Show W THEITI berc t on he question Well postcard pa A YOURSELF to Ask S5 tor pu&iishec FOR BOB STROHM managing Famiiv Sorry questions cant New Ave anser yq-- 10022 high-ceiling- ” i ed out-of-sor- Wj ts FOR DONG KINGMAN water colorist Do you do anything slowly? — BI Galveston Texas O Jogging I do that very slowly When I have a season when I’m not racing I keep in shape by jogging but I’m mile (twice as a complete dud at it If I make a I I well Drivers done think have long as average) while they don’t have to watch their weight carefully need a reasonable level of physical fitness — even though they don’t have to be superstrong Exercise is good for the cardiovascular system Have you ever been subjected to racial prejudice? — EB Monterey Calif 0 Only once in my youth and it’s still a vivid memory 1 wish the principal of an Oakland Calif art school — where I took night classes (by day I worked in a diner) — were around today After a few weeks he gave me this bit of advice: “Quit painting and go back to your chop suey house” I didn’t take his advice and I still haven’t figured out whether he was joking or malicious FOR ROLAND WINTERS actor who played Charlie Chan in early films When you look back on your long movie career what are your most vivid memories? — SG Pueblo Colo O The women Lovely and gorgeous women I adore women of all nationalities races religions creeds Let me hasten to add I don’t necessarily mean in a sexual sense I like the way their minds work I like to talk to them I prefer talking to women than to men Where would we be without women? FOR JUDY WOODRUFF TV correspondent How do foreign correspondents view our press conferences and has Mrs Reagan had any effect on the way women reporters dress? — NM Evansdale Iowa P They seem surprised by the openness in the American press corps They often seem more deferential to their leaders and less questioning Mrs Reagan’s style should have no effect on women reporters’ dress ex- cept that reporters covering a formal social event must be formally dressed star FOR MELBA MOORE I’d like to know if you have You say you believe in ESP so had any actual experiences? — AJ Lake Charles La O I prefer to call them “visions” a borderline between awake and asleep This one really did change my life: I could “see” a pool around which there were people They were all jumping in and I was reluctant to follow until I realized this was the “Pool of Life” So I went in too When I awoke there was a change in me as though I had been given another chance at life FROM THE “ASK” EDITOR O Everyone knows how actors learn their lines — they pore over scripts until every page becomes indelibly imprinted in their memory buds But what about dancers? Do they rely on a page that says “two jumps to the left three taps right”? Gregory Hines star of Broadway’s Sophisticated Ladies (a musical set to Duke Ellington’s works) let us in on the secret: The dance captain takes notes and instructs the chorus The choreographer demonstrates the routine step by step actress-recordin- PRO g RepresentativeMario Biaggi r (D-N- Yes We must try and reverse the dangerous decline in US voter turnout which reached a low of 5395 percent in the 1980 32-ye- ar V fitiD con pro Should National Election Day Be Changed to Sunday to Increase Voter Turnout? Presidential election My bill pro-- f vIdes f°r same-tim- e voting across country on Sundays as an ex-- I periment for six years beginning in I 1982 Where Sunday voting is con- ducted in Western European democracies voter turnouts range from 87 to 91 percent Same-timvoting would avoid the problems caused by early projections Sunday voting is an experiment whose time has come e f v old-fashion- ed driver race-ca- r N otfers the weather The secret we just learned is not a team of medical marvels but barley water — plain which we can all copy She swallows gallons of it a year (within the privacy four walls she of her prefers it to wine) Those close to her say she believes in it because it’s loaded with vitamins and she feels it jfJU works wonders on an Barley water over wine— every time system Princess Margaret who recently shaved off some flab has become addicted to her sister’s “Fix” The Queen whose complexion is much the same as it was when she ascended the throne 29 years ago also advocates plenty of fresh air One thing the Queen does not do is exercise She prefers walks — in flat shoes - FOR JANET GUTHRIE Lexington e FROM THE “ASK” EDITOR O Rare are the times that Queen Elizabeth has off days and succumbs to the ordinary disease of being under edi- tor National Wildlife magazine How often are birds and animals on the list reviewed? Are endangered-specie- s there any species that were on at last check which have now multiplied and are no longer endangered? — BRS Beachwood NJ O The law requires that the list be re- '3 viewed every five years The most j famous example of “delisting” an ani- DUt on'y in Part of its range — ma aili9ator- With total protection the grew so fast Beware! All gators are m the pool Souther£ ake a care had (ha( ful look before diving in their backyard swimming pools a favorite haunt of the gator Alligators are not endangered in much of their range and elaborate precautions ensure sale of alligator products only from regions where they’re plentiful Some restaurants offer alligator meat for dinner — or so they say r 641 Veek‘y Send questions of national signihcance 641 lemgton Ave New York N Y i pettcart to Pro & Con’ Family Weekly 10022 Well pay J10 lor those published m CON Raymond A Phelps director of elections Oregon’s Office of the Secretary of State No The life style of an American elector is typically one where Sunday is a private day for worship visiting family and friends or pursuing a favorite recreational activino one would be ty Simply around to vote Voting on Sunday would dramatically increase election costs Most polling places — used for an election are public buildings It would be very expensive to open these buildings Furthermore encouraging capable people to work on an election board is very difficult Sunday elections would make this task impossible 1981 FAMILY WEEKLY - TM9BB All rights reserved |