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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Friday, July 21, 2017 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Wife with sketchy memory depends on husband for help FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: When my wife was by his husband of two years,” but that 17 (she’s now 54), she was in a car would discount the 16 years we were accident. She and her three friends together and would have been married were high and drunk. She suffered had the laws permitted it. But saying two skull fractures, which have that he is survived by his husband of affected her memory. She thinks it’s 18 years seems misleading as well. my job to remind her of things and How can our many years together becomes angry to the point of hitting be honored without being misrepre- things when I don’t do it. I feel her sented? — Obituary Etiquette Jeanne schedule is her responsibility. But Phillips Dear Obituary Etiquette: How when I tell her that, she claims I am about this: He is survived by his Advice not being “supportive.” — Unsure In husband and partner of 18 years. The South Dear Abby: I have a problem with Dear Unsure: In successful marriages the my family that’s driving me crazy. They are division of labor is usually “each according to Facebook snobs. I prefer not to join Facebook his ability, each according to his need.” Your for personal reasons, and because I haven’t, wife’s schedule should be her responsibility, they don’t keep me up to date regarding and if your wife were irresponsible, I’d agree special events such as births, family picnics, with you. However, because she suffered a etc. They each expect the other ones to notify traumatic brain injury, she may be UNABLE me, and no matter how often I ask, they’ll to be as organized as you are and NEED say, “Oh, ‘So-and-So’ was supposed to let your help. That said, “hitting things” when you know.” It’s not like I am estranged from she becomes frustrated is not appropriate, any of them; it’s just that they keep insisting and she needs to find a less threatening and I should join Facebook, and I’m tired of destructive way of venting. hearing it. Advice? — No Social Media For Dear Abby: Because our country’s Me marriage laws recently changed, my partner Dear No Social Media: There are other and I have decided, after 16 years together, ways to communicate online than Facebook. to be married. If something unfortunate were Are you on the internet at all? If you are, you to happen to one of us a few years down the could be notified of events through group road, what’s the proper way to acknowledge email, group chat or group texting. I don’t our marriage in an obituary? think it’s fair to expect your relatives to make Technically, we could say, “He is survived a special effort to keep you in the loop. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 21, 1917 Having determined upon locating an aeroplane factory somewhere in the north- west, James K. Mills of the Mills Aeroplane Corporation of Chicago has written to the Pendleton Commercial association to ascer- tain what the conditions are here for such a factory. He inquires in his letter whether or not there is a plant here with equipment which could be used in the manufacture of airplanes and what arrangements can be made for securing possession of the same. He wishes to locate a factory with an avia- tion demonstration and testing field. A city block with ample field space for testing and demonstration purposes would be all the space required. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 21, 1967 Plans are being made for a no-host community picnic to be held Aug. 13 on the school lawn in old Boardman for anyone who ever lived here or had friends here. Since the old town is practically non-existent, and everything is gone except the school build- ings and the old city hall building, this will be the last affair held in the old Boardman. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 21, 1992 Pendleton officials are looking for a temporary city hall. It could be five years before a suitable, permanent site is ready for Pendleton’s offices, so the city council Tuesday night gave officials the go-ahead to look for temporary rental space. Although a special committee is investigating options for the city’s aged buildings, officials can’t wait the three to five years it will take before the problem is resolved. “Given this time frame and the fact that City Hall lacks compliance with American Disabilities Act criteria, city staff propose to explore an alternate tempo- rary City Hall location,” wrote City Manager Jon Nelson in his recommendation. 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 the 202nd day of 2017. There are 163 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 21, 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The convic- tion was later overturned on a technicality.) On this date: In 1773, Pope Clement XIV issued an order suppressing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. (The Society was restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814.) In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, resulting in a Confederate victory. In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed an executive order establishing the Veterans Administration (later the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). In 1944, American forces landed on Guam during World War II, capturing it from the Japanese some three weeks later. The Demo- cratic national convention in Chicago nominated Sen. Harry S. Truman to be vice president. In 1949, the U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty. In 1955, during a summit in Geneva, President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented his “open skies” proposal under which the U.S. and the Soviet Union would trade informa- tion on each other’s military facilities and allow aerial reconnaissance. (The Soviets rejected the proposal.) In 1961, Capt. Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth, flying aboard the Liberty Bell 7. In 1967, actor Basil Rathbone, remembered for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a series of films, died in New York at age 75. In 1973, Israeli agents in Lillehammer, Norway, killed Ahmed Bouchikhi, a Moroccan waiter, in a case of mistaken identity, apparently thinking he was an official with Black September, the group that attacked Israel’s delegation at the 1972 Munich Olympics and killed 11 athletes. In 1980, draft registration began in the United States for 19- and 20-year-old men. In 2011, the 30-year-old space shuttle program ended as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, after the 135th shuttle flight. Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Norman Jewison is 91. Actor David Downing is 74. Actor Leigh Lawson is 74. Actor Wendell Burton is 70. Singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is 69. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 69. Actor Jamey Sheridan is 66. Rock singer-musician Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) is 64. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 60. Actor Lance Guest is 57. Actor Matt Mulhern is 57. Comedian Greg Behrendt is 54. Rock musician Koen Lieckens (K’s Choice) is 51. White House budget director Mick Mulvaney is 50. Soccer player Brandi Chastain is 49. Rock singer Emerson Hart is 48. Rock-soul singer Michael Fitzpatrick (Fitz and the Tantrums) is 47. Actress Alysia Reiner is 47. Chris- tian rock musician Korey Cooper (Skillet) is 45. Actor Josh Hartnett is 39. Reggae singer Damian Marley is 39. Rock musician Will Berman (MGMT) is 35. Actor Rory Culkin is 28. Actor Jamie Waylett (“Harry Potter” films) is 28. Figure skater Rachael Flatt is 25. Thought for Today: “Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.” — Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-born actress (1915-1982). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
