Show tA JUfid 23 1930 finjd OiaiiuoMj-CAalinii- DRABBLE by Kevin Fagan FAMILY CIRCUS by Eil Keane Parents didn’t find planned wedding-da- y prank funny Doer 5 Abhy DEAR AB3Y: Our daughter was recently married in a lovely church wedding with all the trimmings All went well until the she got on her feet Well it's been five years and time drew near for the bridal couple to leave the reception for their honeymoon Their car had” been decorated inside and out when a friend tipped us off that a man was hiding in the backseat with of the car — balloons and planning to jump up and surprise the newlyweds when they were well on their well-cover- ed way! My husband and I thought this was in bad taste so we decided to ask the man to get out of the car (He was not a close friend of the The word spread newlyweds) rapidly among the guests and my husband and 1 were criticized for having ruined what some as a hilarious harmless prank Needless to say it spoiled the rest of the evening for us Please tell us if you think we did the right thing We need an outsider's point of view — PARENTS OF THE BRIDE people-perceive- Abigail Van Bum Umversil Press Syn&cik t DEAR PARENTS: I think you hilariacted wisely The ous harmless prank could have had a tragic ending Had a man jumped up and surprised the couple as they were driving along the driver could easily have lost control of the car and hit another car or a pedestrian or missed a turn Have no regrets' Exposing the prankster rates a thumbs-u- p from me DEAR ABBY: 1 retired recently My wife and I had hoped to enjoy our retirement years by taking some senior citizen tours and traveling to some foreign countries Now the problem: Our daughter's marriage went sour so she got a divorce She has a child to raise so she came to live with us saying it would only be until she and our grandchild are still here My wife doesn’t go anywhere She says “Who will take care of our granddaughter?" (Ab-b- y there’s excellent day-caavailable) My wife and I used to go places and do things but now we don’t go anywhere Our daughter has it made with this setup and she refuses to move She has a good job and makes good money so it’s not as if she would be out on the street I feel that we are being taken advantage of How do we get out of this trap? — TRAPPED DEAR TRAPPED: Tell your daughter that she must absolutely find another place to live because you and your wife want to be free to travel and enjoy whatever time you have left Plan a trip Sign up for one of those tours you’ve been wanting to take then tell your daughter she has to be' out of your house by a designated date — and no ifs ands or buts! tA&ttASL5SSCfBE(l1Te re u grf) iahho) moctp WO'WB£Tl'Mf£0C9 ToeeeawrovuM Cmmo CM ky Coatee “I tyvaL few wish you gave me a good rhymin’ or name --r- like ‘Humpty-Dumpt- y or" ‘Georgie-Porgi- o’ PEANUTS by Charles M Schulz - Rivers receives first Emmy for best daytime show host NEW YORK (AP) — A tearful Joan Rivers reached the end of a long road back when she stepped forward to accept her first Emmy actor Susan Lucci nominated for times as best actress a record Erica Kane of the ABC’s “AH My Children” came up a loser for the 1 1th time That Emmy went to Kim Zim- -' mer Reva Shayne Lewis of CBS’ “Guiding Light" who told the audience she’s leaving the show “I will be back some day" she said ' without elaborating The show also won for best writing Brooke Julia Barr who ' English on “All Mypas Children" won for best supporting actress In the juvenile performers category Cady McClain won best actress for her role as Dixie Martin on “All My Children" 'and Andrew Kavovit won outstanding young actor as Paul Stenback on “All My Children” Alex Trebeck of the syndicated “Jeopardy!” won the best game show host Emmy for the second consecutive year but shared the honor with Bob Barker of “The Price Is Right” “Jeopardy!” also won the game show Emmy PBS’ “Reading Rainbow” won for best children's series and a CBS “Schoolbreak Special” titled 1 1 bad-temper- ed Award “Two years ago I couldn’t get a job in this business people said I wouldn’t work again" she told the audience at Thursday’s 17ih ‘ annual Daytime Emmy Awards recalling how Fox Broadcasting talk show dropped her Rivers won the Emmy for best daytime talk show host for her syndicated "The Joan Rivers Show” She wept when she alluded to the suicide of her husband producer Edgar Rosenberg in late-nig- ht 1987 “It's so sad that he’s not here because he always said ‘You can turn things around"’ she said “I'm so sorry he’s not here” NBC won four Emmys for its soap opera “Santa Barbara” including best directing team and for the second consecutive year outstanding dramatic series j A Martinez who plays Cruz Castillo on the show won fhe best actor Emmy and Henry Darrow who plays his father Rafael won as best supporting “A Matter of Conscience" won as best children’s special Two ABC shows “Beetlejuice” and “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” shared the Emmy for best animated program A lifetime achievement Emmy went to game show producer Mark Goodson 75 whose shows include “What’s My Line" “To Tell the Truth” “The Match Game" and “The Price is Right" “The Sally Jessy Raphael Show" a competitor of Rivers’ show won the Emmy for best daytime talk show Raphael who won last year’s Emmy for best taik show host was asked whether she would ever run out of topics CALVIN AND HOBBES by Bill Watterson “When the world runs out of love stories and people run out of their need for each other we’ll run out of topics” Raphael said Rivers who dedicated her Emmy to her late husband had regained her high spirits when she spoke later to reporters about her image on the troubled Fox show and her new daytime environment i By B JAY end STEVE BECKER Futures Syndicate King You are West defending against Four Hearts after this bidding: South West North East 1 2 9? 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