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glffiMjj Eye Safety No Accident I Senior Hot Line Next to cataract, eye in­ jury is the most common cause of visual impairment in the United States today, warns the National Society to Prevent Blindness. Virginia S. Boyce, executive director of the 72- year-old voluntary sight- saving organization, says that almost a million Americans are permanent casualties of accidental eye damage, most of it occurring in ordinary every day ac- »tivities. Forty-five percent of vision-impairing eye injuries occur around the home. "Accidents will happen," Mrs. Boyce said. "These often can't be prevented, but 90 percent of the resulting injuries can be with proper eye protection and safety precautions." To help people defend themselves against eye injuries, the society has just issued a new pamphlet, "Eye Safety Is No Ac­ cident," with sight-saving tips on common eye hazards and what to do about them. Ammonia, lye and other harsh chemicals found in household cleaners and garden sprays are par­ ticularly damaging to the eye, resulting in injury, burns, - even blindness - the pamphlet points out. Read package labels and in­ structions thoroughly before using such products. Many give specific directions, and ignoring them can result in injuries. Use special caution with pressurized spray cans. Be Sure the spray nozzle is directed away from you. Spray cans make tempting toys, so be sure to keep them well out of reach of children. Wood slivers, rocks, metal pieces and other particles thrown off by hand tools and power equipment like drills, welding equipment and chain saws also cause serious eye damage. Lawn mowers, frequently a cause of eye injuries, can hurl a stone at high speed into your eye or that of some un­ suspecting bystander. Keep young children away when you're mowing. And for safety's sake, be sure that all tools and machinery are kept in good repair. The best protection against any eye hazard is safety eyewear. Inexpensive goggles - one for use against chemicals and other liquids and one for protection from impacts - fit over regular glasses and can usually be found in hardware stores or through the Yellow Pages under Safety Equipment or a similar heading. More advice on protecting yourself and your family from every day hazards -- at home and in the garden as well as in sports activities - is offered in the society's new folder. Write for a free copy of "Eye Safety Is No Accident." Send a stamped, self- addressed, business-size envelope to National Society to Prevent Blindness, 79 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10016. Former POW's Eligible For Some VA Benefits Psychoses suffered by any of the nearly 100,000 American former prisoners of war any time after military service should be considered service con­ nected according to a recommendation in a recently completed Veterans Administration-Department of Defense study. In another major recommendation the study of former POWs said these veterans should recieve VA hospital care and outpatient treatment for any disease as well as neuropsychiatric disability. The establishment of any a n n u a l P O W - M I A Recognition day was also recommended. Max Cleland, ad­ ministrator of Veterans Affairs, in forwarding the study to the Congress said, "I fully endorse these recommendations for the well-being of this most deserving group of veterans." The VA -Defense study was authorized by Congress two years ago with a specific mandate to ". . .carry out a comprehensive study of the disability compensation awarded to, and the health care needs of, veterans who are former prisoners of war." The aim of the study was to recommend actions to assure former prisoners of war receive compensation and health care benefits for all disabilities which may be attributed {o their in­ ternment. Congressional action will be needed on some of the major recommendations because they require changing existing laws which establish the parameters for granting medical care and disability compensation for these veterans. Other recommendations in the study relate to establish­ ment of protocols for treatment of POWs, gathering of information related to medical histories of POWs and providing follow up medical treatment. The study also recom­ mended the VA establish an advisory committee of ex­ perts on disabilities prevalent among former POWs and that that com­ mittee advise the Ad­ ministrator and his staff on agency policies and procedures relating to former POWs. Finally, the study recommends establishment of a VA Central office ' coordinator with the responsibility for assisting in the implementation of ongoing VA programs for former POWs. The coor­ dinator would also serve as liaison with former POWs, former POW groups and the Department of Defense Office of POW-MIA Affairs. Population To Double World population was 4 bil­ lion in 1979. Some scientists predict it will double in the next 40 years to 8 billion and then begin to level off, the National Geographic Society reports. By Lt. Gov Dave O'Neal Senior citizens sometimes run into problems involving the U.S. postal service. How to deal with some of these common problems is the topic of this week's column. Q. I ordered merchandise through the mail two months ago and it hasn't arrived. Isn't there a time limit on shipping mail order mer­ chandise? A. Yes. The Federal Trade Commission has a rule requiring mail order pur­ chases to be shipped within the time stated in the company's printed or broadcasted offer. If no lime is stated, shipment must be within 30 days after the company receives the order, unless the buyer is contacted and consents to a delay. If you have this problem and the company won't resolve it, contact the Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C. 20580. Q. I receive a lot of un­ solicited junk mail. How can I stop it? A. Contact the Direct Mail Marketing association, 6 E. 43rd street. New York, N.Y. 10017. This organization will remove your name from the mailing lists of its members. While this won't stop all the advertising mail, it will stop most of it, including most sweepstakes, contest offers, coupons and catalogs. Q Sometimes I receive sexually oriented ad­ vertisements through the mail. How can I stop "receiving these? A. Fill out Form 2201 at your local post office. Thirty days from the date your name is added to the reference list, any mailer who sends you sexually oriented advertisements is subject to legal action by the Federal Government. In addition, regardless of whether your name is on the postal service reference list, you may obtain an order prohibiting any further mail from anyone who has sent you an advertisement which you consider to be "erotically arousing or sexually provocative." Form 2150, available at your local post office, may be used for this purpose. Q. What if I receive unordered merchandise? A. It is a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act to send unordered merchandise through the mail unless it is a free sample and marked as such, or is merchandise sent by a charitable organization asking for a contribution. You may treat unordered merchandise as a gift and do not have to pay for it or send PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15,1980 • n I I | authorization should remain Corn is Released in HLetteci, For ,oans not redeemed., storage earnings ^ I ~ will continue through the end Farmer-Owned ReserveotAugm W W Data used by CCC Producers may redeem corn from the farmer-owned reserve without penalty as the national average market price for corn is $2.63 per bushel, the reserve release level, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture official. Farmers may sell their reserve corn after repaying their CCC price support loans, although release of the reserve does not require farmers to redeem or sell their grain at this lime. Farmers with farm-stored reserve grain must request a release from the county office of USDA's a donation. Persons sending unordered merchandise through the mail are prohibited from demanding payment. Billing for unor­ dered merchandise may constitute mail fraud or misrepresentation. Contact your local postmaster for more information. Write or call Senior Action centers at 160 N. LaSalle, Chicago, 60601, or 3 West Old Town Mall, Springfield, 62701, with questions or concerns about any state government agency or program. Call statewide loll free 800-252-6565. Agricultural Stabilization and conservation Service (ASCS) before removing the grain for sale. The $2.63 price level at which corn is released from the reserve is based on 125 percent of the $2.10 per bushel national loan rate for corn. On Aug. 29, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will review the average price for corn lo determine whether the release »n determining the release level include five-dcv average prices as reported by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service which show prices bid by buyers at selected markets. Chicago. Kansas City, Minneapolis, Omaha and St. Louis are the daily markets reviewitki by CCC for corn. The five-day average of these /narket prices, adjusted jrf reflect prices received by farmers, was the basis for the release action. 'Well, Mom, I traded off those white mice you were afraid of." "No Account Kid" away to school f " _ Thanks to our College kids you enjoy that same competent uninterrupted »er- Schaefer (Whitewater), Ann Bolger (Marquette), Steve Paris! (N.I.U.), Jane vice at the McHenry" State Bank. Pictured from left to right are: Julie Zimmerman (Marquette), Mary Beth Adams (Purdue). 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