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/ . . u Chief Justice slams attorneys for shoddy advertising methods hia^LNF?:,--?£ UPI photo Elizabeth Olson UPI Supreme Court Reporter CHICAGO -- Chief Justice War­ ren Burger, dedicating the new- American Bar Association head­ quarters, criticized advertising that sells lawyers' services "in much the way that automobiles, dog food, cosmetics and hair tonic are touted." . Burger, who presided over the court that in the 1970s upheld a lawyer's freedom to advertise his services, said he did not question the need to advertise -- it is "essential to assure access to justice" -- but took exception to the means. "We now have the novel spec­ tacle of lawyers' advertising in newspapers, on radio, and on television in much the way that automobiles, dog food, cosmetics, and hair tonic are touted," he said in a prepared text released by the ABA The jurist spoke during the dedication of the new head­ quarters for the 300.000-member association, the nation's largest lawyers group. Some 10,000 of its members are in Chicago for the ABA's annual meeting. Tackling lawyer advertising, Burger said "another new development, which frankly came as a surprise to some of us, is that some law firms now issue brochures, describing the nature of the firm and its work and its personnel, not unlike what a stock broker or travel agency would issue." Simply because the First Amendment permits lawyers to advertise does not give lawyers the green light to "exercise every constitutional right to its outer limits if to do so conflicts with high professional standards," he said. Burger, 76, also advocated a study of contingency fees, which mean the lawyer is not paid a set fee but is reimbursed out of the amount awarded. He said standards should be developed to guide the use of con­ tingency fees, often used in multi­ ple disaster cases. B u r g e r , w h o r e c e n t l y celebrated his 15th anniversary on the nation's highest court, also called for an examination of the direction of the legal profession. With 650,000 lawyers, he said: "This gives us more lawyers -- by far -- per hundreds thousand population than any other society in the world." "Perhaps this gives us more justice than other societies. I do not know. I am not sure anyone knows. But is it not a subject the profession should consider?" The theme was echoed by Burger's colleague, Justice Lewis Powell, who also spoke Sunday to younger ABA members -- those under 35 years old. Powell said the legal profession "remains over­ crowded." Powell al^o said that "while widespread improvement has been madg in extending legal ser­ vices to the population generally, middle income persons, and small businesses, often are deprived of legal services simply by the cost." Networks assailed as 'arrogant' By Barbara Sopkin United Press International CHICAGO -- An elections ex­ pert called television networks ar­ rogant for refusing to wait for polls to close before projecting presidential election results. Curtis Gans, executive director of the Center for the Study of the American Electorate, said exit polls and early projections caused some West Coast voters to leave the polls without voting in 1980 because they thought their votes did not count. Reagan was projected to be the winner 2 % hours before the polls closed on the West Coast, and Carter conceded 30 minutes later. Gans, appearing at a panel discussion at the American Bar Association's annual convention, said the networks may have in­ fluenced some California races. In one race, an official won by 21 votes. "The news is not the network analysis, it's thp vote by the peo­ ple," Gans said. George Watson, vice president of ABC News and another panelist at the American Bar Association's annual convention, said there was no clear-cut evidence that projec­ tions in the 1980 race effected voter turnout. Watson suggested the polls stay open for 24 hours or open and close at the same hour across the coun­ try to avoid the problem. "Why go to this expense and trouble for the networks," Gans responded. "They are arrogant. Let them hold off as they did by not telling the last name of David, 'the bubble boy,' from Texas for 12 years until he died." • Keeping the polls open for 24 hours would be extremely expen- Some information must be secret By Barbara Sopkin United Press International CHICAGO -- Technologies im­ portant to national security must b e k e p t s e c r e t b e c a u s e technological superiority is the on­ ly edge the United States has over the Soviets in defense, a govern­ ment official said. An while scientific information must be freely exchanged among all countries, there is a fine line between scientific research and technology. Leo Young, the Pen­ tagon's director of research and laboratories told an American Bar Association convention panel on the flow of information across borders. The Uniflfed States has stayed ahead of the Soviet Union in the technology race by allowing scien­ tific findings as open to the world as possible, Young said Sunday. The government recognizes that i t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o k e e p technological secrets forever, Young said. "We have no monopoly on brains in this country," he said. "We are as strong as we are because of the international ex­ change" of information among scientists. But the United States "wants to keep a superior security product (such as some micro-electronics technology) to ourselves, away from the Soviets." A new U.S. technology policy, formulated mainly by Young, at- Rep. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., points to a spare For example, a tool box costs $11.67 at a hardware parts chart showing hardware store prices store and the Pentagon paid $652.00 for the same , (marked through), and prices the Pentagon paid tool box. >; for t the same tools, during a press conference. COME HELP US CELEBRATE THE sive and leave the door open for additional vote fraud, Gans said. Opening and closing all polls at the same time would hurt people at both ends of the economic scale in the different American time zones, he said. More affluent voters tend to vote in the morning, while poorer residents tend to cast their votes in the evening, he said. Gans asked why the networks cannot wait until the polls close. Watson said that in a landslide year, early projections would not make a difference -- the election would still be decided on the East Coast because there are enough electoral votes there to yield a vic­ tory. 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IL 459-3133 SECTION 2 - PAGE 14 - PLAIN DEALER • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,1884 National news King of the Road crowned in IoWa By Scott Sonner United Press International BRITT, Iowa -- Hobos may travel more in cars and vans rather than freight trains these days -- and they may include more women and young boys -- but hobo life goes on, says Fry Pan Jack, reigning King of the Hobos. Fry Pan Jack won his title last week at the 84th annual Britt Hobo Convention, a weeklong celebra­ tion that drew hobos from coast to coast. He had been holding the ti­ tle temporarily since April when last year's king, Mountain Dew, died in a Minneapolis veterans hospital. In his acceptance speech, Fry Pan Jack dismissed talk among some hobos -- most notably three- time king Steam Train Maury -- that genuine hobos are being replaced by younger imposters -- hitchhikers, motorcyclebums and the like, who beg instead of work­ ing for their meals. "Some people say we're a dying breed," Fry Pan told the national hobo convention, along the Milwaukee Road tracks in north central Iowa. "We're not a dying breed. They'll always be a new batch of us coming up. "The railroads are closing, but they'll be more on the rubber tracks. Times change. They'll be in cars and vans," said Fry Pan. Fry Pan, originally from Seat­ tle, is a 57-year road veteran who grouses about some of the changes he has seen. "It took me 26 days to get from Seattle to Britt. That used to be a three-day trip," he complained. And then there's the gender of the new hobos. "There's a lot of girls in box cars now -- divorced gals," he said. "I don't like to see them or young boys. They don't know how to jump the trains. I hate to see 'em lose a leg. "If it kills 'em, that's fine, but I hate to see 'em lose a leg." Steam Train Maury is less op­ timistic about the fate of the hobo, a breed he says is fading from America. "They're just not making very many young ones," he said. "The railroads are changing so much. The long lines still run, but the branch lines are all torn up. Those are the ones the hobos used to ride. "Also, the boxcars are so big they keep the doors closed now. The crime rate is going up too. That drives em out. An old man with a pack on his back is an easy target," he said. Also vying for the men's title this year were Virginia Slim, Sparky Smith, Harmonica Mike, Ramblin' Rudy, Fishbones, Arkansas Traveler, Hobo Herb and El Paso Kid. The candidates are elected on the basis of the ap­ plause they receive for their three-minute campaign speeches. The hobos have an equal- opportunity system, electing a Queen as weU as a King-- a con­ test Slow-Freight Bonita won in a run-off with l^irty Face Josey. Long Looker Mic, a Queen of the Hobos candidate from Jewell, Iowa, gave one of the most stirr­ ing speeches in support of hobos. "I've been a hobo for 20 years," she said. "People ask me if I'm afraid to be on the road alone. "I'm not afraid. For every nut who goes in a McDonalds and blows people away, I have met 200 people on the road who say, 'Are you hungry? Can I get you something to eat?"' AIDS cure may be found in 3-6 years Regional news By Patricia McCormack U P I H e a l t h E d i t o r ^ « UPI photo Easy there, pooch A Houston animal control officer drags a stray dog Into the city kennel after official incresed patrols in the wake of the first rabies case in a human in the U.S. since March, 1983. An armed animal control officer with free reign to shoot suspicious animals is patrolling the neighborhood of a 12-year-old girl critically ill with rabies. Her doctors do not expect her to survive. NEW YORK - A vaccine to pro­ tect against the disease AIDS will take "three to six years" to develop, Dr. Robert C. Gallo, the National Cancer Institute scientist who discovered the AIDS virus said this week. "It will take a few years just to develop the tools to make (vac­ cine) tests on animals," he said. "A guess on the vatcine might be three to six years." L*