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Show AskThem‘Yourself Baseball Gameof the Week sportscaster wealthy Texas philanthropist Ferguson, for visuals, that is names, averages,etc., that are seen on the screen throughout a game. FOR DR. MARIE HINRICHS, Consultant in Health Education, American Medical Association FOR JOHN WAYNE How long did it take you to film your TV <~" special, and where was e’ it filmed?—L. Re- DN heard, Landsville, Pa. Health Adminstration,” by John J. Hanlon, M.D., published by C. V. Mosby Company, 1960, “influenza and pneumonia are followed by meningitis as leading causes of death in children. Earlier reports iisted diphtheria high on the list with pneumonia and infiuenza second. We now have immunization procedures and other public health methods which have reduced the incidence of communicable diseases and @ My special, “Swing Out, Sweet Land,” troup spent a month in production at Goldwyn Studios in Hollywood and on location in Bodie, a California ghost town, at Knott’s Berry Farm and FOR DR. CURTIS W. TARR, na, consequently also lowered the death FOR RICHARD E. LYNG, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture <p” ce =; How are imported foods inspected?— Harold Connor, Boise, Idaho @ The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for the wholesomeness of imported meat and poultry, maintains a double check on these products from overseas. First, USDA makes sure that a foreign country’s meat and poultry inspection program is equal to our own beforeit is given eligi- bility to export to the United States. This means that country’s own inspectors must examine every animal for wholesomeness before and after slaugh- ter and make sure the plantitself is sanitary atall times. A team ofU.S. re- view officers makes periodic checks on each foreign plant which ships meat or poultry here to makesure it is in compliance with our regulations. *{ Director of the Selective B Service System What percentage of draftees are rejected ; and whatsingle thing rate from these causes.” accounts for most re- jections?—Dan V. Johnson, Springville, Utah @ Therej rate for ¢ Sieenvil tory statement I used the figure of 42 million handicapped Americans. This figure was supplied by the Library of Congress and is an estimate using 20 percent of the total population. This timate includes all categories and de- ing or controlling the activities of Party members, such as the Smith Act of 1940 and the Internal Security Act of 1950. Many individuals have been convicted for violating these statutes as a result of evidence gathered by this grees of handicapping conditions. The bill to establish a National Information Center has met with wide-spread support from all sectors of the handicapped community. Bureau and furnished to the Depart- FOR CHARLES SCHULZ, mentof Justice, where the decisionsrelative to prosecution are made. Theeffect of these Acts on members of the Communist Party has been severely re- " H ?, fm Ay creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip '; You have given your Pe idl characters fine nick- : stricted, however, by court decisions. » I recently read an article that said you love animals very much. I was wondering if the , dog on your show is a pet of yours? How many dogs do you own?—B. Plesner, Idaho Falls, Idaho names. Do you have a nickname yourself, and, if so, how did you come by it? —Frank Siegel, Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Mynicknameis “Sparky.” I was always an avid reader of comic strips, even as a kid. In those days, one of the most popular cartoon figures was the horse “Spark Plug,” in the Barney Google comic strip. My family named me @ At the moment I have eight dogs, after him and my close friends still use but that figure changes from time to the nickname. year 1969 was 46.1 percent and for thefirst “six months of 1970, 45.2 percent. Registrants may be rejected for physical, mental or moral reasors. Of these, physical rejections accounted for the majority of the disqualifications. FOR J. EDGAR HOOVER, ’ for the Handicapped. In my introduc- FOR DORIS DAY Los Angeles Harbor. What is the percentage of classifted handicapped persons in the United States?—Mrs. Mrs. Robert Schwehr, Sanborn, N.D. © Duringthelast session of Congress I introduced legislation to establish a National Information and Resource Center mese to meet with us so we could determine the reason for their intransigence and inhumanetreatmentof the prisoners and the mental torture of their families; (c) to offer immediate aid to the men. Wewere not permitted to deliver our cargo. We havenot yet been able to negotiate the release of our men, but we have evidence that they now know wetried and are still trying, and many American citizens are, in effect, trying the North Vietnamese in a court of world opinion. to the third base dugout, the sixth in a room beneath the stands and is used J. P. Hogart, Austin, Texas 2 4 } _ | —Mrs. Morris Grout, Marysville, Wash. @ Mypurpose in the 1969 Christmas trip was (a) to inform the American people about the problem; (b) to get the North Vietna- center field fence looking toward the catcher, a fifth on the field level next ® According to a table to be found in the book titled, “Principles of Public FOR SEN. BOB DOLE, Kansas fact that you tried and showed you cared how they are being treated? mezzanine. The fourth is beyond the What two communicable diseases lead in the cause of death?— isn’t mine. But he’s a sweetheart, isn’t he? any degree of success in negotiating? Do you feel the prisoners will be benefited somehow, just by the Sparks, @ Two cameras are behind first and third base on the press-box level. A third is in back of home plate in the ' on my show 2 couple of times, but the dog you're referring to, Lord Nelson, oners in North Vietnam was unsuccessful, do you feel you achieved Nev. “get or two of my own dogs have appeared Although your attempt to deliver packages to our men who are pris- How many TV cameras are used to cover the Game of the Week and where are they stationedto get pictures of different plays?—Eileen time. I seem to have a knack for acquiring homeless dogs which I keep for a while and then find homes for. One FOR H. ROSS PEROT, FOR TONY KUBEK, Director, F.BI. Why are people who are known to be Communists or have Communistic affiliations allowed to stay in the United States?—Miss A. M. Rondenelli, Utica, N.Y. @ There is no Federal law making it a crime to be a memberof the Communist Party, or outlawing the Party itself. There have been various limit- Want to ask a famous person a question? You can through this column, and we'll get the answer from the prominent person you designate. Send question, preferably on a 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. Family Weekly The Newspaper Magazine May 2, 1971 MORT PERSKY Editor-in-Chief LEONARD S. DAVIDOW President REYNOLDS DODSON Managing Editor MORTON FRANK Publisher W. PAGE THOMPSON Advertising Director Advertising Mgr.: Donatd M. Hufford; Marketin Director: Sid Layefsky; ney York Salesie Gerald 5 les : Robert J. Christian; Western Adv. Mar.: Russell.Sparks; Chicago Sales Mgr.: Joe Frazer, Jr.; Detroit Sales Mgr.: Richard T. Flynn; Southern Adv. Mgr.: Steven J. Ahmuty Publisher Relations: Robert D. Carney, Lee Ell Robert H. Marriott, Thomas H. O'Neil’ . MARIUS N. 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