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. There is an -old adage which states, that, "an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Un
fortunately, the Reagan Administration seems to
think otherwise.
We know that many of our young people, for
various reasons, can't read or do simple arithmetic.
They graduate from school or drop out without
these skills. The result, often is unemployment,
welfare dependency, low wages, dead-end jobs, or
. in some cases, a life of crime.
. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Educa
tion Act has proven effective in turning many of
these young people around. '
; However, the Administration has embarked
upon a course of action designed to cripple this pro
gram. The Administration seeks to reduce funding
for Title I programs by forty per cent from a J98I
level of $2.9 billion to $1.7 billion in 1982.T
However, no less than $4 billion is needed and can ,
be effectively used by Title 1. ,
The focus of Title I educational programs has ,
been to improve educational opportunities for low
income, handicapped, migratory, neglected and '
delinquent children in the crucial areas of reading !
and math. These are children who have special "r
educational needs which are not being met through
unsupplemented classroom instruction because
local schools cannot afford the extras which these ,
Your mind is the most wonderful and effective
instrument that you have for eliminating stress. It
can however, fee your friend or your enemy.
Every thought that you have causes you to feel
good, bad or indifferent. Think about what this
means to you. When you think about pleasant,
relaxing things, your body and mind relax. When
you think of problems, fears and unpleasant things,
your body and mind experience stress and tension.
Try this experiment after reading this material: 1)
Closcvyour eyes. Think about walking through the
most beautiful forest that you can think of. Perhaps
you are in Hawaii. The weather is beautiful and the
temperature is just the way you like it. It is spring
time. The trees are beginning to bloom and pretty
flowers appear. There is a gentle breeze caressing
your face and you feel better than you have ever felt
before. All of the stress has left your body. What a
wonderful feeling.
Now, close your eyes again. 2) Think about the
following scene: You are driving along a highway.
It is midniffht and rairiina hard. Ynn ar manv milm
from home in a strange city. You are trembling
from chills that are caused by a terrible cold. You
, really feel bad. Suddenly you hear sirens screaming.
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President Cuts School
Aid To Poor Children
By Congressman Augustus F. Hawkins
children need.
Children from ' economically disadvantaged
backgrounds come to school with a number of dif
ficulties in tow. By and large, their parents have
limited schooling which inhibits their ability to
begin educational instruction in the home. Stuck in
low paying, unskilled jobs, these parents find they
must focus their attention on meeting the basic
needs of the family as opposed to expending scarce '
resources on I educational materials for w their
childiOT.y;.--;
In' addition, communities with large concentra-,
tions of disadvantaged persons feel the pain of
economic slumps much more acutely than" most '
other communities. Such conditions heaped upon;
hundreds of years of oppression, deprivation and
neglect, quite naturally, have affected he .children
of these communities in how they relate to learning
in school. ' - '
The importance of acquiring a sound education is
'perhaps no more apparent than today, as the winds
of economic change are forcing many persons out
of jobs in industries which were once thought to be:
immune to economic slumps. The condition of '
economic deprivation ensures that those without,
the basic educational skills are almost certain to
,lead a life of poverty with only the barest of
' necessities for survival; .;:I5'''r,,'T:;h -r---:'
That is why Title I programs for the educational
ly disadvantaged are working to effectively reduce
the number of unprepared students, coming out of
our public schools. A 1978 report by the National'
Institute of Education shows that elementary school .
pupils in Title 1 programs gained 7-12 months in
reading achievement and 11-12 months in math
ihievement for each year of participation in such
Programs. These are modest gams, to be sure, but
is other validated studies have indicated, programs
Coping
Is Your Mind Your
Friend or Foe?
By Dr. Charles W. Faulkner
You see lights of police cars flashing as they rush to
terrible automobile crash. Half a mile ahead of you
in the distance, you see the tangled wreck of
automobiles that have collided on the highway. You
are frightened. You are terrified.
The latter scene has probably made you tense.
The very though, of such a distasteful scene has
caused stress. The first scene relaxed you and-made
you feel good. These two narrations prove in a con
vincing manner that your thought control your feel
ings. If you want to feel good, you must think
about relaxing things. If you want to feel bad, you
think of tormenting, frightening things.
No one wants to feel bad but the mind sometimes
seems to drift ot the very things that you do not
want to. think about such as problems, worries,
tormenting people, fears and bad experiences.
Sometimes, without even trying, you daydream
about these things. And when the daydreamig ends
you are nervous, tense, upset and full of stress.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could control your
thoughts, think about pleasant things when you
want to and relax? Well, you can do exactly that.
If you record on a cassette tape a description of the
things that you want to think about when you are
under stress, you would be able to achieve relaxa
tion quickly and easily.
SAT., JAXUA3Y 23. 1S32 THCARCU!aTiS-1S
''such as Title I can effectively resolve academic defi
ciencies when direct remedial assistance is consis-
- tent and continuous. ;
Opposition to further budget cuts is mounting.
' As evidence of this opposition, a significant number
of organizations dedicated to the interests of
i children met in Washington hi early December of
. last year and formed the Coalition to Save Title I.
.The purpose of the Coalition is to tell the Ad
ministration that Title I must receive no less than
the S3.4 billion that the Congress mandated in the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Even,
with this funding, only 45 of those children eligi
ble to participate in Title 1 will, in fact, be helped.
Members of the Coalition have contacted my of
fice and I will be happy to refer any informational'
.calls to the appropriate Coalition sources. The goals
of the Coalition are vital if we are to prepare all of
i our children for the work world. ';
The economic pattern of the future Is dear; more
persons in search of fewer positions which means
that those persons with the least skills and prepara
tion will be left out. We must take steps which will
help many of our fellow citizens to raise themselves
from dire economic circumstances through educa
tion. The ounce of prevention as provided by Title I'
will spare us the enormous toll of the cure. ; i
You could guide your thoughts. You could direct
your fantasies and actually control your feelings.
This procedure is known ''as guided Fantasy,
Directed Imagery or Visual Imagery. It is the
technique that has gained great popularity and is us
ed by many psychologists and stress management
specialists as a means of putting people in control Of
tneir own reelings and emotions. 1 use this pro
cedure successfully on a regular basisNrith my
clients.
there will be a special treat for. you in my mat
column. I will provide you with the words that ;
can use for your personal Directed Fantasy. You
will be able to read the material, record it on your
tape recorder and listen to it whenever you want to
relax.
It will be one of the most recommended and suc
cessful techniques for relieving you of stress that,
you have every used., So, get your tape recorder
ready for my column next week, title: "Your
Wonderful Guided Fantasy".
After sixteen
deadlocked ballots, the
United Nations Security
Council was unable to
elect a new Secretary
General. The contest bet-.
ween Mr. Waldheim of
Austria and Mr. Salirh of
Tanzania could not be
resolved.
Then, dramatically,
Mr. Olara Otunnu of
Uganda, in his capacity
as Security Council
President proposed that
the two-deadlocked "can-;
dictates,; formally
withdraw from the race
to permit other can
didates to emerge.
At the time, when this
step was put forward by
Mr. Otunno, it was
thought that Mr.
Waldheim, though not
officially in the race,
would nevertheless be a
strong candidate if Mr.
Salim could be persuad
ed to withdraw and make
room for another Third
World candidate, not
likely to be vetoed by the
United States.
The Soviets and the
Americans liked
Waldheim. But the
Chinese vetoed
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Americans vetoed Salim.
Thus the deadlock. At
the time, it was, also
thought that the Chinese
would be persuaded to
back a third term bid by
Waldheim once an ac-
Peruvian Diplomat To Lead
The United Nations
By Laura Parks
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By William A. ; Brackney
ceptable yet veto proof
Third World candidate
emerged who would then
be outvoted t by
Salim out of the race, yet
possible candidates, still,
Council President Otun
nu drew up a list of
possible candidates- and
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suaded the unacceptable
ones to withdraw from
the race. The remaining
names - were placed
before the Council, and
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World, or so it was
thought. It was a weak
face-saving gesture to
end the deadlock. It. did
not work.
With Waldheim and
consideration. : The
members were then ask
ed to indicate which
names were totally unac
ceptable to them.
won.
The new Secretary
General designate, Mr.
de Cuellar, is known to
Mr. Otunnu then per- be a cautious and careful
Javier Perez de Cuellar figure, a man of the
emerging world with first
hand knowledge of the
myriad problems facing
the natiops attempting to
move out of the
quagmire of poverty and
the long heritage of col
onial and neocolonial
oppression.
The West sees in him a
man whose father was a
wealthy Peruvian
businessman. They see in
mm a man educated in
table, to most nations. y stay within the budget
in him' a sympathetic youriamuy,
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is available from lawyers,
bank trust departments, or an
IRS office. There are changes
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tions for charitable giving, fed
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.and more.
Since the tax form for itemizing deductions is
divided into several parts, it may be helpful to
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charges, contributions and medical expenses
you have paid.
William A.
Brackney
trained as a lawyer.
gifted with the social and
cultural graces ap
propriate to a man of his
class. He is expected to
understand Western con
cerns and fears.
The Soviets see him as
a man who has first hand
experience of the Soviet
Union, having served
there as Peru's first Am
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readily identify possible deductions.
If you have a home mortgage, automobile or
oth'er type of loan, you should receive a state
ment for each account early in the year show
ing how much you paid in interest the previous
year. You will also receive statements on how
much interest you have paid on credit lines
such as bank charge cards. You may have to
calculate for yourself from your monthly bills
the interest you have paid on some retail store
charge accounts.
bassador to Moscow. In Make contributions to charities, churches,
addition, they see in him political candidates or other causes with a
a man with strong check so that you have a record of how much you
humanistic values, a man have given.
who will champion the If you are self-employed, it is wise to have separ
cause of peace, the most ate business and personal checking armnnt
i nis win neip you quickly identify possible bus
iness deductions.
Canceled checks and other records such as med
ical bills or contribution receipts should be saved
for at least three years in case you are audited by
the IRS.
on Banks will automatically deduct North Caro
lina intangibles tax from your savings and
checking account each November. The amount
will be shown on your bank statement and can
be used as a deduction if you itemize your tax
return. You will be billed for taxes due on your
savings certificates or you can arrange to have
the intangibles taxes paid from your savings or
checking account
It is a good idea to keep a record during the year
important issue before
the world.
The question is then
asked, can such a man be
a forceful Secretary
General? The answer
seems to be that
economic, social and
cultural matters he will
move toward acceptable
compromises. On the
matter of peace, he will
emerge as an activist and
join Pope John Paul II
and the World Council
of Churches in the rising
f ...i '
tide of popular opposi
tion to war and. the
nuclear arms race. ; ;
The Ugandan
diplomat, Mr. Olara
Otunnu," was warmly ap
plauded by the Security
Council members for
having devised and car
ried out the plan that
broke the deadlock. Mr.
Otunnu has made his
mark. He will be a man
to watch.
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exemption per person ($2,000 on a joint return)
on interest which the certificate earns.
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rente fee will qualify as a deduction if the box is ;
used for the storage of taxahl
ing stocks, bonds or investment-related papers
and documents. "
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