Regarding Ellen; in the first season episode that was used as the basis for this story Ellen Lane did indeed consul Lois to follow her heart, and that it wasn't too late if she had doubts.
This Ellen Lane was played by Phyliss Coates who was the first season Lois Lane on the original Adventures of Superman television series opposite George Reeves. She was played as a caring, classy woman as opposed to the comically neurotic Ellen Lane played by Beverly Garland later in the series.
Tank (who never liked the way the series decided to portray Ellen after season one)
