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Show WHATe WORLD! Ask Them Yourself FOR IT. GEN. LEWIS B. HERSHEY, In one year, how many men are drafted as compared to the number who enlist? How many men mre rejected? What is the mmjor came of rejection? Lynne Myer$, Burlington, NJ. The numbers vary from year to year. The latest figures available are for fiscal year 1968, when 341,404 were drafted, as compared with 487,622 who enlisted. In the same year, 560,303 men were rejected as unfit for military service, the main reason being failure to meet medical requirements. creator of "Star Trek" did yom come up the name "Enter-- for the ship on Sl prise" "Star Trek"? MissKatn. ryn Edmunds, Cheyenne, Wyo. The "Enterprise" is so named because of my affection for both the "Big E" of World War II fame and the current nuclear-powerecarrier. d FOR DAVID BURPEE, president, Burpee Seed Company '? 'r' For Tur company keen offering $l0ftQ0 "ff. ' the first person who "VW" oure white marifrow gold. Has anyone succeeded? Miss Mary H. Brandt, Lancaster, Pa. yn (f aiTir? Progress has been made, but as yet no one has succeeded in growing a pure white, marigold. We know it is genetically possible because oi continued hybridization of very pale primrose marigolds. We have hopes of obtaining one soon, and I am renewing my offer of 110,000 to the first person who grows a white marigold. FOR BILL McPHAIL, vice Ft president, CBS Sports What is the purpose of that round piece of con- cave metal held by a tech. nician on the opposite side of the field from the tv camera during football telecasts? H. HarU mann, Cumberland, Mi. The "dish" is a directional microphone used to concentrate on a particular area of sound and, at the same time, eliminate the surrounding sounds. For football, it is used to pick np the quarterback's signal uMint tics, you were undefeated in 56 years. To what do you attribute your suc Mrs. George P. White, cess? Rui-dos- N.M. I am 91 years old. Young or old, the people of Arizona must have liked me, or they would not have voted for me in so many elections. Leslie "I president, American Medical I Association A What held of medicine today receive the most Mrs. George HiU, Langdon, IS J). Available figures indicate that in recent years cancer research has received the greatest share of money from both Government and private sources. FOR ROMY SCHNEIDER, 1 movie actress So Long, Little Dogies One more bit of frontier lore yielding to scientific progress b the roping, tying, and branding (pornfuf) of cattle. Ranchers now have a new "branding iron" a surgical instrument called the ayo-prob- e. In a process known as g, it marks without scarring. Cooled by liquid nitrogen, the cryo-prob-e destroys only the pigment cells and does not bum the animal's hide and flesh. In the "good old days," n traditional methods cost cattle owners about $50 million a year in scarred hides. freeze-brandin- hot-iro- Do you have any beauty tips that help you keep your lovely complexion? Mrs. Doris Keating, Dorchester, Mass. O My first rule is not to wear make-uwhen I am not acting or making; a public appearance. My skin is very sensitive, so when I do wear make-up- , it is all from a p special formula prescribed by my dermatologist And I am always sure to cleanse my skin well, several times a day. FOR FLIP WILSON, comedian My husband says he sate you working in a night club 12 years ago. I soy you are a new comic. Who or is right? J. L, Atlantic m NJ. City, In a sense, you're both right. I've been working as a comedian for 14 years, but I was virtually unknown until my first "Tonight" show in August 1965. That was the first important thing I did, and I was considered an "overnight" success. Remedy for Frustration Following n law, "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion," C. Northcote Parkinson has written one for housewives, "Mrs. Parkinson's Law." The law is, "Heat produced by pressure expands to fill the mind available from which it can pass only to a cooler mind." Interpretation: On days when everything goes wrong, stop, cool off, write down your frustration, and pass your problem on to a cooler neighbor never your husband. his Snog The trouble with mat it can be so dethere's a cure, according Middle-Ag-e middle-ag- is e pressing. But to Swiss psychiatrists. Out of 55 patients hospitalized for depressive disorders before 65, they report, more than 80 percent were either entirely recovered or only mildly depressed on after 65. Old age is a wonderful cure free and inevitable. Kookie Camera For kids of all ages who enjoy a distorted view of rife and i mooes such as the ones you get with those crazy mirrors in amusement-par- k zz well-know- Fun films fun houses, there's a new flash camera which photogoofs in three minutes. The lens that does it is called anamorphic, and the results are called stretching a point. Doctor Clean tl i Doctor y In the future, a surgery patient may pop out of anesthesia and see this apparition looming over him. He's likely to think it's the dead end and, as consolation, that he's made the company of angels. But that's no angel that's- - the surgeon dressed in a new sterile gown. And what's flowing behind him? A vent: any germs the doctor sheds are instantly sucked outside the operating room. FOR NANCY DICKERSON, IJr.L NBC newscaster ff&S. i What prompted V -- .j , you to become a newt reporter? j , TKTNl buU, Ohio time ago I decided it was very important to "tell it like it is" and that's why I became a reporter. 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You are imited aaa wall ft to aak a tmmmm aeraes. a unitMcT Yaa esa ibnagb thla i attma rai dnahjaele. Srmi aaeatiaa, preferably a a Yarn , Faaulr Weekly, Ml Lexiaajtoa. Aafc, New Yark, N.Y. Ml ear), to Aak bat 5 wOl be tmi far ex mm 10H. W. 1W Goto FOR DR. DWIGHT L. WILBUR, Nan; A Pop singer Leslie Gore, 22, her has very own apartment. But first, finally she had to persuade her very protective family. "After all, I'm earning my own living (she's performing in supper clubs now), and it's not fair to live off my parents." She lost her first choice, though, (a penthouse with terrace on four sides) to family inspection. "When my parents came to look at it, my father just marched through, saying 'No, no, nol ' " Now Leslie's signed the lease on a less glamorous pad but replete with security and senior Gore approval. And that's something to sing about. former Senator from Aritona Before retiring from poli- money for research? 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