Navy Romance Sparks Verified Wedding in Abby Column
Dear Abby details a Marine romance sparked by Operation Dear Abby IV with Thad and Linda Christensen meeting via letters and a visit after ten days. Michael Rowcliffe proposed, and the couple plans a July wedding mirroring the one year anniversary of their meeting.
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Michael
Thad
Nimitz
Indian Ocean
Corre Abby
San Diego
Michigan
Stroner
Michael Rowcliffe
Linda Christensen
Linda
Dear Abby Romance Ends in 19 Years of Marriage
A 40-year-old Scandi Navy man recalls meeting a 25-year-old New York girl via phone and a four hour drive to dinner. They married after two years of dating, remained together 19 years until her cancer. He urges men not to hesitate to make a blind date.
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Marine Electronics Service Organization
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Los Angeles
Gretzky puts Encino estate on market for 3.25 million
Wayne Gretzky seeks closer proximity to the Great Western Forum in Inglewood as he lists his Encino home. The 7000 square foot, six bedroom seven bathroom 1939 house was once owned by Teresa Wright and is tied to Gretzky’s Los Angeles Kings tenure. Nearby, Gene Hackman is released from St. Vincent Hospital after a chest and arm pain episode during a Oregon vacation.
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Great Western Forum
Inglewood
Los Angeles Kings
Teresa Wright
Portland
Ore
Gene Hackman
Denise Tomasovic
St. Vincent Hospital & Health Center
Hackman
Beverly Hills
Calif
Oregon
Names In The News: Hackman and Bailey Health Updates
William Hackman has recovered from a dangerous artery narrowing after a balloon dilation. Pearl Bailey, 72, plans knee replacement surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, with a two week stay ahead, citing degenerative arthritis as the cause. Bailey rose from Philadelphia nightclubs to Broadway, winning a Tony for Hello Dolly.
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Pearl Bailey
Pennsylvania Hospital
Laura Feragen
Bailey
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