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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, June 10, 2021
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Woman spurred to action by
her grandchildren’s plight
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
Dear Abby: I have a grandson
apart from his parents might also
(25) and granddaughter (22) who
be an incentive for him to become
more independent in other ways,
are both extremely overweight
(300 pounds each). They not only
such as continuing his education if
have health issues, but also mental
he is able, which would improve his
issues. Both work part time at the
employment prospects.
same company as their mom and
Dear Abby: There is a trend
dad — and still live at home. They
happening these days. Young people
Jeanne
live together for several years, get
don’t date, don’t drive and are very
Phillips
pregnant and go to the justice of the
dependent on their parents because
ADVICE
their parents encourage it. My
peace to get legally married. Then,
granddaughter is being treated with
a year or more later, they sometimes
meds; my grandson is not.
decide to have a formal wedding
I’m very close to him, and he shares a
ceremony. Friends throw them a shower, and
lot with me. He has issues with both of his
the wedding is often elaborate.
parents, but more so with his mom. They
I thought a shower gift or wedding gift
were raised in a very Christian home. There
was to help the new couple to get their
were always weight issues for the entire
household set up. These couples already
family because they eat most of their meals
have everything in their house. I feel this is
out. My daughter-in-law rarely cooks, and
a slap in the face of tradition. What are your
the house resembles a “Hoarders” home.
thoughts? — Old-Fashioned
In the past, I tried talking with my son and
Dear Old-Fashioned: Yes, it’s a break
his wife but they have a convenient excuse
with tradition. These changes have occurred
for everything I bring up. During my last
because of changes in social mores, the econ-
conversation with my grandson, he was so
omy and gender roles. The tradition used to
unhappy he mentioned suicide. Please can
involve a young woman going directly from
you help me? How can I get through to my
her parents’ house to that of her husband.
son and his wife? — Distraught Grandma
More recently, young people have post-
poned marriage, established themselves in
in Texas
Dear Grandma: Do your son and his
the workplace and achieved economic inde-
wife know their son is depressed to the point
pendence before coupling up. This is a posi-
of talking about suicide? If they are unaware,
tive step because if the marriage fails or the
put them on notice. While you’re at it, give
spouse dies, the widowed spouse isn’t left
him the number of the National Suicide
without the tools to support themselves and
Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255.
their family.
Because you have already tried talking
While you may think the couple “already
to his parents and found them unreceptive,
has everything they need,” take a peek at
would you consider inviting your grandson
their bridal registry because it may be an
to live with you for a while? It would be a way
eye-opener. And remember, if you cannot
of teaching him healthier eating habits, and
celebrate happily with the couple, no rule of
if he needs medication, you might be able
etiquette dictates that you must attend the
to see that his doctor prescribes it. Living
wedding.
DAYS GONE BY FROM THE EAST OREGONIAN
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
June 10, 1921
Several suggestions for a new name for
Cabbage Hill have been received by the East
Oregonian. One suggestion made by a prom-
inent business man is that whatever name be
chosen that the “Hill” be dropped and the
boulevard substituted. Mrs. Susan Darr of
Adams writes suggesting the names “Meeker
Heights”; “Meeker View”; “Meeker Obser-
vatory” or “Meeker Hill.” Her desire is to
honor the name of Ezra Meeker who aided in
remarking the Old Oregon trail. C.P. Strain,
now in California, writes that since the hill
overlooks a mighty empire that it have a name
in keeping with the importance of the view.
He suggests “Empire Crest,” “Crest Look-
out,” “Golden Empire Crest,” “Empire Gate”
or “Threshold of the Golden Empire.”
50 Years Ago
June 10, 1971
James (Jim) Ross, 21, Hermiston, a chief
warrant officer in the U.S. Army, will never
forget March 24, 1971. That’s the date his heli-
copter was shot down in Laos 15 miles north-
east of Khe Sanh. The other two members
of his crew lost their lives and Ross suffered
several major injuries. Ross is visiting his
parents, Mr. ad Mrs. Robert Ross, on Butter
Creek highway near Hermiston. He is sched-
uled to return to Madigan Hospital, Tacoma,
Wash., for more treatment. The 1968 Hermis-
ton High School graduate was shot down the
first time on the Laotian border in October
1970. In this action, Ross was awarded the
Silver Star for bravery. He helped his crew
get away from the disabled aircraft and then
remained by himself with the helicopter.
25 Years Ago
June 10, 1996
Work on the Chemical Stockpile Emer-
gency Preparedness Program’s alert notifi-
cation system has halted because, at least for
now, it doesn’t work. For starters, the system
is unable to send data between the program’s
three operations centers. CSEPP spokesman
Tom Groat said the local area network link-
ing emergency operations centers in Pend-
leton, Heppner, and at the Umatilla Army
Depot overloads when attempting to convey
both meteorological information and other
data, information that needs to be exchanged
continually. Development of the $7 million
system of sirens, reader boards and computer
equipment has been at an impasse since Janu-
ary, Groat 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 June 10, 1963, Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy signed
into law the Equal Pay Act
of 1963, aimed at eliminat-
ing wage disparities based on
gender.
In 1692, the first execu-
tion resulting from the Salem
witch trials in Massachusetts
took place as Bridget Bishop
was hanged.
In 1922, singer-actor
Judy Garland was born Fran-
ces Ethel Gumm in Grand
Rapids, Minnesota.
In 1935, Alcoholics
Anonymous was founded in
Akron, Ohio.
In 1942, during World
War II, German forces
massacred 173 male resi-
dents of Lidice, Czechoslo-
vakia, in retaliation for the
killing of Nazi official Rein-
hard Heydrich.
In 1944, German forces
massacred 642 residents
of the French village of
Oradour-sur-Glane.
In 1967, six days of war
in the Mideast involving
Israel, Syria, Egypt, Jordan
and Iraq ended as Israel and
Syria accepted a United
Nations-mediated cease-fire.
In 1977, James Earl Ray,
the convicted assassin of civil
rights leader Martin Luther
King Jr., escaped from prison
in Tennessee with six others;
he was recaptured June 13.
In 1978, Affirmed, ridden
by Steve Cauthen, won the
110th Belmont Stakes to
claim horse racing’s 11th
Triple Crown.
In 1991, 11-year-old
Jaycee Dugard of South
Lake Tahoe, California,
was abducted by Phillip and
Nancy Garrido; Jaycee was
held by the couple for 18
years before she was found
by authorities.
In 2013, jury selection
began in Sanford, Florida,
in the trial of neighborhood
watch volunteer George
Zimmerman, charged with
second-degree murder in the
fatal shooting of 17-year-old
Trayvon Martin. (Zimmer-
man was acquitted.)
Today’s Bir thdays:
Attorney F. Lee Bailey is 88.
Actor Alexandra Stewart is
82. Singer Shirley Alston
Reeves (The Shirelles) is 80.
Actor Gina Gershon is 59.
Actor Jeanne Tripplehorn is
58. Rock musician Jimmy
Chamberlin is 57. Actor Ben
Daniels is 57. Actor Kate
Flannery is 57. Model-actor
Elizabeth Hurley is 56.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE