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Show AskThem‘Yourself FOR ASTRONAUT STUART A. ROOSA What was your reaction to the Russians’ criticiem of Apollo 14’s exploration of the y moon? —Thomas Brown, U‘ica, N.Y. @ I'd be making the samestatementsif I were in their spot. When you compare the data, you find there wasn’t even a contest. They were beaten hands down getting a man to the moon, and they’re just sore. FOR BERNADETTE DEVLIN, ' BS % Northern Ireland's extreme activist @ As I understand it, Angela Davis is being detained by the authorities because of her connection with some weapons allegedly used in a murderepisode in California. Is it true then that you consider her a “political prisoner”? I understand you also have some criticism of the presence of our troops in Vietnam.—Henry Moore, Clearwater, Fla. @ Yes. I believe that if Angela Davis was not a black and a Communist she would not have been imprisoned by the authorities. Secondly, I think your troops do not belong in Vietnam, just as I think the British troops do not belong in Northern Ireland. FOR PETE ROZELLE, Commissioner, National Football League FOR RICHARD BURTON @ I‘ think the only game the Ramslost this season when I sang was the New I read somewhere that you dislike actors and acting. Is this true?— FOR GEN. ELIZABETH P. HOISINGTON, Lancaster, Pa. @ I can hardly say I dislike actors, being one myself. But, although manyof mybest friends are actors, I do think theatre peopie can be a bit of a bore. As for acting itself, to meit’s a tedious profession. Not only are the hours long and the pressures severe, but it takes a tremendous amountof energy to perpetuate the ego-mania acting requires —energy that might be better spent elsewhere. Besides . . . well, act- ing seemslike sucha silly thing for a grown man to do. Do you have to know a lot about medicine to play Joe Gannon, MD? —Mimi Perkins, Mil- ton-Freewater, Ore. @ No, but I did study with real doctors and observed hospital procedures before we started work on the show. That at least made it possible for me to talk about complicated medical terms and act as though I knew my way around an operating room without stumbling. FOR MILDRED ALFORD, Bay 2 Director of American Airlines Stewardess College What is the average age for stewardesses? How manyare there? a“ » —Alyse Gilbert, Bakerafield, Calif. @ ThoseI’ve talked with find it very dis- our Caribbean and South Pacific routes. these men have written is not fact. It’s In the entire U.S. airline industry, there was a total of 33,600 stewardesses, stew- either opinion—and in some cases very exaggerated opinion—or it’s some form three times the 11,000 who were flying ards and pursers at the end of 1969— of vindictiveness. at the end of 1959. FOR HOWARD PYLE, FOR MORTSAUL,satirist-lecturer President National Safety _ Council tm @ Data are not available on the number of illiterates who have been granted drivers’ licenses. But various states do provide oral examinations if the appli- @ In Vietnam, as in previous conflicts, members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) serve in noncombat positions. There have been no deaths among our women in Vietnam. WACs have been serving in Vietnam since 1964. At the FOR WILLIAM E. MILLER, a 1964 Republican Candidate for Vice President As a former National Republican Committee Chairman, you must , have known President Richard Nixon well. In view of this, do you think he will drop Spiro Agnew from his 1972 ticket as has been rumored?—M. L. Russell, Atlaniic City, N.J. @ If Mr. Agnew is a one-percentliabil- @ Sen. Edward Kennedy is the one man who could lead a peace movement in the United States. Those in the war lish. These states require that the applicant be able to recognize signs and that establishment who don’t want peace set out to destroy him through excessive publicity on the tragedy. ‘| authorof “Airport” ‘ When will your next novel be published? What will it be about? & —hk. L. Gatpost, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. @ I am now finishing a novel cailed “Wheels,” which is about the automobile of 1971, prebably in September. FOR JIM NABORS What record have the m Los Angeles Rams compiled in gamesat which ~ you sang the National ~~ Anthem?—Jac Pauley, Santa Anna, Calif. FOR LUCILLE BALL On your show, “Here’s Lucy,” there is the sound of laughter at a humorous situation, but television viewers never see an audience. Is the laughter canned?—Verda Ross, San Bernadino, Calif. @ No. With the exception of the shows filmed on location, all “Here’s Lucy” showsare filmed in front of a live audience. The laughteris real. Want to ask a famous person a question? You can through this column, and we'll get the answer from cae 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 Mich. FOR ARTHUR HAILEY, industry. It will be published in the fall LEONARD S. DAVIDOW President What is it?—T. M., Grand Rapids, headquarters in and around Saigon. he will be dropped. If he is a one-percent asset, he will be kept. This is not a unique situation. Similar action would be taken with any Vice President. Knowing Mr. Nixon to be an astute politician, I think he will play the game according to traditional guidelines. reason, other than reporting the news, that caused the press to give so much coverage to the tragedy at Chappaquiddick. officers and 100 enlisted women on duty there. They are located at the major ity at the time the 1972 ticket is formed, I have heard that you said that there was a cant is illiterate or does not speak Eng- he knows and understands traffic laws. How meny members of the Women’s Army - Corps havebeen killed in Vietnam? How many WACs are now in Vietnam?—Mrs. R. A. Caubernat, Laurel, Del. present time there are approximately 25 FOR CHAD EVERETT, TV’s “Medical Center” @ The average age for American Airlines stewardesses is about 24. American has about 4,500 stewardesses, including supervisors and instructors, and we also have a number of stewards assigned to Please tell me how © many illiterates have "been granted drivers’ r licenses?—Art Cromsky, Las Vegas, Nev. Director, Women's Army Corps Diane Douglass, Several ex-football players—Johnny Sample and Dave Meggysey, for example— have written books blasting pro football. How do the other players feel a}-out these books?—J. J. Flynn, Atlantic City, N.J. tasteful. They feel that much of what York Jets game. The Newspaper Magazine MORTON FRANKPublisher Publisher Relations: Robert D. Camey, Lee Ellis, Robert H. Marriott, ThomasH.O'Neil W. PAGE THOMPSONAdvertising Director May 9,1971 MORT PERSKYEditor-in-Chief REYNOLDS DODSON Managing Editor JOHN DAVIDSON Art Associate ROZ ABREVAYA Women's Feature Editor MELANIE DE PROFT Food Editor Associate Editors: Hal Landon, Milton Advertising Mgr.: Donald M. Hufford; Marketi Lounsberry, Theodore Otis, Terry Schaertel; Director: Sid Layefsky; a poaee New York Sales Mgr.: Gerald Peer J. Oppenheimer, West Coast S. Wroe; Regiona! Sales Mgr.: Robert J. Christian; Art Assistant: Helen Hamilton Western Adv. Mgr.: Russell L. Sparks; Chicago Sales Newspaper Services: Promotion, Robert Mer.: Joe Frazer, Jr.; Detroit Sales Mgr.: Richard T. Banker; Merchandising, Carole Vilar Flynn; Southern Adv. Mgr.: Steven J. 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