GALS Club Newsletter for May 4, 1996

I'm gonna cheat this week and let someone else write this *newsletter*. This is my way of taking a little vacation.

OzarkLad and I were down in the dirt-floored basement of this old house. There on a shelf was a yellowed and brittle newspaper. He brought it upstairs and we read it. I found it interesting and thought I would share with y'all. So folks, let's take a trip back to Saturday, September 6, 1969...

HEADLINES-----

• Da Nang hit hard in new attacks.
• Alioto denies charge of link with Mafia.
• Ho's death leaves the world wondering. (Ho Chi Minh)

Pot joke becomes quite a package...

San Francisco (UPI) -- When a long haired man presented a 10-pound package Friday at National Airlines freight desk at the airport, Traffic Manager Kenneth Arge wisecracked: "You're sure you're not shipping pot?"

The man turned and dashed out of the building, leaving the package behind.

Sheriff's deputies opened it later and found two bricks of finely ground marijuana, 25 bags of pot and a plastic bag containing LSD and other illegal drugs. They estimated retail value at $2,000. The package had a Miami address and the investigation will start there.

THE TOP 10 SONGS-----

1. "In the Year 2525" (Zager and Evans)
2. "Honky Tonk Woman" (Rolling Stones)
3. "Saved By the Bell" (Robin Gibb)
4. "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder)
5. "Make Me an Island" (Joe Dolon)
6. "Leave Her, Bobby Joe" (Equals)
7. "Too Busy Thinking' 'Bout My Baby" (Marvin Gaye)
8. "Bad Moon Rising" (Creedence Clearwater)
9. "Don't Forget to Remember" (Bee Gees)
10. "Early in the Morning" (Vanity Fair)

Playing at the theater -- "2001...a space odyssey."

SALES-----

• SOFA BEDS...Colorful Prints or Solids. $69.95
• BEACON ASPIRIN TABLETS...5 Grain Aspirin Tablets, 100 count. $.09
• STEAK DINNER FOR 2...Choice Beef, 28 oz. or More. Includes potatoes, salad, toast, coffee or tea. $6.50

DEAR ANN LANDERS...

I am 22, have just completed two years of college and am fighting two families, my girl's and mine. Here's the problem - and if you can't help me, forget it. I don't need any more negative opinions.

Laura will be 17 in November. She has one more year of high school. I want to marry her before school starts. And don't say she is too young. You've never met her. This girl is mature and solid and more of a woman than any college chick I've ever dated.

If Laura and I got married she could find a good job and I could quit working part-time and devote all my time to studying. It's very tough to work and study, too. Laura could get her high school diploma through the mail or go back to school later - after I graduate.

She is willing, but her folks are violently opposed and so are mine. How about a helping hand? - T. N. T.

Dear T. N. T. : You don't need a hand. You need a foot, brother, well placed. You want a 16-year-old girl to quit high school, go to work and help you through college, and she can get HER diploma through the mail or go back later, eh?

If Laura has one operating brain cell in her head she will stay in school where she belongs and tell you to get lost.

I hope you enjoyed it. And maybe next week I'll write some *news*.

Your President,

Kaye Coffey