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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Abuser preyed on woman’s
fear of being alone, unloved
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
try to prevent you from holding a job.
Dear Abby: I recently had my
6. Blames others for problems or
lover of 11 years arrested for domestic
violence. It was the hardest thing I
mistakes: It’s always someone else’s
have ever done. He had me isolated
fault if something goes wrong.
and cut off from the world, and without
7. Makes others responsible for
family around, I felt extremely lonely
his or her feelings: The abuser says,
and fragile. Looking back, I see how
“You make me angry” instead of “I am
wanting to be loved and not alone
angry,” or says, “You’re hurting me by
caused me to let so many intolerable
not
doing what I tell you.”
Jeanne
things happen.
8.
Hypersensitivity: Is easily
Phillips
No one should ever have to be
insulted, claiming hurt feelings when
Advice
bruised and battered physically,
he or she is really mad. Rants about
psychologically and verbally by
the injustice of things that are just a
anyone. I pray others read this and will do part of life.
the right thing — which is to press charges
9. Cruelty to animals or children: Kills
if necessary and ind the strength to leave, as or punishes animals brutally. Also may expect
painful as it may be. — Starting Counseling children to do things that are far beyond their
Soon In L.A.
ability (whips a 3-year-old for wetting a diaper)
Dear Starting: I’m glad you found the or may tease them until they cry. Sixty-ive
strength to do that. Counseling will help. Trust percent of abusers who beat their partners will
me on that. Readers: I haven’t printed the also abuse children.
warning signs of an abuser in a while, so here
10. “Playful” use of force during sex:
they are:
Enjoys throwing you down or holding you
1. Pushes for quick involvement: Comes down against your will during sex; inds the
on strong, claiming, “I’ve never felt loved like idea of rape exciting.
this by anyone.” An abuser pressures the new
11. Verbal abuse: Constantly criticizes or
partner for an exclusive commitment almost says blatantly cruel things; degrades, curses,
immediately.
calls you ugly names. This may also involve
2. Jealous: Excessively possessive; calls sleep deprivation, waking you with relentless
constantly or visits unexpectedly; prevents you verbal abuse.
from going to work because “you might meet
12. Rigid gender roles: Expects you to
someone”; checks the mileage on your car.
serve, obey, remain at home.
3. Controlling: If you are late, interrogates
13. Sudden mood swings: Switches from
you intensively about whom you talked to and sweet to violent in minutes.
where you were; keeps all the money; insists
14. Past battering: Admits to hitting a mate
you ask permission to go anywhere or do in the past, but says the person “made” him (or
anything.
her) do it.
4. Unrealistic expectations: Expects you to
15. Threats of violence: Says things like,
be the perfect mate and meet his or her every “I’ll break your neck” or “I’ll kill you,” and
need.
then dismisses them with, “Everybody talks
5. Isolation: Tries to isolate you from that way,” or “I didn’t really mean it.”
family and friends; accuses people who are
Readers, if you feel you are at risk, contact
your supporters of “causing trouble.” The the National Domestic Violence Hotline at
abuser may deprive you of a phone or car, or 800-799-7233 or thehotline.org.
DAYS GONE BY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 4-5, 1916
Fully 10,000 people gathered in the
grandstand and bleachers at Round-Up Park
yesterday afternoon for the sports program,
the largest crowd ever assembled there save
at a Round-Up. Though disappointed in the
big “death defying thriller,” owing to an
unfortunate accident, they enjoyed the many
other events which were pulled off. The
mishap to the “thriller” happened just when
the event was announced. The big Michigan
auto, one of the two that was to meet in the
collision, took ire. Gasoline and gunpowder
had been sprinkled over it so that it would
take ire at the collision but the carefully laid
plans were undone when the gasoline took
ire just as the driver was starting. Pyrene
failed to put out the blaze and the car was
then wheeled out up the track and the other
car was driven by Ed Wright about the track
and squarely into the burning machine. Both
took ire and burned iercely. The Michigan
was a total wreck but the engine of the other
was not damaged.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 4-5, 1966
Deinitely the feminine type, Jimmy
Lynn Wilkins, Pendleton, would be a great
addition to any boys’ PE class or ROTC
training class. She has been invited. “Jim,”
as her family calls her, was placed in a boys’
PE class twice in her last two years of high
school. Recently her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Rae Wilkins, Pendleton, received
a letter from the Army asking them to urge
their son (Jimmy) to take advantage of the
opportunities provided by the ROTC. She
will be a freshman next year at Washington
State University. At the moment she is
awaiting her 18th birthday and a draft notice.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 4-5, 1991
The most populated county in the East
Central Oregon Association of Counties has
declared its intent to leave the strife-ridden
council of governments. The Umatilla
County Commission on Wednesday sent
a letter to the ECOAC board of directors
stating its intent to withdraw as soon as
legally possible. The commissioners have
long sought the dismissal or resignation of
Otto Schmid, ECOAC’s executive director.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is the 187th day of
2016. There are 179 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On July 5, 1946, the
bikini, created by Louis
Reard, was modeled by
Micheline Bernardini during
a poolside fashion show in
Paris.
On this date:
In 1687, Isaac Newton
irst published his Principia
Mathematica, a three-volume
work setting out his mathe-
matical principles of natural
philosophy.
In
1811, Venezuela
became the irst South
American country to declare
independence from Spain.
In 1865, the Secret Service
Division of the U.S. Treasury
Department was founded
in Washington, D.C., with
the mission of suppressing
counterfeit currency.
In
1935,
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed
the National Labor Relations
Act.
In 1940, during World
War II, Britain and the Vichy
government in France broke
off diplomatic relations.
In 1947, Larry Doby
made his debut with the
Cleveland Indians, becoming
the irst black player in the
American League.
In
1948,
Britain’s
National Health Service Act
went into effect, providing
publicly inanced medical
and dental care.
In 1984, the Supreme
Court
weakened
the
70-year-old “exclusionary
rule,” deciding that evidence
seized in good faith with
defective court warrants
could be used against defen-
dants in criminal trials.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actress Katherine Helmond
is 87. Actress Shirley Knight
is
80.
Singer-musician
Robbie Robertson is 73.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower is
68. Rock star Huey Lewis
is 66. Baseball Hall-of-
Fame pitcher Rich “Goose”
Gossage is 65. Rapper RZA
is 47. Country musician
Dave Haywood (Lady Ante-
bellum) is 34. Rock musician
Nick O’Malley (Arctic
Monkeys) is 31.
Thought for Today:
“Be daring, be different,
be impractical, be anything
that will assert integrity of
purpose and imaginative
vision against the play-it-
safers, the creatures of the
commonplace, the slaves
of the ordinary.” — Cecil
Beaton, English fashion
photographer and costume
designer (1904-1980).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE