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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Man plans to give girlfriend
a ring without a proposal
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: My girlfriend,
mentioned? Your husband may
have done — or not done — some-
“Jane,” and I have been in love
thing that upset his parents, and
for three years. We’re both in our
this may be their passive-aggres-
30s. Jane and her daughter have
sive way of punishing him.
lived with me long enough to know
Do not “remind” them of the
that I want to be a part of — and
birthday. They are well aware of
contribute to — the rest of their
when it is. Instead, plan a cele-
lives. Jane knows I never want to be
bration for him with some of his
married, but that I am committed
J eanne
friends, and make the occasion a
to her. I know how to make sure
P hilliPs
happy one with no mention of his
she is taken care of in the event that
ADVICE
parents.
I pass away, and I’m in the process
Dear Abby: Please explain
of making that a reality.
why DJs or bands think it’s appro-
I would like to give her a special
priate to blast their music at occasions
diamond. Is there a way to give her the
like weddings, dinners or any gathering,
moment she deserves without asking her to
for that matter, to the point that the guests
marry me? — She Deserves Better
have to shout at each other. I thought music
Dear She Deserves Better: I doubt it. If
was supposed to be in the background, to
Jane would like to be married and is open
be enjoyed during a meal or conversation,
about your relationship, don’t be surprised
then raised a little louder for dancing, since
if she tells you she would rather have a
dancers want to hear the music.
proposal and a wedding than a diamond
I was at a golf tournament recently, and
and a legal document.
we asked the DJs to turn the volume down
Dear Abby: My husband’s parents
because the players were still golfing. They
forgot his birthday — again. Last year, he
did, but when players started coming in,
laughed it off. This year, it wasn’t so funny.
the music got louder and louder until it was
It’s especially hurtful because they not only
blasting. The more people who came in, the
remember his other adult siblings’ birth-
days, but throw parties or dinners for them
louder it got. Abby, how do you feel about
this? — Too Loud in New Hampshire
to which we are invited.
Dear Too Loud: This may happen
Would I be out of line to send them a
because of the size of the room or the mood
reminder next year? I don’t want them to
the musicians are attempting to create.
think I’m fishing for a party; I just would
However, unless music is being played in
like them to call their son on his birthday.
a dance club, increasing the volume to the
— Calendar Girl in Illinois
point that attendees cannot comfortably
Dear Calendar Girl: Why do I think
carry on a conversation is intrusive.
there is more to this story than you have
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 21-22, 1919
Because the Umatilla National Forest
Reserve by reason of excellent landing
facilities is especially adapted to the use
of airplanes for fire prevention, Supervisor
W.W. Cryder has placed an order with the
government asking that if planes come into
use, his territory be given one. If planes
become a feature of the forest service, they
will be used to investigate drought condi-
tions and will report upon them, saving time
over the old method of telephoning. This
would mean no change in plans for extin-
guishing fires, but, according to Mr. Cryder,
there is a possibility that bombs may be used
for this purpose.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 21-22, 1969
With the nine to 12 inch snow cover
which fell 10 days ago still on the ground,
motorists in the Heppner area seem to be
doing all right, but youngsters are getting
hurt playing in the snow on innertubes.
Sunday Kristi Haguewood, 12, daughter of
Mrs. and Mrs. Ron Haguewood, was taken
to Pioneer Memorial Hospital for x-rays as
result of a fall from such a device. She has
an injury to her tail bone, seriousness of the
injury is as yet undetermined but the child
cannot sit or stand. She shot over a ridge on a
diversion ditch at her family ranch five miles
from Heppner, and landed on a frozen pond.
She was allowed to return home where she
is being kept in bed.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 21-22, 1994
A Pendleton native was shot to death last
week in his apartment building in Seattle.
Lawrence Waite, 40, a resident on the
12th floor of the Bay View Tower, died of
a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
Police were alerted to the shooting about
4:15 a.m. last Thursday when someone
called 911. Police first thought Waite may
have committed suicide, but they later
learned there had been a scuffle in a stair-
well of the building and a witness saw a man
and woman fleeing the building about the
time of the shooting. There was no known
motive, police said.
TODAY 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
On Jan. 22, 1973,
the U.S. Supreme Court,
in its Roe v. Wade deci-
sion, legalized abortions
using a trimester approach.
Former President Lyndon
B. Johnson died at his Texas
ranch at age 64.
On this date:
In 1901, Britain’s Queen
Victoria died at age 81 after
a reign of 63 years; she was
succeeded by her eldest son,
Edward VII.
In
1917,
President
Woodrow
Wilson,
in
an address to Congress,
pleaded for an end to the
war in Europe, calling for
“peace without victory.”
In 1968, the fast-paced
sketch comedy program
“Rowan
&
Martin’s
Laugh-In” premiered as a
weekly series on NBC-TV.
In 1987, Pennsylvania
treasurer R. Budd Dwyer,
convicted of defrauding the
state, proclaimed his inno-
cence at a news conference
before pulling out a gun,
placing the barrel in his
mouth and shooting himself
to death in front of horrified
onlookers.
In 1995, Rose Fitz-
gerald Kennedy died at
the Kennedy compound at
Hyannis Port, Mass., at age
104.
In 1997, the Senate
confirmed
Madeleine
Albright as the nation’s first
female secretary of state.
In
1998,
Theodore
Kaczynski pleaded guilty
in Sacramento, California,
to being the Unabomber
responsible for three deaths
and 29 injuries in return for
a sentence of life in prison
without parole.
In 2008, actor Heath
Ledger, 28, was found dead
of an accidental prescription
overdose in a New York City
apartment.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Former Sen. Birch Bayh,
D-Ind., is 91. Actress Piper
Laurie is 87. Celebrity chef
Graham Kerr (TV: “The
Galloping Gourmet”) is 85.
Actor Seymour Cassel is 84.
Author Joseph Wambaugh
is 82. Singer Steve Perry
is 70. Country singer-mu-
sician
Teddy
Gentry
(Alabama) is 67. Hockey
Hall of Famer Mike Bossy
is 62. Actress Diane Lane
is 54. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy
Jeff is 54. Country singer
Regina Nicks (Regina
Regina) is 54.
Celebrity chef Guy
Fieri is 51. Actress Katie
Finneran is 48. Actor
Gabriel Macht is 47. Actor
Balthazar Getty is 44. Jazz
singer Lizz Wright is 39.
Pop singer Willa Ford is
38. Rock singer-musician
Ben Moody is 38. Actress-
singer Phoebe Strole is 36.
Rapper Logic is 29. Tennis
player Alize Cornet is 29.
Actress Sami Gayle is 23.
Thought for Today:
“Children need models
rather than critics.” —
Joseph Joubert, French
moralist (1754-1824).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE