May 13, 1960: Matt Weinstock writes about a group of Hill Street barflies who are transfixed by “Miracle on 34th Street.” And a woman tells Abby that she’s troubled by the attention she’s receiving from her husband’s best friend, a lifelong bachelor. 

May 12, 1960: Matt Weinstock is reading a paperback (evidently by Seymour Krim) titled “The Beats.” Weinstock says: “Some very intelligent people, with or without beards, go to coffeehouses and what they say about life and the dilemmas of today makes sense. Furthermore, many of them don't approve of the writing of Jack Kerouac.”

More on the Beats here>>>

What should a married woman do when the foreman gives her a pink silk nightgown? Abby has the answer.

May 11, 1960: “The new 250-foot tower erected at ABC-TV isn't for producers to jump off when the ratings of their shows slip, it's for microwave ‘dishes’ to bring in the Democratic convention more clearly from the Sports Arena,” Matt Weinstock says. 

A writer asks Abby, "Is it true that a girl who is always grabbing your hand and asking you to kiss her is 'loose'? " And is a wife being unreasonable if she asks her husband for an allowance of $1 a week?

May 10, 1960: A lady has a recurring dream about her hairdresser failing to keep an appointment. She finds it terrifying, but Matt Weinstock think it’s funny. “I get into more darn arguments that way,” he says.

And on the jump, a long-suffering husband complains to Abby that his wife, at the age of 50, is neglecting the dirty dishes and staying up until 2 and 3 in the morning writing a romance novel! What’s more, it’s filthy!