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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1990
Page
11
Dear Abby answers a reader who is over 21, attractive, avoids bars, and fears meeting strangers. She urges joining community activities, volunteering, education, work, and church or charity groups to meet decent people and rejoin social life, especially after divorce or widowhood.
A reader laments stamp glue quality and postal delays. Retired postmaster Elmer Pinkerton of Elmwood Nebraska cites cockroaches chewing glue and advises licking envelopes over stamps. Dear Abby replies that Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank promises an improved stamp and asks for patience amid delays.
AP reports Warren Beatty still draws breathless attention at 53 though Mamie Van Doren claims he drools during smooching. She recalls his active glands as Madonna is named his latest reported flame amid denial from Madonna’s publicist. Pat Conroy jokes he taught Barbra Streisand the Carolina shag and could die in peace, after a call from Atlanta.
Dallas reports counterfeit Bo Jackson baseball and football cards flooding the market. Score spokesman George Martin warns collectors to beware fuzziness and black and white borders on fakes, while dealers like Dick Wickline note authentic cards fetch about $15 and genuine cards feature purple and green borders.
Hampton actress Priscilla Allen discusses her head exploding scene in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Total Recall. She says the moment is brief but unforgettable and has led to widespread exposure as strangers ask about it. Her exploding head is shown in advertisements for the movie.
Ponti a c Mich reports Michele L Esperance and Raymond L Esperance struggle to feed five newborn quintuplets Alexandria Danielle Erica Veronica and Raymond Jr plus four older siblings. They face cuts to phone electric and car repossession while earnings from Michele and sponsors fall short of weekly $350 baby costs.
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