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Show RollCallVote Arms Race? BLESS Weis Tecovded vn siajur coil call vous dn ie d suspect to “halt or 1'll biow your police exnert. Giving himbigger having power te prevent the loan by voting disapproval within 39 days. ‘The parentbill (HR 15977) gives the President power to determine whether such loans are in the “national interest,” and stipulates that any proposed loan tc 2 Communist country in excess of $50 million must be eeeite Writing to Congress 90 days before it is to Rep. Richard Ichord (B-Mo.}, the sponsor, sad kis amendment would help to counteract public opinion that ress has “surrendered its responsibilities to the executive branch,” and would give Congress more conirol over questionabie loans. There were no floor remarks of opposition. Rep, Wayne Gwens (D-2} voted “yea.” Rep. K Beni Mekay {D1} voted ‘nay Railroad Grade Crossings, Rejected, 190 for and 223 against, an amendmentto kill a proposed “demonstration project” to improvetraffic flow in Harumond,Ind. ‘The effect of the vote was to retain a $14 milion authorization for removal of highway railroad grade crossings in the nerthwestern Indianacity sitavted near Chicago. The authorization was partof the Federal Mass Transportation Act of 1974 (HR 12859). Rep. Ray Madden (D-ind.), the Hammond conman, said the project is necessary because his Dr. Lawrence E. Lamb Cluster Headaches in Bunches district has more traffic congestion than any other singie said Quoting a state Departmet report, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz,) disagreed with Proxmire, saying that the 8-1 ratio acutally is 4-3 and that a greater U.S outlayis justifies oecause “it is more expensive to guard a bank than to rob it.” Goldwater added that uniess the U.S. continues a high level of aid South Vietnam will ‘go down he drain.’” Sen. Frank Moss (D) voted “‘yea.”” Sen. Wallace Bennett (R) voted “nay.” By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D. DEAR DR. LAMB-- Would you give me your views on “histamine cephalgia, perhaps better known as “Horton's Syndrome?”Over a seven-year period I have heen to countless doctors and received as many different yee treatmenis. am seized by this condition for six weeks at a time. The ireadaches usuaily last for 15 tc 20 minutes and are very excruciating. Sleep precipitates them about half the time. The pain is always on the Heit side of my head from behind my eye to the back of my neck. The condition will not tolerate alcohol in any form. Every dector 1 have visited had no idea of the cause or the treatment for this problem. Three years ago } did see a alereet who was familiar the a histamine treatment madeit possible to President only the tools he requests. Sen. Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.), sponsored the amendment and opposed thetabling motion. He said the new council's pwoerto hold hearings into wage andprice increaseswill be of ittle value without a cooling-off preiod, for hearings are scheduled to take place after the i| ncreases occur, ‘A major review grocedure;before the increase waspt into effect would cause corporations or unions to proceed more cautiously ...," Javits said Moss voted ‘‘nay.” Bennett did not vote any other treatment er cure? ReADaH — headaches are are pretty ehDn as you have described them, Often they affect the nose and cause a lot of watering from the nose and eye. They can affect either the right or left side of the head at different times in the same patient. Alcoholis known to make the condition worse during episodes of these attacks. In between the clusters of attacks it has no affect. Note the term “cluster.” ‘These areoften called cluster headaches because the attacks comein clusters for a few weeks and then may not recur tor montns er even years. This characteristic of them makes it very difficult for the doctor or the patient te evaluate various treatments. You could have a sudden, Bpostancous, free period. It's just possible that this the reason nie two-year vacation from have a two-year vacation headaches rather than the from these headaches. Now I histamine injections. No one am in one of the six-week aeundec these circumseizure Periods. De you have any explanation for this con- "These headachesare condilion, and are you aware of today as a variation of ne headaches ‘And the the same as that used for id being able ta do somethin migraines. This sometimes leaves something to be shot them helps a grealdea in people with migraine and also cluster headaches. desired. The eee to these headaches has changed as they have become better understood. As you know, they have been described only 2 few years ago, and an experience factor has been necessary for better understanding. A number of medicines are now used to treat and to pre: vent these problems. The Send your questions to Dr. Lamb,in careof this newspa, PO. Box 1551, Radio City tation, New York. N.Y. 10019. For a copy of Dr. Lamb's booklet on balanced diet, send 50 cents to the same address and ask for the “Baianced Diet” booklet. + idea of histamine injections has falien by the wayside. Only a few think they really help, and most neurologisis thiuk there are better medicines now. One of these to preveni altacks is Inderal (propranolel). Just as in typical migraine headaches, the person's life style and situations need to be explored. Peopic with migraine headaches tend to be over-achievers and literally drive themselves Weight Problem DETROIT (UPI) — The total weight of a car andits contents has a significant effect on the amount of gasoline it consumes Reducing the weight yields mere miles per gallon iy not using the trunk and back seat as a permaiient storeroom for heavy tools and emotionally and intellec- sports equipment, a car can be tually to the point that the operated more economically. sidered by most authorities bead aff" he wes merely parroting a figure of speech. Today, sadly, it's more than tough talk Hundreds of police deparcments in the nation have traded their traditional 38 caidder revolvers for awesomely more powerful 35/4nagnums,In addition, many of the departments are now issuing hollow-nose ammunition, similar to dumdum bullets, which mushroom on impact and do Lacedthings to human flesh. In combination, the new gun and bullet van indeed blow a head froma body. The Comnecticet State P one of the latest departments to upgrade ifs sidearm capability ‘Tests there indicate the .357is so atomic it can shoot through an automobile engine block. The holiow-nose. it has been shown, will not pass ti @ human being with 2 neatlittle hole, as with the “weak” old 38, but aimost explode on striking so as te confine its massive darnage, as spokesmen mee it, “inside the dim crime isa noisome hoax, Ht would not be a hoax, seme, if upon hearing. of new police weapons, criminais would al! back off in Bu they won't, If anything, ae will get new weapons of their own. “What can result,” says David Steinberg of the National Council for a Responsible Firearm Policy, “is a kind of arins race. Even non criminals couldget involved, We know that teany law - abiding minority people, as example, Woman Offers Another Side to Abortion Issue Editor Herald: Welivein the U.S. of America, where freedom of religion is one of our rights, even toa minority. Jo Ann Felix quotes Dr. Niswander: “It is rare that abortion is needed to protect the mother or for organic disease.” So the few unfortunate that do need one do not count with her? Another quote by Dr. Mecklenburg: ‘‘No known psychiatric disease can be cured by abortion.”’ Whobelieves that a cure for a psychosis would be first become pregnant esr (EPS CBFA WEt) OUAMTERBAC * then obtain an abortion? But you better believe that a pregnancy can most certainly precipitate extreme mentai psychosis. If a woman’s circumstances are so sad and tragic and this is her decision,it is oniy Christian and hurnane to allow a legal aboriin. My religion, experiences and deepest reflections on life could not deny her, her right of conscience. Further on Jo Ann Felix state abortion is dangerous. People with attitudes like this have ‘orced unfortunate women into back alleys, dark rooms attended by quacks. Problems were so overwhelming that death was risked. The need was understanding and competent care. Then under the law the pec involved was required to f Way Jo Ann’s organization so concerned with an embryo, which is not 2 human being but not a woman who is? I could never be converted to such an unChristian conviction. Thanks, Supreme Court, for abolishing a religiously-imposed law of some, without taking away the religious practices of any. idealiy, ii could end by the application of federa! leadership. Dozens “f national agencies exist for the sole purpose of trying to ‘cops reduce bloodshed in the land. are delighted. Unfortunately, shockingly, at But no one else should be, The Jeast one of the agencies -—- ihe trend toward larger, more Law Enforcement Assistance Administration — encourages powerful police weapons is dangerous at best, insanity at rather than discourages alice escalation. The worst. Police say the new i example, weapons are needed to better A MEietiON protect the citizenry irom and that anything as one of the nae for that does the job quicker and adopting the hollow-nosc bullet. more effectively is progress. The This bullet is so cruel (it’s rationale boggles the mind. normally used by hunters to kill Following it, next they will want large beasts) that a Geneva howitzers mounted on squad Convention outlawed its use in cars, for, God knows. a 105mm war; yet the federal government shell would really do the job says it’s perfectly ail right, even more quickly and more desirabie,to use it in New Haven. effectively. Gurs have become one of Certainly the cop must protect Asnerica's majorsocialdiseases. the citizeary, and himself, Evil Statistics indicate there are as goofs with gats seem around manyprivate weapons as people every comer in the nation and, in the land. Fifteen-thousand though it’s sickening, the pelice people are murdered or die revolveris oftenthe only defense accidentally from guns annually, the good guys have. But the 4 per cent oi the fatalities are policernan is only human, he can children between ages | and 19. only do so much. The average The US. gun death rate per cop is given 2000 hours of train- 100,000 peopleis 6.68 as opposed ing (vs. about 4000 for the aver- to a mere .10 in Great Britain. AtTaylorNational we do more than just list your home. _ ok oy PAUL H. TAYLOR REALTOR BROKER We show it tothenation. Taylor Nationalis the onlyrealtor inthe valley that can show your home in every major market of the United States. As an affiliate of Electronic Realty Associates (ERA), Taylor National is equipped t beam a picture of your home by direct wire to thousands of out-of town buyers all over the country And if you are intercsted in buying a home in another city, the same process can work for you. Now you can go house-hunting in Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles or wherever without having to leave home. Mrs.Elaine Tavey Orem, Utah Provoan Wins Praise for Her Henesty Editor Heraid: May we express our thanks and admiration to Annette Holmes of 427 W. 400. Provo, At a time when honesty seems to be at a preminum, Annette showed that she possessed this virtue by returning our son's wallet containing 2 considerable amount of money. Wedid not know where he had tost his wallet exceptthatit was somewhere between city center aud theboa’harbor, which left us little hope of finding it. But Annette found the wallet by the fire station and returned it We are thankful to have youth such as Annette in our community Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs William G, Brown 536: W Provo, as their enemies and rey themscives against irresponsible police. If they hear that policemen now have magnum weapons, they may get magnums of their own. Something like this could go on and on. The question is, where does it end?” letters to Editor Inflation Control, Tabled, 5¢ for and 35 against, an amendment giving the new Council on Wage and Price Stability power to delay major wage andprice increases for 60 days. The amendment had been proposed to White paca eebeiHon (8.3919) setting up the council Supporters of the tabling motion, who opposed the 6day- cooling-off provision ,said the amendment would smack of wage-and-price controls, which President Ford had not requested. ‘They said Congress should give the WASHINGTON — (NEA) —In age berber), thus he's ik a when a policemanioid a weapons eapert, or, even 2 Tae Etat CALL 225-3910 Paul H. Taylor Bryce K. Taylor Kent Perkes Virgil Smith 798-3384 Doug Ackroyd 224-3609 Evan Mecham Neda Scott Ruben Conner 375-8362 224-1799 374-0098 Dale johnson Susan Edmunds 224-2732 489-5496 Art Dowdle TAYLOR NATIONAL REAL ESTATE 225-2218 225-2218 225-0145 Eldon Mckell WASATCH BANK BUILDING/UNIVERSITY MALL/OREM, UTAH 84056 224-1783 373-5852 Seye Beee Pt Pon _ WASHINGTON - Here's how Utah members of Defense Appropriations. ejected, 44 for and 47 against, an amendment to lower U.S. military aid to South Vietnam from $700 million to $550 million in fiscal 1975. The amendment was propsoed tc the Defense Departmeta appropriations bill (H.R. 16243). Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wis.), the sponsor, cited Defense IntelligenceAgency statistics showing that the United States is providing eighi times a5 muchmoneyto South Vietnam as the Republic of China and the Soveit Union together are giving to North Vietnam. Prixmire warned that unless the Senate reduces “unnecessary” Inililary spending “inflation will continue to rage.” If domestic programs such as mass transit 2id must feel thepinchof inflation, so should aid to South Vietnam, he : Ceps-Crook RS rel mee the current congressional recess began on ug. HOUSE. Loans io Coimmpisis, Rejected. 178 for and 215 against, an amendment to require the pea Import Bank to sudmit to Congress an explanation each joan propeses i: 2 Commumuist country, with ae house congressional district has. “Thereis not one area of the Uniied Siaies thai can compare with the Caluaiet eepine ot ees as far as traific congrestion is concerned, sail Rep. 71.8, Gross (R-la.), sponsor of the amendmeni, said ali other congressnien have railroad grade crossings thattie uptraffic, “but we cannot get $14 million worth of special treatment andprivilege.” He said a federa demonstration. project is unjustifild because “they have been reiocating railroad tracks and eliminating grade crossings ever since they started to build railroads.” MeKay and Owens esay “pay.” ber 1974, THE HERALD.Provo, Utah—Page 33 Pee diesEla wehdSpe Sunday, Sy |