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Show I I I Jock Andersen Sizzling study on kids' W ASHINGTOM ! tm n explo- sive Federal Communications Commission winch study would reform the inane world of children's television, has been stuffed in a government safe. Meanwhile, its supporters on the commission have been replaced by bosom pals of big broadcasters. The report demands an end to hard-sel- l ads to kids, cutbacks in witless cartoons and more decent children's shows scheduled at appropriate hours Violators, no matter TV-loc- erusier.ed bv former FCC Chairmen Dean powerful would risk loss of their licenses changes Had the study been accepted by the FCC, it would have cost the broadcast industry-tenof millions of dollars a year. The broadcasters would have been compelled to produce more programs for children and to slice their 32 commercials per hour to no moi e than IS. This is the generous allotment currently allowed to adult shows Burch Outraged at what he had personally seen of children's programming, he set up a special Children's Television Unit in September 1971 At its head was tough minded Dr Eliz- s abeth an Roberts, Four mentis ago die del. ered the sizzling document to Burch, who forthwith locked it up m his office Mnce then, Burch has moved to the tt lute House and his two staunchest allies m the matter. Conmi-stoneNick J lhnson nd Rex Lee, hav e left the f CC eurct'. was r.elvork treasures to FCC -e. -- er to t chJdrens welfare than The re have now obtained a bootleg copy of the suppressed document from under the nose of the new chan man. Richard tt dev Vs general counsel and accord commissioner tti!e Years ago the networks tive decent , ke-- TUCSON once highly Solar energy successful as a Greek weapon of war. and mans most neglected source of potential am! abundant power, today is getting the close at tention of fuel producers, scientists and government in the search for solutions to Vmncu s fuel He toiu'u'r 'i ad' is t i a adviilisin.' t ti.l drill are i nnil.,'-'vi,h n no ruix commercial ru " i th. I may be n 's'eid ne c The technology' has been developed for converting tne suns energy into electricity." he said, but added that it will take time and money to get results. It was Archimedes, the Greek mathematician, who more than 20 centuries ago. in 212 BC, constructed giant reflectors with which to focus the suns heat on an attacking Roman fleet, set afire and destroyed in the harbor of Syracuse. So abundant is the sun's pollution-fre- e energy that all the fossil fuels used by man have come from just a fraction of the suns light to reach the earth Two experts at the RCA Laboratories. Inc., at Princeton, NJ.. Paul Rappaport, inventor of the atomic battery, and R. Vikram Dalai, call solar energy a sadly neglected source of power. Sun power is virtually inexhaustible" they of one assert, adding that if percent of the solar energy that strikes the Sahara were converted into electricity with tive percent efficiency, it would satisfy the tx,,al power needs of the world in the year one-ten- 1'iril I'e e nf Ti'in.1 i 2000. executives apparently listened to Rappaport and Dalai They have announced plans for a $6 million solar energy installation at RCAs New York City headquarters to meet a portion of its heating requirements by capturing and storing solar energy. At the federal level several actions to further stimulate solar development have been taken: A House bill authorizing a $30 million pilot program of home heating and cooling has been passed RCA Corp. h M The Air Force's fast footwork has left the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with part of the task of trying to run down UFO sighting reports many by its own Apollo and Sky lab astronauts The men of Skylabs II and III saw some UFOs, says Dennis Williams, for a time the voice of Skylab Mission Control at Houston during the three histone space missions which ended recently. But UFO doesn't mean some mysterious manned space vehicle that watched Skylab and followed it. a some published reports It simply means he adds. have indicated, the objects were unidentified and still are. NASA has had so many queries about what U.S. astronauts saw during their space flights it government-connecte- is d referring questions to the National Investigations Committee. We just don't know what they (the astronauts) saw and photographed. Williams concedes. Some of it might have acm space junk, and then again it might not have been." Over the years nearly a score of American spacemen from time to time either have reported sighting or have photographed UFOs during their odysseys beyond the earth's R Lousma. Skylab II Astronauts Jack Owen Gamott and Alan Bean reported they watched and photographed an unexplained red object for 10 minutes before it disappeared And during Skylab III Astronaut Edwarl Cibsoa reported to Mission Control at Hcuston that he and his crew mates, Gerald Carr and William Pogue were followed by lr.tie red lights during their record endurance mission of 84 davs V in bills I took my type'w titer to a store heie to have it lixcd and cleaned. I told them to s'nd it to me (OI This wjx last June. I didnt hear until I got a letter sjving (hey were going to sell my machine. Why? I have written them repeatedly without any answers, fan you get through to (hem and tell them to send tt. I ll send them a money order in return. I feel the way theyve treated me theyd Mrs go ahead and sell It and swear they sent it to me. (. A. II., Green River, Wyo Some outfits just don I seem to be able to move until there is an actual demonstrated need So we demonstrated and they will box up the nut him at once and se,w! it lo vou ep, it 11 be COD They nuy cvee try to tall you fuxi ner.ited povvei would be tranxmil m whatever section of of use the nation in the same ntannei as powet produced from tool ml m natural tax o you'll know how it's coming Store blames post office Dr Meintl admitted (he high coxt of xul.u ' It m milet-iu devilopnient is a pioblem but he adds that, if inxivo todjy. x.iyx. xolar energy vveie to be industrialized like automobile produtlmn it would be quite tom pedtive High first uipstructum uixtx vvoutd be tnev ituble, he added, sintt- solar plants would have to be completely built before becoming reduction of "only four or five optr.dion.il ' pertent ui enxts "would make solar energy tonixti!ive with nutlear energy,' he axxt-r- l ed ctud production ol dot tricity would be through thermal conversion, which simply mean the suns heat to produce steam to operate a turbine to make electriuty Turbines powered by coal, oil or natural gas produce clet tncity from steam in exactlv Last November I was in Evanston. I went into a store and bought a suit. I only had $10 so I paid them that and asked them to bold it for me until I could send the balance. I did this. I waited. Then I called. They said they sent it and Insured II. I waited another month. I finally got a tracer form on it and filled it out. K has been (our G. D., Spanish Fork. months. Vi hat now? With tongue m cheek they said lor some unknown reaxon everyone wants to solve others' problems I have no problems. This has strictly been the U.S Postal Service I of which I have no control They also wrote to you that am enclosing a check for have dne everything I know refund tdltor 5 Note We re orry the volume ot coils ond moil mole it un oo'Siblc to onswer every qutstioo Please no medical or uioi Qt e tior Answei s can only Je oiven in this column Cve your name oddness one telephone numbtf fnot for publication) to help Oo It Mon help vou Un-sai- V I fell so good about this I called the kid out to what I had done. wav And solar elect! icdy would solar-powere- d Some day. I said, making a sweeping gesture. will all be yours What will all be mine. a-- i tiro 1 This land Are you talking about up the grass? that little place where you dug I am talking about your inheritance. i am I sa,d talking about the soil that I have cultivated by the sweat of my brow. The !ud said. You got me up from tt ide tt ortd o) Sports' to tell me I am going to inherit a row of spinach1 No wonder famine threatens Young people today have no feel for the land, for tillage and husbandry Most have never stood like a colossus bestride a row of scallions nor know the deep satisfaction that comes from a rich harvest of parsley More important, they lack vision over the same transmission fossil fuel generuiod tit t tru ity go to tonsum-erlines used bv s OUR MAN Mould pointed out that xukc main square miles of land area would be needed foi solar fauns much of Anona s less productive foiKMuff fanning land could with greatir pi ofit bt come xut h solar centers 1)1 Yet therein Ims for overiommg fuel that may amaze you lutuii tin- jones Bananas give off v.j.ix ol on tain lie heal when thev are frexhlv puked tor example ,i Mi.utiO pound cargo of bananas generates about H 0U0 non Bn'i,h thermal umtx per hour T!,jt is about the smie amount of heal that you would get from a third of a ton of coal Moreover, ncwlv pluiked bananas unit a certain quan titv of ethylene gax, which has been Uxed both for illumination and as an anesthetic If the means can be found for harne sing oanana power, a whole new woi Id nf energy will open up In its quest for new energy sources, the government underwrite a research project to deter mine the metabolic heat output of U S fruits and vegeta would do wnD to bles only-a-fe- can-serve Gen Robert L Nich- Brig ols. who assumed command at Camp Pendleton last November. can view from his office window some of the physical changes wrought at the base to attract young men to th" Leathernecks rather than the Army, Navy or Air Force There are new barrackx umcti resemble motels more than ttorld War II boot camp bJlets There is a base restaus rant which serves up of ice cream and hot basix dogs on a upr-scoop- Nichols admits that the Corps is flying in the face of the realities of present by manpower recruiting A'-- enue Madison avoiding techniques adopted by others to a'tract volunteers This is a f.rm.ssivc nowadavs were m ai-youve got to respond to what kids want and give them more iti-- i tte w ill to a missionary faiewell the other night A .xon of friend x of ouro had been called They are from our old neighborhood The kids name is John, a dean-co- l tall young man who will do well It s nut only fur nourishment hut I et rue tell you something amazing. The reason I say that is when I saw John last, lie wax number one on Mr Cleans enemy list in the 14 to t years since I last saw the kid, he has chamged into a handsome young man His mother must have spun a cocoon around him to make such a change vUien we knew him as a kid m the old neighborhood just starting to school, the board of health people put a tail on him I'm not kidding He once won the role of an old English chimney sweep m Du school play It was some tlnng by Dickens And he didnt even try out for the part His favorite outfit was an old faded sweatshirt with an conditioned elbows The one shoulder had split at th seams giving a multiple choice of where to put the head when dresxing for the day His jeans at the knee, matched i he elbows for the peek-- boo look It really didn t matti-because his Knies were the same off grey culm as the a me a driamer if you must, but as I stood then gazing upon mv newlv planted vegetable garden I could enuson myself heating my hei'f with cauliflower from my own back yard As I told he kid Maybe ve won t see it m oji iih time, but it s coming fall Marines bending, but Dl's sfiii there Copley News Service CAMP PENDLETON, Calif The Marine Corps Hasn't shed its rough, tough, or image mold scrapped its that foims men out of boys Camp Pendleton still is not a rose garden. But the rorps has bent a bit and is experimenting still to fit its traditional image into todays competition for manpower with other branches of the nation's military forces they want. NichoN said To a limited degree, the Marines are adjusting lo Die peacetime, volunteer Marini recruit s wants he said of what For two on instance, n the base offer each private a suite wi'h a bedroom of Hs own, no more than two roommates an outside private entrance and barracks-apartment- s hisoAnkey The mess halls are no more They are called dining and the food is good and nutritious. Nicho'a ea.d Even .0, a lot Of la Jo at 21 take r ff a subm in teeir cars to tine sandwmh and a in town, he added haLi-ne- w gt rr.oj-shak- The baxc movie is V Demonstration gets action All this (?) will be yours! By Frank Macombcr Copley News Service For more than 20 years the L.S. Air Force labored under a deluge of reported unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings and spent millions investigating many of them. Two years ago the Air Force got cm' of the UFO inquiry business and turned the sometimes painful project over to a Kensington, Md . group called the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena. ct m i i Sotar-g- i By Dick West WASHINGTON (LP1) Upon reading that foou shortages are impending. I went out and cleared oft a space m the back yard Then I planted a row of spinacn and a half-roeach of lettuce and radishes. C and a dot tor's bns.nexx ruaiiagement xenue We le Wove ..No rcccmd a thank yoa fiom sou x.nmg xo grateful I jiM knew that if am one could git xium at Don vou could Fvenone xhoultl have a Do ! At m ltd lo centers Arizona. America's land of the sun, has for years been a center of solar research and ijtt diHtiiiN, vear-totin- R-ll- x,i v Such farms'' would be made up ol hu h ef the panels ef sun rax collet tmx vast amount of land xp.it e inquired Arimw tin wth itx xpaee ami urtu.illv xhine would be an tde. I ! k.iIioii l, And Rep. Robert McCIory. has sponsored a bill to permit an income tax deduction of up to 50 percent of the cost of installing home heating and cooling equipment ' deuded !ti shoulder the t"uni'u' bu'tlen ami They no less They will honor the second claim of ft 20 12 sure ytitill no fault them for will howevei. (and vu-iDux) ded uet th coxt ot om numthx duex, $lo()8. froin the toll of Die S L hoxpitil. xo you II xtill owe 1 u The other moiit-wil be sent if not alreadv to two hospitalx. two li Meiml ' alxo tinted Dial ti,e xul.u tot lollcitox of the power fariiix xin x t nt rgv 'will dthvei ilean eneiiv fn of pollution problems most recently under the experimentation, direction of Dr Meinel and his wife. Marjorie In fact, 70 years ago pumps were successfully used at the Tcmpe Crossing of the Salt River, near Phoenix, and a certain Dr Chandler in the same year 1904 used similar pumps on his nearnv farms In the early 1950s, many Phoenix and Tucson homes effectively used solar systems for heating ami cooling 'MinPOhi ttc are having a hard lime In getting Kaiser non Insurance, los ngdes, to pay for my husband's hos plUl and doctor bibs tte moved to S L. from ban Bernardino in August. Before lojving my husband was treated in the hospital for a wck tte finally left and got as tar as Beaver where he had to he hospitalized Later he wax transferred to s I., foe an operation. They paid (or the In bills but not tor anything .September August C Help. Mrs. E. R. M., Salt Lake sty. i bill is before a Senate committee to create what is called the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1973 o ' - 0c By Harry Jones Desi ret News staff wi Astronauts' UFO reports a puzzle that . i A a- - pays $1 ,330 and i -t 45-fo- ot 2t , ' -- eb-it- At White Sands, N.M., this high wall of mirrors is part of the world's second largest solar furnace. It's capable of producing heat up to 5.000 degrees F., to test effects of heat on equipment. .si. Foundation relents, C on 1 th ta t - But while solar energy has been proven workable, it could be 10 years before solar electricity becomes available This cautionary warning comes from Dr. Aden B MemeL of the University of Arizona, a leader in development of the solar energy concept, who is a frequent consultant to federal agencies working in the energy field. I ' IIIn m tig on t Id the Sena. e lonimtu the uonionsintpii o' hi would Is to ih:u' w hi ' i sol n t iii i o iv ul't unit attt ut'on nati hai iKgri.'-s- ' imp t and turn .1 paiur juoention IS onto ,i'm uh si u o use !i i "u.d m ; v n i x l IT, 'll I! Tuluiil' noulx . Ill hlXllIH fei xoi.it pmu l it will hi the it lute uhxiu o! h iv to uxe xolar t ner, crisis ; OUR READERS' ACT'ON LINE intion s oi fod.v x so it i onl, natural ihat 1unking h.ix been ilredeil P n'otine and heating applications Pat Ii Mum! piolxxnr 4 optical sciences and jstroi. mu a' the t n versitv, believes the uo.U'M u ad f o tin greatest number lies m the applua'io ol solar energy to proem Don ol eleit.u it Newspaper Alliance 2) 'how-hav- aired im.iuna childrens pro By T. W. Kienlen North Amcncan A man aw o'Im t "d the br.i,u.i't e eofieis- - (uM whU coed dwii.d'el to ' w i'h 'he r ' ibie ev t ption el Cap a n K.uu 100 m 'vie the report s,s alooris thi.ip document The condemns out of hand the "noise', violence, or frantic ' That broadc istors use to keep children mesmer od before T sets rs r. er.. us on weekuavs kind poit s recommendation' therefore, are now m jeopard We of the White House Conference on Children and Youth. For months, the Roberts team studied the puerile world of children s TV These and other dramatic away ked 1V4 DO-I- T Lucky ol' sun: The fuel of the future? I NEWS, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, DEbERET g a' tendam e steadily unable m compete with the more lurid offerings in surrounding cites The basr urfing beach end rheme to many civdian beaches wHi-girls are a! rn lowe-- j f th' t.h'Ugh Pendli 'on bnih has better surf But when fundamentals it of (omes to the training and discipline, the Marines make , no the general said Gunnery sergeant are still chewing out their charges conce-Sions- n time-'estc- d atten'ion-uitM- Haircut Qnd standard) haven t hem taxed a'hrjugh the ba e c clr -- x change v can clls wigs for off-ba'- i ms J His every day xlm-s- , I mean every day, wire tuelex'-gyshoes complete with knotted laces The strings had pore knot, than a tennis net The tongues stuck out of the snoc" is if they w re panting The entire ensemble looked like a simp commercial The first part of the commercial before the lady shows Dm dtergent and then pops the clothes into the washer I guess getting the kid into the tub for a daily scrub bing Was some sort of a chore it took three neighbors, the mother and a deputy sheriff If his mother didnt watch him cloe. he would put 'be same o'd grubby clothes on after getting out of the tub There is an old saying that a kid has to eat a ton ol dot before he passes from this old sphere This kid was on tus second ton before he was six' He was a healthy youngster I cant ever remember tohn being ill tthen our kids were going through disease such as mumps, thicken pox and measles, John stayed healthy I dont think h" was a carrier 1 just think that the germs couldn t penetrate the dirt But to see him up on the stand the other night, a confident, cool, and beautiful young person. It was really something I'm telling you vour.g on one of your children parents this so you wont give up just because he likes dirt a little more than the rest H will work out with understanding I d.d tell Donna after the cervices however that we had wunessed a miracle' WITS END: Theie isn't as much passing notes in these days The kids can t read em l v V c |