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Show i rj Sllill- - SI, brother of fCTfWllV'Q t3$slilJI y Texas , railroads and highways. To provide some means for transporting freight, the ZiSZTo' is playing Developmental Aid Agency this summer deliv- a key German role in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," a multimillion dollar Columbia ;; ered to Ghana a airship. For four years this same Zeppelin was used in West Germany film about unidenti- fied flying objects. The motion picture is on location in Mobile, Ala., and is operating under a publicity blackout. Merrill Connally is a friend of the director Steven Spielberg, as a flying billboard at $800 an hour. In Ghana the Zeppelin carried 1.5 tons of cargo on its test flights, and the natives applauded enthusiastically as they watched the first airship to ascend from who previously hired him three years ago to act in "Sugarland Express" with Goldie Hawn. Acting with Connally in "Close Encounters" are Richard Dreyfus s, who starred in "Jaws, and French director, who is also an actor. Steven What concerns you most about cancer? it?" Other queries have included: Can you catch cancer from your dog? (No) Can a bump on the head cause cancer? (No) biting the inside of your mouth cause cancer? (Maybe) Under the statewide program, supported by funds from the National Cancer Institute, trained teers give volund physician-approve- answers to callers questions. Most of the inquiries have been from women. "Thats because women are the link be- tween the family and the health care system," says Dr. Diane McGrath, director of the program. According to Dr. McGrath, one of the most important functions of the phone service is its role in early detection of cancer. One out of every four callers asks ques- tions about specific toms for example, a T pnr-'-- CUidtl symp- lump j how "Jaws," is helming "Close wide spread is hoarding of food in the Soviet Union? Ho one knows for certain, but fiction epic. and ongoing. who directed Encounters," the science the on the practice is A common recent port in Pravda, the breast, or a re- gov ernment newspaper, tells of a couple from Novgorod charged with feeding 760 old, hoarded loaves of bread to their five pigs. They were sentenced to one year of correctional work, a wage reduction of 20, and their pigs were confiscated. In a letters-to-the-edi-t- or column, readers co- mplained was too that the sentence lenient. mmm subconti- nent once ravaged by periodic attacks cf smallpox, recently completed one year this past July with- out a single reported case of the disease. An intense vaccination program by Indian medical teams and the World Health Organization has apparently called a halt to the pox, which for years afflicted millions of Indians. mole that keeps growing. In such cases, the volunteers not diagnose the probInstead, they urge callers to see their doc- POTATO do At Duke University, which has opteleerated a toll-fre- e Cancer Information phone Service in North Carolina for the past few months, the most frequently asked question is, "Do I have Does African soil. Spielberg, Francois Truffaut, the UawUl veloped coun- - 111 i&VSSTi, John Connal- - Hi Most underde Spilf!! ftiHylia lem. tors. times people call because they don't want to bother their physician," "Many says Dr. McGrath. "They don't think their question is important enough. "We assure them that their .questions are im- portant and give them the little extra push they need. When they talk to us, they can go through a dry run describing their symptoms, and then they E? Six ran a story months ago PARADE about Dewey Kobayashi and his Maui Potato Chip Company on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. it pointed out that Kobayashi produced some of the best potato chips in the world and explained that he had all the business he wanted. The demand for his potato chips was greater than the supply, and he saw no point In we in expanding. Since then several po tato chip companies have tried to steal his thunder by marketing "Maui-Ty- pe Potato Chips," "Maui Potato Chips," and "Maui-Sty- le Potato Chips." Kobayashi s brand is "Kitch'n Cookd" potato chips. Unless you buy those, youre not getting the special spuds we wrote about. And the only way you can get a bag is to fly to Kahului, Maui. Kobayashi, bothered by busloads of tourists who stop at his factory, has all the mail orders he can fill. feel prepared to face their doctors." Other caller's "fear their doctor will tell them something they don't want to hear," says Dr. McGrath. "But many times their symptoms are not cancer." In fact, she says, "80 of the cases will be benign." She hopes the program will give callers the impetus to take more responsibility for their own health care, and take care of potential problems before they become serious. By mid-fa- ll, can- cer answering services will be operating in 14 states according to the National Cancer Institute. O LLOYD SHEARER 156 9 |
