta childten, Lhe Suprmr Cawt dalued 63 

00 &y: 

khqinaRsrYuka,U* 

"m e r n h d a bidopiCll lin 

n* &ity d ~w mh(iaahii ala b itapmtant io 

hiniy( a falhw'n rich* chr murt uid 

n* rulim rr a defeat fa Jmhn hhr. who cldmd 

Umt hi* rkhb rm violated when a Nw Yak family murt 

- w~thout Mtifyim him or retting hu corucnt - lrl hm 

"' -*-old daurhbr h. dmlcd bv a alrnfatho in 1971). 

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... As 

for reports that Billie Jean 

King, 39, plans to adopt a 

baby later this year, husband 

Larry jokes, "Maybe 

Billie Jean is going to sura 

prise me. I'm always the 

last to know." Billie Jean. 

who has admitted to having 

* been 

an abortion in 1971, has 

trying to have a baby 1 

for the last six years, and 

Larry acknowledges that 

they have considered alter- . 

natives-though his wife's 

aflair with Marilyn Barnett 

might make il difficult to go 

through normal channels. 

"There's ail kinds of ways 

to get a child other than formal 

adoption agencies." he 

says. As a matter of fact, he 

reveals, three years ago 

the Kings assumed legal 

Shane. now 14. 

I 

lb .i(nifii d a bid- mnnocUon ia Uul it 

dm 

- 

U* n(unl farha an opportunity thal no olher mals 

to dmlop a mhlidip with hi* offaprin~," 

SZzJbhn ~ aul s.*ro(. fa U* ear* 

"U h that oppor(unity and wxpb *war 

d rapmibility fa U* child1& fulum, hs may 

mjq U* Wnga d tha prrrnt.ehild mlationahip. .. If 

h f.iL to do rn (h f d d Cuutitulion will nd 

aulanatally rmrrpsl a ahla lo IL(m lo hu opinion of 

rh.la (h chiM'a bat in- lin 

Jucica Rymn White, T h d Manhll ad Hawy 

Rkkmun dirnted, aipinl thal "a bioleal mnn&n 

ir itrif a mhtioruhip that crratn a prnktrd inlmeL'' 

n* jusUrm, upholding Nm Ynrk'n ryalcm for 

pmlrclinr the rirhlr 111 fathen of chilclrrn lw~rn nut nf 

S~gatm Mothers 

I was sickened to read in your story on 

surrogate mothers the comment that 

many couples who want to adopt balk 

at the "shortage of newborn Caucasions." 

What a sick, selfish mentality! it 

is the height of irresponsibility to seek 

to bring more children into the world 

when thousands of children go unadopted 

because they are too old or 

the "wrong" color. 

John Combs 

Orlando. Fla. 

wedlak, mid men rho dm& prbmity or rurw hhdy 

mponubilily mm owed U* umr pmdunl rigb r 

unwed mo(hsn. 

~u(~aht~aawmdi~e~olrr(& 

"(He) has nc*a had any ai ifmnt d i n l ~ 

a liiuncid relalimrhi with raia" ~lmn 

- "ud 

hsdidnotrcahtoa~~lhha~d(i.un(ila(lsih.rr2 

ymn old." 

Mort ahln haw muted lm requiriw orrbh h 

d and 

fathen, much .I thaw hl lin with or= 

muppnrt for their children, lo b notilid d 

pmndinw 

Nm York'm law allm umd falhen Lo &ta if t b ~ 

wmnl in hr nntifid of nny dnptinn praetdinp 

Justices dismiss I 

'paternity' suits I 

against 2 women l I 

I 

'Revem paurnity," suiu filed by the Marimp. i 

County attorney apr~nst lw Tempe wmen were I 

ordered diamiucd Tuuday by the Ariro~Supremc 

Coun 

The suiu were bwht on behdf of the suppaud 

fathen of the women's children. but the Supreme I 

Court ruled that rtak law does not allw the filing 

dauch anions. 

SUk law don not pennit Lhc filing of a palcrnity 

, 

action against anyone other than n man alupeettd II~ 

fathering a child, Justin Jama ,Dukr Camerun 

wrote in the murt'a unanimous opinlon. 

The court issued ita decuion in separate special 

maions filed by Cheryl Sheldriek, a Tempe travel / 

agent, and Donna Jean Traphagan, an unemployed 

elcctronia worker. 

The women asked thr murt to overturn ~lincr 

bj. Superior Court Judge Cheryl Hendrix. who 

refused to dismiu the suiu filed b t yeu by the 

mnty attorney. 

The auit against Sheldrick wught to have Tempe 

rmident hlichacl SLen~er. 32, named as the father of 

her 16.month.old son. Aaron Sheldrick. 

Sheidrick's lawyer. B~ce Feder, conundr that 

Stenper wu ualng the null in an atlcmpt to re. i 

nublish s relationship with Sheldrick. Sten~er IIU I 

&nid the allegation. 

The adon against Trapha~~,yhl to have 

Tempe raidmt Mahmud Vak~l~ Mark" klc~e. , 

hdam, 23. named ar the father of her 13.month.old j 

daughlcr. Michelle Lynn Traphagan. 

. 'lhpha~an's lawyer. Edwin P. Young, contend\ I 

chat hloghadam, an Iranian national, vanu to bf ] 

nmd the father of her child u plvt of an effort to 

& U.S. 

i 

citizenhip. Moghadun could not be 

r 4 d for comment Tuesday. 

C.O. Lamp, a deputv count 

lr 

attorney. aqued , 

rlut the two men wand to be ulsrtd the fathen 

w they could he ordrrrd to pay child suppan 

The Supreme Court uid, however. that neither I 

Sewer nor Mqhmdmm wu a 1 4 party in the 1 

I 

I 

1 . 'Siqgle Mother By Choice' Puts Her Needs Above 

bhild's Need #or Father 

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nd-. 

-npnnaa*nf-Lo 

t L . r r ( d m r m ~ d d raLfaF.Lutynunmdutogd 

%IfaR(br'aLky,Umy-p. widudharlnby." 

c L ' ~ " p b t o & f a U n Ib'd.bao(b.nbycbdo*"fff 

tdr.&t*hudmdidn. WrntdIliiloicaiaTbry 

I.r.damhlodrgam- 

@Unddniti.IfaMii 

UhaqhdbLtL.bdriI 

'nmbiobgkdcbctrr(irfial. 

*rm.adda.ietL.*hd ~jwlpl.ia~rsd,aboby.% 

htUrddbydatbadrrcim thywatOUIto~rb.tt&y 

mld . 

~cUIPatbdaDlyh~. 

with a .pcLI pmbkm. 

I i m d d U* moth of mmm. 

dduioDd or diwouqd at-the 

pmpc~ for ihual p-nw, fin $ 

duidc to giw up hoping and go)^ ' 

alone." 

ddadmrbourfltMa 

omIing*mo(brrbocharntifi. 

,.. 

1 . 

61" ehrprih.cbdadtbcirmotba 

&I iinumimtim cdd a re- "I 

But thnr new unwed mothen Pve 

done mom 

did it ch slry my. No rwr 

than ahndon ths.tmdi. 

No ticad family. They tuve embrahd rhe 

IalW7OhnnjwtaqW.- fu" 

notion h t fathcn m ihe dispnrs. 

~ f ~ M d ~ m o r tI Laa a n only am a ho romcn who 

rbonmrryrridNa~ur 

bk, dbpcuble purnta, handy bwwt 

md.thbd&ionIbmymors ViUL 

~UnnamlllimauhIrmilia rbo W about modern u~~vsd 

Only a d pmporcioa d tba 

Pahp rh.1 t CNe for &me 

moCbsndrlibntayrccuttohmma lmLkbd 

dturvtiw d rxLIT* 

a 

mo(berr Pertup it h.u been wfor 

ddd rhra But thi mimrity b 

row falhn. But it's 

llduv vidbl. tobv. ln&ad. lbw 

It L. I .upat, a nIbctim m 

nor tnu foi the 

our 

chi!dren. 

x 

IIIUI~ mrldrh.trb.irfrhdamuvu 

M few armmanta againd thin Children don't avo up hopti; 

b-- 

'cbdea" Tbsir judpentr Lrip over d y . They cmnot rationalize clr 

tb divms ICrLLtia. Tbsy fdta ow d IO &ltaly. Thc hbiu and 

'~baumsd~bnsdnkd' dty. Hm ma two-pumt fami- tcddlen .pho+phed with mos&rs 

mr~plfortJnird.~~.li& IL* * d, nyb "Iiqied art* in chew dclcm about heir "alamue 

'drti.~~ pnah" or "liqL motbm ow tba ycan? Ha 

dinerent u it to nt" have yet to be inlc~,wcd. 

by eboirr" ldiddklr ud Dd- b a tin& morber by cboii or by KLhy us likely to grow up 4th e 

ad, rmu d lbsm Md 

default? 

built.in to 

udnibprarabrrMb*.pr -+T Yet I find myrll uneiuy u I rud up longing miulnp in their something, lives - missing tikely 

IhhbmbudutJdm.bouttba about Lbar wmm ud their hbin the unnamed. unk~wn somconsthelr 

wonden of h h # mothrrbood Notbaow u a c v i l ~ o r frid dl farbcr. .. 

.itbour L(b.rbmd 

bd mochrn 9 c4 hu d b What dm it mean to delibent& 

-rr,dmcm.lad&dY mocbmatd&Itbeuuraitrpprn bring a pntion of fatholmc bhil. 

rp.k, a w'tthr wme- tlul the mmam' need Lo hnc m child drcn into the world? Ikfore we .mpt 

rhn in the pnroa But be wm a 

tnni.at low. a re 

or. 

mmudmm&n.a.prmdoImn. 

imdM.c;rrrruabr 

dao'uprb.(rLr 

'Y)udq*mcipid8lmtri& 

anm lint, bcfom chu U ndCrIU~ 

d a chiM'a Desd to have a father. 

Mmud 

But %-is 

vial of apam or i d h i 

%. Tbrm u a diffete~cr b. 

lw-adi*walfa(b.rudmfatbu. 

'h for a child b MI 

nnr(mu, a wlfi.b Thm ur fhil. 

dno~baaiathktunhd 

.. 

w~ b hy lnb dl di i dr i dm obf a i ~ ~ n ~ 

Mmrin a cbild with a a k d 

pdb-im yain, dinmt - different 

from brmgiw ow inlo ch world 

thiu M euiiy u just another option. 

WI ahwld uk the accident vimpls. 

W thorn about heir Father's Day.


Poa tage Guaranteed 

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U. S. Postege 

Llrcblleld Par% 'A2 85340 

Permit Ho. 0

SEARCH TRIAD INC. 

Box 1432 

Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340 

602-935-9702 

(9a.m. to Noon) 

Vol. VIII No. 4 September 1983 

Karen Tinkham 



President 

Policyt 



and educational guidelines in the adoption triangle. We are 

a member of the American Adoption Congress, a coalition of 

individuals and groups nationwide who support more openess 

and honesty in adoption. 




" To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without 

a source, a tree without root. v 1 

-Chinese' Proverb 

NEXT MEETING 

September 22nd at 7r30 pm 



Phoenix 


6:30 sharp! 

Join us for a sharing of some 

very exciting reunions. We 

will have search assistance 

available as well as rap groups 

for both pre-reunion and 

pos t-reunion. 

Birthparents of minor children 

are encouraged to sit in on 

either of the above rap groups. 


October 13 

November LO 

December 8 

Mark your calendar now so you 

won't miss a meeting! 



meeting night so don't depend 

on that as your reminder. 

Election of officers will take 

place at the October meeting. 

The October newsletter will be 

mailed out. two weeks before 

that meeting. Nominations will 

be accepted from the floor.

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' CASH ~IWCE I 3/31/83 1.3 4L 8 8.3

You may look at the financial statement Jim McDonald submitted and think we 

are in great shape financially. The bottom line shows a balance of $1346.83. 

However, we were only $439.40 ahead for 'the ' year and $241.85 'of that came 

from donations. People don't realize the expense of running an organization 

. like Search Triad. We are often asked why we don't have a phone or why we 

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don't open an office, Our budget answers both those questions, 

After much discussion, the Executive Board voted to increase membership dues, 

New members will now pay $25 for the first year. Renewals will be $15 

and we will continue to offer the newsletter only for $ 7.50. Local members 

who no longer attend the monthly meetings are encouraged to take advantage 

of this rate to keep in touch with what's going on in the movement. 

Questions about the financial report can be directed to either Jim McDonald 

or Karen Tinkham, 

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OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS...please return them at the September rneeting.,..Mary Jo 

Stewart (from Nov) ; Nancy ~iller (March), Bill Friedman (May), Colleen Campbell 

(~une) , Robert Schmidt (June), Sally Sheward (June), Tammie Gainer (June), 

Ginny Rehill (~une) , Jan Rosscup (July), sandy Tarzwell (July) and Roni 

Rohleder (July). 

a 

25% of the books from our library are OVERDUE. We need your help in getting 

them BACK INTO CIRCULATION. 

- NEW in the library Who Is My Mother? by Clare Marcus. 

of What Kind of Love Is This? by Sandra Kay Musser, 

Also another copy 

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS: ~in~er Gibson Rogers, founder of Search, 

was named our first honorary member, AAC Region 9 Conference was discussed 

with JoAnne Lee and Lorraine Kazmier named as program chairman, Dorothy Foster 

was named as donation committee chairman, Ann Mehrtens and Karen Tinkham named 

publicity chairman, The decrease in membership renewals was discussed and it 

was decided that renewal notices would be sent out as first class mail. Since 

then renewals have increased. Jerry Sanders, a southern California artist, 

is donating a signed/# lithograph which will be given to everyone attending 

the Region 9 Conference. The teen/adoptive parent group wi'll no longer be 

sponsored by Search, but another program will be offered. by Jo Sadalla and 

Diane Ecks tein, professionals in the adoption f'ield. 

Barb Wodrich has headed our Speakers Bureau for ages now, and due to her very 

sucessful video business, has had to resign. Leslie Carter has now taken 

over this responsibility. We thank Barb for a job well done! If you are 

inrerested in doing a panel, make your willingness know to Leslie. 

Special thanks also goes to Mark Mehrtens (and Ann) for designing our new 

business cards, envelopes and stationary, We love our "new look"! 

If you are moving, please notify us of your new a'ddress. We also appreciate 

articles, cartoons, quotes that can be used in the newsletter. If you have 

had a reunion, please call Karen (between 9am and ~oon) with the details..,. 

and don't forget how much we NEED to hear your personal story at the monthly 

meeting, Reunions keep ALL of us going...those still searching and the 

search assistants who volunteer their time trying to help you find!

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Community Involvement/Panelat 

July 13 Beth Lockhart's Adoptive Parent Class 

Gary Carter 

July 21 

Aug 10 

Aug 24 

Aug 30 

Aug 31 

Sept 14 

Sept 22 

Department of Economic Security - Adoptions 

Jan Deahl and Kathie Neal 

Jewish Family Servdce 

Kathie Neal 

Jewish Family Service 

Ann Mehrtens 


Audrey Kreft and Sue Mills 

Jewish Family Service 

Lorraine Kazmier and Devonna James 


Gary Carter and Kathie Neal 


Krista and Milt Johnson 

On September 25th. Lon Taubman, from the Maricopa County Attorney's 

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Off ice and 

Karen Tinkham, will address a meeting of the GRANDPARENT'S GRANDCHILDREN'S 

RIGHTS OF ARIZONA in Sun City. This group was sucessful in getting the 

Grandparent's Visitation Law passed July 13, 1983. 

"It takes so much to be a full human being that there are very few who 

have the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price. One has to abandon 

altogether the search for security, and reach out to the risk of Living with 

both arms. One has to embrace the world like a lover; One has to accept pain 

as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost 

af knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to total 

acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. I REUNIONS /UPDATES 

Morris West 

The Shoes of a Fisherman 

Therese Pisarcik found her birthmother a year ago and the relationship has 

become close and wonderful for them both. Therese shares the following: 

I was lucky enough to see my bixthfather outside his home Last night. He 

lives about $ mile away. I have been driving by occasionaLly since last 

September, but never saw anyone outside. He looks a bit older than the 81' 

picture he gave me, but it was nice to see him anyway. We've spoken several 

times on the phone, but he's not interested in meeting me or any on-going 

relationship. At least my curiosity has been satisfied. 

Terry Lippens had a wonderful reunion with her five siblings in Michigan! 

She misaed her flight but made it to Detroit eventually and was greated 

royally! 

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Lynn Arouh, Ohio born adoptee, joined us in July and has been ab1.e to locate 

her birthmother. Lynn made the trip back to Ohio to see her original birth 

certificate and then took it from there. A letter eventuallyreached her 

mother and phone contact fol1owe.d. It has been positive. Lynn asked that we 

remind people to not only check phone listings but also call directory assistance 

to check for current listings. Special thanks to Alberta Wales in California 

for her help too! 

rn 

Suzi Gay met her daughter for the first time a week ago. Suzi says this is 

like something out of a dream. Her daughter is now a student at ASU and 

lives in Mesa where Suzi runs her business. We look forward to seeing them 

both at a meeting soon! 

Merylee Golden has known the location of her daughter for over a year, but 

contact was just made recently. A reunion took place in the East and we 

hope Merylee will share details at a meeting. Merylee did have contact with 

the adoptive mother before the reunion took place, 

Linda and John Rossi are both Ohio born adoptees. They made a trip back to 

Ohio to see their original birth certificates and both were sucessful in 

locating their birth families. (no details are known at this time). 

Diane Pattison has had contact with her adoption agency, but was never 

allowed direct contact with her birthmother. Diane pursued it further and 

located her mother in Texas. A fantastic reunion has taken place and we 

can't wait to hear the details! Special thanks to Helen Leech for the 

.support she gave Diane! 

Josephine Cartrette joined us in July and has been able to locate her two 

sons who were adopted in New York. Josephine had the names after adoption 

which made the search relatively easy. Phone contact continues and hopefully 

a meeting will take place. 

John Dosch of Tucson has sent pictures of her daughter and hopes to attend 

our September meeting. Jo Ann shares the following: As I mentioned before, 

1 was not actively searching. I just wanted to be there if Stacy should ever 

want to contact me. 

- I had no guilt about the adoption it was the best and 

probably only thing to do at the time. I guess I learned early in life that if 

one let8 things go (whether emotional, material, etc.) they somehow come around 

again; but one cannot wait for the return but live each day to the fullest. The 

waiting and the guilt can be destroyers. 

The sumer issue of The Arizona News of The Episcopal Church, had a positive 

story (and photo) of two sisters who were reunited in Phoenix recently. One 

sister is from Mesa, the other lives in Portland, Maine. The reunion took 

place because of the help of a staff person who checked Episcopal records! 

Our teen group had a nice mention in the Exchange, a publication of the 

ADOPTION RESEARCH PROJECT in British Columbia, Canada. Clare Marcus is the 

publisher and editor. 

Search Triad also had a nice mention in the Sunmrer issue of the AAC Nat'l 

Newsletter. Peg Brenner, editor, is doing a two part series on some long 

It 

standing groups across the country that have aurvived". Groups featured

in the summer issue were AIM of Detroit, Michigan and Search Triad. The next 

issue will feature Adoption Forum of Philadelphia and WARM in Seattle. 


-. 

Leslie Carter 

Jan Deahl 

(evenings) 

JoAnne Lee 

(evenings ONLY) 

Karen Tinkham 

(9a.m. to NOON) 

Ann Mehrtens 


Barb Wodrich 



Bir thparent-Adop tee 

Vi Pierce ,97203483 

Birthparent 


Adoptive Parent 

,Fairy Mae McKiernan 944-4729 




Counseling 

PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE WHEN CALLING THE ABOVE NUMBERS. If an 

individual has requested calls during certain hours only, please observe 

those hours. 

Many very intersting adoption articles have appeared in both our local 

newspaper and in various magazines. July 30th TV GUIDE had an excellent article 

on a reunion between an actor and his son. McCall's July issue featured the 

reunion of Lorraine Dusky with her teen daughter. American Health Sept/October 

(thanks for the copy Marilyn!) featured "Shadows of an Unknown Pa~t" by Claire 

Berman. This article quotes AAC members Nancy Sitterly, Susan Harnmond (one of 

our past officers)and Virginia Keeler-Wolf. Excellent reading! 

Last fall, Better Homes and Gardens published a two-part questionnaire inviting 

readers to share their opinions on the state of American family life. Some 

201,320 readers responded. Who answered this survey? A statistical profile 

of the women and men who responded show that 72% attended or graduated from 

college, 892 are married, 437" have children 12 and under, 26% have children 

13 to 18 years old. Median family income is $33,462 and 85% are homeowners. 

A11 of these figures are significantly higher than national averages. Keep in 

mind that the views expressed in this report are strictly those of Better Homes 

and Gardens readers whose strong interest in family life prompted them to 

answer the lengthly questionnaire. Also, our 

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readership does not represent the 

total Ainerican 

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population. Certain segments the economically disadvantaged, 

for example are not adequately represented in our readership. 

"Scores of letter writers point out that in their opinion abortion is preferable 

to bringing unwanted children into the world. When we presented a hypothetical 

situation - if your unmarried adolescent daughter told you that she was pregnant, 

which alternative would you advise her to choose? - 242- of readers say theywould 

advise an abortion, 217. to have the baby and give it up for adoption, 

18% would leave it entirely up to the girl, 14% would advise her to have the 

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baby and keep it. If en adolescent son were the father in e similar case, 

21% would advise their son .to encourage the girl to give birth and ut he hild,, 

E 

uo for adoption. 217. would leave what to do up to the boy, J97. advige akort on

New address for WARM - 220 Kirkland Ave. 

Suite 10 Kirkland, Washington 98033. 

. 827-6680 Monday thru Friday from 

9:30am to 4pm. 

I~ispanic adoption - 

' New Orphan Voyage chapter in Florida a 

contact Linda McLendon P.0, Box 312 

Oklawaha, Fl 32679, 

A new CUB (Concerned United Birthparents 

for the Greater St. Louis area. 

Meetings are scheduled for Nov 5 and 

December 3. If you know someone in. 

that area, have them contact either 

Carolyn Kohenskey 188 Rolling Meadow 

in O'Fallon, Mo 63366 or Betty 

Scott 2930 E. Lolo Trail 

Springfield, Mo 65804. 

Mickey Carty (Adoptees Family Circle) 

and Retty Heide (Adoptees Identity 

Doorway) announce a computerized 

reunion registry for Indiana. 

Contact REUNION REGISTRY OF INDIANA 

P.O. Box 361 South Bend, Indiana 

46624, 

WHEN WRITING TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, 

PLEASE INCLUDE A SELF-ADDRESSED 

STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR THEIR REPLY!! 

Susan Lovett of Wichita Adult Adoptees 

sends word of an attempt to change the 

open status Kansas now enjoys. The 

National Committee on Adoption (out of 

Washington, D.C.) has sent a proposed 

adoption registry bill to the 

legislators 

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in Kansas. Adoptees 

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must 

be 25, for a match to occur, all 

parties must register, 

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(birthfather, 

birthmother, adoptee impossible 

since many birthfather's are unaware 

of being birthfathers). All siblings 

in the adoptee's family must be 18 

years old. It must 

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be a voluntary 

registry no publicity, etc.. 

For current status, contact Susan 

at 5402 Lambsdale Wichita, Ks 67208. 

On August 20th, a new law went into 

effect in New York state. It allows 

for those adopted to get certain 

non-identifying info about their 

birthparents. Also allows 

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birthparents 

to be reunited if all parties 

agree. More details later. 

I9roup 'overdue' 

. . 

Antonio Duran calls it the nice 

..shock. 

: : The shock of being a father after 

.Qying for ei ht years to adopt a 

:Hispanic . chi1 ti . 

For Duran and hie wife, it 

:happened May 27. . 

'But adoptiona by Hispanic 

adults of Hispanic children are 

iomething .that doesn't happen too 

often in Arizona, despite a large 

I Mexican-American population. 

"There never a peare to be 

enough families on (R e state (adop- 

.tion) roeter to meet the needs," 

hid Duran, president of a group 

,that works to 

rwn" 

find' Hispanic. 

for adoptable Hispanic chil ren. 

: Founded in March 1982, it is 

!led Hiapanic Children Family 

.f 

upport Group. 

: : Arthur Rojas, s state Depart- 

:ment of Economic Security aocial 

:worker, calls the group "long 

overdue." 

: : Statewide, there are perhaps 18 

*Hiepanic familiee cleared by DES 

'and waiting to adopt Hispanic 

: childxen. 

1 But there are abdut 60 Hispanic 

:children at any one time avaalable 

Eor adoption, Roye said. 

:: The abundance of adoptable 

.Hispanic children resub in the 

.children marking time in foster, 

.. 

': bmea. .I , '. 

- The 'aimrage white child, who 

kpreaenta mom than two-thirds of 

ihe children in faeter are, spends 

than 18 months in fogter care. 

avera e Hispanic child, who 

1 % .6 percent of children 

care, sl[iende more than 

. * 

.' UWe haven't. really hid the 

:eu& of fmter nand adoptive 

homes for these children," Rojas 

said, - 

The social worker aaid, "The 

Mexican-American community has 

hen unaware to thie, poipt of the 

number of kids in the system." 

Or there ' are m~nceptione 

about adoption, "like. you have to 

be rich," Roja~ said. 

~ut because of efforte by people 

like those in Duran'e group, Rajas 

mid, "More and more people ate 

realizirig there are kids and they 

can adopt." 

The group meets once a month 

to "educate members of our group' 

and the community at large about 

the problems of children who are 

without homes," Puran said. 

Prior to returning to Phoenix in 

1980, the Durans had all but given 

up hope of adoption, somethin 

f 

that "became a waiting game tin 

very discouraging," he said. 

"Our attempts at adopting had 

not been very good, and mind you, 

this had been over a period of eight 

yeare," Duran aaid. 

Duran said they met people with 

similar experiences and, with DES 

help, formed the group. 

Some of the people were succcaful 

in adopting a Hispanic child 

and "we became enthud and, as a 

result, encouraged," Duran said. 

The monthly mwtingslet people. 

share frustrations and meet DES 

ado tion counselors and. foster 

chi f' dren, among other things, 

Duran said. 

"DES people will tell you, don't 

'just make out an application and 

sit back and wait,".he wid. "Make 

yourself known to DM!' 

, The liispanic Children Family 

Su port Group can be contacted at 

p.8. Box 178, Litchfield Park, 

85340, or 267-6691 or 035-5208.

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AMERICAN ADOPTION CONGRESS 

REGION 9 

Z 

I 

FALL CONFERENCE 

SATURDAY, ClCTOsER 22, '19s3 8:3C)am - 5:00 prn 

RADISSCbN SCOTTSDALE RESORT & RACC3UET CLUB 

760'1 E. INDIAN BEND RD. 

SCOTTSDALE , ARIZONA 

HOSTED BY: 

search triad inc. 

PANEL DISCUSSIONS : 

male perspective on adoption 

grief in adoption 

changes in adoption 

MAIN GUEST SPEAKER : 

TOM ONSRIEM M.D. 

SEARCH WORKSHOP AVAILAPLE 

social hour at poolside 5:00 to 6:30 pm 

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A SPECIAL SEARCH WORKSHOP WILL BE OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGION 9. . 

CONFERENCE. 

TIfIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, FROM 7 UNTIL 10 P.M. THE WORK- w 

SHOP IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS; IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE 

PRINT "SEARCH WORKSHOPtt IN THE..TOP LEFJ!HAND CORNER OF YOUR REGISTRATION BUNK, SO THAT 

WE MAY RESERVE A PLACE FOR YOU. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FOLLOWING 

SEARCH CONSULTANTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH SEARC-: 

WORKSHOP COORDINATOR 

We hope you'll join us for the AAC Region 9 Conference in Scottsdale. 

Please note that registrations must be received by October 10th or there 

will be an additional charge of $5 per person. 

Next fall, Operation Identity in Albuquerque will host the Region 9 Conference. 

FORWARDING and 

RETURN POSTAGE 

GUARANTEED 

I 

10N-PROFIT ORG. 

U., S. Postage 

. P A I D 

Cmmield Park; 'AZ 85340 

Permit No. 8

Vol. VIII No. 5 October 1983 

Karen Tinkham 



President 

Policy: Search Triad Inc., founded by Ginger Gibson Rogers in 

May of 1976, is an independent, non profit organization 


and educational guidelines in the adoption triangle. We are 

a member of the American Adoption Congress, a national 

organization whose aim is to promote openness, honesty and 

sound practices in adoption. It is a coalition of individuals 

and groups across the country dedicated to the needs of the 

adoption community past, present and future, 





a source, a tree without root," 

" 


NEXT MEETING 

October 13th at 7r30pm 


Manning Hall 


Phoenix 


6130 sharp! 

Election of officers, a vote 

on two changes in our by laws, 

reunions, rap sessions and 

search assistance available. 

Birthparents of minor children 

are encouraged to sit in on 

either of the rap sessions - 

pre-reunion or post-reunion. 


November 10 

December 8 

January 12 

February 9 

arch 8 

April 12 



meeting night so don' t depend 

on that as your reminder. 

REMINDER - If you are planning 

to attend the American Adoption 

Congress Region 9 Conference 

in Scottsdale, the registration 

deadline for the $30 fee is 

October 10th. 

Our deepest sympathy is extended to Peggy Diefenbaugh and her family. 

Peggy's youngest adopted child, Dustin, age 12, died in St. Joseph's 

Hospital the day after his bike collidea with a pickup truck in Mesa. 

Dustin played Pop Warner football and was fond of computers and math. 

He is survived by hia parents, a brother and four sisters. 

This month we elect new officers. It seems the appropriate time to 

say a big thank you to those who have served on the Executive Board 

for the past 12 months. The Board included President Lorraine Kazmier, 

Vice-President Dorothy Foster, Secretary JoAnne Lee, Treasurer Jim 

McDonald, Members at Large Kathie Roheim, Gary Carter, Ann Mehrtens, 

Lynne Hellmers, Past Presidents Maurice Trager and Barb Wodrich and 

Executive Director Karen Tinkham. 

The nominating committee met in September, and would like to present 

to the membership, the following nominaest

President - Dorothy Foster 

Vice-president - Ann Mehrtens 

Treasurer - Gary Carter 

Recording Secretary - Leslie Carter 

Corresponding Secretary - Rhoni Rohleder 

Each nominee will give a brief background report before the electfon. 

The membership also needs to vote on two changes that the Executive 

Board voted to make with regards to our By-Laws. Instead of electing 

a secretary, we feel two are necessary. Also, the By-Laws state that 

after the election, the new officers and the Executive Director will 

choose three directors at large. The Board would like to change the 

wording to indicate that the new officers and the Executive Director 

will choose an appropriate number-of members to serve on the Board as 

Members at Large. 

The Board atso discussed our library situation. We are concerned that 

257. of the library is checked out and very much overdue. We have 

decided that members may only check out two books per month, and if 

they are returned late, a $1 fine will be charged per book per month. 

The money will go to purchase new books. We feel we offer the 

members something valuable in providing a library, but frankly getting 

the books back has become a pain! 

- OVERDUE BOOKS Suzi Gay, ~enny Rehill (june), Jan Ra scup (July), 

Diane Creque (Aug), Nancy Miller, Cheyrl Myers, Josephine Cartrette, 

Mary Norton, Melodie Wade and Rick Powell. If you won't be attending 

the October meeting, please call Jan Deahl at 841-7693(Evenings) to 

make other arrangements. 

REUNIONS 'UPDATES 

Jim McDonald went to Chicago on business and was able to return to 

'Phoenix via the airport in Denver, Colorado. A reunion took place 

between Jim and his birthfather!! They spent three wonderful hours 

together and those of you who attended the September (and braved the 

moonsoon storm) saw photos of two men that Look like twins. 

We're all happy for you Jimll 

Sandy Tarzwell has been patiently working on her search for a long 

time, but the answer she needed came in the mail last weekend. A 

death certificate for her grandmother. She called the informant (her 

uncle) and he gave her the present name and phone number of her 

mother. She and her sister will be making that important call soon.... 

come to the October meeting for the rest of the story! 

QUOTES OF THE MONTH 

August 8, 1983 issue of PEOPLE contained an article about a U.C.L.A. 

doctor who is transplanting human embryos, offering hope to infertile 

women. The volunteer donor is artifically inseminated with sperm from 

the recipient's husband and the fertilized egg is then transplanted to 

the infertile recipient. 

Dr. Butler was asked Do YOU expect psychological problems for a woman 

carrying a child to whom she has no genetic relation?. 

I think they feel this is one step better than adoption, They 

feel this is an opportunity for them to have the husband's child, and 

that child is better than getting a baby who is one hundred percent 

foreign genetic material. 

The Phoenix Gazette carried a story about a Chicago physicist turned 

reproductive biologist, Richard Seed. "People have a right to their 

genes. They have a right to a child who is a close as possible to their 

genetic makeup," said the frenetfc, mid-50ish Seed as he prepared a 

sa~nple for freezing in his Chicago office. "1 think -it's outrageous when 

doctors tell people they have to adopt...Why should they adopt 

someone elseta diasterl" 

Don't let the turkeys 

get you down

One of our members has 

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shared a letter his adopted mother wrote after 

his arrival in 1955 

Suddenly you become aware of the changes made in your well-ordered 1Ue; your 

neat well-kept house; your normally calm dlsposttton; and pour sleep-fUled nights. 

~thlts your coneclous mlnd wlth a hng re you flnd you can't come and go as you 

ple~e; ns you look around at the clutter of play pen, stroller, dlaper pall, teethlng 

rlnga, bottles, pacutern, etc. whlch are somehow In the most Improbable places: 

an your nerves are becornlng ptfrazzledw wlth trylng to understand thla unfathvmable 

Ilttle creature wlth a mlnd of its own; and the Bltuatlon Isn't helped one blt by the 

manp nlghts thls "bundle of joyvv decldes to stay awake (and vocal) when your whole 

being crles for sleep. Your house, your clothe8 - everythlng about you - beglm 

to take on the aroma of yesterday's formula, baby foods and the lnevltable wet 

dlapere; and your wall-to-wall carpeting, whlch you chose wlth such care, shows 

the unmistakable slgm of varlous type8 of ,taccldents". 

All these things are Instantly forgotten, however, wlth a sweet, innocent baby smile 

. or a gurgle or a funny @lburptt expreselon on a soft, sleepy face. 

The rilghttl you spend in sleepless, exaeprated, helpleesnese trylng to flgure out 

what nus thls howllng piece 01 humanlty are non-exlstent the Instant you see that 

tnllniteslrnal dot of white enamel that denotes the arrlval of hle flrat tooth. 

The loys of parenthood are known by 

- allparents, but the thrill and wonderment are 

tncreased ten-fold for those of us who "chose" our children There are no words 

to express the dellght and happiness with whlch the heart of an adoptlve pirent lS 

fllled as he sees the llght of love and trust grow in the eyes of hls chlld. Nor can 

the agony of a so-called "naturalv parent be as arute as that JI an adoptive parent 

when the chlld Is slck or injured or just plaln unhappy. There are a speclal set 

of e-motlono reeerved for people who deliberately decide on parenthood. 

There 1s no "adopted parents" organlzatlon, nor should there be, but each feels 

News from around the globe: 

Independent Search consultants has announced that they have purchased 

microfiche indices of the following for the state of California! 

Deaths 1940-1981 

Brides 1960-1981 

Grooms 1960-1981 

If you need specific names checked, ISC staff will do so $5 per name, 

per index. Send your request and check to ISC P.O. Box LO192 

Costa Mesa, Ca 92627. 

From Gail Hanson 15 Windsor Rd., Milford, Ma 01757; If Birthparenthood 

has affected your relationship to your spouse, and you cannot seem to 

give the total commitment that you once gave to the birthfather of your 

relinquished child; you are not alone1 Please share how your relationships 

have been affected. Information gathered will be used in CUB'S 

upcoming book on LIVING AS A BIRTHPARENT. Gail ia Vice President - 

Support Services. Additional information from Birthparents who have 

gone on to marry one another, and their special dilemas, thoughts, 

and experiences would be appreciated. 

1984 American Adoption Conference - Seattle, Washington 

May 30 - June 3 

1985 American Adoption Conference Orlando, Florida 

June 14 - 16 

A.B 1.3. / West Columbir,S,C. now has a branch meeting in Greenville, 

contact person is Mary Crandall Box 6426B, Gresnville,S.C. 29606.

Search Assistants please note the 

increase in certificates from Wisc - 

birth certificatesnre now $7, deaths, 

marriages and divorices cost $5. 

From Elizabeth Scott - Southwest Mo. 

Adult Adoptees: There is a new 

organization called DONOR'S OFFSPRINGS 

The founder will be on the Donahue 

Show and enormous amounts of mail are 

expected. This will provide a prime 

opportunity for' someone to develop 

research thru a professionally 

prepared questionaire. If you wish 

more info, write to Betty at 

2930 E, Lo10 TraiL, Springfield, Mo 

65804. 

New printing available of a fantastic 

book - SEARCH AFTERMATH AND 

ADJUSTMENTS. Send $4.50 to either 

Pat Sanders 20111 Riverside Drive 

Santa Ana, Calif 92707 or Nancy 

Sitterly 1203 Hill St. Suffield, 

Conn 06078. 

NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK - November 

20-26. Do your thing this special 

week-have a reunion! 

The Junior League of Phoenix Is 

sponsoring an Adoption Seminar on 

Saturday, November 5th in Phoenix. 

The ,fee is $5, includes lunch. 

We do not have a list of speakers, 

but the brochure promises a panel 

of speakers from the community, 

both professional and nonprofessional 

who are interested or involved in 

adoption. Registration forms will be 

available at the October meeting or 

send a self-addressed stamped 

envelope to Search for a copy. 

Families 

divided 

Q: My hnyfriend'~ ex-wife, who has cufitody of 

theii two small girls, h n rcmivried ~ and wantk hrr 

new hushand to adopt the girls. Since my boyfriend 

has not hern able to pny her the total amount in 

child support every month, she belicves he would 

not be able b provide fnr the chiltlren ir and when 

she dies. Is the natural fnlher's fiignature required 

before an adoption can bo legal? What will happen 

ii he doe^ not sign? Will they have tn prove my 

bojrfriend to be nn unlil. father to nlliu~ adoption 

without ths required signature? Does the fad we 

are living &ether have any bearing on the 

situation? ' 

J.B., Phoenix. 

A: Arizona statrrtes my consent foi adoption 

must be ohtained from both. natural parenfn, if 

living. Neglect, unfitneua or abandonment on the 

part of the natural parenh must be demonstrated 

hefore Chat requirement is waived. A person cannot 

lwe hieher pnrental rights by not paying child 

upp port. If abandonment i~ charged, the father 

wnuld receive notification of that charge as well as 

the hearing. Living together hae no bearing ofi the 

situation. 

Update on NY Law from Adoption Forum in 

Philadelphia: NY Governor Cuomo signed 

legislation recently that allows the 

State Health Dept. to release non-identifying 

info to adoptees 21 or older. Info includes 

age of parents at time of birth, racial 

and ethnic heritage, religion 6 education, 

general physical appearance, occupation, 

talents, hobbies and special interests, 

health history and circumstances surrounding 

the adoption. In addition, the new Law 

provides for the disclosure of names and 

addresses when the adult adoptke, birth 

parents and adoptive parents all provide 

consent. For adoptions occurring after 

April 1984, the consent of adoptive parents 

will not be required. New York is the 

10th state to set up a program to allow 

birthparents and their children to be 

reunited. Three other states, Colorado, 

Texas and Oregon enacted similar laws 

this year. 

The Canadian Parent Finders Assoc. of B.C. 

has changed its name to Canadinn Adoptees 

Reform Assoc. of B.C. 

1sn't it wonderful to find someone 

who looks like you? 

MC Region 9 Newsletter 

POST-REUNION RESEARClf: What happens after 

reunion? More needs to be know about reunion 

and its aftermath, says Clare Marcus, who is 

doing research in this area. If you have had 

a reunion, do you wish you had had more help 

to prepare for it? How did you handle it? 

If you would like to help with this research 

write to Marcus at Adoption Research Project, 

3231 Williams Road, Richmond, R.C. V7E 1H8. 

Your information will be treated in 

confidence.

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when lhry w~~lrd in srm~h Korra. llthrn. 

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a nlrhlman. 

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lend to be rssplrrow 01 Ihr pllcr and un. 

~~lir~y to llsr ihr nostnu. 

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wllh lhr dramaUc mulls. Al one govern 

lllrnl olllrlal nhsrrvu. Ihr IrlrcasU havr 

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Concerned United 

Rirthpnrentr 

A nallonnl orga11lrallol~ provldlng support and 

advyacy on belralf of all Iamily members separaled 

by ndopcloll, will1 n special focus on the needs and 

rights of blrltiparc~lts. 

Between 1976.1983 we helped over 40.000 

persons who have relallvcs missing In adoption! We 

arc well l~rcpared lo offer you the Informallon 

needed to makc sound declslons about your llfe. 

Call or write Today. Ask for our flyer delalling our 

natloriwlde servlce, projects, and programs. 

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595 Ccnlral Ave. 

Dover. N.H. 03820 

603'749.3144 

If you want your ship to come in, 

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Sandy Musser, founder and director of Adoption Triangle Ministry, has reqbbsted 

our help in reaching the churches, private agencies and pro-life groups. The 

following is a copy of her request, 

As most of you know, I have chosen the churches, the pro-liEe groups and the 

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private agencies as my target" areas for educating about our adoption 

issues and concerns. 

I'd like to implore all of you to help me in this effort by sending me names 

and addresses of particular ones you would like informntion sent tor or 

just lists that I can feed into the computer; and I'd also like to be kept 

informed as to those churches, private agencies, etc., that are supportive 

of our efforts. ATM wants to make a concentrated effort to get our literature 

into as many churches as possible. We also want to compile a list of those 

clergy who will "stand up and be counted.'' It will take everyone's cooperation 

to perform this monumental task, but I think we're on a roll and we can do it, 

The Private agencies are another group thnt ATM wants to zero in on as it is 

my contention that most (practically all) of them were founded on religious 

principles; i.e. Catholic Social Services, Jewish Social Services, Lutheran 

Social Services, etc. 

And finally the pro-lifers continue to raise the flag of "adoption - not 

abortion.'' Sounds wonderful, but the fact is that most girls today given 

a choice will choose abortion over adoption because they cannot bear to 

"give away their child" under the closed system. We need to continue to 

push for open adoption if the trend away from abortion is going to turn 

around. I am not in favor of abortion but, as a birthmother who suffered 

for years the pain of not knowing, I can understand the thinking behind it. 

In a survey I did of 150 teenagers, when given the choice of l/keeping their 

child, 2/ adoption, 3/abortion, the first choice was always to keep, the 

second choice, abortion; and the third choice, adoption. Only as we give them 

more options and more knowledge about their child, will they opt for 

adoption. The pro-lifers need to be aware of these facts. 

Please send me any articles you find, ideas, suggestions, etc. as to how we 

can accomplish our goals quicker and better. Write me c/o Adoption 

Educational Institute for Openness and Understanding Box 1860 Cape Coral, 

Florida 33910. 

Cornmen t from Karen 

The Tinkham family was very fortunate indeed to leave our Sahara desert 

climate in August and head for cool London. My husband attended a businesa 

conference that first week, but then we three had a wonderful month full 

of beautiful sights, fantastic food and the chance to reestablish contact 

with relatives and friends. We had a great visit with our Danish social' 

worker friend Steen Grand. His study was presented to the University of 

Copenhagen and received the highest marks possible. This study is now 

being published and adoption may never been the same because of it! 

Another special reunion took place in Tdnder Denmark when I saw my cousins 

that I had found last year. Tho langunge was a problem, we did manage 

to corrununicate and shared much about the "family". Then we drove to 

northern Germany where we visited the area my great-great grandparents 

were from. I lucked out and found two women who spoke limited english. 

Both gave me willing assistance and I was able to go back three generations 

on my family tree. 

Why am I mentioning this7 Because it was wonderful to do something for 

myself for a change. I needed to get away from the phone and the maill 

Now I'm home and I face the reality of what involvement in Search Triad 

means. Phone calls all hours of the day and night, even tho I have 

requested calls from 9am to noon only. Everyone thinks, oh well, Karen 

won't mind if I just call for 5 minutes...guess what...I do mind. I 

have a private life and I need private time. My daughter needs me 

when she comes home from school and my husband appreciates a little 

attention too. 

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If I sound a little down I am. I see the membership growing, but I see 

little corranittment on the part oE the membership. They come to us, find 

and then they leave. Nothing is done to help change our "backward" 

adoption laws in Arizona. No one seems to care that unless you come to us 

with names. it may be impossible to find. Doors continue to close. Pcople 

who have reunions-don't even bother to share with the group, What can we do? 

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A SPECIAL SEARCH WORKSHOP WIU BE OFFERED IN CQNJUNCTION WITH THE RECION 9. CONFERENCE, 

TIUCS WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, PROM 7 UW.1LIL10 P.M. THE WORK- 

SHOP IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONFWENCE RECISTWS; IF YOU WULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE 

PRINT WZARCH WORKSHOP" IN THETOP LEFTHAND CORNER OF YOUR REGISTRATION BLANK, SO THAT 

WE MAY RESERVE A PLACE FOR YOU. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FOLMWSNG 

SEARCH CONSULTANTS WILL BE AVAIIABLE TO WORK WITH SEARCHERS: 

WORKSHOP COORDINATOR 

AMERICAN ADOPTION CONGRESS 

IZE 

REGION 9 

FALL CONFERENCE 

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- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 3983 f3:30em 5:OO pm 

RADISSON SCOTTSDALE RESORT & RACmUET CLUB 

7601 E. INDIAN BEND RD. 

SCOTTSDALE , ARIZONA 

HOSTED BY: 

search triad inc. 

PANEL DISCUSSIONS : 

male perspective on adoption 

grief in adoption 

changes in adoption 

MAIN GUEST SPEAKER : 

TOM O'BRIEN M.D. 

SEARCH WORKSHOP AVAILAPLE 

social hour at poolaide 5:OO to 6:30 pm 

REGISTRATION FORM 

(Registration must be received by October 10, 1983) 

Name(s) Telephone ( ) 

Address 

Organization affiliation 

I am Adoption Professfonal 

Adoptee 

- Birthparent 

Other (please specify) 

Cftv - State ZID . 

Address 

Adoptive Parent Registration fee: . $30/person, $45/couple There wi 1 1 

be an additional charge of $5/person for late registrations 

(received after Oct. 10). A luncheon, poolside, 

is included in the reyistration costs. 

- Enclosed: $ , registration for - people. 

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Please make checks payable to Region 9, AAC, and return with registration form to SEARCH 

TRIAD, P. 0. Box 1432, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340. SEARCH'S phone numher is (602) 935-9702.

Leslie Carter 

Jan kahl 

(evenings) 

.loAnne Lee 

(eveings ONLY) 

Karen Tinkham 

(9 am to NOON) 

Ann Mehrtens 


Barb Wodrich 


Birthparent-Adoptee 

Vi Pierce 972-3483 

Birthparent 


Adoptive Parent 

Fairy Mae Mckiernan 944-4729 


Diane Ecks tein 277-7138 


Counseling 

PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE WHEN CALLING THE ABOVE NUMBERS. If an 

individual has requested calls during certain hours only, PLEASE observe 

those hours. 

Hope to see you all on October 13th. Election night is an important one, 

why not support the new officers with your attendance, give them your vote 

o£ confidence. 

"I hw#fne ir'r kd110ty. I nnumkr my/rhn'r 

halr mrruplont .lo /rll out." 

"No morrcr what mlour or cnrdchlldnn on, 

q 1.: hcncorh h 011 rhcy'rr 1rolian.Amnicon." 

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~aren Tinkham 


Dorothy Poster 

President 

Policyi Search Triad Inc., founded by Ginger Gibson Rogers in May 

of 1976, is an independent, non profit organization offering 

a free service of idea exchange, volunteer support and 

educational guidelines in the adoption triangle. We are a 

member of the American Adoption Congress, a national 

organization whose aim is to promote openness, honesty and 

sound practices in adoption. It is a coalition of individuals 

and groups across the country dedicated to the needs of the 

adoption community past, present and future. 


not advocate birthparents searching for minors or mindro 

.. searching for birthparents. Counseling is available. 


a source, a tree without root." 

'-~hinese, Proverb : 

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NEXT MEETING 


December 8th at 7:30pm 


January 12 

Manning Hall February 9 


Phoenix March 8 

Executive Board meets at April 12 

6:30 sharp! 

May 10 

This month we will have 

reunions, updates, search 

June 14 

assistance and a time to 

socialize. We always seem 

to rushed at meetings. This 

month we plan to take time 

to enjoy a cup of Brim. If 

you make a special goodie 

at holiday time why not 

bring a small sample to the 

meeting. See you then! 

When you put up your new 

1984 calendar, don't forget 

to mark meeting night so you 

won't miss anything. 

We can't always depend on the 

newsletter arriving before 

meeting night, so don't wait 

for that to be your reminder. 

Warmest seasons greetings to all of you and make 1984 a good one! 

Would you in your wildest dreams imagine anyone leaving Phoenix for 

Minneapolis, Minnesota.,..in the middle of winter? Well, Gary and Lesley 

Carter are doing exactly that. Gary has been offered a Job by a bank 

in Minneapolis that he just couldn't refuse. We are very excited that; this 

career opportunity has happened for Gary but we will miss them both. Gary 

was Just elected our treasurer, Les was elected our recordingsecretary. 

Gary has also been responsible for updating our membership list, doing- labels 

for the newsletter, constantly on call for panel duty. Les has headed our 

Speakers Bureau pnd has been a valuable search assistant as well as our 

greeter at meetings. Two dear friends of Search Triad have left us and we 

wish them well. 

OVERDUE BOOKS:. Jan Rosscup (JULY) t Josephine Carterette (Aug) and Nancy 

Miller (Oct). Please remember that you are expected to return books the 

month after they are checked out. A $1 fine per book per month will be 

charged if your books are overdue, The money from fines will go toward 

new books.

October was the month we held our general election to choose our officers 

for the coming year. After the election was held, the new officers met 

with the Executive Director to decide on the Board Members at Large. The 

new Executive Board of Directors includes: 

President - Dorothy Foster 

Vice President - Ann Mehrtens 

Treasurer - Gary Carter 

Corresponding Secretary - Rhondalee Rohleder 

Recording Secretary - Lesley Carter 

Executive Director - Karen Tinkham 

Past President - Maurice Trager 

Past President - Barb Wodrich 

Past President - Lorraine Kazmier 

Board Members at Large - Dr. Bill Friedman, Audrey Kreft, JoAnne Lee, 

Jim Lincoln and Sue Mills 

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~ccordin~ to the Constitution of Search Triad Inc., Chapter I1 Of ficers 

Section 5 C, Vacancies: Should a vacancy occur among the officers, the 

Executive Board shall appoint an individual to fill the 

unexpired term of off ice. 

The Executive Board will appoint a new treasurer and recording secretary 

at our Board Meeting on December 8th. We regretfully accept the resignations 

of Gary Carter and Lesley Carter. 

CONGRATULATIONS..... 

To former Board Member Kathie Roheim and husband John on the birth of their 

son Jonathan born October 24th. Jonathan weighed in at 9# 1 oz. We know 

Kathie will be busy the next few months but we hope to see her back when 

things calm down at home! 

To Joellen Osman who was named,bythe Arizona Republic as a Volunteer of the 

Week. Joellen is a registered nurse working at St. Joseph's Hospital 

and conducts health assessment screenings Wednesday mornings at Rainbow 

Retreat, a crisis shelter for abused women and their children. 

To ''Dear Abby" for finally recognizing Emma Vilardi and her International 

Soundex Reunion Registry. Emma has had over 5,000 responses in the first 

week and reports that the overwhelming number are from birthparents. 997. 

of those writing in are including self addressed stamped envelopes and 

some are including donations (which are now tax deductible folks!). Emma 

has been contacted by UP1 for a story, by a Los Angeles paper for a story, 

and will soon no doubt become a household word. Don't forget to write 

Abby a thank you note for the mention of the ISRR. 

To Karen Tinkham for getting her call in on the Larry King talk show the 

night Artie of the Golden Cradle Agency was guest. Karen mentioned the 

ISRR and hopefully exposed people to something they can use as a tool in 

locating their lost family. 

To Search Triad for hosting a great American Adoption Conference Region 9 

Conference on October 22nd. We had 102 people register for the conference 

and were very excited by the excellent representation of the adoption agencies 

wlthin our state. Of those in attendance, 377. were adoptees, 137. were 

adoptive parents, 207. were birthparents and 147. were social workers. Special 

thanks to our people who were responsible for many donations - Barb Wodrich, 

Lorraine Kazmier, Rev. B. Swan, Colleen Campbell, Audrey Kreft, Dorothy 

Foster, Nancy Miller, Virginia Rocco, Sandy Tarzwell's mom Elaine Mase, 

Charlie Tinkham and Ann Fabricant. 

One of the panels during the AAC Conference was Grief in Adoption. Our 

member Pat Goosherst of Bfsbee couldn't attend but did submit his feelings 

on paper and has given us permission to print them in this newsletter:

I am a birthfather of a child relinquished through adoptinn 16 years 

ago. The child was a baby girl, She weighed 66 14 oz. and had light hair 

and undoubtedly had hazel-blue eyes. We didn't have the strength to face 

her at birth, The experience was a very difficult one to bear. 

The circumstances were that Judy and I were high school sweethearts and 

very much in love. We were only 15 and 16 during the time of the pregnancy. 

Judy left high school and spent the last part of her pregnancy at a home for 

unwed mothers. 

I can look back and remember wanting to blame anyone but myself. I recall 

shouting out to my own mother, holding her responsible, "You gave up your 

grandaughter, how could you do this!" I wasn't able to face the reality of what 

had happened or what had been lost. Directing the blame at my mother didn't last 

very long. She was in enough pain Just Feeling ours, 

After the relinquishment, Judy and I continued to see each other. It wasn't 

until 2 years had passed that the subject of our experience was never brought 

up again, We both kept her seperately inside of us, knowing all to well that 

talking about her only signaled hurt. 

The remorse and pain you experience giving your child up penetrates deep 

into your heart. So deep your only defense is to build your walls so high that 

memory can't creep in. 

Eventually, Judy and I married. We now have three beautiful daughters. 

Sisters whom have an older missing link, seperated from the ~ldest by only 

2 and 'a half years and birthparents who have never forgotten the love of 

their first born. 

I never felt that what took place 16 years ago could ever have such a 

piercing impact. I thought my pain had settled. I thought my walls of defense 

were built of iron. I didn't think I'd ever break, never look back, but the 

walls finally crumbled. 

I was on a business trip this February, While traveling between Flagstaff 

and Albuquerque, unexpectedly, a tremor of heartbreak suddenly swept my mind 

and body. Months had passed since I had even thought about her. The feeling 

was one of desperation, a feeling to get fntouch. So strong my inner psychic 

self responded by answering. Assuring her that we will find her, "whereever 

you are:' ''NO need to w: orry, we will find you - hold on!" I was very devastated 

and very confused! This feeling had me totally mystified. I had always prayed 

and hoped that one day we would be united with her, but I never would have 

thought the urgency would be so amplified. 

The experience has intensified our search. A search now that may go on 

for years hoping to find an end. An end to our anxiety, the feelings and questions 

that we hope someday will be answered. If we could only peek over the walls that 

seperate the truth, regardless of the consequences, a completeness we feel is 

essential to go on through life. 

I only hope soon, the law mkers of our land will enact tangable regulations 

about adoption. Laws which will free and open adoption as it stands today, God 

help us all! 

You see, the product we created was a part of us, a piece of our hearts! 

To give something of yourself, a part of you closer than words can describe - is 

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not easy! People should know more of what is really at stake. The emotional 

attachments that can never be severed, the memory that can' t :be erased and the 

love that can't be felt but only as pain and remorse, 

I understand the need for adoption, I only wish we could remove the bars 

that seperate consideration to birthparents. I can readily except that our child 

has her own set of parents but I can't except the terms handed down. Terms that 

place us apart by laws which can only be considered inhumane! Our product wasn't 

something that could be brought just anywhere, it's not something that you keep 

forever. 

We're all here on borrowed time, it eventually ends. When we leave this 

earth we don't take them with us. Why not open your hearts and understand, understand 

this product your involved with is not Just a concerned quotation. This product 

is as human as the lives that created it! There .are two other very important lives 

to consider, the mother and father. 

I only wish I could share this love inside - to release the emotions that have 

nested inside me for a long time. I feel Like 1'm serving a prison sentence. 

I can't go on - 

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What lies behind us and what Lies before us are 

small matters compared to what lies within us. 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Articles - The Baby Brokers by Barbara Lovenheim 

REDBOOK Oct 83 page 102 

Reunion Story of Hugh Hefner and Son by Gail Buchalter 

PEOPLE December 5, 83 page 44 

REUNIONS SINCE THE OCTOBER NEWSLETTER: 

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Michael Dunn joined us last February. He was born in Phoenix and was very 

fortunate to have much information. He has located his mother, made contact 

by phone and was given a warm response. He has since received a letter. They 

both feel good about the contact but want to go slowly. They will meet in the 

near future. 

Alberta Wales lives in the Los Angeles area but relinquished two children 

through Family Services in Phoenix. She located them in southern California. 

Alberta decided to write and send photos rather than calling and she has not 

had a response yet, We hope to hear something soon1 

Pam Kemper lives in Topeka, Kansas but relinquished a daughter through Family 

Services in Phoenix. She has been searching for ages and was given much 

assistance and support by Colleen Campbell. Pam's daughter has been found in 

Phoenix, positive contact was made and we hope to meet Sara at our December 

meeting. Sara, her husband and new baby flew to Kansas for a reunion, that 

included the birthfather who flew in from San Francisco. 

Colleen Campbell has located her daughter in Minnesota and made contact with 

the adoptive mother. Contact with the daughter will be made later, the door 

has not been closed. Colleen was encouraged that her agency did forward to 

the adoptive family, a copy of Lorraine Kazmier's Open Letter to Adoptive Parents. 

. . 

Kathie Neal relinquished her daughter in Tucson and after years of searching 

has found Karen. She now lives in Kansas and a reunion is scheduled for 

the Christmas holidays. The response was everything Kathie had prayed for 

and we all hope the pictures arrive by the December meeting1 

Marylee MacDonald lives in Urbana, Xllinois but we had a chance to meet her 

when she flew in for the AAC Conference. She relinquished her son through 

Catholic Charities in Phoenix and has found him in Washington. He grew up 

in a family of 8 children, put himself through college, works for Arthur 

Anderson, is married and is flying to Urbana over Christmas to meet his mother1 

Carolyn Kersten lives in Taos, New Mexico and has found her large extended 

family all over the state of Arizona. Her birthmother lives in Las Vegas, 

Carolyn was raised with her sister but knew a large family of siblings 

were scattered. An ad in the Bisbee paper drew a response %noneof her 

siblings adopted mother. A reunion in Phoenix is planned soonll 

Faith Goff Just Joined us two months ago but has found her mother in 

Michigan. Phone contact has been made, much sharing went on, now Faith 

is waiting for a letter. Waiting is the hard part. 

Bill Ray has found his mother in Santa Aria, California, He was given 

assistance by an ISC person in Oklahoma and his mother was found shortly 

after he rec'v his original birth certificate. No details of the reunion. 

Another wonderful reunion has taken place. Judy Schmitz is not a member of 

our group, but learned about the AAC Conference through the publication 

OPEN ARMS. She attended, was referred to an ISC person in Wisconsin who 

located her daughter in St. Louis, A wonderful phone reunion will be 

followed by a meeting in St. Louis. We hope Judy will share at a future 

meeting. 

** 

Naomi Jeffries-Kline, a licensed Marriage, Family 6 Child Therapist, is 

conducting a study on the various aspects of adoption. If you are over ,/ 

I 

18 and entered your adoptive family before 1 year of age, we would urge 

you to participate. Write to Naomi at 727 Mayfield Ave. Stanford, Ca 94305. 

/ 

This affords you an excellent opportunity to share your adoption experience. 

More news next month.....happy holidays to you all...,see you on the 8th. 

Special welcomc to all of you who found us because of the Pat McMahon Showl 

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HOW current laws affect genealogy own past," the writer slates, "adoptecs 

and adoptees is the topic of en article in are forced into an 'originator' position - 

letter f- written by a concerned gene- the 'Adams and Eves' of a new genealogalogist 

and published in the August 1983 lcnl line. In at least one stete, adoptees 

issue of The Ohio Genealogical Society's are even rohibited by law from becom- 

Newsletter (P.O. pox ze25, Mansfieid inB adop 8 ng parenkl" The matters of 

OH ~m), In particular, the laws of ohlo single parent adoptions and the surro. 

are cited as they relate to this matter, Bate parent Process are elso briefly dis- 

' 

but il is polnted out that sealing of rec- cussed. 

ords is taking place in other states as 

well, leaving present generation adoptees, 

in particular, no recourse (even b 

court order) for obtaining original birt 

certificates .. 

and information. 

"Without the right to examine their 

A bill recently signed into law in Callfornia 

relates to adoption records. A 

newspaper summary of the bill states 

that it establishes a system to allow children 

born and put up for adoption, beginning 

in 1084, to try to track down thelr 

biological parents. 

Provisions of the new law are that at 

the time a child is put up for adoption, 

the natural parents will sign a statement 

indicating whether they ever want their 

names released to the child. If the par: 

ents agree, the adoptee can obtain the iw 

fotma~ion upon request at age 21. 

Present laws require. the adoptive 

child, biological parepta and adoptive 

rents to go,to the slate and sign a conbntisl 

reque8t before they can be introduced, 

a rocess that lawmaketi said 

resulted o 3 y in two reunions in two 

;Elderly mom is reunited 

;with . 

' 

. kids after 44 . years 

. 

Hsr nlnr chlldtrn - agn 3 In 

'"ldren were put 

16 

- r wed In an orphana t 

:into orphanage after brrrur a{; bar unable lo can for 

them and Ihrb lather had dlu 

laulo struck woman WI~. Onr nn army lrom I&'; 

ltid I',," lnVrulkn.l 

ORLANIK), Fir. - An alllng 

.81. eat.old molher was reuni~rd 

:.ilk eight of htr children Friday in 

a arul m e n 4 ears alttr thr 

:laniilynat rrparatrdb;y trmpdy. 

: Lllit Gtn was greeltd by 

.smiling lant and huts lrom wna 

:and daughlrn ,he hadn't uenrinr# 

.IDS, rhrn aha sbpprd all a plant 

:at iha O~lando lnternatlonal Air. 

:porr. 

: rn 'pkr health. Crern uemtd 

;o*rrmmt by ihr tvenb. 

' "I'm M lraud." aha uid bran. 

:~q.~~t'a akauti~u~ ~utpriu." 

' 

Ethel Swain, 61, one 01 Grren'e 

Mbn rho mrdinatrd the 

nunlon uid her molhrr was '*w iil, 

she proLbly ahwldn't havr made 

the trip" horn bcr Lome In Rhodc 

bland. 

Family tin wefa uverrd In 1939 

when Crtm, dlwrcd md holding 

dan thrre job In aupprt her 

Ismily, wn wucL by I ur and 

mriwl injutrd !a aha rods I 

.blqck h ~ackaonnll., FI~. 

31 

bme (o rejoin her mother rho wn 

reculrrating in Rhodt lnhnd, and 

the olhet eighl rrre adopbd by 

(amilier arrw Flotidr. 

Txenty.srvrn yrars laltr, Rwaln 

txgan a uaah lor her hmlly. Over 

Lhr ran. ~ hc Iwnd thrrr brolhrn 

- {ommy Ramrey. 61. 01 LI~C 

City. Ft.. Charles Clark. M. 01 

AnnLlon. Ala.. and Wedr I)r. 

Clan r, who lited in ~iaml Ra.. 

until\l, death latl year. 

In addition. two ai~ltra nttt 

found - Rulh &hlllecl, S6, 01 

Auhrry, Trses, and 1.Inda Can, 

brll. 41, rho was born afut 11; 

accidcnl and 1it.u nilh her molher 

in Rhodr 11land. 

Wllh help from r~ord~ a1 lht 

orphanage and olhct ltadt. a 

broUIrr Wood We~ler 413, SI 

Iwnd /a11 wek In &brln FII 

Two eisbrt - Faith L~Rwkr, 9. 

d Metrin Island. and Palticia 

Gala. 47,ol Tampa - rrrt lound 

Thurdey elur nrss aprr rrrounb 

01 he reunion pens. 

Swain uld family mtmbrn havr 

"no lead," on tfu only ftmaining 

mlulngal~br, Janet. 

MOTHEROOT 

Crealion oftsn 

needs two hearts 

om lo root 

and om b/lower 

One to sustuin 

in time qfdmth 

and holdfxit 

against winds qfpain 

the fragile bloom 

Ural tn the glory 

ojh hour 

a i m a heart 

umng, unseen 

-Marilou Awiakta 

ADIDINO APPALACHIA 

3 

+ 

I 

I 

Women top 4 

--& 

adoption 

\ 

inquiries 

Fewer than half the adopted 

people seeking a- to binh 

records inlend to traa their 

parents, accordin to fieurrr 4 

ublished yester d ay by ihe 

f;rillsh A~encies for Adoption 

and Fostering. 

The I982 statis(fcs, published 2 

in tlle agencies' 

journal. Ado lion an Bu-ly Fosterlng, 

show t R at, of the 1,864 

people who applied for amss to 

records, 1,487 wanted binh 

certificates, 1,191 wanted further 

information from court 0 

records and 726 intended to 

trace their parents. 

Under the Childmn Act, 

1975, everyone who applies for > 3 

information must fint see social 0 

workers. 

Of those who applied last 

year. 1,056 were women and the 

peak age was around 30. 

A encies believe that is when 

w o have ken adopted wish to 3 

a 

tell their children about their 6 

origins. 

F 

MI John Stmud, assistant 

director of Hertfordshire social 

services, yys in the journal that 

the ngcncles should give more d 

_2: 

help 10 put parents and p 

adoptees in touch with each 

other especially if parenu have 

a genct~cally transmitted disease. 

Adoption and Fostering vol 7, 

no Street, 2: London. (BAAF. SEI 11 IRQ; Southwark £2.75, 

including postage). 

YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR 

MEDICAL RECORDS 

Suppose you want a copy of the reccord 

of your treatment in a hospital or 

doctor's office. You've never really thought about your righb 

to your medical records before. Cnn you get the recorde? 

In about half the stoh, the law gumantees your right to 

obtain a hoepita] recod when you wish it. Fewer states dow 

accetm to recorde of doctore who are in private practice. However, 

in all etatea, the law requb a hcepital or physician to 

mnd your medical mrds or a summary of thaa recolds to 

another physician or to a lawyer, if you authorize the release 

in writing. 

Theee facts come from the N m York City-bawd Center for 

Medical Commem, Inc., which offere these additional suggrretiona 

about your records and keeping youreelf informed 

nbout your medical cam: 

@Ask your dodor for a.copy of your recorde. Many phyeicians 

am more than .&lling to provide the mrde, regnrd- 

1, of the h in their Rtate:The American Medical 

Aesocintion, for example, urges doctors to comply with pntfonh' 

mqueete for their record@. 

Don't t6ke "No" for an nmer If you know that your stote 

provides acrres to your records. (Call your &ate attorney's of- 

&a for guidnnce.) 

I f you live in a etntc thnt does not gunrantee you a m to 

your &rda, enk mother phyaicinn if he or 8he will accept 

your records and turn them over to you. It's one way b 

J) circumvent the syatem. 

@Keep copies of your own X rays by nrrnnging to have 

duplicntee mode when the X rays ara perfotmed (you will 

# 

3 

* Your 

have to py an additional fee). 'l'hi~ ala helpa reduce expo 

the potential hatarde of dingnostic X rays (see 

HOW Much Exposure te Tm Much?" in t h hue). 

For mom infomuhon on a- to medical r~cordR, 

copy of the booklet 'Your Righb to Your Medical Recorde; 

order a 

&hb rn a Medical Patient" from the Center lor Md. 

(C! ad Conaumen. 237 Thompson St, New 'fork, IW 10012. 

hcioee $2.26 with your order.

Dear 

Abby 

Ablgall Van Buren 

Mother yearns to meet - 

child pd up for adoption 

r 

. DEAR ABBY: Nineteen earn ago, m parents forced 

me to give up a baby girl or adoption L use I wan 16 

and unmarried. I was very bitter at the time because I 

wanted to keep my child, but I realize my parents did 

what they thought was best for me. 

1 am now a happily married mother of three, but my 

nightly prayer is to meet my first-born child. I have no 

desire to surpriee her with a telephone call or an 

unexpected visit. I want to meet her only if she wants 

to meet me. 

1 heard that 'there is a national organization with 

whom prents and adopted children may register, and 

if all parties agroe ta meet, they may do no. 

1 am nnt a wealthy Demon, Abby, but 1 would gladly 

pby a fee. Thanks for any help you-can give me. 

My Nightly Prayer 

DEAR PRAYER: There is euch an orianhtion. It itx 

International Sounder Reunion Registry, P.O. Box 

2912, Carson City, Nev. 89702. 

I have checked the organization out and have found 

it to be a le itimate, nnn-profit corporation that 

provides .this c k axitable, humanitarian newice gratis. 

Contributions are welcome in order to keep the 

aperation going, but no fee is ckrged for services. 

For a regiatration form, write to the above address 

ind pl- enclone a long, stamped, eelf-addreaaed 

envelope. Good luck and Cod bleed. 

nr S~ndcllr. lw, .IO-LS 

"Charlie. - - 

Incredible ne,ws! ~etlred'nurne confesse~ shd 

. swltched babies ai birth as joke! Uncle 8111 Is rerlly 

Oscar Le Blong, who dled 1980 leaving wife 

mllllon dollars, house, 3 gas statlonsl If she 

hadn't switched, I'd be on Easy Street1 Some joke, 

huh? 

Aunt Eva" 

I 

Emma Vilardi told us that she 

received over 5,000 pieces of 

mail the first week after this 

column appeared, Finally 

Emma is receiving some of 

the recognition she deserves1 

Why not drop a thank you note 

to "Dear Abby" I 

Ah'OTIIEII RE,\I)EIl wrote to bring my attention to EMMA 

\'IL:\RI)I, u Carson City resident who founded the INTERNATIONAL 

SOtlSDEX ItEl'YIOS ItI.;tiISTHY in 1975. As you might recall, this 

Registry is lor adoplees who aresearching for their real parenls. Or, 

for parents who are searching for children that they many years 

earlier had put up for adoption. 

There arc some 1.1.000 registrants in the lSRR at present and all 

registered free of charge. The organization depends entirely upon 

donations to pay its expenses and Mrs. Vilardi draws no salary of any 

kind. 

Local resident GEORGE ANTHONY, In bringing Mrs. Vilardi's 

good work lo my atlention, said that, "Her's is a truly humanilarian 

cause that hrlp!: our country's adoptees and all of those others touched 

by adoption." ' 

As an example 01 its sUccess, over a two year period from the fall 

of 1980 through 1982.7,922 peoplereglstered in the ISRR and a total of 

172 "matches" occurred. 

Anthony, a retired iournalist. serves as a trustee for ISRR and Is 

its Public ~iforrnation brricer. HC recently wrote a piece about Emma 

Vilardi's work to aid adoptees that was published in thesummer issue 

of OPEN AR~IS QCARTERI.~, publistid in NORTI! PLA~E, 

NEB. 

So, the word is certainly spreading about Emma and the work she has 

done for adoptecs and their parenls. We're happy she calls Carson City 

her home. 

I 

Il..Y 

"Which parent do you want to sign It: 

my natural father, my atep father, my 

mother's third husband, my real 

mother or m y natural father's fourth 

wife who lives with us?"

J 

3 

Many 'achievers' cheat 

in school, poll reveals 

Auurittlcd I'rw 

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Nearly a 

third of 2,000 teen-age hih achievera 

admitted in a survey that they 

chat in schwl, end a majority mid 

parents, teachem and religim leadem 

ahould share the mpnnnibility 

for tcaching children not to. 

Yet, although 32 percent mid 

they cheated, almost as many, 28 

percent, said they hnd never done 

9 no. Thirty-eight percent said they 

d 

hod cheated in the past but did not 

make a practice of it now. 

The 14th annunl survey of the 

4 ~tudent leader8 listed in the new 

c edition of Who's Who Among 

.8 Americ:?n H2h Schml Students 

was conducted last summer hy tho 

Q hnnk's puhlisher, Educational Communicat.ions 

lnc.; of Lake Forest 

Three-fourtha of the ree ndenta 

replrtd that they never Ew had 

sexual internurse. Fifty percent of 

thm who mid they have had MI 

mid they did not une birth mntrol 

every time, with 26 percent taking 

no precautiom at al. 

Half of the girls surveyed mid 

they would want to get married if 

~ y t . 

they became 33 pant 

mid they w dn t take the plunge 

because tbey are too young, 33 percent 

mid they woukl have the baby 

and raiee it alone if 

Twenty-five percent 8 m y 

would have an abortion. 

Do// con tinues 

to create fuss 

Assoclated Press Meerfleld, manager of 

An Industry spokesman Toys by ROY In Albuquerclalmed 

no toy ever que,N.M. 

this much Since the start of the 

chaos," as officials re- Christmas shopplng seaported 

at least 10 lnluries son Frlday, thousands of 

and two arrests natton- people have clawed thelr 

wlde in the clamor for the way through packed de. 

homely but lovable rag partment stores in quest 

dolls known as the "Cab- of the dolls, the brain. 

The results were released Mondav. 

~btige Patch Klds." chlldren of arttst Xavler 

Scventy-three percent of ihe A financial analyst said Roberts. Untll thls year 

students, askd a wide variety of. 

the boom In the dolls is they were available only 

questions, snid that teen-agera are 

providing a happy Yule- In Ilmlted, hand-made 

~ t as . bad as ndults think they are 

tide bundle for their man. verslons costlng $125 and 

and thnt adulb trnd tn pay more 

ufactuier, Coleco Indus- up. The doll, whlch came 

nttentitw tn t.he tn)uhlemakem. trles Inc. on the market this spring, 

'W criminsl intent,' A t ttonw R ,lbllu 

p@secutor believes 

3%~ 

couple who kept child in 'cage' 

for month may escape charges 

lrWM 

aHah uail d lhe aatnl pdlm U* krmenL 

CJAYTON, MO. - ~ i w SL yaw uid ~u awt wit &I& *on dv~ia 

Lqir Gnmly proecuhc &did whether b nlurn Ahno La Lh &l. n hid hL uxa lo Uu 

W M ~ Y ~JI c h i ~ . a ~ 

w h yrM a mupla who krpl oud. m arly r Vriday.)auld. b U* banal whkh 

LhJldopcrdla.~~14d*umn. m~pk~a~~lwcbn. ~(behndmSa&-.- 

sells for between $18 and 

8.3 

to 

Although 

shlp 2.5 mllllon 

Coleco 

of 

plans 

the 

dolls by the end of the 

d an 

~pdoptlon.~ 

Huuo= &&Ion mJd b rrc d Lh bar. b pmv(dirl 8 

The excitement 1s over 

hair and butstretched 

IbeboerbMyandLknn(M*4 nab ud rr opm a Lh 

that come with 

n m umtrd and birth certlflcates, dlspo~a. 

,I@, .n ble diapers and detalled 

a hnhly deprlnd ducl~rm. Irm. wn)mou mlkr drud iht 

rhrlrrmm*(h.mbow DivibadPltlilyBs~dlhr 

flngers and toes. Computmn-mL 

ers deslgn the dolls' feam&our~rdandm~rh~,a% 

OfkUdAhrokJd~nik tUres, glvlng each a 

fin(db=bl~dhdlcd*d- dnn,.Lad@d.nnhhlmm. h rid .Ib firoom hd 

"q" In Or bmnt d lJICb 

W OTTwWs uld. @Id@. 

Tht fid hp~lo. rr nb *Wa(rkdlor20mon(h,lnmr). 

lu411." 

lln Mwm 

prormbr Ceom"Bun* nay rr cauld. b help wr chlld, In nkrd hldq b~ offlcan who 

W&II UI~. WUI .hat frrrm rr ,,,,b.hv&u. U. h1 

b r MIY dlwUa rr ~ 1 1 ~ 

amW pm jdpnn~ 

Qirh hrrnoalor,"b UI brhdingahir~d~ 

&%~~nt~ifthrnnn. 

thm rr mniminrl inbnL" ~ I mill W at how a(L. dlitn uut hb pnnh bd ma. 

h n f U. Mu-. n, a Bt rtmh la Cdombla, Rwlh A m h find Urn la n mmIb 11 Or aab. 

I+ rum, ?id WW~ ~nuypl.a*~,"Mm~. II* cu whn b. .r alkral 

$25. 

;;;,;:o,lie:;yu;e;E 

demand. 

16-111ch do118 with yarn ' C.O.B. 

appearance, 

"TO THE ~hlld, it's llke 

(M:lc and bir wile. M a w & A py)al bl mrmn*a (b. no bm4 ndb. 10511 a little person," said Brad 

w:mly alIanpUrq lo cami h*Mt. a?ing la "~tuddlh malw(rorblk 

u* ddiviplLYry pm&m d d privllqr and 6s dlhdd d Tb bq bd k n alkral La ; 

A M Richard, whom Lhay Unr pddkgm in nlurn fnvhtl *m the I lo albnd elus at 

.~ff *I h n 1- pn c dl d u *.m* mo~r+cma~ ~uld"funiu ~igh BIM IW 

boy nllvlnd In lmw un family bluvlm," M u d d . U* Ilnl Lhnr rab d hit hprb 

W&wday, reordin# b Rfi Guy Ha uU prt 01 lhr (rulmrnl onmeal. pdim LL Richrrd O%n. 

Yoi~y, wpelVbor 01 the juwnlk. . ulbd la Ula boy b be rmlinsll b notukl. 

Report on 'forgotten' children shakes British 

LONDON (UPI) - Thm vr 

qulUd) 

"WI in lrad with I ma 

me IM,Kxl "lo oth" childn. 

wrn lim, pdim uuh~ 

Lh. Imm prnblrm. Rcd lkhu an bhily of 

staie.wn m 7mtar ~ ~ mb 

m 

and Wala - avny bon 

Tewypandy. wpaak~r Caorg~ 

wr people," h uld. "Wh11 batI" d 

*About 1M.W suKend b a 

wl d wrdlork, m a abndarS 

~dUinHmancdCapm~ 

lemmmr ~ ir chn if Uur yar . 

ddlvom: ~. 39.W wn undrr .re h . mkn don't . art 

wObrrmdeaUhprlhL 

.. bvllu . - an La m% 

~ 

nlhrn viclima 01 may dlvorca pr,lLLddlwnIul~nrwr+L. 

.~~,b,, 29W &;, La them whol~~umantrin~s?" 

The tradilland i v d B h t ' 

uro.rpildhorIL)ruIWI: 

- 

81 a uring naUon w r dppd apr( 

Wrdda in a repor( by th *8au 14mo chUdnn wn put 

National &ilfinn', H-. a du, bbnrbaud l d ~ m 

Un oftanivUnn lhsl am 

- 

b tnr- a d mdY0.600 t . 

mdn thin 7,Wchildni 

"Ws R~itith mruldn orrlvr b dnl: IL nun 

b a ratin pla who bn JIM- ~~loudI7laabb. 

dnn," LmJ Epdi,bld a ~5h(rfk#4Mblm,@ ~~~,,,,d~ ~ ~ i ~ i I ,. ,- lad to imrkber when a 

mnlrrrnu mar I 10 qpnb *Ah04 llOmO childne wen 

pmbl,m pn, aiticlan hymw rtat in~lilu. 

lavd pilly d aipa lM,W ren aril. 

Uon 01. ur~ng family fila." 

nrnt a, new N C I I ~ X . ~ ~ ~ ~ 

- - - -- - - 

tlt llw Adwu RrpuU* Wrdmry. Novtmbrr b. IBU 

Surrogate's suffering 

Mother feels guilty over keeping son she had for childless couple 

IU*d hr 1nMkrl 

Orr, rmpk In tarhanv b shoul 'fiomtllmn I &ink my Gal bby. but I'm tUll auNuriry I 1111 She rrsn hndd Uu 7.pntnd. 

CI.FVR1.AND - IlO.C43I bul dnidrd rim chr Lvby mupk,' mh uid. 'Whl rilly hl h briw by nlo my I2.auno child a r La them in I 

W e r who isre blrth k ,'"a:". 

wts ban hw munth ago b Lnp 

Th unidrnUlird rmplt's L.y.r 

?ztnlhrm. IIn(hrrihlr1or ...-. II.~ 

U(dlm muplr hul lsbr dwidrd La 

Ih Inhnl hrnrlf uy, her 

181nn tn help him makn hr lrl 

.@IY. a nrnpnp* nwbd Tun 

.may. ' 

@d~ Ptin d Plain Clly. Ohb. 

mm.w~I th child IN I I'nrllmnd. 

ham 

P:ln told U* aC.nlrnd Flrin 

&#It, in a mp r hl slay &,I ~h 

darn b.monlX.h TI. but that 

U* h auKtd b hit muld.b 

tunnu slill bothrnlur. 

chr hw 1 In1 fa lhb bby. HOW 

m I IM :"in( b tell him I (mk 

hin awry lrom aamroa* rho 

wsnld him? 

'I msnt uqtla le r~ny thin& 

blw Uwy do thla I k pl U* 

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hi* rutr*d a d IJU m&r d 

lhw lilb, uld & kLrn ba 

-cited Or childlar arp11 wen 

8bul the bby, bow hn( lhy hd 

raLId and ha mud, rauy lhry 

Ldqmlonhn. 

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mole1 mom but &I rd hrr mind 

blort shr go^ to ~u ?era*. 

"I muldnl kau rihl my 

kv Prk*, uld Sh *ml 

c Lalheno* 4 ma.rhnLh 

u w pnnb wn oxldlin( Ihelr 

bby and (mk bin any. 7hr 

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mupk hawnl a n Ur child dm. 

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rmpland~tior r~br apt 

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