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Nation/World SECTION 2 • PAGE S - Pl.AllNDLALkH-HbK Al.U, \* KDNESD V\ . M AKtJH 13. 198j s tabs on the weather in Keokuk KEOKUK, Iowa -- Like any other Iowan, Mildred Swinford talks a lot about the weather, but anybody who wants to hold up their end of the conversation bet­ ter know their cumulonimbus from an isobar. With the help of her small recor­ ding station, Swinford has been an one-woman weather bureau for the National Weather Service the last 22 years. Swinford doesn't make her own ptalictions, but she calls in data such as degree-days, high-lows and precipitation to the weather Bike safety week is fast approaching CHICAGO (UPI) - Calling at­ tention to the thousands of avoidable deaths and injuries each year suffered by cyclists, the National Safety Council will spon­ sor National Bike Safety Week, April 21-27. "Many of these deaths and in­ juries could be prevented if parents would teach their children bike safety," said Donna Volatile, technical safety specialist at the council. For instance, parents should make sure their child's bike is the right size, Volatile said. The child's foot should comfortably reach the pedal at low arc while he is seated, and arms should fall toward the handlebars with ease. Neither the seat nor the center bar should be too high. Bike safety equipment should be stressed. A bicycle should have good brakes, a headlight, front and rear reflectors and a rear view mirror. All cyclists should wear a helmet, since 75 percent of all deaths and serious disabilites are caused by blows to the head. Cyclists should obey the rules of the road, such as traffic signs, signals and pavement markers, , and use arm signals when stopp­ ing or turning. They should also ride on the right side of the road with traffic, stay single file, keep a safe distance from automobiles and ride defensively. The council advises children to inspect their bikes regularly for safety hazards. Check the front, and back wheels for balance by lif^ A' ting the bike and spinning each wheel. Check tires for bald spots and firmness. Replace broken wheel spokes and make sure brakes are taught and wheels don't rub against the frame. Norfolk is home to MacArthur NORFOLK, Va. - With his famous pipe collection and thousands of other mementos nearby, Gen. Douglas MacArthur is buried under the dome of the old city hall that has become a treasure chest of modern American history. "We're trying to encompass more than just MacArthur. We want to get into the history of his times," said Col. Lyman Ham­ mond Jr., executive director of the MacArthur Memorial Founda­ tion. "He grew up listening to soldiers talking about the Indian wars and was still alive when we went into space," Hammond said. "There was a huge transition that spanned his lifetime." MacArthur Square sits nestled in the heart of downtown Norfolk, not far from the naval shipyards. It includes four buildings, the most prominent of them the dom­ ed structure where MacArthur is buried. A statue of the rock-jawed MacArthur -- jacket flung over his left arm, right hand on his hip -- greets visitors with the dogged look that characterized the man. MacArthur is not generally associated with Norfolk, and many visitors are surprised to find such an elaborate memorial to an Army man in the Navy town. But MacArthur's mother was born in Norfolk and although he never lived there, he called Norfolk his "home by choice." Super Spectacular CEILING FAN SALE Jng i STOCK 19S4 HORIZON 52" BRASS FANS 4, 5 & 6 Blad*, ̂ rfr Many Stylos bureau daily. Her information is sought by local utility companies, oil companies, radio stations, n e w s p a p e r s a n d e v e n climatologists from as far away as California. In a region where the weather is topic No. 1, it will be a clear day in November before anyone can pull a fast one on Swinford. She has embarrassed more than one local homeowner who had gone to court trying to collect a tidy sum by inventing a wind storm or deluge for the benefit of their insurance company. "Insurance companies call me and ask what the wind speed was on a particular day or how much rain we had and I look it up in my book," she said. "One man with a ramshackle old house tried to claim its condition was caused by a wind storm. "I found out it was a beautiful day when the storm supposedly happened." Swinford is the remnant of a once proud weather bureau detachment in Keokuk. The government established a weather station on Main Street in 1871, but closed it in 1940. The resulting uproar from the citizenry did win a concession from the weather service to main­ tain a one-person station in the ci­ ty, a job Swinford has held since 1962. swinford has some equipment on hand to take her measurements such as a rain gauge and the latest addition -- an electronic high-low thermometer so she doesn't even have to step outside. But she also uses some old fashioned tools, such as an or­ dinary ruler to measure snowfall and her powers of observation to measure wind speed with the help of a weather service chart. 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