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I Peace Of Mind--After The Crash PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER * WEDNESDAjMFEBlUl4$¥ i 1978 No one expects a crash. Yet winter increases the chances of having an accident and strikes one out of every four drivers on wet. icy or snow-covered roads, says the Insurance Information institute. But th0re are several precautions to I prevent con­ fusion during the afterfnath The institute urgfes drivers to post these tips in their glove compartments in case of that unexpected accident. This way, the driver will always know what steps to take. -Stop, identify yourself and summon aid fpr the injured. -Write down each others' names, addresses and drivers license numbers. . $. - Obtain the names and addresses of all passengers and witnesses involved or seeing the accident. -Explain to the police officer on-the-scene the details. Too often driver's walk away from an accident forgetting to look at the police report. Once the police report is filed, the driver has no say-so if it's a wrong account of the accident -Never admit fault under any circumstances. -Make a note of the officer's name. badge number, jurisdiction Also get the number of the police report for your insurance company. - Refuse to sign any liability waivers or assurances that you're uninjured because many injuries are not immediately evident. See a doctor if you suspect any injuries -Take notes on the cir­ cumstances surrounding the accident including time, place, weather and road conditions, any evidence of a law violation, approximate speed of cars and relevant details. -If the other driver admits fault, get it in writing and before witnesses, in case of a suit. -Diagram the scene of the accident as accurately as possible including the precise placement of cars and people. -Take picutres of the ac­ cident. and the placement of cars for your insurance com­ pany. -Report the accident to your insurance representative promptly since mo^t policies require such notification within a specified period. To speed up the claims settlement, include your policy number and all details of the accident in your report. -If your passengers or you are injured, keep detailed in­ formation and bills from any medical examinations. The insurance company will ask for them later. Almost every state requires the driver to report in writing to a specified state agency all accidents involving damage over a predetermined dollar amount. This amount and time period allotted for filing the report varies from state to state. Your local police can provide this information as well as the report form. Perspective TREATY SALES CAMPAIGN BY RONALD RKA<;,\!\ Barley-Grain Sorgham rget Price Levels Announced Target price levels for 1977 crop barley and grain sorghum have been announced by Vice- president Walter F. Mondale. In remarks to the Press at the Wheat Quality Laboratories of Washington State university. Vice-president Mondale said the 1977 target price levels will be $2.15 per bushel for barley and $2.28 bushel for grain sorghum. "Establishing these target price levels is important for two reasons First, it extends the principle of treating all producers of the major com­ modities fairly and equitably. Wc are using the same com­ ponents of production costs for barley and grain sorghum that the Administration used in formulating Wheat, Corn, and Upland Cotton program pro­ posals to the Congress for the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977. Second, this action means that barley producers will receive deficiency payments at a rate of 50 cents per bushel, or payments nationally totaling approximately $208 million," the Vice-president said. Vice-president Mondale also indicated that it will be March before the preliminary d e t e r m i n a t i o n o n the deficiency payment rate for grain sorghum will be made. The final payment rate will be determined in April with payments to producers beginning soon thereafter. Early estimates are that the payment rate will be 35-40 cents per bushel with payments totaling $300-325 million. "Coupled with the wheal deficiency payments of $1.2 billion, direct payments to grain producers this year will total approximately $1.7 billion. This should help the serious cash-flow problems that farmers have experienced because of low grain prices," the Vice-President said. The 1973 act established the target price for 1977 crop sorghum at $1.62 per bushel, and the target price for 1977 crop barley at $1.39 per bushel. Treaty-selling season has begun in earnest. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was out in the hustings last week trying to drum up grass roots support for the Panama Canal treaties, but as often as not he found himself explaining that, no, his name wasn't Lance, it was Vance. Meanwhile, a private treaty promotion committee, bankrolled by contributions from large U.S. corporations, has been preparing billboards, television commercials and other Madison Avenue trap­ pings with which to sell the treaties like so much tooth­ paste. The opposition hasn't been idle, however. The other day I mef Senator Paul Laxalt and his Truth squad in Denver. The group appeared before an overflow crowd at a high school assembly, at a downtown hotel rally and at a well-attended news conference. Judging from the size and mood of the crowds. I would say that op­ position to these treaties is alive and well. Expressing Concern In fact, in my travels around the country in recent weeks, on the "mashed potato" circuit, I have been frequently stopped on the street, in hotel corridors, at airports and in banquet halls by people of all ages and backgrounds who want to express their concern about our giving up the canal. The treaty amendments proposed by Senator Howard Baker have served to focus public attention more closely on the actual content of the treaties. When he Was in Panama recently. Baker pointedly told General Torrijos that there was no chance of the treaties being ratified without some amendments. Till then, both Torrijos and the White House had been insisting that the treaties were just fine as is. When it became clear, however, that some crucial votes might turn on the amendment question, both began to soften. Torrijos told visiting members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee the other day that he saw "no problem" incorporating within the so-called neutrality treaty, the provisions of his joint statement made with President •Carter last September. These \wouT2hspell out the right, after ihe year 2000, for the U.S. to move unilaterally to defend the canal and. in times of emergency, to put U.S. war­ ships at the head of the line for passage. Senator Baker has also said the provision giving Panama veto power over our building another canal elsewhere should be amended out v The White House is now spreading the word that the tide is turning in their favor, though the latent New York Tini£s-CBS poll shows those disapproving our giving up the canal have gone from 49 percent in October to 51 percent this month, with "approval"' holding at 29 percent. Basic Flaw Though some senatorial mugwumps may profess to believe that the three Baker proposed amendments are enough to make the treaties acceptable, the basic flaw in the first treatv remains. That flaw is the immediate elimination of the rights of sovereignty we acquired in 1903 and. thus, the Canal Zone itself. The importance of these rights is that they provide us with a firm legal foundation for on going defense of the canal, a responsibility we have carried out for more than six decades Without these rights, there is virtually nothing to prevent a Panamanian regime from declaring the canai nationalized and sending as packing - long before the vear One senator. who favors alternatives to the Carter treaties, as I do. told me the other day that he might offer an amendment which would hand over the canal, lock, stock and donkey engines, right away "Treaty advocates say the canal is obsolete." he said. "11 so. then why should we pa\ Torrijos tens^rf"pillions of dollars to tak^nt off our hands"' Instead, let's hand it over without paying a nickel of tribute I'd like to see how i Ambassador Sol i Linowitz and the New York banks react to that one." He was being only partly facetious, for main treaty critics believe that the U.S. taxpayers will end-up paying the monkey to tfie Torrijos regime with which it will service its huge debts to U.S. and other banks ^ No, I'm All Right "You admit that you put a lead nickel into the complain­ ant's cigar vending machin^. Don't you know that that wjis cheating?" reproved the judge. "Did you ever smoke one of those cigars, judge?" PET GROUP, INC. P.O. BOX 149 McHfNftV.Hl. MOM 815/385 1771 PUPPY DISEASES No matter how healthy the puppy you fell in love with appears to be. he should have regular checkups and preventive medical care by a veterinarian. Ideally, the puppy should meet his new veterinarian even before he meets the rest of his new family .*Y6ur puppy should be protected against the most common infectious canine diseases: distemper, hepatitis and leptospirosis, by vac­ cination in puppyhood and annual boosters throughout his adult life In most areas of the world, a rabies vaccination is also required by law. The most common and often fatal infectious disease in dogs is distemper Distemper virus can be carried from one dog to another or a dog can contract the infection from a con­ taminated environment. The virus is present in discharges from eyes, nose and feces and is carried in the air, on clothing, and on the ground. The virus can remain dormant in ice and snow and then become active again after thawing Incubation period after contact is ten to fourteen days Symptoms can vary greatly with fever, loss of appetite, discharge from eyes and nose, vomiting and diarrhea. Common com­ plications are pneumonia and nerve damage To prevent distemper, all dogs should be vaccinated every year, and puppies should receive their first vaccine at 6 to 8 weeks of age. Hepatitis is a highly fall ,-hta jppetilte, of the damaging viral disease with symptoms similar to distem­ per Contained in secretions of the body, especially urine, feces and saliva, this virus enters the body of a dog by way of the mouth. Hepatitis can be fatal to puppies and older dogs. Three to four days after contact the symptoms are charac­ terized by rise and fall temperature, loss of a| depression, reddening eyes, vomiting, and in severe cases the dog may enter a coma. Hepatitis can be prevented by vaccination usually at the same time that the anti-distemper vaccine is administered. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease which affects people, dogs, cattle, pigs, horses, rodents and certain other mammals. This acute in­ fectious disease of dogs is spread through contact of the mouth or nasal mucous membranes with the urine of either an infected dog or rat. Five to fifteen days after ex­ posure the disease begins with fever, weakness, lack of ap­ petite and vomiting. These symptoms are very similar to those of distemper, and hepatitis with the exception that breathing will be difficult and there may be evidence of stiffness, especially in the hind legs. Only a veterinarian can differentiate between the diseases. As in human diseases the best cure is to prevent, whenever possible, the disease from taking hold in the first place. The cure may not come in time and p. certainly will be more expensive than the prevention. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Siberian Huskie, male, 1 year, housebroken, likes children, all shots. German Shepherd, male, 1 year, housebroken, good with children, all shots. Beagle, male. 2 years, housebroken. good with children, distemper shftt.,,,, . Collie mix, spaye^t female, 11 _• years, housebroken. all shots Miniature Collie mix, male, 4 months, good with children, almost housebroken. distemper shot Black Lab mix, male, 8 months, housebroken. all shots, good with children. CATS FOR ADOPTION We have kittens and cats ranging in age from 3 months to one year, males and females, long and short hair. All our cats and kittens are in foster homes and litter trained. A donation includes spaying or neutering, feline distemper shot and worming. Needless to say, they cost us much more than that. Please call Pet Welfare for a purring, healthy companion: 385-1771. WED.FEB.1 THROU6HTUESFEB.7 CH1LD- REN'S GET PROFESSIONAL carpet cleaning results! 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