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East Oregonian
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Thursday, June 22, 2017
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Girlfriend deserves to know
about man’s abusive past
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: My brother is in a
dogs are or should be “allowed”
long-term relationship. Throughout
somewhere. Handlers need to shop,
my teenage years, he raped me every
take public transport and go to restau-
chance he got. The emotional and
rants just like everyone else.
physical abuse has left my life broken.
Do not ask invasive personal
Should I tell his girlfriend about it?
questions about the handler’s health
I did confront him about it, but he
or abilities. I’m sure you wouldn’t
just denied it. Wouldn’t she want to
want a stranger prying into your own
know? — Survivor In Florida
medical history.
Jeanne
Dear Survivor: Yes, you should Phillips
And please don’t gush about how
tell his girlfriend about it! You should
“lucky” someone is to have a service
Advice
also tell every one of your relatives.
dog or how you wish you could have
Where were your parents when this
your pet with you. Try mentally
was going on?
replacing the word “dog” with “wheelchair”
While it may be too late for the police to or “oxygen tank” before you speak. Service
haul your brother off to prison, you should dogs are not pets. For a lot of people they are
absolutely talk to a rape crisis counselor lifelines.
about what he did to you. To locate a resource
Many of us are happy to speak with you
near you, contact R.A.I.N.N. (rainn.org), the about our dogs or answer questions, but
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. It please remember we are also PEOPLE with
may be able to help you put your life in order. individual comfort levels and limits, and we
Its toll-free phone number is 800-656-4673.
just want to enjoy public spaces like everyone
Dear Abby: Would you please remind else. — New Lease On Life
your readers about proper service dog
Dear New Lease: Thank you for giving
etiquette? My service dog has given me a me the chance to remind readers about service
new lease on life, but going out in public dog etiquette. Many of us are animal lovers
with him can be a huge source of anxiety. If who have a hard time resisting the impulse to
your readers see a service dog in public, they reach out when we see service dogs. It’s done
should remember:
with the best of intentions, while forgetting
Don’t pet the dog, or talk to it, and don’t that a dog wearing a vest may be working.
allow children to “rush” the dog. This I say “may” because, unfortunately, service
distracts the service dog from its important vests that allow animals to be present in
job and could put a handler in danger.
markets and restaurants can be ordered online
Please don’t question whether service by people with no disability at all.
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 22, 1917
That there may be plotting afoot against
the wheat fields in the Inland empire after the
grain becomes ripe and burnable is indicated
by various reports in circulation, some of
them known to be founded on facts. One
report is that I.W.W. members have planned
depredations to show their opposition to the
war and to this end have desired to have an
I.W.W. on each big farm. Whether the story is
true or not, it is causing many farmers to look
closely into the personnel of their crews. The
report is credited to a secret service man and
actions by I.W.W. sympathizers at different
points have served to rather arouse suspicions.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 22, 1967
An effort to raise $4,000 for a preliminary
survey on a proposed Umatilla River park
through Pendleton won approval of the city
council Tuesday. Art Evans, chairman of the
city’s beautification committee, got the coun-
cil’s permission to solicit funds from service
clubs and other groups. The money will pay
for a preliminary survey and for preparation
of a request for federal funds that could
amount to 90 per cent of the total park cost if
it is designated a pilot project. The proposed
park would include about 50 acres of land
along the river from the Riverside Bridge on
the east to Highway 395 on the west.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 22, 1992
Sunday’s annual Big River Band Festival
once again marked the triumphant return
of its most famous native son — with his
native sound. “We’re really proud of this
guy,” gushes lifelong Arlington resident Walt
Hulden, 76. “He did a lot for us.” Native
Arlingtonians have come to expect the
flamboyantly clad — and always exuberant
— trumpet wielding Doc Severinsen. He has
arrived nearly every summer for the past 11
festivals to pay homage and play music, in his
old hometown. “It’s chance to come back and
visit with old friends,” Severinsen says as he
sits in his air-conditioned hotel room across
the street from the festival.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
BLONDIE
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is Thursday, June
22, the 173rd day of 2017.
There are 192 days left in the
year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On June 22, 1944, Pres-
ident Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed the Servicemen’s
Readjustment Act of 1944,
more popularly known as the
“GI Bill of Rights.”
On this date:
In 1611, English explorer
Henry Hudson, his son and
several other people were set
adrift in present-day Hudson
Bay by mutineers aboard the
Discovery.
In 1870, the United States
Department of Justice was
created.
In 1911, Britain’s King
George V was crowned at
Westminster Abbey.
In 1937, Joe Louis began
his reign as world heavy-
weight boxing champion by
knocking out Jim Braddock
in the eighth round of their
fight in Chicago. (A year later
on this date, Louis knocked
out Max Schmeling in the
first round of their rematch at
Yankee Stadium.)
In 1940, during World
War II, Adolf Hitler gained
a stunning victory as France
was forced to sign an armi-
stice eight days after German
forces overran Paris.
In 1941, Nazi Germany
launched
Operation
Barbarossa, a massive inva-
sion of the Soviet Union.
In 1945, the World War
II battle for Okinawa ended
with an Allied victory.
In 1969, singer-actress
Judy Garland died in London
at age 47.
In 1977, John N. Mitchell
became the first former U.S.
Attorney General to go to
prison as he began serving
a sentence for his role in the
Watergate cover-up. (He was
released 19 months later.)
In 1987, actor-dancer
Fred Astaire died in Los
Angeles at age 88.
In 1992, the U.S. Supreme
Court, in R.A.V. v. City of
St. Paul, unanimously ruled
that “hate crime” laws that
banned cross burning and
similar expressions of racial
bias violated free-speech
rights.
In 1997, world leaders
in Denver concluded the
historic Summit of Eight that
included Russia’s first-ever
full participation. Dr. Nancy
W. Dickey was named the
first female president of the
American Medical Associa-
tion.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actress Prunella Scales (TV:
“Fawlty Towers”) is 85. Sen.
Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is
84. Singer-actor Kris Kristof-
ferson is 81. Movie director
John Korty is 81. Actor
Michael Lerner is 76. Actor
Klaus Maria Brandauer is
74. Fox News analyst Brit
Hume is 74. S Actor David L.
Lander is 70. Singer Howard
“Eddie” Kaylan is 70. Sing-
er-musician Todd Rundgren
is 69. Sen. Elizabeth Warren,
D-Mass., is 68. Actress
Meryl Streep is 68. Pop
singer Cyndi Lauper is 64.
Rock musician Garry Beers
(INXS) is 60. Actor-produc-
er-writer Bruce Campbell
is 59. Rock musician Alan
Anton (Cowboy Junkies) is
58. Environmental activist
Erin Brockovich is 57.
Basketball Hall of Famer
Clyde Drexler is 55. Author
Dan Brown is 53. Rock
singer Steven Page is 47.
TV personality Carson Daly
is 44. Rock musician Chris
Traynor is 44. Actor-come-
dian Mike O’Brien (TV:
“Saturday Night Live”) is 41.
Thought for Today: “To
understand is hard. Once one
understands, action is easy.”
— Sun Yat-sen, Chinese
statesman (1866-1925).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE