For All Those Non-Sufferers That aching, throbbing excruciating pain is not just "in your head". What was once explained away as an imaginary pain, is now recognized as true, anquish that has driven some to contemplate suicude. | am talking about the dreaded "migraine headache", where Pressure on the head holds its vicitim hostage with no surren- Those of us who have headaches realize the pure torture that we are put through. Those who are fortunate enough to not Saperience this pain, cannot possibly understand the way we feel. Many a night sufferers such as myself have sat looking hu- miliated trying to figure a way to get comfortable. With pain shooting through my temples, an ice pack on my head, a hot water bottle behind my neck, and a laundry basin beside me. There | lie, like many others, shaking like a broken twig in the wind, waiting for the pain to subside. The only problem is the pain lasts not for minutes like many think, but for hours, sometimes days. We lie helpless, often welcoming the sight of a deranged nurse standing over us with a 20 inch needle dripping of Demerol. Those of us who have headaches realize the pure torture we endure, much to the disbelief of non-sufferers. | often wish | had enough energy when | have a headache to place a spell on the next person who tells me.... 1. Don't think about it, you'll forget it's there. 2. Take a pill, in five minutes you will forget what you were complaining about. 3. It doesn't hurt that bad, you are imagining it. 4. You'd think you are dying or something. Then of course there are the people who think you are a pill popper. "What do you need another pill for,"it's only a head- ache." If only the non-believers could understand. "Not tonight dear, | got a headache" is not always an excuse gentlemen. It has been estimated that North Americans spend over $400 million annually on non-prescription pain killers. That is an awful amount of money to spend on non-existant pain. Even with this amazing amount of money North Americans spend, headaches are not considered a major league illness. We have yet to see a 24 hour "Jerry Lewis Migraine Telethon" , 80 | guess the pain is not that serious. For those of us who do have migraines | picked up a little advice in my research. Migraines do not have to be frequent or severe, and do not only afflict high strung people. People who wake up with pain probably have migraines. They have been blamed on blood vessels in the head which {Turn to Page 16) SA -- ORT PERR auto glass & trim WITH THIS COUPON Membership drive on for group fighting taxes A successful membership drive. E SOR on debwiy in fi ownship Citizens inst Unjustified Taxes (CA.U.T). The purpose of this member- ship drive is to gather support from Scugog ratepayers against the unjustified increases in local municipal, regional and school board taxes. C.A.U.T. requires more volun- teers to help with the canvass- ing. 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CA.U.T. is a people group and we invite eve- ryone to participate. Our next general committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6th, 8:00 p.m. at the Nestleton Community Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend with their questions and concerns on local taxes. Viewpoint by J. B. McClelland 60's and 70's; how Ford executives failed to heed all the wamings. On the flip side, it tells how the Japanese turned the world auto industry on its ear, moving literally from a manufacturing "stone age" after World War 2, to challenge Ford, GM Chrysler within a generation. One of the threads running through this book is not so much how good the Japanese became at making cars, but how incredibly blinkered Detroit was in the face of all the danger signs of the late 1960's and early 70's: the oil short- age and then sky-rocketing prices that made smaller, more fuel efficient cars a necessity; the failure to up-grade aging auto plants all over the States, to the point where they sim- ply could not produce cars efficiently. As much as "Best and the Brightest" was a chilling look at political and military blundering over Viet Nam, "The Reckoning" is a poignant look at blundering and smugness in the auto industry. Just how smug? As the bottom was falling out and the car companies were laying off workers and butting plants in moth-balls, top executives were still receiving incredible year end bonuses many of them running to six and even seven digits. The book contains some fascinating sketches of peo- ple like Henry Ford 2, Lee laccoca, Walter Reuther, and the movers and shakers in the Japanese car industry. Detroit weathered the Japanese invasion (barely) of Toyotas, Datsuns and Mazdas, aid by the '80's the Big Three were healthy again. But Halberstam pulls no punch- es in telling just how close Ford, Chrysler and even giant GM were to collapse in the "70's. What's more, he ends the book with a brief account of how the next invasion from the East won't be Japanese, but rather Korean, Taiwanese, and Malaysian. These countries are copying the. Japanese book on how to perform miracles: find ways to make the workers grateful for their jobs, even if the hours are dreadfully lo and wages dreadfully low; sink profits into ToEion. Josor opment and advanced technology; and above all, stay one step ahead of the world trends by tuming out cars that suit the times. And of course, it helps to have a "friendly" gov- emment that passes all kinds of laws and regulations to en- sure that imports are severely restricted. These days, even the Japanese are iooking uneasily over their shoulders at the industrial revolution in Korea. Halberstam writes with a style that is tough to read at times: long sentences, very long paragraphs, and this book is heavy going. But once you get into it, you'll find it tough to put down. Unlike "Home Game," which leaves the reader feel- ing kind of nice, "The Reckoning" may leave you angry, with perhaps a knot in the stomach. } D.J. TAYLOR [cic INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 1 YEAR 169 North Street, Port Perry 1 1 3/18% Guaranteed Investment 985-8416 - Certificates (Rates Subject wo Change without Notice) adeus X 17586 ; Seafood & Steak House 1180 Simcoe St.N., Oshawa 436-9333 or 436-906 OPEN 7 DAYS a WEEK Banquet Facilities Availa EVERYDAY DINNER SPECIALS * Roast Prime Beef (Can. 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