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By OBERT PETERSONQ. — “My wife sang in some operettas as a girl. Now a half century later she’s been reading your advice about using talents and has decided to share her vocal gifts with the world. We can’t go to a party or to anyone’s house without her telling folks she’s resuming her singing career. Ten seconds after anyone asks her to sing, she’s croaking away on the ‘Indian Love Call’ or something. How can I get her to realize folks are laughing at her? She actually thinks she’s great.’’A. — If she can make people laugh she’s a better entertainer than mostsingers. Personally, I get a kick out of anyone who displays a willingness to entertain. Most parties and gatherings need a bit of live talent, whether it’s good or bad. Remind yourself that you’re probably oversensitive, and that others may react more favorably to your wife’s talents. Give her some credit for sensing audience reaction. If she’smaking a fool of herselfwouldn’t take a job on a bet. Just not having to get up in the morning till I feel like it makes old age worthwhile. I love music,reading, plays, movies,baseball, and football. I get my own meals and bet onthe horses. I haven’t timefor a job and hope to hit 100 just ambling along the way1 am.”A. — You’re a lucky dog to savor your leisure? time, and to have enough money hitting your postboxmonthly to give you peace of mind. More power to you. But a great many older people don’t enjoy just sitting around. They want specific chores or part-time jobs to keep the cobwebsAll 4 Escapees Captured, Back In Sheridan JailRushville — Pourescapees from the Sheridan County jail have been captured and returned to the jail, officials said Friday.The quartet broke out Sunday night bv sawing throughhands and of themfrom theirminds. And manyneed the extra money.* * *Q. —“My husband never drank anything stronger than sherry until he retired. Now he’s at the bourbon a dozen times a day, andwhen I remind h i m it’s costly and harmful snaps that it’s his money and his health and he’ll do as he pleases.What can I do? He just sits there in a blue fog and won’t go anyplace.”A. — Not much. Retired folks who find hard liquormore comforting than carpentry or canasta are hard to rehabilitate. It’s not uncommon for retired men — and sometimes women — to start drinking excessively simply to banish theboredom of emptv hours.Try to talk Old Grandad into going back to work, or see if you can’t get him involved in local clubs or community activities tokeep his mind off the bottle.If you would like a booklet, Basic Health Rules for Older People, write to Robert Peterson, c/o Dispatch Letter Service, IS W. 45th St., New York, N.Y. 10036, enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope and 10 cents to cover handling costs.The search the weekend of March 29-30 will cover 16,000 square miles of the state which will be divided into 152 areas, he said.No Ground UnitsHeilig said he search willnot use ground units since“we could easily lose more people if the search were on the ground because of the terrain in the area which will be searched.”He said the plane had a capability to fly another 470 miles after it passed over North Platte, “which leaves a lot of area that it conceivablycould be in.”Thelost whileplane was returning to Sioux Falls, S.D., from a debate tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo.An intensive search was launched for the plane after it was lost, but snow cover greatly hampered the search efforts.Missing are the plane’spilot, Frayne D. Anderson, 43, debate team coach K, Don Tibbetts, 34, and students Joyce Estwick of Milan, Minn., Linda Heideman of Rapid City, S.D., Al Jensen of Pipestone, Minn., and James Ilousek of Mission, Kan.
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Lincoln Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sat, Mar 08, 1969
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