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Show EDITED by LLOYD SHEARER Two the years ago, for first time in the his-to- ry of the automobile industry, European car production surpassed that of the United States. In 1968 the U.S. turned out 10,819,933 vehicles. Europe produced more than 11 million while Japan produced 4 million. In 1969, while U.S. car production dropped to 10,168,000, European output increased to 12 million. Last year Japan produced 4,682,000 cars. Fortunately, America's Big Three, General Motors, Chrysler, own car factories in Europe. General Motors turns out Opel cars in Germany, Vaux-ha- ll cars in Britain. Ford Ford, and manufactures German British and Fords. Chrysler has interests in France (Simca), and Spain Britain (Rootes), (Barreiros) . leading European manufacturer of cars is, of The course, Volkswagen of Germany which, having absorbed Auto-Unio- NSU, more Porsche, and n, last year turned out than 1,600,000 vehicles. OTKKHir The U.S. Public Health Service estimates that more than half a million Americans were accidentally poisoned in their homes last year. The greatest per- poicentage of non-fat- al sonings involved children, most under the age of 5. This year at least 500 such children will be involved in poisoning accidents every day. Their curiosity will have led them into medicine cabinets and conventional pill containers. Various hospital and BECAUSE OF VOLUME OF MAIL RECEIVED, PARADE REGRETS IT CANNOT ANSWER QUERIES. safety groups have conducted extensive educational campaigns to keep potential poisons out of the reach of children yet the statistics remain alarmingly high. Children continue to die from taking aspirin, tranquilizers, Benzedrine, iron tablets, and birth control pills. Since many of these items cannot be eliminated from a of the best answers to the problem is a pill container which chil- home, one dren cannot open. The Med-A-S- afe of the Hayes-Albi- division A CLASSROOM IN WASHIK6TQN, WHERE 93.5 OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS ARE BUCK. Corp- on oration has developed such a safety container in the form of a as known A vial "Palm-Ni-Tur- and cap n." report from Madigan General Hospital in Tacoma, Wash., following two years of controlled tests conducted by the hospital, showed a 97 percent decrease in childhood poisonings from prescription tablets and capsules, and from aspirin. "Palm-N- L As result the a Turn" container has now been made a standard item in military installations. Veterans Administration Public hospitals, and U.S. Health Services. Sen. Frank Moss of Utah has also introduced legislation providing for mandatory "child-resistan- packag- t" ing, and a similar bill been introduced in the has children in the world than there were 10 years ago." This is the sobering opening of a United Nations study entitled "Trends in the Social Situation of Children." The 1960s brought increased health and education to the peoples of the more uneducated developed nations. But rs of the world's children under the three-quarte- each year a good 80 age of 15 live in underdeveloped nations, and to them the 19608 brought only increased deprivation. According to the report, in some underdeveloped EOlEF&r from 150 to 250 per 1000 house by Rep. James Corman of California. Such legislation might well reduce accidental ingestions percent. H3SBH1B Softie6 1960's there are more sick, more undernourished, and countries 30 to 40 percent of the children die before reaching the age of 5. In- fant mortality rates range live births. In countries, children suffer the most: war-to- rn 60 percent of civilian casualties in Vietnam are children; 500,000 Biafrans starved to death during the recent war of secession, mostly the very young and the very old. And without a radical change in the attitude of the rich developed nations, underdeveloped nations will continue to produce children they are unable to properly care for, feed, clothe or educate. "Unless the international community is prepared to give vastly greater support, the next 10 years will find the number of neglected children increased by the millions," conclude the experts, "despite all the efforts of (underdeveloped) countries, including endeavors by to curb population growth. ..." some 19 |