Show tal area — the site of over 40 SNAP CRACKLE AND POP little membrane bones that eventually determine facial features This calcification begins at about two years says Huggins and by then sleeping patterns may will Last year 9423 persons were injured while using fireworks So if you plan to ignite your July Fourth with a backyard fireworks display the 35 states where fireworks are legal that is) here are some safety tips from the National Council on Fireworks Safety and the have Safety Commission Buy only the small Vi Indian infants in Nev' Mexico and Arizona who slept on then Saad Muhammad (he later changed his name when he converted to the Muslim faith) has offered $10000 to anyone who could tell him who he really is Just recently Saad Muhammad finally got some answers Following up on a strong lead provided by a Philadelphia woman a private investigator m “Class C” fireworks These are the sole type approved by the Government for family use and they must have the words “Class C Fireworks” on them Cherry Bombs Silver Salutes and M-80- are all illegal in the ’s US Even with approved fireworks always read the directions make sure an adult is present keep water handy light one at at time never relight malfunctioning fireworks store them in a cool dry place and dispose of them properly by dousing spent casings in water REUNITED In FAMILY February WEEKLY reported amazing story light-heavyweig- ht on the of boxing’s champion dis- covered Matthew was born Maxwell Antonio Loach 26 years ago Although his mother is dead and his father’s whereabouts still unknown Saad Muhammad (second from right in photo) was recently reunited with four sisters and two brothers he never knew (One brother is missing from the picture) Saad Muhammad who’s planning a big family reunion for August told us “I’m still in shock I had almost given up hope I’ve always wondered ‘Where did I come from?’ I just wanted to know Now at last I don’t have to School of Medicine “Even though marijuana use is still very high most kids now agree that drugs like LSD angel dust quaaludes and amphetamines are simply not good for you And there’s been a drop off in their use “But alcohol is much easier to get away with and it’s more socially acceptable — even to parents because alcohol is their thing too In fact when parents hear their kids are drinking many say ‘ Well thank God they’re only using alcohol”’ GRAVE CONCERN search anymore” HIGH TIMES Two recent of nationwide ins surveys dicate both good news and bad news concerning their use of intoxicants It seems drug use has more or less stabilized even dropping in some cases However alcohol use is rising rapidly and one-thir- d of the nation’s Zelazny but a i Sunnyvale Calif en- gineer says ’‘We guar- 1 years or leave advice for his loved ones” Zelazny points out “For centuries man has written epitaphs on tombstones and walls We’re just changing the medium And you have to admit this has a HEEL THYSELF Here’s a piece of solesaving advice from Veronica Cline an industrial engineer at the University of Louisville: When buying shoes shop late in the afternoon “Since feet spread during the day” says Cline “you’ll be more likely to buy a shoe with the proper width” teen-ager- students are accord- drinkers” “problem high-scho- $10000 lot more impact” Because “for too long everyone has had his say at funerals except the mourned one” Stan Zelazny has gone ol BELLY UP Charles Waller and invented the “talking tombstone” Out comes a four-inc- h section of the stone and in goes a speaker and tape device containing a message up to 90 minutes long The talking tombstone is and can be activated only by a key or It costs special magnet d The Newspaper Magazine 641 Lexington Ave New York NY 10022 Chairman and Publisher Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway he was taken in by nuns who named him Matthew Franklin Since 22 m FAMILY WEEKLY June 28 1981 to a report by the Research Triangle Institute “There’s an element of conservatism here” observes Dr Leon Marder associate professor at the USC from crowding says Huggins He adds that this is because such devices keep pressure off the children’s faces — Eliot Kaplan BIRTHDAYS Cancer) Sunday — Gilda Radner 35 Monday Slim Pickens 62 Tuesday — Lena Horne 64 Buddy Rich 64 Wednesday — Leslie Caron 50 Olivia De Havilland 65 Karen Black 39 Thursday — Dan Rowan 59 Luci Johnson (All develop malformed jaws and unattractive facial features than those who sleep on their backs reports Dr Hal Huggins a Colorado Springs Colo dentist Huggins explains that at birth the skull is composed primarily of cartilage that eventually calcifies hardens harden or The first part to the little knot on the back of the head while the last to harden is the fron- is Hal Landon Kate White Food Editor Marilyn Hansen Assoc Editor Eliot Kaplan: Asst Editor Mary Ellin Barrett Photo Editor Gail Gitlitz: Art ing cradleboards and Amazon Valley children who are carried in hammocklike slings show excellent facial structures and teeth that are free Infants who sleep on their stomachs are more likely to solar-powere- Matthew Saad Muhammad Abandoned as an infant on caused damage (in Consumer Product already Morton Frank President and Assoc Publisher Patrick M Lmskey and Genl Mgr Jonathan Thompson Executive Editor Arthur Cooper Vice-Preside- Managing Editor Senior Editors Tim Rosalyn Mulligan Abrevaya Cover Photos (clockwise from upper left)’ MingaruGamma Director Richard valdati Asst Art Director Susan Pereira Art Barbara Jablon Mindy Stanton Roving Editor Peer Oppenheimer Contributing Writers Shirley Sloan Fader John Gib- son Norman Lobsenz Anita Summer & Dir of Operations RicharcTMillen Makeup Mgr Roberta Collins Prod Mgr Christine Kraemer VP-Mf- g Planning Michael Montemurro Typographer Debra Rose Manager Gerald S Wroe Mgr Joe Frazer Jr Eastern Mgr James B Powers: Assoc Eastern Mgr Richard K Carroll VP-A- Liaison Neil Simon Gilda Radner Nugent 34 Thurgood Marshall 73 Friday — Tom Stoppard 44 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