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Show IMM. L FOR GEORGE P, SCHZJLZ, Secretary of Labor How is it possible for news agencies to make such statements as 6ithe Negro unemployment rate is up" when it is against the Federal law to ask questions concerning race, religion, or creed when filling in applications at the Human Resources Agencies? y. Trembley, Marina, Calif, O Basic data on unemployment are obtained through interviews conducted monthly in about 50,000 households located throughout the nation. It is by visiting these households in both white and Negro neighborhoods that the extent of unemployment among the members of the two races is determined. When the U.S. Government speaks of unemployment among Negroes, it is generally referring to unemployment among all persons who are not white. Over 90 per cent of these persons are Negroes. O I played pro baseball for the Brook lyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in the National Baseball League and pro basketball for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. number of years back the punter in football became quite skilled in kicking out " of bounds in the This would force the opposing team to take over the ball back near its own goal line. These days, the punter kicks straight downfield. Why the change? A, J, Smith, E, LanA Director, VS. Mini Why are all dollar bills dated 1963 or before? Jim Laughlin, Sacramento, Calif, FOR WILLIAM G. CONWAY, General Director, New York r' I Zoological Society What is the largest animal that ever lived? Frank Crystal, Trenton, N.J, O The largest animal that more massive by far than dinosaur, is the blue whale, reach 100 feet in length 120 tons. ever lived, the largest which can and weigh O The series date on the face of each bill signifies the year in which the design of the note was adopted. The series does not change each calendar year. It changes only when the basic design has a major revision. The' capital letter following the series year indicates that a minor change was authorized in a particular series. FOR GOV, JOHN J, McKEITHEN, Louisiana FOR ANDY WILLIAMS How are guests chosen start a third party that will enter a candidate in the 1972 presidential race? Mrs. John show? Do you have the final voice in choosing , Davis, Austin, Texas O I met with Vice President Agnew in Our guests are chosen on the basis of their availability after our producers decide who they feel would best fit our show's format. Yes, I do have the final say, but I'm usually in total agreement with our staff. New Orleans last spring, and it was later them? Frances Blan-ton- reported after that meeting that I would movement. This was lead a third-partan incorrect reporting of what was actually said. During an interview, I stated movement to that if it took a third-partobtain equal treatment for the South, I would participate either in the rear ranks or in a position of leadership. I am not naive enough to bel'sve that a y y third-part- y movement could succeed in providing a successful candidate for national office, but I do believe that it could exert sufficient influence to affect the outcome of a candidate of either ma- jor party. FOR JOAN CRAWFORD note tnat yu uear r J?rs'"i 'I your skirt hem just be- low your knee. How 5 C I about in tlie futurer KsJ Mrs. L Downs, --CT- Is it true you plan to for your television Bogalusa, La, FOR DON KLOSTERMAN, n i i U 1 BaltimoreJUIUHigCI, Colts a FOR MARY BROOKS, ca, N,Y, O That's where it will stay. I don't wear midis, and I have no intention of wearing .the midi. As long as I've got legs, I'm going to show them. Want to ask a famous person a question? You can through this column, and we'll get the answer from the prominent person you designate. Send question, preferably on a post card, to Ask Them Yourself, Family Weekly, 641 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. We cannot acknowledge questions, but $5 will be paid for each one used. "coffin-corner- msfo odd sing, Mich, d The primary reason the " punt has gone out of style is the advent field-goof the kicker. The technique was usually emline. ployed from the area of the Today, if a team has to kick from that area, it prefers to call in its field-gospecialist rather than punt to the other team. If the field goal goes over the score. crossbar, it's a three-poilong-rang- e coffin-corn- "coffin-corner- al er 50-yar- d Kidney Care at Home Medical care for patients with poorly functioning kidneys is expensive. They need an eight-hou- r blood cleansing one to three al FOR BESS MYERSON GRANT, Pwy r Commissioner of Consumer sryuiry, new 1 O The J f ?;ri - J &! i otk otiy I consumer should complain to the advertiser and insist that he live up to his advertisement. FOR CHUCK CONNORS, tv actor ; have heard sou played it f t big league basketball ! as well as big league r4 baseball, is this true? jj John Harris, hocton, Ohio -- tery (leading away) so the blood can pass through porous coils and filters, duplicating the function of the normal kidney. Prices, though not cheap, are For instance, about less than $2,275 to buy a mchine; cr to rent, $103.50 per month, in the case of the widely used Travenol machine. Some patients who are literally kept alive by dialysis are able to continue work from home while awaiting kidney transplants. Plastic Pollution What should a consumer do when she ;S t:3 1 'i anfit a n nmAitft ' ! V seems not to be what k.::;,.w it was advertised to be? Mrs. Mildred Power, Doroville, Ga, "-' -- .s y nt 'w msm t Cos-j- jl .V.'ZjJ&Z while business Patient conducts machine flushes diseased kidneys. J times a week with a special dialysis machine. Hospitals charge up to $250 a session. Now some, like Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N. Y., are teaching relatives of patients how to run the complex machine at home. Over several months, they can learn to insert tubes into a vein (blood flows to the heart) and ar Probably the bigheadache for gest municipal incineration systems is the disposal of plastics. They seldom disintegrate but corrode the burner and pollute the air. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Solid Waste Management reports 300 municipal incinerators are obsolete. Recently, Ralph L Harding, Jr., of a trade association, Society of the Plastics Industry, toured Europe to find some useful methods to pass on: "Because of a shortage of land for disposal purposes, those countries must resort to burning. But modern European incinerators also serve as power plants. And plastics, which are petroleum derivatives, make excellent j fuel for this type of incinerator. Falcon to the Rescue The falcon has always played an important role in the world of the U.S. Air Force Academy. For one thing, it is the mascot. Now the falcon has solved a serious problem to aircraft and personnel at our Torrejon Base near Madrid, Spain. Until recently, the base was being invaded by another species of bird lesser bustards which enjoyed congregating on runways and in airspace. In groups of 500 a day, they caused great damage to people, planes and themselves, as they lost the battle of the jet engines. Since other birds consider the peregrine falcon their natural enemy, it didn't take too many lightning attacks from the spe- - R s ' r The falcon: Air Force Academy mascot cially trained mascots to convince the bustards they could find a better home than a U.S. Air Force runway. |