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IT has become fashionable to characterize the American teen-ager as a snarling, don't-tell-me-anything rebel. Since I've been scouring the country (or family weekly Miss Somebodies, I've been relieved to find that this type of teen-ager is rare. Certainly Kathy Johnson of Trenton, N. J., the sixth "unknown" girl to become a Miss Somebody, isn't one of them. A junior at Trenton Central High School, 16-year-old Kathy is a tall (5-foot-7), raven-tressed, Ava Gardner-type beauty. Born in the same modest house in Tren ton she lives in now, Kathy consciously centers her life around her parents, Boyd ' and Jane Johnson, and her 19-year-old sis ter Carol. It's a familiar sight to neighbors to see the Johnsons piling into the family auto on Sunday after they've attended services at the Broadstreet Methodist Church to drive to nearby Princeton for a day of horseback riding. Kathy is a straight "A" student at school "because I work hard and study at least four hours a day. I want to be a medical technologist (you know, do lab work, blood tests, and things), and that means college and good marks." The late Dr. Tom Dooley of MEDICO has been her inspiration. A snapshot of him still hangs over her bed. She wrote to him sev eral times. When he answered one of her letters with: "Your concern and kind thoughts are rain for my roots and fuel for my fire . . ." she began to gather supplies to send to his jungle hospitals. "Her medical aspirations actually began long before she had ever heard of Dr. Dooley," her father recalls. "Even when she was a little girl, her favorite Christmas Kathy entertains a beau on a rare date. toy was a doctor's kit. She was forever pasting bandages on us and prescribing little candy pills." , One might expect a popular beauty like Kathy to have a life complicated by . plenty of dates. That's not the case, how ever. Kathy says: "I like dates, but I'm old enough to realize it can be overdone. A Sunday football-game date is nice. Dating several nights a week is another story. Be sides," she adds shyly, "I sort of like older boys, and I haven't met too many." Kathy, unlike most of her contemporaries, entertains no theatrical dreams. "I study drama in school and love it, but I like alge bra better," she maintains. "Being a medi cal technologist and helping people means much more to me. Sounds dull, but it's ex citing to me." Kathy is a teen-ager any parent would be proud of; just as family weekly is proud to present her as a gorgeous, wholesome cover girl and Miss Somebody. Whether it's for outdoor jaunts or indoor projects, the Johnsons are a family that often get together. Here, Carol (left), Kathy, Mom, and Dad are enjoying a favorite game. I that do DOCTORS do for A SURVEY SHOWS 3 OUT OF 4 DOCTORS RECOMMEND THE INGREDIENTS IN ANACIIT v n '": -cv to y , v S f i To obtain fast relief from pain of headache, neuritis or neuralgia why not take what 3 out of 4 doc tors recommend the ingredients in Anacin ! Anacin gives a better total effect in pain relief than aspirin or any buf fered aspirin. Here is why. Mere as pirin or even aspirin with buffering contains only one pain reliever and no special medication to relax nervous tension. But Anacin is a combination of medically proven in gredients, including special medica tion, which relieves pain incredibly fast, also relaxes nervous tension and releases painful pressure on nerves. Anacin Tablets are safer, too. They have a smoother action and do not irritate or upset the stomach. Buy Anacin today. fro fastV yL FAST, FAST J FAST RAIN RELIEF HIADAOHI NIUHALOIA NIUIUTia Bett&t than aspirin or aspirin with buffering for PAIN RELIEF Most headaches are caused by tension that presses on nerves. Anacin contains spe cial medication that relaxes tension, releases pressure and relieves pain last. This special medication is not obtainable in aspirin or any buffered aspirin. That's why Anacin gives a "better total effect" more complete relief from pain. it Largest Selling PAIN RELIEVER Family Wokly, May 7. INI