Show Wtaftmt HHMk IW'i r' l MCbd DONNA (to VARONA Woman arc good sports loo The boys wouldn't lot her play baseball so Donna de Varona turned to swimming and wound up with two Olympic Gold Medals and 18 w&rid swimming records “I was lucky” she tells us The school I went to in California encouraged girls in sports But even in swimming 1 found some schools wouldn't let girls in the same pool with boys 1 think it’s terrible that girls aren't allowed to participate in sports There’s no Little League for girls and some girls really enjoy a good game of baseball It's ridiculous! But 1 think we're getting a healthier attitude More women are participating in sports and there are more women sports commentators” (Including Donna who covers Olympic events for the ABC television the last 16 months— and more are on the way His lionesses wait on now well-fe- d but toothless Frasier paw and foot protect him just plain adore him Not bad for a rheumatic old fellow? Well handsome is as handsome does network) DATES: The Miss Universe Pageant begins Thursday in San Juan Puerto Rico The National Newspaper Association meets Wednesday in Portland Ore How would you Ilka to know hot many casualties your doctor had suffered among his paticnts-sim- ply by looking at his front door? "During the first few centuries AD Chinese doctors were subject to a curious bit of discrimination one that might be good to have around today Every time a patient they treated died unless he or she was ‘Try old and death was appropriate to his acupuncturists were forced to hug a lantern that burned throughout the night in front of their doors Anyone passing by could sec just how good-- or at least how lucky— the doctor was by the number of lanterns glowing in the dark Local citizens had an indispensable yardstick for choosing a family physician The lantern-hangiwas by imperial edict and few if any acupuncturists would risk the emperor's wrath by failing to comply" (Mark Duk in "Acupuncture” Pyramid House $693) life-cyc- le ng FRASIER THE UON He’s a lady-kill- er Who wants a lion when he's an overaged bag of bones desperately in need of tender loving care? Lady lions that's who When Frasier arrived more thu a year ago at Lion Country Safari Laguna Hills Calif from a defunct circus officials there had doubts about his worth After all at 19 he’s five n years past a normal lion's Today's Frasier his tongue lolling because of permanently stretched muscles is the Big Daddy of a pride of seven lionesses and die undisputed pride of the wildlife preserve The lady lions had been a problem constantly rejecting the advances of strong young males even beating them up and throwing them out But when they spied Frasier bells rang Overjoyed Lion Country folk have been blessed with 33 cubs in BIRTHDAYS: Sunday-Ging- er Rogers Barbara Stanwyck 63 Monday-Phyl- lis Diller 33 Art Linkletter 60 Diahann Carroll 37 Tuesday — Joe Torre 32 Red Skelton 39 John Glenn 31 Thuraday-Nata- lie Wood 34 Sat-44 Bean Orson Bobby Sherurday man 26 61 life-spa- BIRTHDAY PEOPLE: Red Skelton and Barbara Stanwyck (U)S(&KOlibBS ARMOUR’S ARMOURY "You didn’t change the goldfish water while I was away" a woman told her husband "Why should I?” replied the husband “He hasn’t drunk what he’s got g to thank us he called Mao him He said "And by the way how are the two mtuk oxen we sent you?” —Bob Often Mao said “Delicious!" Tse-tun- By Rank Baginski —Bob Brown yet" LOST AND NOT FOUND The glove compartment Hokls ten maps Some chewing gum Two bottle caps A broken pencil THROUGH A CHILD’S EYES Kitft Han THE KINK AND I By Richard Armour If have a garden hose that kinks than that it feels and thinks This 1 conclude from much reviewing: I'm sure it knows what it is doing If it could speak you’d hear it boast: "1 kink when it annoys him most 1 kink when he is off his guard I kink when he’s across the yard" And when the ffow becomes a trickle How it must please the hose and tickle The hose has got what it was after And now it doubles up with laughter 1 And more Sign on a small hotel near Athens Greece Ruins 6 Board —M Mt lift diffinirtty Sand euMfcy la -- CMM" Family Waakly MI Laiinglaii J Terry A was-na- na N V N V 1002Z $10 latumaS d nephew My small mat in school a woven had and gave it to his mother as a gift She thanked him and looked it over "Couldn’t you have made it look a little neater?” she asked "Sure” Dickie answered "But I didn’t want it to look like a girl -- Bea Miller had made it” Lansing Mich seven-year-ol- President Nixon was so pleased with the two pandas the Red Chinese sent Sucker sticks A grocer list Some candlewicks But though I poke And search and shove I cannot find A single glove —Mrs Paid Leurgans On a crowded New York subway a man suddenly buried his head in his hands The passenger seated next o him asked if he was sick "No" said the man with a slight shudder “it’s fust that I can’t bear to see old ladies standing ” —Henry E Leabo "Trick or treat! I know I'm a iiMs late but I was sick last HaikwMn’ FAMILY WEEKLY July IS 1S7Z IS |