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DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 20-21, 1919
Laying of the paved highway between Adams and Ath-
ena will be delayed two weeks as a result of a fire at mid-
night last night which virtually put the Warren Construc-
tion Company’s plant at Adams out of commission. The loss
from the fire is estimated at $5000 by Pat Lonergan, super-
intendent of the company. Negligence on the part of the
watchman is blamed for the fire. Kettles containing asphalt
were being heated and the liquid in one of the kettles flowed
over the top, ran into the fire box and started a lively blaze.
When discovered, the fire had got into the supply of asphalt
and the whole crew was called out to fight the flames.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 20-21, 1969
Bruce Eisele, 19, Umatilla, is aboard the Navy carrier
Hornet, the recovery ship for the Apollo 11 astronauts. The
Gordon Eisele family and friends will be watching the tele-
vised recovery hoping to see Bruce, who is a fireman. He
has told his parents and sister, Yvonne, that he will be han-
dling a fire hose at the time of the recovery. Another Uma-
tilla youth, Eugene Nordquist, 21, has been on the Hornet
until recently. His mother, Mrs. Carl Nordquist, said her
son and six other enginemen were recently transferred to
Vietnam. The family and the young sailor are disappointed
because they had been looking forward to Gene’s participa-
tion in the historic event.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 20-21, 1994
Native American preschoolers will soon be dancing to
the music of their forefathers at the same time they soak
up reading, social skills and other before-school basics.
Head Start, a federally funded program that gives chil-
dren ages 3-5 from low income families the educational
tools they need for school, will now be run by the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The tribes
have had a Head Start program in place at the reservation’s
Cay-Uma-Wa Education Center since 1989, but it was run
by Umatilla County. That put restrictions on what the pro-
gram could offer in the way of native traditions, says Lorena
Thomson, adult basic education instructor.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
On July 20, 1969,
astronauts Neil Arm-
strong and Edwin “Buzz”
Aldrin became the first
men to walk on the moon
after reaching the surface
in their Apollo 11 lunar
module.
In 1861, the Congress
of the Confederate States
convened in Richmond,
Virginia.
In 1944, an attempt by a
group of German officials
to assassinate Adolf Hitler
with a bomb failed as the
explosion only wounded
the Nazi leader. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt was
nominated for a fourth term
of office at the Democratic
convention in Chicago.
In 1976, America’s
Viking 1 robot spacecraft
made a successful, first-
ever landing on Mars.
In 1993, White House
deputy counsel Vincent
Foster Jr., 48, was found
shot to death in a park
near Washington, D.C.; his
death was ruled a suicide.
Thought for Today:
“We may well go to the
moon, but that’s not very
far. The greatest distance
we have to cover still lies
within us.” — Charles de
Gaulle, French statesman
(1890-1970).
DEAR ABBY
Man becomes distant after moving in with girlfriend
Dear Abby: After being together
conversation about what he told you,
for a year, my boyfriend and I recently
because he may have been rehearsing
moved in together. Since then he
his exit speech. Life rarely turns out
hasn’t been home much. We
the way we fantasize that it
don’t spend time together
will. If he is considering end-
ing your relationship in order
the way we used to when we
to “give a girl her first child,”
first started dating. He has
the sooner you know about it,
changed a lot.
I have kids from a previ-
the better — for you.
ous relationship. My boy-
Dear Abby: My mother
friend recently told me he
and father have been divorced
always wanted to be the first
for eight years. Since then,
J eanne
guy to give a girl her first
she has found a younger guy
P hilliPs
child. I just want to know if
who is about eight years older
ADVICE
I should let him go or try to
than I am. I’m 23.
fight for him because I’m in
The age difference always
love with him. — Second Thoughts
bothered me, but what bothers me
in Chicago
even more is she’s always doing
Dear Second Thoughts: Your
for him and he gives her nothing in
boyfriend knew you had children
return. Since day one I have been
when he began dating you. I think it
convinced he’s using her for shelter
is time the two of you have another
and food. However, she can’t seem
to recognize it. I don’t know what to
do, Abby. I’m just tired of my mom
being used by men. — Daughter in
Delaware
Dear Daughter: I appreciate your
concerns about your mother, but until
she’s ready to admit to herself that
what’s happening is part of an ongo-
ing pattern, nothing will change. She
is doing this for a reason — or more
than one. Her self-esteem may be so
low she doesn’t believe she deserves
better, she may be so desperate to
have a man in her life that she’s will-
ing to literally pay the price, or she
may believe having a man so much
younger is a trophy.
You cannot live your mother’s life
for her, but you can learn from it.
Concentrate on making the best life
you can for yourself. If you do, those
efforts will be well spent.
Universal Crossword
Edited by David Steinberg July 20, 2019
ACROSS
1 Dryly humorous
6 Reread a textbook in
one day, say
10 Snare
14 Florida senator Marco
15 Bronte who wrote
“Agnes Grey”
16 Entertainer Minnelli
17 Fellow handling
multiple instruments
19 Political takeover
20 Cactus with
psychedelic buttons
21 Alley ___
23 Otto minus cinque
24 Contented sort
28 Neither fem. nor neut.
32 Hoped-for proposal
response
33 “The Matrix” hero
34 On the subject of
35 What can be mined in
“South Korea”?
36 “Consider it taken
care of!”
39 Beachcomber’s display
that’s unlikely to
include the ends of 17-,
24-, 48- and 62-Across
42 Recovered
43 Common cereal grain
44 Stocking shade
45 Soul from Seoul
46 Sister
47 Reps.’ counterparts
48 Occupy the
passenger side
53 Singer DiFranco
54 Greek goddess of dawn
55 Has the intention of
60 Managers’ degs.
62 Jeweled Russian
treasure
65 U2 front man
66 California’s features a
bear
67 49-Down message
68 They may pull a cart
69 Plane-related prefix
70 John who married
Pocahontas
DOWN
1 Fall
2 Ancient character
3 Follow orders
4 Party bus alternative,
for short
5 Reluctant
6 Vehicle with a meter
7 Protein synthesis
molecule: Abbr.
8 Bothers
9 French wine region
10 R.N.’s specialty
11 Squad with shields
12 Sky blue
13 The Inquirer or the
Herald
18 Teachers’ org.
22 Freak out
25 Informal fire lover
26 Leave in a hurry
27 Like cheese in a
fondue pot
28 Pulverize
29 Tennis great Arthur
30 Hearty, flambeed entree
“SHORE THING” By Robert E. Lee Morris
sudoku answers
31 Lassie, for one
35 Checking condition,
briefly
36 ___ blanket
37 Quad quarters
38 Unpleasant
responsibility
40 Rental agreement
41 “Auld ___ Syne”
46 “Can’t let it go for that
price!”
48 Macho “First Blood”
role
49 Spam container?
50 Labor leader who
disappeared in the ‘70s
51 Mideast org., once
52 Nation north of Benin
56 Note from the boss
57 Close tightly
58 “I’m so done with this
week!”
59 Eyeball
61 Bart, to Homer
63 Watering hole
64 Freudian focus