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— Griffin Daily News Monday, Dec. 6,1971
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On Too Long
“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.”
Would not wish to appear highbrow, sir. but Mr Wagner s
strains stick in my head too much They inspire that ailment
which Mr. Paul Molloy described as "melody-lingers-on-itis."
Must be terrific music. It has kept me awake from time to
time for about 25 years. The residue from "Chattanooga Choo
Choo" only lasted about five years.
MAYBE you didn't know
perked coffee contains more
caffeine cup for cup than
does instant.
SOME PARIS nightclubs
now feature male striptease
dancers. Herschel La de da
DID I TELL YOU the Unit
ed States scraps more cars
every year than the rest of the
world manufactures?
HIGHEST PAID executives
in this country work either
with liquor or cosmetics, it s
said.
RICH TOWN, Houston. Sits
on land that originally sold
forsl an acre.
LIVE BIRTHS in New York
City hospitals now only out
number the abortions therein
by 1.000 to 950. please note.
QUERY
Q "Do those great 10-foot
long lizards of Japan eat
meat’"
A You mean the Komodeo
dragons? They do indeed.
Eyewitnesses recently saw
one gobble up a 90-pound hog
in less than 20 minutes. They
can put one loot in front of the
other at a rate of 12 mph And
they've been known to do
away with people.
BEST TECHNIQUE a hus
band can employ to preserve
his deteriorating marriage,
writes a contributor to the
British Medical Association s
publication, is as follows: He
ought to get involved with
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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"President Nixon has worked hard on his economic
program, and you’re not even TRYING to like
Phase 2!”
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Bill Nye
his wife in a romantic manner
during the noon lunch hour.
Don't know about England,
but the average commuter's
time on the road between the
house and the job in this coun
try is 17 minutes. Let's see.
that's 34 minutes total. Skip
it.
BRAND
Another innovation credited
to Hernando Cortez, the Span
iard who conquered Mexico,
is the cattle brand On the
sides of his stock he burned
three Christian crosses.
THAT MEN are more apt
to snore than are women is
known. But why such is the
case is not really known, not
yet. peculiarly enough
QUICK, NAME that one
sport wherein neither the par
ticipants nor the spectators
know either the score or the
winner until the contest is
ended Sure enough it's box
ing.
THAT CITIZEN most apt to
be killed by lightning is some
body who tries to hide under a
tree And a third of these, the
under-a-lree hiders. are golf
ers. Incidentally, two-thirds
of the men hit by lightning
don't die therefrom
Address mail to L. M. Boyd,
P. O. Box 17076, Fort Worth,
TX 76102.
Copyright 1971 I. M. Boyd
Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Monday, Dec. 6, the
340th day of 1971.
The moon is between its full
phase and last quarter.
There are no morning stars.
The evening stars are Saturn,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and
Mercury.
Those born on this day are
under the sign of Sagittarius.
American poet Joyce Kilmer
was born Dec. 6,1886.
On this day in history:
In 1917 a Belgian relief ship
and a French munitions vessel
collided and exploded in the
harbor at Halifax, Nova Scotia,
killing 1,630.
In 1933 Americans crowded
into liquor stores and cases to
buy their first legal alcoholic
beverages in 13 years.
In 1941 President Franklin D.
Roosevelt sent a note to Tokyo,
saying he hoped Emperor
Hirohito was giving “thoughts
of this definite emergency to
dispel the dark war clouds.”
The Japanese struck Pearl
Harbor the next day.
today s FUNNY
AfAXI SKIRTS
are shin
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THOUGHTS
"Wherefore. 0 King
Agrippa, I was not disobedi
ent to the heavenly vision,
but declared first to those at
Damascus, then at Jerusalem
and throughout all the coun
try of Judea, and also to the
Gentiles, that they should
repent and turn to God and
perform deeds worthy of
their repentance."—Acts
26:19, 20.
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! Letters to Santa
The' letters to Santa Claus which
children are sending to the Griffin Daily
News to be forwarded to the North Pole
gladden our hearts. The Santa Claus part
of Christmas is especially for children, and
if you haven’t read these letters as they
were we suggest that you do
when some more are printed. You will get
a kick out of them.
Also especially for the children, the
Griffin Daily News is presenting its annual
Coloring Contest. And for the children’s
College students
The 7.92 million students in American
colleges is three times as many as in all of
Western Europe. Here in the United States
we have 39 per thousand population, so on
this basis, there should be 1,540 from
Spalding County alone. (Spalding
population in 1970 was 39,514.)
Compared with our nation’s 39 per
thousand, Sweden has 14, England eight,
and West Germany five. If we had the
Adult delinquents
Adults who tend to look on vandalism
and petty theft as strictly the province of
youths ought to visit the Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts in Washington,
D.C.
Despite the best efforts of guards,
thousands of visitors and theatergoers who
have been in the $66 million center in the
two months since it opened have carried
Tests suggested
By ELEANORB.
RODGERSON, M.D.
Copley News Service
Q. I am in my late teens. My
periods started out all right,
but now I have spotting every
day. I also gained a lot of
weight. What should I do?
A. Your story is not unusual
among teen-agers and it is im
portant for you to arrange for a
complete physical examination
and some laboratory tests.
Your mother can go with you,
or, if you want to go by your
self, she can call your doctor
and tell him about your past
history.
Menstrual periods ordinarily
start without regular ovulation
(without the egg breaking out
of the ovary monthly). They
may come at odd times for a
year or so, or there may be sev
eral weeks of scanty bleeding.
This irregular bleeding is due
to an insufficiency or improper
balance of the hormones that
develop with normal ovulation.
Your gain in weight suggests
a lack of the thyroid hormone
which is a stimulant that keeps
the whole body in tone. Adding
weight — due usually to over
eating — puts a strain on all
your glands which are then un
able to manufacture enough
hormones to take care of the
How to behave
to those who hurt
As a Christian, how should I behave
toward people who hurt me? A. F.
One thing Christ does: helps us to handle
adversity and persecution. He said:
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for
righteousness sake, for their’s is the
kingdom of heaven.”
The ethics of the “kingdom of heaven”
are unlike the ethics of the kingdoms of
this world. Our Lord said, “The law says,
‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’,
but I say unto you, love your enemies.” On
the human level this is impossible, but
when Christ lives in us He knows the
motives and hearts of men, sees beyond
the superficial causes, and loves them
through us.
older brothers and sisters and mamas and
daddies, we have printed the names and
addresses of servicemen so folks back
home can send them cards or gifts during
the holiday season.
As for Santa Claus being especially for
children, it is a good thing that it is. After
all, everybody gets some of childhood’s
faith and excitement as the holiday of
holidays approaches. That is what Santa is
all about.
same average as West Germany, Spalding
would have only 197 college students! If
the same as England, we would have 316,
and if the same as Sweden there would be
553 from Spalding.
These figures illustrate anew the
wonderful opportunities which individuals
have in the United States. No other nation
even approaches them.
off a dazzling array of fixtures.
Significantly, center officials believe
almost all the damage is caused by adults.
“It’s not children,” said a spokesman.
“The school children who come here on
tours are most respectful of the center. It’s
the adults we have to worry about.” This is
quite a commentary on the performance of
some of the visitors ostensibly seeking
culture.- Shreveport (La.) Journal
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extra pounds. Periods may stop
altogether or there may be
spotting.
A physical examination and
laboratory tests for anemia,
thyroid deficiency, pituitary
abnormalities, and so forth, are
necessary to be sure your diffi
culty is simply overeating. You
should get at it so that you can
be certain you are psycho
logically as well as physically
normal. In most cases, a few
suggestions followed and per
haps a few pills taken by mouth
will correct your problem.
Q. From what my little girl
tells me, I think she may have
been raped. Is it too late to do
anything about it?
A. A rape situation is an
emergency and should be re
ported to police and doctor im
mediately. If it turns out there
is no physical harm done the
child, we can be thankful, but
the mental and psychological
anguish of the attempt is very
upsetting.
Even though some time
seems to have passed, you
should take your little girl to
the doctor for examination. If a
child is not yet ovulating and
menstruating, she will not be
pregnant. A rape case is exam
ined for lacerations and for
venereal diseases, as well as
Jesus taught that the Christian’s in
terests are not, necessarily, in this world.
He said, “Lay up for yourselves treasure
in heaven.” This means that we live, not
with material success in view, but with
eternity in view. When we demand our
rights, although as citizens this is our
right, we are forgetting the words of
Jesus: “Whosoever shall compel you to go
one mile, go with him twain.” On the cross
our Lord demonstrated love and un
derstanding. He had done nothing wrong.
He was not guilty as charged. His per
secutors were in the wrong, and He was
innocent. But rather than defending His
right, He prayed, “Father forgive them.”
If He lives in our hearts, we will react
similarly when we are hurt.
pregnancy.
If there is a question of legal
prosecution, immediate in
vestigation is necessary.
Chemical and microscopic
tests are made from the vagina
to identify spermatic fluid. If
there are lacerations, the child
is taken to the operating room,
given an anesthetic and re
paired. Later, she and her par
ents are reassured about her
normalcy. Attempts should be
made to keep this experience a
minor part of her life.
Q. I have been told I have a
heart murmur. Does this mean
I cannot have a baby?
A. Most obstetricians feel
that having the baby, when
there is heart trouble, is only
part of the problem. With good
management, patients who
have some heart disease can
usually have a baby safely. The
heaviest strain on the heart
comes during the 20 years of
raising that baby. Consequent
ly, the answer is a socioeco
nomic one and depends upon
help in the home. Housework
and raising the baby are more
of a strain on the heart than ac
tually carrying and delivering
it.
There are some heart mur
murs that are innocuous and do
not indicate anything seriously
wrong. This question cannot be
adequately answered without
evaluation by a cardiologist.
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"He claims he's looking for an honest man who under
stands how 'Phase 2' is supposed to work. 1 "
RAY CROMLEY
HHyr Phase II Sage
(p* Count on Confusion
A£T —lt's Intentional
<■ By RAY CROMLEY
WASHINGTON (NEA)
The longer Phase II lasts, the more confusing it may
become, except to lawyers.
This is in part intentional.
For Phase II is designed to bend with political pressures
from all sides, then snap back like a willow tree.
That is, Phase II is designed to defuse confrontations
like that involving AFL-CIO chief George Meany. It is
structured hopefully to absorb the strains set up by the 15
per cent wage raise agreed in the coal settlement, the 7.2
and 7.6 per cent increases on tin plate products, the 8 per
cent increase on some steel rails and some even heftier
gas price boosts in New York.
This may seem like some pretty weak defusing.
Certainly the word battles will continue as long as
Phase II fasts. But the actual day-to-day working battles
are over an endless number of detailed points. The stra
tegy is for the heat to frazzle out in a long series of tech
nical battles over individual cases.
The administration figures it can afford to compromise
its stand in many of these arguments, after suitable delay
ing actions that are calculated to soften the impact of
greater-than-guide-line wage and price boosts.
Contrast this with what the situation would have been
had Nixon, Secretary Connally or a government board set
down hard-and-fast ceilings for wages and prices, instead
of the vague guidelines which can be argued and nego
tiated.
The architects of Phase II feared that if the program
were definite and precise it would break in the first strong
push from labor, industry, Congress or protesters.
Phase H’s indefiniteness is a result, too, of the fight that
went into putting it together.
First, it was designed by men who did not fully believe
in what they were doing. Second, the basis was and is
political, both in the good sense and in the bad.
As a result, no one is satisfied with Phase II as it
stands, not even those who wrote the scenario.
To one of these men, it is a compromise which recog
nizes “the bases of power.”
To another, Phase II has enough "give” so that it can
.be jerry -fixed as things go wrong without tearing up the
whole deal and starting again from scratch.
Phase II to a considerable extent reflects Nixon’s own
personality. He has a predilection for the adversary
approach common to American courts and labor-manage
ment contract negotiations. He shuns absolutes.
The adversary approach makes compromise possible.
Hopefully, no one gets hurt too badly, no one wins too
much.
It puts the burden “for getting what they want” on the
men representing each segment of society—labor, busi
ness, the public, the government. It places the blame on
these men when they do not achieve what their clients
want. It can help the President sidestep blame.
So count on confusion until the end.
(NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.)
TIMELY QUOTES
By United Press International
HARRISBURG - Michael A.
Simmons, an 18-year-old draft
board member, telling of his
attitude when his friends come
before the board:
“When they come before the
board, they aren’t my friends
anymore.”
BELFAST, Northern Ireland
—A British Army spokesman
commenting on an announce
ment that machine guns would
be mounted on army helicop
ters in Northern Ireland:
“They will only be used in
certain very specialized situa
tions.”
FRESNO, Calif.—San Fran
cisco Ptl. Don Fatooh, par
alyzed after being wounded
breaking up a robbery, com
menting on the Navy’s offer to
fly him from his home in
Fresno to ceremonies honoring
him in San Francisco:
“People do care about other
people. I’m thrilled ... and
thankful, it’s nice to be
remembered this way.”
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A thought for today: Franklin
D. Roosevelt said, “We too,
bom to freedom and believing
in freedom, are willing to fight
to maintain freedom.”
WORLD ALMANAC
FACTS
William Henry Harrison,
aged 68, was the oldest per
son inaugurated as presi
dent of the United States.
Harrison was the first
American president to die
in office, succumbing to
pneumonia during the first
month of his term, The
World Almanac recalls. He
campaigned for president
using a “log cabin and hard
cider” slogan.