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Show Them‘Yourself FOR GOV. RONALD REAGAN, } California © I heard that you said if * anyone is poor,it’s his own fault. Is this true? . —Marjorie MacMeek( in, San Mateo, Calif. @ No. What I havesaid repeatedly is that the present welfare system is a colossal aids in identifying airline personnel from those of another carrier. Today’s uni- forms are fashionable in their styles and by wearing them, stewardesses maintain their international image of fashion pace setters. FOR DONALD JOHNSON, aes Administrator, § Veterans Administration failure. It is perpetuating poverty instead If a veteran receiving service-connected disability compensation of making people self-sufficient. Public assistance should go to those who truly need our help. But, unfortunately, the present welfare system permits those who are not in need of public assistance to use the hundreds of loopholes and confusing regulations to get themselves on welfare. This must be changed,or we will bankrupt the state as well as the nation, while simultaneously depriving those who need help required for a decent human existence. FOR JOE FLAHERTY, P be authorof ise “Managing Mailer” @ No. A veteran may live wherever he wishes andstill receive his disability compensation checks. The one exception is that checks are not mailed “behind the Iron Curtain” as there is no assurance they will reach the intended recipient. @ After Mailer lost the Democratic primary nomination for mayor of New York in 1969, Mayor Lindsay asked to see the campaign’s position papers on the subject. The city of Milwaukee may get to vote on becoming the 5ist state before Does that “set” you straight? FOR DOROTHY ANDREWSKABIS, F Treasurer of the U.S. , I have noticedstars instead of letters at the end of numbers on paper currency. How of- BEB ten does this occur in FOR PEGGY LIPTON, tv's “Mod Squad” Who designs your clothes for your tv series? Have you ever worn the same outfit on two different shows? —Sandy Pauly, Wasco, Calif. @ No one specifically designs my clothes. The show's costumers and I go to various shops and pick out pieces to make an ensemble. Rarely do I wear the same outfit—maybe one piece with a new one. @ The green starat the end of theserial number on Federal Reserve Notes of a nifies the bill is a replacement Note. On an average, three out of every 100 bills printed become defective at some point during the printing process. Examiners pull these bills and replace them with “star” Notes which have an independent numbering system of their own. Star Notes were first printed in 1910. In the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration Which is .the busiest airport in the United States?—R. P. Morris, Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Thebusiest airport in the United States is Chicago's O’Hare International. In 1969 it handled 676,473 aircraft operations, including both takeoffs and landings, for a daily average of more than 1,800. Out of this tojal, 632,020 were aircarrier operations, and there were 41,111 operations by privately owned aircraft. The remaining 3,332 operations were by military aircraft. FOR KAREN SCHNEIDER, : allies & Pax American International Stewardess College, Miami | Do you think steward- ge Se esses should wear uniforms?—~A. S, Kravits, Forest Hills, N.Y. @ Yes, I do believe stewardesses should wear uniforms. The passengers need to be able to identify cabin attendants both during flight and on the ground. A uniform helps to serve this purpose. It also together on the show. FOR GRAHAM KERR, ae tv’s “Galloping Gourmet” § Do you cook all meals = 4 for your family?—Mrs. oN.Farrell, Champaign; m. @ A New Zealand friend namedJillian cooks the meals from my cookbooks.Also, I test up to seven recipes a day for the next series of tapings, so there is always something on hand atall times in case of hunger pangs. FOR DOC SEVERINSOQN, NBC F * Orchestra How did you acquire the nickname “Doc”? —Mrs. E. O. Binzen, Director, FBI Lancaster, Pa. ted by women been on @ Crime figures for 1969, compiled by the FBI from nationwide police reports, disclosed that female arrests forall criminal acts, excepttraffic offenses, increased 12 percent, while male arrests rose four percent over 1968. Long-term trends, 1960-1969, reveal that female arrests increased 56 percent, while male arrests rose 20 percent. tv’s “Adam 12” @ No, I had never met Kent McCord until we started portraying police officers serial number and is red. 4 Have crimes committhe increase?—OpalT. Temple, Baton Rouge, La. xs Did you know Kent McCord before your partnership on “Adam 12?” If so, for how long? You seem to get along so well.—Wanda Hendrick, Chatham, Va. the star appears at the beginning of the FOR J. EDGAR HOOVER, ; FOR JOHN SHAFFER, 4 FOR LEONARD SHECTER, author of “The Jocks” Is it true you predicted the Denny McLain scan- $100 denomination, United States Notes, New York City ever does. Their mayor requested the same papers. FOR MARTY MILNER, the different denominations and when did this practice begin?—E. Lowell, Highland Park, N.J. dcllar through $100 denominations sig- to author NormanMail- Johnson, Waco, Texas a record.” You can watch gelatin “set,” and relax at a dance “between sets.” moves to Australia, does he forfeit his rights to same? If not, is there any penalty?—Witliam G. Smith, Denton, Texas =, What ever happened er’s idea of making : ; New York City the 51st state of the Union?—Mrs. L. R. noun, a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. “Set” takes up more space in the dictionary than any other word, You can “set a king on « throne,” and “watch the sun set,” and “set an example.” You can “set your hair,” become “set in your ways,” dislike “set speeches,” and “set @ My father was known as “Big Doc” Severinson. “Big Doc” was given his moniker by the people of Arlington, Ore., where he was the only dentist. When I was born,I was tagged “Little Doc,” and the nickname has stayed with me. I prefer Doc to Carl, my given name. dal?—James Russell, y | ; Amherst, N.Y. vk hil @ No. “The Jocks” was finished well before Denny’s involvement with bookmakers became known. But in the last chapter of the book I did write: “There are shadows on our land, shadows of hate and war and poverty and despair. So we get caught up in games. There must be better ways to spend our time. For when we spendit, we are returned falsity. We cannot even be sure our games are honest. The quick bu:k, the carpetbagging, cheating owner, the bet, the fix, the dump are always there, lurking just beneath the surface and at the edges of our minds” Want to ask a famous person a question? You can thro this column, and we'll get the answer from the prominent person you designate. a question, preferably on 8 post card, to Ask Them Yourself, Family Weekly, 641 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022, We cannot acknowledge questions, but $5 will be paid for each one used FOR DAVID REPLOGLE, President, G. & C. Merriam Co. Family Weekly The Newspaper Magazine January 17,1971 Whatis the most versatile word in the En- LEONAPD S$. DAVIDOW President MORTON FRANK Publisher glish language?—Lowell Seeger, Canton, W. PAGE THOMPSON Advertising Director ROZ ABREVAYA Women's Feature Editor Advertising reasons MELANIE DE PROFT Food Editor Ohio @ There can be many candidates for this honor, but according to lexicographers at Merriam-Webster, the prize goes to the simple, three-letter word “set.” There are more than 200 meanings that can be applied to “set,” whether it’s used as a Mgr.: gr. Denal id |. Wroe; Regional ‘ M. Hufford;. Marketing 7; New York Sales Mgr.: Gerald Mor.: Réebe Saas Western Adv. Mgr.: RussellU. Spores irks; Chrnont Chi: Mor.: Joe Frazer, , dt; Detroit Sales Mor.: Wi Ga Anderman, . Jt.; Southern Adv. Mgr.: Steven J. Ahmuty S Publisher Relations: : HyRobert ots D. Carney, Lee Ellis, i Robert MORT PERSKY Editor-in-Chief MARIUS N. TRINQUE Art Director Associate Editors: London, Milton Louraberry, Terry Schaettel Peer J. 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