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Show ment before venturing forth and explor- DATES: Formal surrender ceremonies ending World War II took placo aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay 26 years ago Thursday. Transcontinental television was inaugurated 20 years ago ing.” Now Major Rowe has completed a book, “Five Years to Freedom,” documenting his life as a POW(Little, Brown $7.95) Saturday, with a transmission of Presi- > dent Truman speaking to the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco. With their flowing jocks and beards, many oftoday’s young doctors resemble M.D.’softhe preantiseptic era of medicine. Andsow it seems theyare carrvMAJOR ROWE WITH MOM Horrors of Being a POW ANNIVERSARIES:Both the U.S. Amateur Golf and Open Tennis Championships begin Wednesday. Labor Day weekendstarts Friday. ing the problemof infection as well. A series of “siaph”infectionsafter surgery in one of the East Coast’s best- Major James Nicholas Rowe, now 33, miraculously endured five terrifying years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong until he escaped in 1968. Rowelived in a three-foot by six-foot cage, ate dirty rice and rotten fish, suffered torture, two scheduled execution dates, dysentery, colitis, beriberi, jaundice, fungus known hospitai centers was recently traced to the long hair of one member Tuesday—Arthur Godfrey, 68; Buddy Hackett, 47. Wednesday—Melvin Laird, 49. Saturday—Henry Ford II, 54; Kitty Carlisle, 56. ion, at least two hospitals are now using and unending political indoctrination sessions. Somehow the memory ofhis home and parents in McAllen, Texas, patients are protected. where he was born andraised, kept him me to reorient myself most rapidly to the changes in United States culture,” the Majorrecalls, “was that my parents had kept everything just as I left it. I stepped into a home thatallowed me to ge! organized in a familiar environ- 54. Monday—Shirley Booth, 64; JeanClaude Killy, 28; Roy Wilkins, 70. persuaded to cut his hair and wash it daily with antiseptic shampoo. In an attempt to cope with the long-hair fash“helmets” of paper or cotton to cover hair and beard. Add a surgical mask and only the eyes are visible—but the guing. “I think the thing that allowed BIRTHDAYS; Sunday—Ingrid Bergman, of a surgical team. The offender was Besides a sense of humor, what do Dan Rowan Mary Tyler Moore and Jack Benny have in common? They're ali diabetics. So is the girl in this pic- ture, a successfui working movie actress and model. Sue Lloyd, 30, has had diabetes since she was 21, but has been ACTRESS SUE LLOYD A full life despite diabetes able to keep it controiled and keep working. Herlast film was “Attack on the Iron Coast” for United Artists in 1968. This year Sue is working hard fund-taising for diabetic causes and research. (When diabetes hits in childhood, the prognosis is more serious than whenits cnsetis in adulthood.) BIRTHDAYPEOPLE: Jean-Claude Killy and Siiriey Booth ips & Quotes A farmer asked a veterinarian for somefree advice. “I have a horse that sometimes walks normal and at other times has a decided limp. Whatshall I do?” The vet replied, “The next time he walks normally,sell him!” —Eudora Thomas Sabo KNITTING NEEDLE Oh, what a tangled Web we weave Whenfirst we practice, Rip, and grieve —Dorothy Eizen A weak-kneedpetition to the governmentfor help doesn't necessarily meanthat there is a weak need. —Dorothy Robinson The woman stood helplessly at the side of the road lookingata flat tire. A kindly motorist stopped to assist her. After he had changed the tire for her, she thanked him, then warned her benefactor: “Please let the jack down easily. My husband’s asleepin the back seat.” —Dorothea Kent IMP-BUTTONS Swallowed pride CH eect) - Sa BY TALBERT “J hear yo have broken your en- gagement to Jim because your feelings toward him aren't the same. Are you goingto returnhis ring?” “Oh, no! My feelings toward the ring are the sameas ever.” —Lucille J. Goodyear NIGHT AND DAY Lama person wholoves the night. Mymateprefers the day. Ineverwake till broad daylight; LITTLE EMILY He’s up when dawn’sstill gray. like to watch the “Late, Late Show.” By sundownhe’s in bed. How comewedidn’t tind this out Till after we were wed? —Suzanne Douglass little boy had develoned a habit of letting others do his thinking for him. One day, when asked to put some candlesticks away for his mother, he answered with his usual query, “Where shall I put ’em, fom?” “Now I want you to think this one out for yourself,” the mothersaid seriously. “Just pretend I've disappeared and can’t answer your question. Now, what will you do?” The eight-year-old’s face became very serious. He thought for a moment, then, with a determined step, walked “Dad, where shall I put these candlesticks?” —Dan Bennett “You're late!!!” Family Weekly, August 29, 1971 »~ |