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- David Le«per — ■ -—*--J John Suber Volunteers To Conduct P1:: J. Pressure An estimated one out of four Americans has high blood pressure. Among blacks, the risk is even higher, with one in three affected. That’s why the American Red Crpas and Medicine Shoppe pharma cies are teaming up for the second year to offer a free, nationwide blood pressure check. Red Cross volun teers are conducting the free screening from 10 a.m. to 0 p.m. on Friday, September 14 and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, September 15, at more than 475 Medicine Shoppes across the country. This year s program is called "Control Yourself" because it emphasizes educational information and special follow-up activities for people de tected with high blood pressure. Like-body temperature and-pulse,. blood pressure can vary with every day ups and downs and even Increased physical activity. But fur more than 55 million Americans, when blood pressure rises, its stays there. Worse yet, nearly 40 million of the people with high blood pressure don’t have it under control. According to the American Red Cross, uncontrolled high blood pres sure can induce heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure and stroke. Although it cannot be cured, high blood pressure can' be controlled with proper treatment which may involve medication, weight loss, reduction of salt intake, and proper exercise. Unfortunately, people with high blood pressure usually have no symptoms. The only way to know for certain whether blood pressure is under control is to be checked regularly. People with a family history of this condition run a greater chance of developing high blood pressure. For others, simply eating or drinking large amounts of sodium may increase the risk, and overweight individual* are a iso more likely to develop the problem than their thinner counterparts. “The test is simple and pain less,” says the pharmacist at the Medicine Shoppe. The systolic and diastolic readings are used together to report a person’s blood pres sure. Systolic, the higher reading, refers to the pressure in the arteries when the heart is contracting. Di astolic, the lower reading, is the pressure when the heart is relaxing and refilling I HOT Try Our New Juicy Hamburgers! Wee* E. Park Ave. < > 132-5764 naroara Marne Opinions In The Street! • wv a pa i I m living. Nevertheless, most folks would probably rather do without than. Problems can range from trivial to life-threatening. Trouble, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What do people think are the major problems of the day? Peat reporter Audrey Lodato went to Outlet Square to find out what local resi - dents think are the biggest pro blems facing the nation today. The answers ran the gamut from world peace to moral values to the budget deficit to living conditions for the elderly. Ridipurd Green, a Baxter St resident and landscaper for Outlet Square, believes war and peace is the biggest issue. “I would say fear of war subject to breaking out at any time,” he answered. "You go to sleep at night and don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow morning.” Accountant DavM beeper of Cricketeor Drive, is also con cerned about the possibility of war. his reply: “Reagan’s unwillingness to discuss peace with the Kranlin.” Then he added, “And the buttaet deficit, by all means.” F*ed Stafford, a retiree who lives on S. Torrence, commented that there are so many problems facing the country today. Among the big gest problems he thinks is keepii« young people occupied and out of • trouble. “If young people art .'working and occupied, there’d be ; less trouble in the world,” hesaid. “I was too busy to get in trouble when I - was young, Young people have too much time on their hands. There’s ; so much killing and raping and stealing. Also, they’re not strict enough on welfare. Fathers should be responsible for their children.” Another retiree, John Saber of Segal Avenue, believes the problems of the elderly and disabled need more attention. “They should do something about the living condi tions of the elderly and dis abled,” he remarked. “They’re scared to go out and spend their little check when they get it. They get Visible Street Address Numbers Are Essential Visible street address numbers for homes and businesses are essential for fire, police and medical offi cers responding to emergencies on your property The City and County require that owners of residential, institutional and commercial build ings display the proper street addrees number on the front of each building. Use the checklist below to make sure that street numbers are clearly visible on your home, a pertinent or business: -Are the numbers on a contrast ing background? -Can the numbers be easily seen from the street? -Will the porch or other exterior Hght Illuminate the numbers at night, or are they reflectorised? -Are the numbers posted im BWttitrty overhead, or left or right of the entrance? -If your house is a distance from the road, are the numbers posted on a fence or a column at the in tersection of the entrance of the roadway? -If your dwelling or business establishment is on a comer lot, do the numbers face the street named in your official address? For questions about verifying your correct street address number, contact the County'Engineering Department at 335-2713 roDDea u they go out. There aren’t enough places to live that are com fortable and safe. I’m scared to go out at night.” He also agreed with Stafford that parents should be responsible for their children. 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