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— Griffin Daily News Wednesday, June 20,1973
Nuclear power complex
to be world’s biggest
By RAY McHUGH
Copley News Service
TOKYO — The energy cri
sis knows no national bounda
ries.
Japan, the only nation that
has suffered the terrors of the
atomic bomb, 28 years later is
building the world’s biggest
nuclear power complex.
High atop a cliff overlook
ing the Pacific near Fuki
shima, 160 miles northeast of
Tokyo, the General Electric
Co. is supervising installation
of six giant reactors that by
1976 will provide 4 per cent of
Japan’s energy. By 1985, Jap
anese plans call for atomic
stations capable of generating
60 million kilowatts of electri
cal power, or about one-fourth
of projected needs.
Although the United States
has a long lead on Japan in to
tal nuclear energy, the largest
U.S. complex at Brown’s
Ferry, Tenn., in the Tennes
see Valley Authority, is only
half as big as Fukishima.
“The unique understand
ings’ between the Japanese
government and private in
dustry have allowed them to
plunge ahead on a huge
scale,” says Cos Sfikas, a
Lynn, Mass., engineer-sales
man who directs GE sales ef
forts in Japan.
“But the time and tides are
catching up here, too. There is
more pressure from environ-
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mental groups. The powerful
Fisherman's Association is
demanding compensation be
cause of thermal effects on
ocean life. There are disputes
between local and national
taxing bodies. More hearings
are demanded. The lead time
on future projects is already
twice as long.”
Despite these pressures, it
appears that Japan may
move ahead faster than the
United States in massive nu
clear projects. Dependent on
oil imports from the Middle
East for more than 90 per cent
of its energy and 70 per cent of
its electric generating capac
ity, the Tokyo government is
clearly rushing to develop
alternate sources.
Power demands trebled
here in the 1960 s and are con
tinuing to increase at a rate of
11 per cent a year as Japan’s
industries challenge both the
United States and Western
Europe in productivity.
The Middle East crisis of
1971 brought the Japanese
face-to-face with their depen
dence on Middle East oil.
When Palestinian guerrillas
tried to oust King Hussein of
Jordon and the United States
and the Soviet Union made
menacing moves, Japan dis
covered that it had only a 15-
day reserve of oil. That re
serve has now been built to
about 45 days, but the rush is
one for alternative energy
sources.
The turn to nuclear reactors
is a major plus in the U.S.
trade balance with Japan. GE
has installed five boiling wa
ter reactors and has licensed
10 others that are being built
by Japanese firms. Westing
house has installed three
pressurized water reactors
and licensed six for construc
tion here.
“It’s only the beginning in
this part of the world,” said
Sfikas.
“Taiwan has four of our
biggest boiling water reactors
in operation and undoubtedly
produced more nuclear ener
gy per capita than any coun
try in the world. The Taiwan
plants also are probably the
most successful application of
nuclear energy anywhere.
And the Nationalist Chinese
are negotiating for more re
actors. The Republic of Korea
also has a Westinghouse unit
in operation.”
Communist China?
“We don’t know,” Sfikas
admitted. “We are naturally
interested, but until they de
velop a national electric ener
gy grid there is a question of
what they can use.
Sfikas said 21 energy ex
perts from Red China recent
ly visited Japan and were
taken through the Fukishima
complex.
“They just stood and
gaped,” he said.
Horse owners told
to vaccinate animals
ATLANTA (UPI) — An offi
cial of the U. S. Agricultural
Department has warned south
eastern horse owners to vacci
nate their animals for equine
encephalitis, reportedly spread
ing as a result of spring rains
and flooding.
Worker
loses
both arms
DOUGLAS, Ga. (UPI) - A
30 - year -old poultry plant
worker lost both his arms Tues
day when another worker inad
vertently turned on a chicken
plucking machine he was clean
ing.
Reuben Ellis Carter, whose
arms were severed above his
wrists, was listed in fair con
dition at Coffee General Hos
pital after emergency surgery.
Hospital officials said tourni
quets were applied to Carter’s
arms before being rushed into
surgery.
An official of Douglas Foods
Inc. plant refused to comment
on the incident until insurance
investigators filed their reports.
Thirteen women employes
were treated for nausea and
fainting after witnessing the ac
cident.
Dr. Harold King, southeastern
regional director for the feder
al agency’s plant and animal
inspection service, said three
types of the sleeping sickness
are caused by viruses carried
by mosquitoes and which can
be transmitted to humans.
Ling urged farmers to watch
for symptoms such as teeth
grinding and staggering by ani
mals possibly infected with the
deadly diseases.
He said horse owners should
have their animals vaccinated
against Eastern and Western
equine encephalitis, and the
Venezuelean strain that deci
mated southwestern herds two
years ago.
Rustlers sought
Sheriff’s officers are looking
for cattle rustlers who shot and
hauled off two bulls from a
pasture late yesterday after
noon.
Arnold Davis of Chappell Hill
road said that a Mr. Arwood,
who was plowing a field with a
tractor, heard some shots in a
nearby pasture in which the
bulls were grazing. He stopped
plowing and went to get Mr.
Davis. When the two men
reached the pasture, someone
apparently had shot the animals
and hauled them away.
Unhappy den mother
can make kids miserable
By DR. WILLARD
ABRAHAM
Copley News Service
Q. Tommy, aged 7, has just
gone into the Cub Scouts, and
he enjoys the activities very
much. That’s fine with me,
but now I’m being nagged by
other adults involved to be
come a den mother, and I
draw the line at that. I don’t
like being around groups of
children, feel that his involve
ments with them are pretty
infantile (even though he gets
a kick out of them), and would
be miserable planning for and
conducting each week’s activ
ities. I need support! Am I to
tally wrong in turning down
the invitation?
A. Not at all. In fact, you’d
probably make a big mistake
if you accepted. With your at
titudes, you could end up cre
ating a miserable situation for
all the kids, too.
Q. What if a baby drools a
great deal? Ours does. In fact,
her bib is almost always
soaked. Our doctor tells us not
to worry about it, but it’s a
mess, and we are worried just
the same.
Grandmother, 3 others held
LAGRANGE, Ga. (UPI) -
Tight-lippedpolice have charged
a 66 - year -old woman and
A. He’s undoubtedly right,
but perhaps he didn’t give you
the reason for the drooling.
When a young baby is ready
for solid foods, he or she may
drool more than before. And
it happens again for many of
them when they are almost
ready to cut their first teeth.
In fact, if often occurs several
months before there’s any
sign that the teeth are on their
way.
So it’s usually a normal de
velopment and nothing to
worry about.
Q. Our pediatrician certain
ly is a strange one. He has
never yet prescribed medica
tion for our children. Os
course, they haven’t had any
serious illnesses, but many
friends of ours have children
who’ve had similar minor
sicknesses, and the pills and
liquid medicines are plenti
fully prescribed. We welcome
the economy factor, of course,
but it just seems kind of pecu
liar.
A. Many doctors feel that
nature has a sound way of
healing some illnesses. They
may prescribe diet, rest and
three other suspects with the
slaying of an 18 - year -old
girl whose body was found in
a ditch in Heard County last
week.
Charged with the murder of
Sewindle Gates was the girl’s
grandmother, Mrs. Francis Lay,
66, and the victim’s great un
cle, Undell Lay, 41. A neigh
bor of the Lay’s, James Moten,
34, and Ronald Hodgkins, 25,
were also charged.
After disclosing the arrests,
police refused to release any de
tails of the case. Authorities did
Land investment
has pros, cons
By JAMES M. WOODARD
Copley News Service
Large land parcels are be
ing eyed with renewed inter
est by many investors seeking
a strategic long-term invest
ment. It’s a difficult decision*
to make in today’s market, as
there are strong negative fac
tors to consider as well as
positive.
On the negative side, the
current ecological movement
has sparked legislation in
some areas that put the
brakes on development. This
limits the potential of devel
oping a parcel to its “highest
and best use” (economically)
thereby limiting its gain in
value.
The new breed of no-growth
and slow-growth advocates
also make it difficult for own
ers to develop raw land par
cels in certain areas — partic
ularly from the level of city
and county planning commis
sions and departments. *nris
also can directly affect a
property’s investment poten
tial.
A new development on the
real estate scene could also
adversely affect values. Much
tightened government con
trols on interstate sales of
land could be implemented
very soon, according to
George Bernstein, adminis
trator of the Office of Inter
state Land Sales. The new,
toughened controls may be
necessary to protect the con
sumer against a few unscru
pulous developers, he said.
These negative factors, in
addition to usual risk consid
erations in land investments,
do not outwiegh the advan
tages to land buyers in today’s
market, many experts say.
Generally, raw land in growth
areas is one of the very best
“inflation hedge” investment
forms. And in today’s infla
tionary economy, we need all
the help we can get.
Several current trends are
strengthening the value-ap
preciation potential of land.
Examples: The increasing
number of manufactured or
module homes strengthens
land values. Leasing individ
ual lots in new home develop
ments encourages growth.
Also, the increasing prac
tice of major corporations to
become actively involved in
real estate developments
boosts land values. And the
many expanding commercial
and industrial projects
throughout the country, par
ticularly airports, are gener
ating dramatic value in
creases in nearby land par
cels.
Land can be the best or
worst investment you’ll ever
make. The key formula for
making right decisions is em-
exercise instead of medica
tion, and feel that time plus
careful living may be the best
remedy of all.
If you have faith in your
doctor, he might be able to
convince you that his profes
sional judgment is worth de
pending upon. But if you begin
to doubt that, and would feel
more comfortable if your kids
were dosed up with medica
tion at every slight illness,
you’ll obviously have to seek
another physician.
It’s your choice. However,
from what you wrote, it ap
pears that your present one
has been doing all right for
your family so far.
Letters may be sent to Our
Children, Copley News Ser
vice, in care of this news
paper. Questions of general
interest will be answered in
the column as space permits.
Are we realistic in what we
expect from our children? Are
pressures too heavy on us?
Send stamped return enve
lope to Dr. Abraham, P.O.
Box 15704, Phoenix, Arizona
85060 for complete list.
not say why the four had been
charged in the case, but added
she had been stabbed and pos
sibly shot.
Miss Gates’ badly decom
posed body was found lying in
the hot sun last Friday about
25 miles from her home. She
had been missing for five days.
Police said they were contact
ed by Mrs. Lay and told that
she had gotten a call from a
man who said he had killed the
girl and dumped her body on
an isolated farm road near
Franklin.
bodied in two words: knowl
edgeable selectivity.
Q. Is it true that sales of mo
bile homes are beginning to
taper off?
A. Not that we’ve noticed.
Mobile home sales last year
reached an all-time record of
601,250 units, according to the
Mobile Home Manufacturers
Association. That’s a 21 per
cent increase over the volume
during the preceding year.
And the sales curve continues
on its upward trek.
Although personal replies
are impossible, questions
from readers are invited.
Write James M. Woodard,
Open House, Copley News
Service, in care of this news
paper.
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