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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Friday, April 8, 2016
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Smoker who’s tried everything
is desperate to become a quitter
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
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BY JOHNNY HART
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Dear Abby: I need some advice
or eat a crunchy vegetable (carrot
about quitting smoking. I am the
sticks, celery). If you can manage to
father of an only child and husband
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to a wonderful wife. But for some
it for another one. And then another,
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motivation to quit. I know smoking is
Accept that you are an addict and
bad for my health, and I don’t want to
that your “sobriety” is something you
endanger my child’s health any longer.
will have to cling to with determina-
I have tried the gum, the patch
tion. Eventually the impulse to grab a
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and even prescription meds. My will- Phillips cigarette will fade, but every now and
power just isn’t strong and I can’t quit,
then you may have an urge to smoke
Advice
no matter what I try. I need the right
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inspiration. Can you help me stop this
happens, get up and walk out of the
nasty habit? — Sick Of It In Missouri
room. By the time you return, the urge will
Dear Sick Of It: I’ll try. As a former have subsided. Mine did.
smoker, I’ll share what worked for me. Cold
And one more thing — if you fall off the
turkey. First, clean house. Get rid of all the wagon (and you may), think about watching
cigarettes you have stashed at home, in your your child graduate from high school or
car and at your workplace. Yes, even the pack college, getting married and playing with your
you “forgot” in your jacket pocket.
grandchildren. Your chances of doing those
Realize that your body is saturated with things will be better if you’re not a smoker.
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you accomplish that.
That’s how I quit, and the third time I did
Then, choose one day when you will go it, it worked. (Clearly, I do not have willpower
entirely smoke-free. Understand going in that of cast iron.) If I can do it, believe me, so can
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hits, if you must put something in your mouth, let me know you’re tobacco-free, too. I’m
chew (non-nicotine) gum, go brush your teeth rooting for you.
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 8, 1916
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railroad this week in Pilot Rock the question
of leasing building lots to employees was
discussed more or less and under the condi-
tions offered by the company it is highly
probable that few if any employees will care
to buy lots on the outside even if such a thing
were possible. Many that have wanted to buy
lots in the past have decided to lease from the
company.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 8, 1966
Plans to irrigate 15,000 acres of dry land
in Morrow and Umatilla counties were
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today. The land is owned by Tucker-Ottmar
Farms, Inc. The corporation, Tucker said, was
formed Monday. Land involved is that of the
former Tucker-Echo Ranches. It lies mostly
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BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
BY SCOTT ADAMS
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in the northeast part of Morrow County,
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County. Other owners of private land in the
area are being asked to join in forming an
irrigation district to bring water via large
open ditch from the Columbia River.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 8, 1991
Even after all he’s been through,
3-month-old Christopher Gillpatrick is
described as a happy baby. But a hospital is
the only home he’s known since his prema-
ture birth in Pendleton on Jan. 3, when he
weighed about 4 pounds. Christopher, the son
of Chad and Brenda Gillpatrick of Pendleton,
suffered from multiple birth defects. There
was a hole in his heart the size of a quarter
and part of the pulmonary artery, pulmonary
valve and the aorta were missing. In addition,
his esophagus hadn’t fully formed. But
thanks to medical advances, his future looks
promising.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Today is the 99th day of
2016. There are 267 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On April 8, 1974, Hank
Aaron of the Atlanta Braves
hit his 715th career home
run in a game against the Los
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Babe Ruth’s record.
On this date:
In 1820, the Venus de
Milo statue was discovered
by a farmer on the Greek
island of Milos.
In 1864, the United
States Senate passed, 38-6,
the 13th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution abolishing
slavery. (The House of
Representatives passed it in
Jan. 1865; the amendment
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In 1904, Longacre Square
in Manhattan was renamed
Times Square after The New
York Times.
In 1913, the 17th Amend-
ment to the Constitution,
providing for popular elec-
tion of United States senators
(as opposed to appointment
by state legislatures), was
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to address Congress in person
as he asked lawmakers to
enact tariff reform.
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1935,
President
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the Emergency Relief Appro-
priations Act, which provided
money for programs such as
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In 1946, the League of
Nations assembled in Geneva
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In 1952, President Harry
S. Truman seized the Amer-
ican steel industry to avert
a nationwide strike. (The
Supreme Court later ruled
that Truman had overstepped
his authority, opening the
way for a seven-week strike
by steelworkers.)
In 1961, a suspected
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the Persian Gulf, causing it
to sink; 238 of the 819 people
aboard were killed.
In 1973, artist Pablo
Picasso died in Mougins,
France, at age 91.
In 1981, General of the
Army Omar N. Bradley died
in New York at age 88.
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battle for acceptance had
gained national attention,
died in Indianapolis at age
18. The cult TV series “Twin
Peaks” premiered on ABC.
In 1994, Kurt Cobain,
singer and guitarist for the
grunge band Nirvana, was
found dead in Seattle from
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gunshot wound; he was 27.
Ten years ago: The
Rolling Stones made their
debut in mainland China with
a censored — but still raucous
— concert in Shanghai. Eight
members of the Toronto
chapter of the Bandidos biker
gang were found dead in
a remote wooded area of a
farmer’s property in Shedden,
Ontario, Canada.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Comedian Shecky Greene
is 90. Actor-turned-diplomat
John Gavin is 85. Author
and Pulitzer Prize-winning
reporter Seymour Hersh
is 79. Former U.N. Secre-
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is 78. Basketball Hall-of-
Famer John Havlicek is 76.
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Gillespie is 75. Rhythm-and-
blues singer J.J. Jackson is
75. Singer Peggy Lennon
(The Lennon Sisters) is 75.
Songwriter-producer Leon
Huff is 74. Actor Hywel
Bennett is 72. Actor Stuart
Pankin is 70. Rock musician
Steve Howe is 69. Former
House Republican Leader
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director John Madden is 67.
Rock musician Mel Schacher
(Grand Funk Railroad) is
65. Actor John Schneider
is 56. “Survivor” winner
Richard Hatch is 55. Rock
musician Izzy Stradlin is
54. Singer Julian Lennon is
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Sparks is 53. Rapper Biz
Markie is 52. Actress Robin
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Arquette is 48. Rock singer
Craig Honeycutt (Every-
thing) is 46. Rock musician
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singer-musician Ezra Koenig
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Thought for Today: “The
world has achieved brilliance
without conscience. Ours is
a world of nuclear giants and
ethical infants.” — Gen. Omar
N. Bradley (1893-1981).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE