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VERNON DAILY RECORD. Vemon. Texas. June By Abigail Van Buren im cmm tfrnmn. y.

Final Arguments Set In Trial Pray, Refuse Liquor DKAH ABBY: Do you have a paragraph or a phrase that would make me think twice when I am tempted to take a 1 am not a heavy drinker In lact, hardly ever drink at all, Hut when do. it hits me hard. I made a fool of myself again last night, and I am sick of it. 1 done that only five times in my life, and it only happens when I am out with friends. The next day when I wake up, I have to depend on other people to tell me what I did.

If I had just one meaningful phrase to keep me from weakening and having a drink with my friends, 1 would carry it with me A Bible is too big to carry around. I am 20. Thank you. -FOOLISH GIRL DEAK (iIRL: When you are faced with temptation, tel your friends that hard liquor is to you and that you cannot drink it. Then silently "Oh.

give'me the strength I need right now," and quickly pour yourself a nonalcoholic beverage. After one sip. pray again; "Thank you. Lord. I made it!" it, and let me know the results, I care.

Kim Bar Is Honoree Shower DhAH A letter your column has caused me to drop my campaign to get the let removed from the dictionary and transferred to where it belongs. I kwickly discovered that I might be dead before anyone would even be interested, Now 1 would like to start a campaign to get all people to kwit using the phrase when they mean "had sex." I am iritated beyond words when 1 read that "a couple met at a party, went to a motel and made love It's an insult to the act of lovemakingl What they did was have sex. Love had nothing to do with it. Before I risk wasting my time on this campaign, please tell me if YOU think I have a point. V.AL (MASCULINE) DEAR VAL: You have a point, but whether it worthy of a campaign raises another question.

I plead not guilty. When I had sex." I don 1 say. "They made love." HOUSTON Final arguments are expected today in the capital murder trial of Ronald O'Bryan, a Houston-area man accuted of killing his with poisoned Halloween candy to collect on more than $30,000 in life insurance State closed the rebuttal phase of their case Monday and the defense is expected to present some brief re- buttal testimony beftMre the final arguments are started. In rebuttal testimony Monday, assistant District Attorney Mike Hinton a series of witnesses w)u) testified O'Bryan was truthful, (hit witness also told of a series fanciful stories which told fellow wcN'kers at a Houston optical firm where he was employed. O'Bryan, 30, an optician, is charged with murder in the Halloween trick or treat TlinrlAfi of his son, Timothy, OllUUlU 8 The boy died Halloween night after eating a Pixy Stix, a Change Social 1 adulterated with cyanide.

V- 4 Hr(l claimed in testimonv Of DEAR ABBY: The other night I babysat for a neighbor. She has three kids. The oldest is in the crade (I am 16). I walked into the kitchen and, my gosh, never seen a bigger mess in all your life! When the woman left, she Oh, be sure to clean up the kitchen. I just hate coming home to a messy At first 1 was stunned.

Then 1 thought for sure she would pay me extra if I did the kitchen. When she came home, she gave me a dollar LESS than she had agreed to, even with my cleaning up her kitchen. I really was angry, but 1 say anything to her because I am very shy. Besides, she is a friend of my I know she'll ask me to babysit again, and 1 don't want to, but I don't have the nerve to tell her how 1 feel and why. Can you help -ANGRY AND PUZZLED because she shorted you a dollar last time.

And also tell her that if she wants her kitchen cleaned, she should he prepared to pay a little extra. Miss Kim Barclay, bride-elect of Larry Dennis Smith, was honored Saturday afternoon with a pre-nuptial bridal shower in the home of Mrs. A. J. Duffie Jr.

Miss Barclay is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herchel Barclay of Beaumont, and parents of the prospective bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Guinn B.

Smith of Vernon. Wedding vows will be exchanged by the couple at 2 p. Saturday, June 21 in Waco. Mrs. Duffie greeted the guests and presented them to the receiving line composed of Miss Barclay, Mrs.

Barclay and Mrs. Smith. The honoree was attired in an empire dress of red and white checks with a front lace panel and butterfly lace sleeves. She wore a corsage of carnations, a gift of the hostesses, The serving table was covered I A1 St with a white damask cloth and held a silver candelabra with yellow tapers, yellow carnations, white daisies and baby breath. Napkins were sheer white, and the punch bowl and appointments were of crystal.

Fruit punch, yellow angel fingers cookies and mints were served by Mmes. Roy Dickey Jack Kays, Rena Spradlin and Miss Marsha Duffie. Mrs. L. C.

Bolton and Mrs. Earl Graf presided at the register table which was covered in a white floor length cloth with an organza overlay and decorated with yellow tapers in a base of daisies and baby breath. Guests were registered in a white lace bridal book with a beaded cover. Attending the gift display were Mmes. Don Ramsey, Jim Spears, Merle Paulk, Jack White, Noel Lee and Tommie Duffie.

The hostesses presented the honoree with a Hoover vacuum cleaner and attachments. Other hostesses for the occasion were Mmes. Sammy Crawford, Neal Fitzgerald, R. C. Jones, Sam Pierce, Troy Clement.

Walter Lindsey. Roy Moss, John Daniel, Floyd Kiesling and Marion Smith. Background music for the shower was furnished by Miss Susan Spears June brides should remember to change their name witti social security. That reminder comes from Kenneth R. King, branch manager of the local social security office.

matter which month married in, a bride should give us her new name so we can keep her social security card and her earnings record accurate and to he said. earnings she had both before and after her marriage can be correctly credited to the same Earnings women have in jobs covered by social security will determine the amount of their cash not just when they according to Mr. King. their working years, women also build disability, survivors, and Medicare protection for themselves and their he said. To get her name changed on her record, a new bride can call or write any social security office; or she can use a form available at any post office and at many employer personnel offices.

The Vemon social security office is at 1701 Cumbwland. The number is 817-5529346, except in Childress where it is Enterprise 6-5013. The Social Security Administratwn is an agency of the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

ERA Killed DEAR A AND Not if you refuse tu help yourself. Tell her in a respectful tone that vou warn to for her Jjj MiSSOUri last week that he was given the candy by someone during a trick or treat outing Halloween night. He also denied repeatedly that he knew the candy was poisoned This testimony apparently triggered the state testimony 3n his truthfullness. Arthur H. King, a member of church, testified that le visited the funeral home where Timothy was lying in repose.

King said he commented to that the body kx)ked "He told me that he envied him (Timothy) because he looked so said King. said that he, himself, had committed him to the Asked if he knew of reputation for vera- ctity. King replied: say you know if his reputation for truthfullness is good or the prosecutor asked. say it was said King. Three other witnesses for the state made similar statements on truthfullness.

Mrs. Doreen Kirkman, a frame stylist at the optical hrm where O'Bryan worked, recounted stories the defernlant told while working here. She said claimed he was doing part time work at two chemical plants repairing safety glasses; that his wife was a German heiress who received checks for German marks which she had to have exchanged for dollars and that he owned a house with a swimming pOol in a Houstbn subiirb. PEOPLE THE Magruder Feel Guilt About Watergate FIRE TRUCK FOR HIS Stroud of Savannah, studies the nozzle of a fire hose as he tours a truck and fire station. He got to wear a helmet and see all the paraphernalia because it was his seventh birthday and the visit with the firemen was his biggest wish.

Wirephoto) Weaker Voting Rights Act Sought by GOP DETROIT (AP) Jeb Stuart Magruder says he does not feel guilty about his Watergate involvement because he has been "forgiven by God." paid the penal Magruder said in a broadcast interview Monday not going to lay down and die. I feel I have to make amends to the American peq)le" Magruder, a former White House aide, spent seven months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to justice in the Watergate coverup He said he believes politicians and the American public have learned little from Watergate "Nothing has been done by Congress to prevent another Magruder said "Nothing has been done to change the process and the cli mate exists in Washington for another Watergate right Caroline Graduating CONCORD, Mass. (AP) Caroline Kennedy, the 17-year- old daughter of the late Resident John F. Kennedy, will graduate from high this week. Miss Kennedy will be one of 79 seniors graduating Thursday from Concord Academy.

Mover Actor Cleared WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans opposed to a bill extending the Voting Rights Act through 1985 are urging a series of weakening amend ments that already have been disapproved by the House Judiciary Committee. One amendment set for debate later today would extend the law for five years instead of 10 years. The shorter time is favored by the Ford administration. Another proposal would allow states to escape coverage of the law by meeting certain conditions. A third amendment would give local federal courts supervision over voting rights cases.

That authority now is exercised exclusively by the U.S. district court in Washington. Republican sponsors tried unsuccessfully to win approval of the amendments last month when the extension bill was LOS ANGELES (AP) Actor Roddy McDowall has been cleared of all film pirating allegations involving more than 500 movies confiscated at his home last December. Naw Availiblt JACUZZI WHIRLPOOL iATH SYSTEMS Rtntor Pore hast For Complete formation Coatact The SUUIVAN pMnarai Homt SS 242)4 Like Dixie NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) The stars of the Bolshoi ballet like ice cream, blue jeans and the bitter-sweet music that made this city famous jazz.

The Soviet troupe, 220 strong, begin a seven-performance engagement tonight. While here, some of the greatest dancers may get a chance to switch into street shoes awd try the steps in the French Quarter honkytonks. is excellent said Vladimir Vasiliev, one of the ballet's stars, said of jazz. "Maybe I would like to do The dancers opened their stay with a cruise on the drenched Mississippi River, which prompted Vasiliev and many others to strip to the waist on the foredeck. Blue denim was the uniform of the day; the food, vanilla ice cream; and the currency, American greenbacks.

"They will spend every dime on cowboy boots, jeans, T- shirts. said Lillian Libman, the Bolshoi's advance representative "It was like that in New York It will oe like that The dancers have never been to the Deep South before. The tours usually follow the New York-Chicago-San Franciso route Miss Libman the trip to Dixie may lead to more visits into the heartland The performances are near sellouts, with prices ranging from $5 to $20 Records show fewer per.sons were killfd hunting accidents in 1974 than any other year since the hunter safety tnnning program iiegan 21 years ago There were fatalities in a JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The Equal Rights Amendment in Missouri is dead for a third year. think they (the Senate) made a lousy said Rep.

Sue Shear, a Clayton Democrat and the sponsor, after the state Senate defeated it by a vote of 20 to 14, "We'll just have to get out and work for it The which pro hibits discrimination on the basis of sex, had the backing Gov. and Mrs. Christopher S. Bond, Senate President pro tem William Cason and even First Lady Betty Ford. Missouri is the sixth state to reject ERA this spring.

ERA was defeated in the Missouri House two years ago aod died in a committee in It narrowly cleared the House Feb. 6, giving the Senate its first chance to consider the proposed amendment. Hospital Briefs missions; Jessie Thompson Rudolph Rameriz Mrs. Lula Gates Olin Marlow E. L.

Carney Eddy Mrs. Ollie Mae Koeninger Mrs. D. Chaney Tasie Scott Bozidar Scekic Mrs Bill Elrod Mrs. Richard Bell 0 C.

Hammonds Mrs Virgil Chancellor Dismissals; Mrs Cato Mrs Lillie Malone E. Parker Mrs Ollie Garret and son Mrs Lula Bell Lee Mrs KliEabeth Payne Ctreg Vanek Mrs Weldon McKinnev Reduced Risk Noted In Smokers Who Quit NEW YORK (AP) Smokers who kick the habit reduce the risk of getting or dying from lung cancer, heart disease or othar diseases associated with smoking, researchers report. smoker who stops be- gms to revert to the risk of the Dr. Leonard M. Schuman told a news conference at the 3rd World Conference on Smoking and Health.

Schuman, director of miology at the University of School of Public Health, said evidence was increasing that of smoking reduces the risk of mortality and by four to 10 times in such diseases as lung cancer, heart disease. chronic bronchitis ind pulmonary emphysema. Schuman said statistics indicate that within five to six years after a smoker has quit the habit the risk of dying of lung cancer "approaches that of a The risk of mortality from coronary artery disease approaches that of the non-smoker in 10 years after a smoker quits, he said The risk of mortality frwn chronic bronchitis or emphysema in the former drops to the level of a nonsmoker in four to five years, Pleasure boating lured more than 48 million Americans onto the water more than once or twice in 1974, statistics show, and these Americans spent $4.6 billion on their boating sent to the full House by the Judiciary Committee. Rep Caldwell Butler. R- sponsor of one of the amendments, said the full House may be more receptive to the amendments than the panel The House began considering the legislation on Monday with a vole on passage not expected before Wednesday.

The law was enacted in mostly to help Southern blacks exercise their voting rights. The most controversial of the pending amendments is It would allow states to escape coverage of the act by achieving a minority voter turnout of at least 60 per cent and a five-year record free of any voter discrimination judg- Mead Receives Medal ments. The present law requires a 10-year "purity before a state covered by the act may petition a federal court for exemption. But Butler said Monday that Supreme Court decisions have effectively made it impossible for a state ever to be free of coverage. The bill sent to the House by BaptlSt the Judiciary Committee would make major changes in the MsCt for Studj A new provision would extend Asst.

U. S. Atty. Chet Brown said Monday that the government concluded McDowall did not profit from films he allegedly sold from his private collection. and therefore would not be prosecuted, Authorities had accused the 46-year-old actor of trying to sell the copyrighted films through two men who were subsequently indicted on charges of criminal copyright infringement.

UNITED NATIONS, NY. (AP) Margaret Mead, the anthropologist, is the recipient of a medal named for Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture whose origins are in antiquity. The Food and Agriculture Or ganization, a specialized agency based in Rome, had the medal struck especially for Dr Mead The deputy liaison offi cer of the F.AO. T.N Saraf of India, presented it on Monday. Saraf said Dr pioneering work in Samoa.

Bali and New Guinea on the role of women and rearing of children had aroused consciences and "laid the groundwork for much of the in the current International Women's Year Pre-Nuptial Event Fetes Miss Martin Miss Lanita Martin, bride elect of Mike McDuff of Oklaunion. was honored Sunday afternoon with a lingerie shower in the parlor of Bethel Baptist Church in Elliott Nancy Gillis registered the guests as they arrived Sherry Schoppa and Rhonda Rainwater served guests from a table covered in pink overlaid with a white hand-crocheted cloth and holding a flower arrangement of pink roses Refreshments of pink and white pillow mints, pink punch and white cake decorated with pink roses, green leaves and the names of the bridal couple were served Miss Martin was attired in a white floor-length dress accented by blue flowers and yellow trim. She wore a corsage of yellow flowers, a gift of the hostesses. The hostesses presented the honoree with a set of blue satin sheets and matching pillow cases. Hostesses for the occasion were Sue Lemon, Diana Anzaldua.

La Rue Rainwater. Cheryl Mason, Pam Nichols, Lena Reed and Carolyn Koch. Miss Martin and Mr. McDuff will exchange nuptial vows on Sunday, June 15, in the Rock Crossing Baptist Church. Miss Martin is the daughter of Nr.

and Mrs. Boyce Martin of Harrold, and parents of the prospective bridegroom are Mr. artd Mrs. R. McDuff of Oklaunion.

Dr. Schuman reported He said that autopsies per formed on former smokers who protection of the law to non- died from causes other than English speaking minorities, lung cancer, coronarv arterv Bilingual elections and other disease, chronic bronchitis or voter assistance would be emphysema showed that a re- lan- pair process had begun in the of at least 5 per lungs after the smoker quit. turnout The chances of developing these diseases also are reduced j. among ex-smokers, he said. AUXlllQfY risk of developing coro- a i nary disease also declines with AduS Msmocrs an increasing length of time of the cessation of Dr.

Members of the VFW Schuman noted. Au.xiliary voted to accept two He said the length of time a new members, Pam King and person smoked, the amount he Ramona Valez, and to reinstate smoked and the age he began Marilyn Boone and Dorothy Cox smoking were intimately re- as members met Monday lated to the length of time after evening with McNabb he quits when his risks of directing, smoking-related diseases are Jewel Smith called the roll of reduced. officers, and Lois Reppond gave It will take longer for rever- the opening prayer. Myrtle sal to take place if the smoker Vaughn led the pledge to the smoked for a very long time flag. Frankie Donges gave the 25 to 30 years if he started at financial report, a very young age or smoked The group was dismissed with heavily (two or more packs a prayer.

The next meeting will be dav), the doctor said. held June 16. "Who Is A was the topic of study recently as Baptist Women of Chillicothe First Baptist Church met for their monthly Bible study lesson. Mrs. C.

B. Haynes presided for the meeting with Mrs. D. B. Ford leading the opening prayer, Mrs.

H. E. Doyle presented the study topic, posing the questions I A and am I a Scripture was from Acts 15. Mrs. Doyle spoke on the problem of that confronted the early church which still faces churches today.

Mrs. Doyle also emphasized the need for a knowledge of personal salvation. Mrs. Earl McPherson conducted the call to prayer for missionaries having birthdays, and Mrs. Virgil Thompson led the closing prayer.

Attending were Mmes. C. Haynes, Doyle, Escol Walser, McPherson, Williams, Ford, Thompson and N. D. Brock.

We thank you all so much for the beautiful flowers and the kindness and most sincere concern shown in our time of sorrow for loss of our father Mr. F. M. Killian. Dorothy, Terrell, Ruth, Faye, Melvin, Evelyn, Mildred, and Lowell Killian.

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