ne er ee ALL. THE LATES" nree ericker’ |B any woe | 8 Resin. ANGTIER ~ BIRTHDAY COMING OP. YEARS OLD?” ANT BELIEVE. IT’, WHERE HAS THe. ° TIME GONE S ants ed KS SE O1PE2 Tritune Company Brndicale, We, —_ by Jaf MacNelly HEY WHAT er WADI " Meo? by Russell Myers ‘ABUR Mw ENERRINGLY, A SHALL ORSECT STRIKES THE CAR, AS HAY}. SPIPEY CAN HURL ite RA AS MUP EY AbeMORTHS CPUENT UMOUSIVE or] SHE PINT EVEN TRACER! SSS Th K/ Sa ee a a by Johnny Hart | [_BERIUDA, AANA UAMAICA,... ) WHAT Places] DID You HATE: | IN MIND Ff Bid + YOU sic ‘Em, | aA LICK ‘EM! by Stan Lee and Fred Kida. | hhe refuses to have ? . bel the bead. got too halo. tes earn have . ourselves. | oo ‘ ‘My father made {t clear it - _ has nothing to do with money. He sald, “T have never served alcohol la my guests and I am not going to start now.” Uniess - ‘We agree to toast with a punch to. _ dowlth the reception: . YTantt he being ridiculously _ stubborn? — rty-ftricken Dear Strick: There are at recep ton, One is wot parents. Since your fa a! om are on his Se oo fae ve a “ edilng py ‘Dear Ann Landers: This is intended to enlighten thase bedroom acrobats who insist that most women fake It. The writer claims that #0 per cent _of the moans. and groans sre Academy Award perform- ‘ances designed to protect the "male ego, when in truth they are getting very little out of it. You should have set the record. straight by informing the reading public that when a woman hag an orgasm a light red rash appears on her neck and chest. No rash —~ no. or- gas, It's as simple as that. - I am asking that you check this out with the experts, or would you feel ke a traitor to your sex if you blew thelr cover? — Maybe It's Measles, Dear Measles: You are mia- taken at the top of your | That rosy rash you speak of ap- on some. women when She's lucky Dear Ann Landers: My heart goes out to the woman In -. IMinols who-has been hooked on Valium for 17 years, She said she felt like a zombie — a nonm-person. — snd hated the fact that she didn’t have the will to assert herself because chemicals shaped her personal- ity and ran her life. For many years ] was on Valium and alcohol. I was. completely lost. One day when I. Just couldn’t stand myself - , another minute, I checked into a drug treatment centre. : That was, two yeara ago-. i can tru y say t Jot ri ait Naifferent ereon. T hve regained my self-res can - say NO when I don't choose to '..'do something and I am no longer apuppetonastring., ere Is help out there for people who want-it..I hope all ase who see themselves In -- this letter will take my advice ‘and free. themselves from the rlaon of addiction, = A. vor. ; ' _. Dear Survivor: You are - Tuclder than you may realize. . People who mix ‘Valium and rou- atte. tion can be - lethal. The drug abuse centres do a fantastic joh for people who really want to clean up their act. coe - Dear Ann Landers: [ have at least ‘a dozen problems I could ~* lay on you right now, but you deserve a day off, So, instead .of handing you a skull-cracker, ° Lam going to write a different kind of letter and ask you to Tun it, — _ Thank you for having the courage to provide a forum for every kind of human problem in- language that everybod can understand. No four-bit _ words to impress people. with ‘how smart you are, Ihave . learned so much from your. ~ columns about incest, alcoho -Hism, homosexuality, drug abuse, high blood presaure, ' early cancer detection, depres. . sion, kinky sex, how to handle — : pushy: neighbors, nosy relae- ives, book-borrowers, free- loading relatives and drunk house guests. . enough to take a stand on issues that most people would- | n't touch with a 40-foot pole— - like those columns‘on abortion: — - . Millions of readers’ cheered. fiant woman should have the ° right to choose her course of- action, and not the legislators. - . Thank you for your terrific sense of humor. Some days 1 - walk around with a smile on my face for hours because of something you sald. Certain - lines from your columns have - | become part of the Ec. Thank you for the comfort you have given to millions of © people who think they are only ones who have such cr: problems. You have made s6.. ° many frightened, Insecure, folks feel ““normal” .and- less alone, Your greatest git to m was relleving me of the guilt/I - :fatried for.a'tong time. ug ‘bein fectionist,- and my s Dear §, $:: What a day- tener! And now the next ‘. Ann Landers: You ~ make me sick; Such gall! Such concell! Such arrogance! Such " gelf-righteousness! You. are never at a Joss for an opinion. How can ‘one person be 30 smart? And your foolish face : here! No matter where 1 travel you're in the r, Even in Tokyo. Please - € early retirement and give . bone [ toasts: My flance have offered to pay for it - . Dear, Sick ‘Thanks for. Dear Readers; Several =” Treceived a rdgh of? ‘om nh women who'dlae . the world a break. — Sick Of - Yau ay * some excerpts: From Elm a letters Mked (or hated) thelr mothers In-law, I fo it hard to be- lieve the majority of women - felt that way,ao Caskoe, “Ho ‘weeks a -about it? Deean’t anyone ha about your: ® good word to asy husband's mother?” The re sponse was heartwarming. ousands of women wro! lIpving testimonials. Here are- Mott, Tex.: The best wedding gift I received was my motherdn-law. Her most precious gilt to me was her son. I hapé ta God one day I can be like her when my turn comes. : ; From Long Island: I was a. divarcee with a 4-yéar-old child... not. exactly what every woman dreams of for her wonderful aon. mother-. In-leaw's kindnoss and generoa- Ity were Incredible. ‘a one Ina million. — Judi. From Tabor, NJ: Until a few weeka ago my mother-in- law lived next door. I misa her so much I can barely atand it. Al ashe was widowed only two yeara ago, she fa de- Nghtfully up” all the time.and never makes any demand on — her three sons. We all adore this remarkable woman. — Jo Ani . From Bolse: Hello from the other side. My mother-in-law never criticizes, never med- dies, never makes me feel [n- ferlor and 1 Just love her, — '. From Buffalo: My mother- in-law (and my mother) can come to our house for braak- fast, lunch or dinner any day of the week, They both know ' when ‘to talk and when to keep - thelr mouths shut. My husband ~ months with us wai . out before our first and I feel blessed. — Janice K, From Vancouver: My - mother-in-law spent two ing to help lld was born. I.was three weeks late — - eross and short-tempered. She was so. cheerful] and under- standing 1 will never forget it. From Hot Springs, Ark. When I married her son she welcomed me with open arms and said, “He's yours now!" She buys thoughtful gifts like coffee I can't afford and my . favorite cologne that “thap- * Ben Thank you for being brave \— you on when you said'a preg- °° im . ee rr ele es Dear Ann Landers: 1 am 26 " Above all, be yourself t . Pd jad HEATHCLIFF : be \ a3 ae ion ve é J? wat a . : : rt 1° SRO YOO MIND...7/°. a Ss ; Ps ———— “38)° L _~ . ee ote, Mer Be _