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SECTION 2 - PAGE 10 • PLAl'NDKALKH HhH ALU, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER S. 1984 Nation/World Groups strive to cut DUI stats By Myriam Marquez United Press International WASHINGTON -- A man is sprawled on- a couch while a woman is busy picking up the empty glasses and butt-ridden ashtrays surrounding him. "Harry insisted on driving home, but he had had too much to drink. I took his keys away and told him to wait awhile. I'm sure glad I did," the woman says, smil­ ing. "Friends don't let friends drive drunk," an announcer intones in one of several television commer­ cials targeted for the holiday season. As the -holiday season ap­ proaches, civic and businesss groups nationwide are preparing alcohol awareness campaigns to ensure that highway fatalities caused by drunken drivers are kept to a minimum. Federal statistics show there were 38,000 fatal auto accidents last year resulting the in the deaths of 42.600 people. About 53 percent of the fatal accidents were alcohol-related,according to the National Highway Safety Ad­ ministration's Fatal Accident Reporting System. Some groups say alcohol- related fatalities may be as high as 65 percent because states define intoxication at different levels -- some higher and others lower -- so that some accidents may not be included In the alcohol category. , Pete Larkin chairman of the Washington Regional Alcohol Pro­ gram, says the figure is closer to 65 percent. "Nationwide, that's over 70 peo­ ple a day who are killed because of drunken divers. It's mind^ boggling," Larkin says. WRAP, founded two years ago, has worked with the Washington Board of Trade and the city's Chamber of Commerce to provide area businesses with company policies for holiday parties. These include offering tasty, non­ alcoholic beverages at the parties and supplying free transportation home for those who get too tipsy. At the national headquarters for Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Hurst, Texas, the group is busy Calendars are a perennial favorite for yule gift-giving By Dana Walker United Press International Trivia may be the trendiest pur­ suit this holiday season, and beginning Jan. 1 Americans will be able to learn a new and utterly useless fact each day -- with the 365 Trivia Facts-a-Year Calendar. The newest "Page-a-Day" calendar (Workman Publishing) promises to be one of the most popular new Christmas calendars this year, followed by the 365 Jokes, Puns & Riddles Calendar and the 1985 Rock & Roll Calen­ dar, featuring its own brand of specialized trivia. In fact, there is a calendar for virtually every person with every type of interest in 1985, ranging from fishing and food calendars to the Teddy Bear Calendar and the Robot calendar. People have been interested in calendars, presumably since the beginning of time, and the modern-day versions set out to do anything but make counting the days dull. In the old days, calendars may have marked the usual holidays and famous birthdays, but why settle for simple? For example, on May 30, 1985, you can learn through the Trivia Facts,calendar who coinedMhe Maxwell House slogan "Good to the last drop" -- a much more exciting prospect than just discovering it's Memorial D a y . ( A n s w e r : T h e o d o r e Roosevelt). But not everyone is a trivia junkie and calendar makers suc­ ceed in reaching just about all of us, including: --Music lovers. The Great Classical Composers calendar shows the sculpture of Mark Steele with historical data and dates, and the 1985 Rock and Roll Calendar reveals statistics, trivia and photos with such tidbits as: In July, 1967, Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees at the Forest Hills Stadium in New York City. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album as been selling at a rate of 1 million records every four days. Bruce Springsteen was arrested outside the gates of Graceland, trying to get in to see Elvis Presley. --Cooks. An array of calendars are designed for the kitchen, in­ cluding the Silver Palate Hors d'Oeuvres Calendar, the Pasta Calendar, Sunday Brunches and Sumptuous Breakfasts calendar and James Beard's American Kit­ chen Calendar -- all including menus and recipes. --Science fiction fanatics. Il­ lustrator Boris Vallejo includes 13 full-color paintings in his eerie, otherworldly style, and the Robot calendar addresses technology with humor. --Cat lovers. Feline Fuhrer B. Kliban depicts his favorite subject in a number of poses and predicaments. 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Holiday Inn has a new non­ alcoholic drink menu for its customers. "Research on beverage trends for the next decade Indicates that consumers are gradually moving away from alcoholic drinks toward low or non-alcoholic beverages," says David Curley, national managing director of Holiday Inn Marketing Services. "This trend, coupled with public concern about drunken drivers and our own concern for our customers' well-being, encourag­ ed us" to offer the new menu, Curley said. The drinks, combinations of fresh fruit and vegetable juices, include the Citrus Collins, a blend of fresh orange, grapefruit and lemon juices, and the Fresh Vegetable Cooler, a spicy com­ bination of vegetable and clam juices. n Chain managers are also being encouraged to discontinue two- for-one drink promotions, Curley said, and to set up designated driver programs that will offer drivers non-alcoholic drinks, free or at a discount. The National Association of State Boards of Education, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States and the National Football League have joined together to attack the problem of teenage drunken-driving in several communities. The campaign, which was developed by the Distilled Spirits Council,' offers programs on alcohol awareness, including classroom instruction, workshops for parents and teenagers and Dial-A-Ride projects. DIRECTORY JACK WALSH, AGENT EARL R. WALSH. BROKER INSURANCE & BONDS ' Mr*. Auto. Farm. Ill* Rapratantlnf RdlARll COMPANIES Ml* W. (Im tl. McH.nr, MS 1)00 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO. HFC. FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. 331* W Elm SlrMl. McHanry. III. sas-71ii IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY DR. LEONARD BOTTARI 1303 Richmond Rrf McHanry ly** IIMIIIIW • Contact Iantat delta* Fltt.d Man.. Twat.. Thuri., FH.. 4-t p.m.. Twat.. Ttiurt.. Frt. T-f p.m.. Sat. f:30-3 p.m. Mtaaa 3RS-4ISI ar UHH7 JAMES M. McINTEE. 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