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’People’s Forum ■
Do You Think Horse Racing Should Be Legalized in Georgia?
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JAMES C. BROWNING
No, I don’t think the
revenue it would bring in
would offset what the bookies
would be gaining from the
races.
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
39 Spirit lamp
40 Whirled
41 Fish
DOWN
1 Hard or
sweet
beverage
2 Sprightly
3 Pipe dreams
abound here
(2 wds.)
4 Sea bird
5 Revolve
6 Mountain
crest
7 Do wrong
8 Utopia
(3 wds.)
9 Performers
love them
ACROSS
1 au lait
5 Outbreaks
11 Mad
scientist’s
assistant
12 Lustrous
13 Pop star of
the 1950’s
14 Card combi
nation
15 Building
extension
16 Make lace
17 Pledge
18 Surcease
20 Memorable
period
21 Sallow
22 Sunday
punch (si.;
23 Jalopy
25 Pun kin
covering
26 In our
company
27 Hymn of
praise
28 An ex-
Sinatra
29 Mariner’s
requisite
(2 wds.)
32 Little
Edward
33 Lily
Dache
creation
34 Villain’s
cry
35 Clannish;
kindred
37 Russian
lake
38 Jewish
ascetic
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Insurance
May Soon Fit
Life Styles
National health insurance
is hovering on the horizon
again. And some experts are
suggesting “your-fault” in
surance.
America is way behind
Europe, where national
health insurance was intro
duced even before the turn of
the century. That kind of
insurance was “no-fault” in
one sense. Most people were
felled by infectious diseases
such as tuberculosis and
influenza over which they
had no control. The causes
and treatment of these
diseases were unknown then.
But today the causes of
many major diseases are
well-known. Cigarette smok
ing for example, is the chief
cause of emphysema, chron
ic bronchitis, and lung
cancer. Every year 300,000
Americans die prematurely
from the effects of cigarette
smoking. The estimated
financial cost of all lung
diseases-not to mention the
cost of the emotional and
physical suffering involved--
is sl6 billion each year.
When health hazards have
been identified and some
people choose to ignore these
warnings, should everyone
have to pay the financial
costs of the consequences?
Dr. Keith Reemtsma,
director of surgery at New
York’s Presbyterian Hos
pital, has proposed that
people with good health
habits should be rewarded
with lower taxes. Taxes for
medical care would be added
to tobacco products, alcohol,
autos, gas, and firearms.
Industries that produce pol
lutants would be taxed for the
medical consequences of
pollution.
LAMAR JOHNSON
Yes, people who race
horses professionally should
be able to practice their sport
legally.
Answer
To Today’s
Puzzle on
Back Page
10 Pop star, 27 Resounded
Rod 29 Alan Ladd
16 Roof film
covering 30 African
19 Noggin nation
22 Viva voce 31 Dieter’s
23 Babble lunch
24 Football 36 esprit
play 37 Roman
25 Exploit bronze
Whether or not national
health insurance becomes a
reality, you can help insure
better health for those you
love by encouraging them to
quit smoking. Because you
care. Contact your Georgia
Lung Association-the
“Christmas Seal” people
about ways to help. They
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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1977
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MONTY WILSON
No, I just don’t believe in
gambling, and I believe it
will bring more crime to the
state.
Safety Tips
Given On Use
Of Appliances
Susan Millsap
Home Economist
Georgia Power
With all the safety features
built into most modern
electrical appliances, the
chances are small that the
user will have an accident
w ith one of them. There could
be problems, however, if the
appliance is used improperly
or if it develops a malfunc
tion.
Always select appliances
and cords that carry the
Underwriters’ Laboratory
(UL) Label. Before using any
older appliance, check the
cord for worn insulation and
other signs of potential
problems. Frayed or broken
wires are the cause of many
electrical shocks. Immed
iately disconnect any appli
ance that sparks, stalls or
overheats. Avoid leaving
unattended heating devices
that do not have their own
thermostat controls.
Use a three-prong ground
ing cord with major appli
ances; and, except for
double-insulated tools, avoid
using a two-wire cord
outdoors. Keep cords away
from water and heat sources.
Do not drape them over
pipes, heat ducts, or metal
hooks. Use extension cords
with care. Long extension
cords may cause a drop in
voltage and can overheat,
especially if undersized. Use
heavy duty cords for any
appliance that heats.
Keep appliance controls
FRED HAMMOND
Yes, it would be a good
source of recreation and
revenue.
out of the reach of young
children. Never leave the end
of an extension cord where a
child might put it in his
mouth. When toddlers are
around, use snap-in plastic
covers on unused wall outlets
or extension cords.
Electrical fires often start
from overloaded wires or
short circuits. Such fires are
most likely to occur in older
homes that no lonnger have
enough circuits to accom
modate all the appliances the
family has acquired. Signs
that home wiring is inade
quate include lights that
flicker or dim when a major
appliance cycles on, fuses
that blow often or circuit
breakers that open repeated
ly. a television picture that
shrinks, a toaster or iron that
heats slowly or an electric
motor that slows down for no
apparent reason. If such
signs appear, have the wiring
checked by a qualified
electrician, who can add
circuits if extra ones are
needed.
Overloaded wires can
overheat and start a fire or
destroy the insulation in a
cord, causing a short circuit.
Short circuits are accidental
disruptions in the normal
flow of current caused by
bare wires touching one
another or by a live wire
touching a grounded object.
If an electrical fire does
occur, do not throw water on)
it. Pull the plug or turn the
circuit off at the panel box.
Use a class C fire exting
uisher or a multipurpose dry
chemical extinguisher. If you
do not have an extinguisher,
smother the fire by covering
it with a metal lid or pouring
large amounts of salt or
baking soda over the flame.
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CARDOFTHANKS
It's impossible for me to
express my deep apprecia
tion to all those who were so
kind and generous to me and
my family during the
prolonged illness and death
ot Trellis. It gives me and my
family added strength to
know there are so many
people who really care.
Trellis really loved people
and to know there were so
many who loved her gives me
great consolation. My family
and I will never forget all the
kindness shown by so many
people of Jackson and Butts
County. It is my sincere
belief that God will bless you
all. --Ralph Eberhart and
family.
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Tips Listed
For Beating
Winter's Cold
There are easy tips
everyone can follow to make
living easier and safer during
this cold weather, according
to Holmes Pyles, Assistant
Chief of Occupational Health
Unit in the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Resources.
“When it gets very cold,
people tend to close up
houses tighter than usual.
This can be dangerous,
especially if youliave a gas
heater. If the heater does not
work properly, it will give off
carbon monoxide. If you
have a gas heater, make sure
the room in which it is
burning is ventilated, allow
ing a flow of oxygen. A
window cracked one or two
inches is usually adequate.
With proper ventilation, a
heater can bum safely and
continuously for several
days. It is safe to leave the
heater on even when people
are sleeping, if the room is
getting an adequate supply of
air.
“Ovens, gas or electric,
are sale for heating. Just be
sure there is ventilation in
llie room.
To conserve heat, limit the
number of rooms heated. If
heating is controlled by
thermostat make sure one of
the rooms heated is the one
where the thermostat control
IS.
• Fire-places are usually
well-ventilated. The biggest
problem with them is
starting house fires from the
open flame. Never, leave an
open fire unattended, es
pecially if there are small
children in the house and
watch clothing near the
ti replace.
“A housefire during freez
ing weather is very tragic
because water supplies may
be frozen and back up
methods from the fire
department may be limited.
•often people try to thaw
out frozen pipes in their
homes with an open flame
and end up setting the whole
house on fire.” says Pyles.
"Let the pipes thaw naturally
or call water authorities.
Avery practical means of
insulation is newspapers, or
any type of paper. News
papers can be spread
between blankets or quilts
for added warmth. Papers
can also be put under
clothing to increase warmth.
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■L j Herman Talmadge
IT HAS BECOME a virtual sport for Congress to
declare open season on the federal bureaucracy, which has
grown in cost and power in recent years almost beyond
comprehension.
I am very much aware of this problem and, in fact, I
have been a very active critic myself of the sprawling federal
bureaucracy. I feel very strongly that Congress must
continue efforts to eliminate waste and inefficiency in the
Executive Branch. However, at the same time, we ought to
put our own house in order. The House of Representatives
and the Senate also have become bloated bureaucracies.
For example, the cost of operating the Senate has risen
from S6 million in 1947 to 5137 million last year, an
increase of more than 2,000 percent. The number of Senate
employees has increased 335 percent from 1,710 to 6,733 in
the same period. Committees, subcommittees, select
committees, joint committees, and special committees have
quadrupled.
* * *
SUCH HAS BEEN the proliferation of the Senatorial
committee system that there is an enormous overlap of
responsibilities and duplication of work. This results in
wasted efforts, wasted dollars, and dilution of Senators’
time to the point that it has become virtually impossible for
us to fulfill our duties effectively.
Consequently, more and more responsibility and power
are turned over to staff. I cannot help but feel that we have
created our own monster -- an entrenched bureaucracy by
which we are controlled rather than over which we have
control.
As an indication of this continuing problem, there
came before the Senate two years ago a resolution which
outrageously proposed that approximately 1,000 new staff
members be added to Senatorial offices. It would have cost
the taxpayers about S3O million a year. I led opposition to
this proposal and we were successful, at least, in watering it
down considerably. Even still, some 200 new staff members
were added at a cost of almost $4 million to the Legislative
budget.
* * *
ONE OF THE first orders of business in the new
Congress was a Senate resolution calling for sweeping
reorganization of the committee system. I testified before
the Rules committee in support of this resolution and was in
fact the only Senator to take such a strong position. In the
New Congress and with anew Administration, we have an
excellent opportunity for Congressional reform that will
eliminate waste and duplication and, not the least of our
consideration, save the taxpayers' money.
I hope we will seize this opportunity and put forth a
serious effort to make Congress more efficient as a
legislative body and more responsive to the needs of the
people we represent.
WELFARE FRAUD HURTS
taxpayers and needy families.
If you suspect anyone
of welfare fraud,
write
The County Department of Family
and Children Services.
Pyles suggests that people absolutely necessary, dress
in Georgia who are not used warmly, and stay in motion
to such low temperatures, when outside,
not go outside more than is
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