Did You Kno • • • average outlive Blacks - 7 * year for white and 68* year for Black. y . Taylor DID YOU . . . that the I te life expectancy figure ha e been rei d. They show the average American can expect to live to be 74. Ho - ever, omen can expect to live to be 78 comp ed to 71 for men. e n bile, whites on DID YOU OW' . . . that the Ameri n Expre Com­ pany i considering the i uing of a ne s , uper-pre tigious "Blue Card." "For the look of Excellence" LADYT'S EMPIRE TUES. - FRJ. - 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. SAT. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. CLOSEDMON. SE lOR CITIZENS DAY TUES. 926-6388 271 E. E PIRE BENTO HARBOR Dear E' , It may be h ppening to me for the fir time in my life. I think that I am falling in love. I am 18 years old and two we sol went to the prom with a guy that my' older . ster arranged for me. He did it a a favor to her. The evening was more than I have ever hoped for or dreamed of. My problem i that I am r ther shy and I have always had a hard time talking with boys. He has a me out ain and I said yes! I want him to like me and not think that I'm me quiet mou . "Janie", Roano e, Virginia Dear Erik, I met a women 6 month ago and I have been crazy bout her ever since. We have gone out and spent lot of time together. I care about her very much and I want to be ith her. e are not going together becau she say that she operate be in open rela- tionship. In the beginning I said that was fine for me also. o matter how much I tell her I care bout her or love her, she never tells me how e feel about me. I ant her to feel the same way about me and I am [ired of waiting for her. She • 'r .... Erik Washingto m es me feel very in cure about us and our relationship. I. need me help. V.B., Chic 0, Ill. Dear Erik, This is my econd letter to you. I never mailed the first one because I thought the pro­ blem with my man cleared up. But I'm sorry to say that it hasn't and there are still more problems. The big· fear that' I had was perhaps he was seeing another woman. Well that fear is now a reality becau he has be n ing two different women. Each of them ha called my apartment lookin for him. Although he spends a lot time here we don't live together. I feel bad bee use I don't really know wh t i ing on ith him. I need to kno and he isn't ying anything. Is there a way that I can get him to tell me whats going on and be hone t? Dee', San Francisco, California Home of the Blues Alway, on Brooklyn Bar & Grill 379 Territorial, B.H. ACE. 1950 PIPESTONE RD.