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PAGE TWO BRENHAM BANNER PRESS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1970
THE GLOBALVIEW
WIN AT BRIDGE
By Oswald & James Jacoby
5 Rising Divorce
• Plagues Soviet
By LEON DENNEN
NEW YORK (NEA)
In the Communist East as in the capitalist West the high
divorce rate is part of the price of increasing urbanization
and industrialization.
According to the Soviet youth magazine, Smena, more
: than a million Russian men and women, were eferted-by
the break-up of their marriages in 1967. But there was only
one new marriage for every 10. divorces -......
. The steep rise in divorce. . “.reports;
and Soviet sociologists' are increasingly concerned at the
emotional damage and personal suffering inflicted by the
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•Editorials & Features •
TIMELY QUOTES
- It's sort of like Jello. You ‘We decided to get married
- can't really get a hold of it, only yesterday. I don t know
you know. it's what I call why, exactly. These things
white magic, you know. Now happen to the best of us.
s you see it, now you don't. —Miranda Quarry, 23, of
Whitney M. Young, head London, who married ac- 1
of the National Urban tor Peter Sellers, 44. .
League, describing the Black people no longer
record of the Nixon ad- must depend upon the
ministration. ___moods of white people. .
. : Black pride can salvage for
.the black child the image of
We are extremely con the black man. as something
Dear sirs. cerned because the radical worth growing up to be.
Dear sirs:groups are extremely imita- A
Your issue of September 7, 1970 mentioned the fact that many people would be visiting tive The recent wave of kid- John Howard ran U;
the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park over the Labor Day holiday. I was one of those naneoasof s diplomats, in then 9 W unier
visitors.' *1et T . South America is something book 6s1957 .
My family, along with a family of friends from Houston, visited the Park on Labor Day-- the extreme left in this coun . Pem-hne
only to find all the buildings closed. There were many ...... ...barselves walking around try may seen to emulate, fem "oymentatton from
the grounds for a while and then driving a way in disappointment. It will be a long time be- —Charles O'Brien, chief white to black and trav-
fore I get down your way again from Fort Worth. , deputy attorney general eled through the South.
I hope the Park management will consider the waste of keeping this large investmentfor California
in buildings and grounds idle on one of the year's busiest days. I don't want to lose that
==----= Sincerely, ... I use the beer on every- extra little bit of tender lov.
* ‘--------• Richard L. Atkins—W thing fromeacti to orchids—ing care I get from being a
. - 3840 Carman Drive I always have the happiest she rather than a
Fort Worth, Texas 76116 plants in town." ,- — Idaho State Rep. Patricia
. — Edward H. Torbeck of McDermott, commenting
1 . :.. ‘ * 1.___, increased political (IC-
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Brenham Banner-Press • *
Brenham, Texas
failure of so many marriages.
The Kremlin leaders, on their part, are disturbed by the ..Here is a hand from
adverse effect of divorces on the birth rate and, conse- Praetjear Bridge that
quently. on Russia's labor resources. Their prime interest would cause a lot of grief
lies in the success of the "socialist" economy, 1 in almost any bridge game.
Sociologists and Kremlin politicians have therefore joined When South looks over
forces, though for different reasons, in lecturing young dummy, he has no trouble
Russians on the importance of having children. They are counting to 13 tricks with
also urging new measures to encourage “family life." three clubs, six diamonds 3
A Why so-many divorces in the ostensibly classless Marx- and the aces and kings of
ist-Leninist society? The noted sociologist, V. Perevedent- the major suits. He is likely
sev. has no difficulty in identifying the main reasons. torsen the Mdeaxe ende:
"It is part of a worldwide trend which follows on the Then he plays out his king
. heels of industrialization and urbanization," he writes in and queen clubs, leads a
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The Star of Texas Museum, under the supervision of Blinn College,
is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Anson Jones Home is under the direction of the
Barrington Society and the home's hours are regulated by the society. Only Independence
Hall, which is under the Parks and Wildlife Department, was open Labor Day.)
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Literaturnaya Gazette. Communist Russia is no excep- diamond to dummy's ace.. J.... .
tion. To be sure, Perevedentsev does not dare to spell this discards his seven of hearts The Lighter Side..
out plainly. : on dummy's ace of clubs..1
- But he does concede that in the East as in the West “the leads a second diamond to I —I C
. foundations of the family have been shaken." his queen and comes rto a II T D At— r
= me soviet scholar sees five major causes: - quick stop when West is un- VY n Y A I O S K e TUS eO O O.
. • Many more women work outside the home and this kind enough to show out. 7
new-found financial independence is bound to affect family The stop does him no
and marital relations. good. He has to let East in o m
• There are now almost as many men of “the most with a diamond, whereupon cn 9 2
active ace group" as women and Russian women are less East sets the slam with the U.S. Department of Agricul-
afraid that if they divorce one partner they will not and jack of clubs. ture, whose heart is as big as . and he will draw back in hor-
another. After World War II there were far fewer men, A more careful player will all the outdoors, has donated
which accounts for the low 1950 divorce figure. note that diamonds don't al-tons of food to school lunch
• There has been a depreciation of traditional family ways divide 3-2. He may try programs. ..
values and greater importance is now placed on social to insure his small slam by And now the USDA is under- , ing to poison him.
prestige, entertainment and so on. ducking a diamond at trick writing a $27,000 study to de- He will ask “What's that?” The only way the Agricul-
• The problem of psychological incompatibility has two. East will win and, if termine why so many school even though there may have ture Department can change
been added to the problem or “sexual incompatibility." East returns a spade, heart children refuse to eat fruits been turnips on the table the this is to open a nationwide
peen deed CO " Propiein 01 Sexual Incomparably or club. South will be able to and vegetables --
• Soviet society has become more tolerant of extra- make his slam in spite of 006
. marital and premartial sexual relations. the Dad diamond break If ted Seagolidren a repor
should be undertaken to rectify the situation he describes, back, things won't be quite vegetable than other foods in
restricting himself to the comment that the necessary so happy. South won't be school lunches," the depart-
measures were not taken in time. able to collect three club ment says in what comes ac-
But another Soviet expert, in an article, “No More tricks. rosS even on paper as a hurt
Divorces," suggested recently the establishment through- This is the time to wear tone of voice. .
_ out Russia of “Family Service Centers” or "Friendship both suspenders and a belt. Well, Pm not qualified to
--Bureaus." What he failed to mention was that his panacea South must give up any speak for fruits, but should
for marital ailments was nothing other than the old West- thought of seven and must National Analysts, Inc., wh-
ern institution—the marriage counseling bureau. , go after six by cashing his ich will be making the study.
Another step in the direction of “rationalizing” courtship king and queen of clubs and care to consult me regarding
and marriage was advocted by Victor Pekelis in his essay then ducking a diamond to vegetables, I think I can be of
on the "Love Consultant." He assured his readers that East. some assistance.
"there is positive proof that couples matched by a com- After this supersafety The main reason a lot of
uter very seldom divorce."play, there will be no way to children won't eat vegetables
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-game, slam and rubber. i hamburgers, french fries and
(Newspaper Enterprise Assn.) milk shakes.
A child is bedazzled by gau-
25 dy drive-insigns each time his
----i mother takes him to the shop-
• ping center to buy a pair of
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Potding has been: a. entranced by their commer-
North East South cials which he hears on his fa-
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required puppy love by acne-
festooned guitarists.
The result is that a child
ror. "What’s that?" he asks
were such a thing as a veget-
able identification course, ev-
ery kid in America would flunk
it.
Today’s children don’t trust
you know.
Altamont, III., who feeds
his lush flowers with beer.
on increased political ac-
tivity by women.
Schooling
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suspicously, the implication anybody over 30. Conseque-
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previous evening.
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Today is Thursday, Sept. 17, In 1796. .. President Geo- .
the 26th day of 1970 with 105 urge Washington delivered his
to follow, farewell speech and warned
The moon is between its full the American people to avoid
phase and last quarter.1foreien altiancessoicuud
The morning stars are Mer- In 1968. . . George Wal-
Cury, Mars and Saturn. . lace, former governor of Al-
The evening stars are Ven- abama, was nominated for pr-
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vorite rock music staton.
The result is that hambur-
gers, french fries and milk
shake become status food. A
child feels he is enhancing
his own prestige by eating
them.'
But no drive-in restaurant
Those born on this date are pendent Party. - You, South, hold:
under the sign of Virgo. A thought for the day: A mot- 4AK876 VKJ32404 472
Baron Von Steuben, a Ger- — to on the seal of Thomas Jef- What do you do now?
man officer who served with ferson said, “Rebellion, . to A-Bid three no-trump. Your
the American Revolutionary tyrants. . . is obedience to hand pattern of 5-4-2-2 is rea-
Army of 1777 was born Sept, God,” sonably suited to no-trump
17th, 1720. -----—---------======= = = has a sign proclaiming “squ-
______On this day in history: - the a ae Tool. 19-QUESTIO N ashburgers” in hot pink neon
In 1787.. . the Constitu- Although the story of Lot Your partner continues to 12 feet high. And no disc joc-
tion, completed at the Con- 20SwiS found in the four-spades. What do you do key extols turnips and egg-
stitutional Convention in Ph- 5ook Genesis, his now? plants in a hysterical voice be-
iladelphia; was signed by a S not given. Answer Tomorrow tween recorded paeans to un-
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