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/ V o> Past 65 "Moons-Rings" Sky Show At Planetarium Saving Money | PAGE 21 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. APRIL t. lfltt 3600 cubic feet per year for whenever practical; run full ByCarlRibletJr. Q. -- "I am 65 and a woman with no one else to support, but I need a joh to get by because my Social Security check is less than $290 a month. As you must know, no one can live on that amount. But I can't get a job All the personnel people who I talk to have every excuse far not hiring me except the real one, which is that I am too old. I am a good worker, my working record is ex­ cellent and my references will tell anybody who asks that I am telling the truth. I am now burned up at the way I have been treated. What can I do to force someone to give me a job? I am qualified to hold any job in a store as a saleslady." -- Ginny L. A. -- Most department stores, and many smaller mercantile establishments habitually give jobs to women past 60 -- and even past 70. If Ginny is really convinced that she is being discriminated against because of her age of 65, she can take two steps to bring the issue to a head. The first is to make formal application for a job. State her age on the application form and wait for word on whether she will be hired. It is assumed, of course, that she is qualified, that the firm from time to time is hiring others who are younger. If she is told there is no job for her, she must ask the personnel person to tell her why. She is entitled to an answer and she will get one if she insists. If nothing is said to her about age -- and nothing will be said because it is unlawful to discriminate because of age -- then she can take im­ mediate action. She can go to the city at­ torney in her city and file a complaint. She can also go to the Department of Economic Security. She will get action, but whether it will result in a job is uncertain. There are so many ways for an em­ ployer to get off the hot seat of accusation. I think it was better in the old days when a prospective employer said, "I can't give you a job because you are too old." It was a forthright answer, although tough to hear. I experienced it fin fS5Sf.'5V I had asked for a job as a copy editor on the now defunct Washington (D.C.)Star. The managing editor said he would hire me at $150 a week, which was fairly good salary for an editorial man in 1952. Then he caught his breath, so to speak, and asked, "You're past 40, aren't you?" I replied that I was 45. He shook his head. "The big shots in the top offices won't let us hire anyone past 40 because then we have to include them in our in­ surance and pension plan, which the insurance people won't accept, I'd like to hire you, but I can't. My hands are tied." Imagine my shock. I was at the height of my ex­ perience. I was good at the job and all who knew me were aware of it. I had never had a problem about getting a job since age 21 on a newspaper since I was old enough to have some valuable experience. I told him to tell the publisher "to go shove it." The sequel to the story is that the Star continued its downhill slide and I went on to write several books on editing that are still selling very well indeed. Ginny should fight those who she thinks won't hire her because she is too old. We oldsters should fight, too, every inch of the way to doing away with discrimination against those of advanced years who are competent and have a reputation for good work. . Q. -- "I have been trying to get an answer to my claim for payment of $95 to me for medical care. I am 76 and desperately need what is due me. The company has always been prompt before but not now. I asked Social Security about it and they gave me a toll free number to call. I have been calling off and on for two weeks, but the line is always busy. The number is 1-800-952-8371. Please help rne get them on the phone." -- Leona M. H. A. -- I dialed the number given by Leona and was unable to get a ring. The intercepting operator said there was no such number in service. When Leona does get a working number, and if it is continually busy, then she must dial and redial and keep redialing for hours, if necessary, until her dialing breaks into an interlude between calls when the line is not busy. Q. -- "My husband died recently. I am 62. Is it better for me to go on Social Security now, even though I won't collect as much as I will if I work until I am 65? Not many live to be 65 or 66". -- Mrs. Tommie S. A. -- Millions of people live past 66. Most experts on the matter of taking Social Security benefits at 62 or 65, advise taking it as soon as possible. The old adage applies -- "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush." Q. --- " Recently we signed up for the new sup­ plementary insurancfe policy issued by a company as part of the group coverage arranged for by the American Association of Retired People. What is your opinion of the worth of the policy?" -- A.J.B. A. -- I think it is a good policy. I intend to sign up for it myself. Q. -- "Please send me your leaflet of answers to problems of aging." -- Marie F. P. A. - I have no such leaflet. Marie can telephone or write for information to the Apollo astronauts landed on earth's moon, but "Moons and Rings", the new Sky show which runs through June 8 at the Adler Planetarium, lets the audience land on three different moons, take a close look at nearly a dozen others, and explore the rings of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. Photographs of moons and rings taken by unmanned spacecraft like Viking which landed on Mars, and the two Voyagers, which flew past Jupiter and Saturn, make this journey through the solar system incredibly realistic. According to Adler Planetarium Senior Astronomer Phyllis Pitluga, "except for the very farthest planets, all the photographs used in the Sky show are the most recent views from space missions. "And in a few years we may also have close-up Voyager photographs of Uranus and Neptune." Although they'll have to wait for the space telescope and future interstellar starships to see planets beyond their own solar system, astronomers have already learned that even inside this solar system there is amazing variety. Seeing so many of the nearly 50 moons in the solar system provides a unique opportunity to compare these miniature worlds. Ms. Pitluga predicts that "people who have always thought that all moons are pretty much like earth's moon will be amazed to see how different they really are." Titan, the show's second landing site and the largest moon of the planet Saturn, is a good example. Titan is the only moon that has an at­ mosphere. In this respect it is more like earth than a moon. But as the Sky show "astronauts" discover, the similarity ends there. Even when it's noon on Titan it is only as bright as a moonlit night on earth and, except for polar ice caps and a few floating icebergs, the whole moon is probably an endless system, space missions over the past decade have led astronomers to new ideas about how the solar system originated. Summarizing the latest theory, Ms. Pitluga says, "it now appears that the solar system really developed as three systems instead of one - the sun plus the four inner planets, Jupiter with all its rocky moons, and Saturn with its many icey moons - though the Jupiter and Saturn systems were always bound in orbit around our central star. "Moons and Rings" will run through Tuesday, June 8. Shows are Monday through Thursday at 2 p.m., Fridays at 2 and 8 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at 11 a.m. and 1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m. For in­ formation about private group showings, call 322- 0329. There is no admission fee to the Planetarium itself. For further information call 322-0300. The Adler Planetarium is located at 1300 South Lake Shore drive. Simmering Hens Hens, stewing chickens, or fowl require slow cooking in a covered pan with water or steam to make them tender. They are best cooked by simmering, steaming, or pressure cooking. by Charlie Watters I wonder if the energy crunch is hurting the electric toothbrush business? The financial page in my local paper never covers the toothbrush industry very well. The people that own electric back scratchers and electric knives must be going through the same feelings of anxiety that I'm having. It's unfair to blame us for using too much electricity. You have to understand that saving energy was never a big topic for discussion when my generation was growing up. In fact, using my electric can opener could be thought of as my way of protesting the energy shortage. But lately I have become more energy conscious. Last week I added extra in­ sulation to my water heater. I had always assumed that using more insulation on a hot water heater would be a waste of money, but, just like putting on a coat to hold in body heat, a heater with additional layers of in­ sulation maintains water temperature longer. Do you know how to properly insulate a water heater? It's not one of those things you normally learn in your formative years, but by using a "refit kit" you can save both fuel and money. Rather than give you a step by step description on how to insulate a heater, I would urge you to take some time to investigate on your own one of these kits. For a _ ocean. An orange slush > •'fa~Si!er ?• n tfwu trt?edty cov e*-r> Association of Counties on Aging, Box 399, Pendleton, Ore., 97801. (Write to Carl Riblet Jr. with self-addressed, stamped envelope at P.O. Box 40757, Tucson, Ariz. , 85717 for answers to specific problems of the elderly. Answers are included in this column when possible. No identities are revealed.) everything and 290 degrees below zero is a typical temperature. Besides giving a much better view of the planets, moons and rings in our solar FREE BOOKLET "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IRA AND THE 1981 TAX LAW" \ NO OBLIGATION Just Call (815)385-5626 JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Paul A. Schwegel, Agent Jovian Planets Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune belong to a sub­ family in the solar system called the Jovian Planets. All rotate furiously, have dense atmospheres, and consist of far lighter ele­ ments from earthlike, or ter- restial planets such as Mars and Venus. Uramus, for example, revolves around the sun with its axis lying at a sharp angle, instead of more nearly vert ical l ike other planets. Thus, for half its 84- year orbit, one of its poles constantly sees the "mid­ night sun," while the oppo­ site pole dwells in fr igid darkness. 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