Show rQtfcWTHEm InJSA YOURsaf MM m a Ml p to "Aik" Forty tortl Ml LminglM Aw 55 hr puMhM eutsiions Sony wa cm1! mwv pnM FOR CAROLYN M JOHNSTON director of pubfic affairs US Savings Bonds Division (Dept of die Treasury) In recent lotonten yon revealed that non than 40000 companies have payroll savings ptepani In which some 95 naUHon Aascrlcana bay US Savings Benda each year: What Is the valac of the bonds that way last yen and how such doea the average participant v throng the plan year? per-chas- -- £ iiwla&d BnellRSaydatBeacheodNJ ed Almost $8 bdkon in US Savings What do we spend on Sailings Bonds? Bonds were purchased during 1977 This the actual purchase price: the matured E bonds (face value) would be 25 percent more valuable of course The average payrol savings buyer puts about $495 of his money a year into Savings Bonds This accounts for 59 percent of all bond sales The remaining 41 percent are “over the counter" sales at banks or other savings institutions Ww Do yon know whist trlcka Bavoha pulled to get hie family parte In Grease and Saturday Night Fever? I think people with acting ex pericnce should have had the chance —LP ‘Benton NJ But they do have experience John's mother is a drama teacher and- has directed community productions in their New Jersey home Sister Anne is a professional dancer When she visited her brother on the set of Saturday Night Fever the choreographer recognized her from the Broadway production of Grease Not the only acting Travolta and ' offered her a bit part in Fever (a waitress in a pizza parlor) She and another sister Elen wB be in the movie version of Grease When Fever was being cast John 23 wanted to mom to test for the role of his screen mom She dectned but did agree to be on the set during the shooting She ended up as an extra Mom does not appear in Grease - FOR JOAN RIVERS comedienne are then so law fanny women coealce amend today? -- RJ Kokomo lad Trying to get laughs is darned hard work The worst part Why poel-ttou- is the loneliness Those who aren't scared of thcstrong competition — living out of suitcases far endless one-ni- it stands — are beaten by the desolation of it al Many girls start out to be Phyllis Dfflers but after a short taste of what1 s ahead leave the scene fast and go into a TV series make those kinds of judgments After all 1 never under stood how the National League's catcher would be Roy CampaneDa and not me Sure he had better statistics Why not? He got to play All-St- ar FOR LAUREN TEWES star of The Loue Boat How did yon get started In show business? — GI Aurora ID First I'm proud I’ve never been in the unemployment fine I've been since I was 17 got my start FOR MICHAEL PERTSCHUK 1 Consumers complain most about unfair credit practices While we do not mediate individual consumer battles we try to help consumers fight for their rights and we let them know about other groups that help with individual problems But please keep complaining Consumer mail lets the FTC know where we should be putting our resources to work full-tim- IJ re FOR JULIA CHILD chef and gourmet How do you rate organic and natural foods? Bradford Pa agnostic stemmed from no particular event I denied my doubts about the deity of Jesus and the fatherhood of God for many years but finally couldn't escape diem In a world where within days some 200000 are killed by a typhoon or an earthquake I cannot believe in a God I would describe by the word Father My becoming PRO Mel Gablet president Educational Research Analysts Absolutely The basic issue is parental rights Social scientists agree children become what they are taught In a free country parents control what goes into the minds of their children but if the state controls we have a pw 7 ' parallel to Hitlers Germany Three re cent Supreme Court rulings verify this belief: 1) Nurturing Mof the child " 2) " a teacher docs not resides first in the parents have a right constitutional or otherwise to teach what he secs fit or to overrule the parents' decision as to which courses their children will take 3) "Parents remain morally and constitutionally free to choose the academic environment In which they wish their children to be edu" Academic freedom includes the right not to cated read questionable books TV Federal In what category do you receive the most consumer complaints? -- SK Boy NY had just one job — part-tim- e coffee-sho- p waitress In 1976 everything seemed to happen at once — bit parts in Charted Angels Starsky & Hutch Family On Oct 1 1976 1 gave notice at the coffee e actress shop and became a apolis Minn chairman Trade Commission 1 FOR CHARLES TEMPLETON professed agnostic former evangelist and author of Act of God What sparlwd your religious doubts? -Minne- rk MY 10022 FOR THE “ASK" EDITOR FOR JOE GARAGIOLA NBC sportscaster If you could pick a dream team composed of current ? asdorlaague players who would be at each — IY Wenatchee Wash Too many good players are around today to try to tackle a job Ike that Also I have doubts about my qualfkations' to in commercials In between them n — TJ I personally don't think much of them I think the boom is due to all those kids who were raised on junk food finally getting fed up with the same old thing and developing a strong need for something totally different PRO flflD con Should Parents Have Veto Power Over Books In School Libraries? CON John Ryot president It is irrational National Education Association to give every parent veto power over school books Considering the broad spectrum of philo- sophical religious and moral differences and the need to treat both ends of the spectrum fairly school libraries would end up with few books on their shelves There could be a parental-apperoute in which the school board reviews the books in question in relation to the learning objectives of the school and their advancement of a good education However the school board with the aid of trained librarians and educators would have the ultimate choice Lbraries and educators arc trained to dca with appropriate reading levels and topics for individua students At no time in history has destruction of knowledge worked al 1978 FAMILY WEEKLY INC All rights reserved |