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Opinions 'Listen, you can talk about religion or politics . . . but for gosh sakes , don't bring up the weather!' Purchase is cure for computer fever By Lucien Coleman After teetering on the brink of the personal computer age for more than four years, I finally took the plunge. Two days ago, 1 became the proud owner of a new word-processing system. Well, actually, I'm not sure whether I own it or it owns me. There's a good possibility that this machine knows more than 1 do. Its talents are mind-boggling. It draws graphs, calculates, files, retrieves information, locates my spelling errors, and has a memory like an elephant. When I get into a jam, the electronic genie will patiently tell me where I went wrong. I held off for a long time before replacing my trusty old typewriter with this new-fangled contraption. For one thing, I practically had to take out a second mortgage on my home to finance it. Also, I wasn't quite sure I could learn to use fancy hardware like this. But, finally, the urge became irrestible. While I was still reading books and magazine articles on the sub ject, thinking that I might get me a computer some day, I suddenly found myself surrounded by friends, fellow writers, and even students who already owned com puter systems. Graduate students were cranking out theses on word processors. Things That Matter One theological school in Dallas had started requiring every student to buy a personal computer as an admission requirement. Then a public school ad ministrator made the startling prediction that computer literacy would be second in importance on ly to reading in elementary school curriculums within five years. I began to feel very obsolete. So, I checked my credit rating, summoned up my courage, and went down to the computer store. Fortunately, I found a salesman who speaks English, rather than pure "computerese." After just one demonstration, 1 knew I had it. Computer fever. And the only known cure for that malady is to buy one. And what a beautiful hunk of electronic wizardry it is. Absolute ly fascinating. The only problem is, with a son who keeps wanting to write letters and a wife who wants to file recipes and balance her checkbook, it looks like we'll have to start scheduling computer time pretty tightly. It's a bit like having a large family and only one bathroom. UCB DISCOUNT BROKERAGE SERVICE. It gives you the option to save when you trade. You don't need a full-service broker when you want to make your own buying and selling decisions. With UCB's Discount Brokerage Service, you can save money on every trans action you make. And you'll receive the kind of friendly, personal service that UCB is known for. Here's what you'll get when you take advantage of UCB's Discount Brokerage Service: ? You'll save money in brokerage commissions. ? Fast, reliable order execution. ? 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We'll explain all the ways that our Brokerage Service can offer you more investment options ... for less money! Our Bank Is Built On People! UNITED CAROLINA BANK ucbj . Letters continued Puppy Creek Philosopher Dear editor: I have an idea for big city bankers, the metropolitan multi billion-dollar ones. A lot of them are in trouble. According to an article 1 read Monday night during the half, those bankers, along with some in other Western countries, have made some bad loans to foreign countries, such as Poland, the Latin American nations, etc. The total comes to 275 billion dollars, % billion having been loaned by U.S. bankers. Those loans weren't charitable loans; the U.S. government is in charge of that department. The banks sent some of their loan of ficers out to solicit the business. The interest rate is a little higher there than at home. It now turns out that the loans have gone sour. Those countries can't re-pay. Can't even pay the in terest. Sp what do the bankers do? They "re-schedule" the loans. They extend the due date by 10 more years, then lend those coun tries some more money to pay the past due interest. The debtor countries snap this up, saying it's a good idea because if they repudiate the loans it might ruin their credit rating and they might not get any future loans. You need to back off and ex amine that sentence to see if it makes any sense, from a financial standpoint. In fact, those big city banks have employed such an odd way of handling their depositors' money, lending it right and left to shaky foreign countries, that they ob viously need help. Here's where my idea comes in. They ought to give their loan of ficers a leave of absence and re quire them to work six months in a small town bank, say like in Raeford, to learn how a bank ought to be run. Yours faithfully J. A. Hefner joins pact against Russians Congressman Bill Hefner (D-NC) on September 14, joined in the unanimous vote in the House condemning the Soviet Union for its brutal and unprovoked attack on a civilian airlines jet on which 269 people lost their lives. In addressing the House of Representatives, Congressman Hefner stated, "the Soviets were quite aware that Flight 007 was a commercial flight carrying inno cent people who had every right to expect they would arrive at their destinations safely without being shot out of the sky." The resolution, which expressed outrage over the downing of the plane and accused Soviet officials at the highest level of lying in an attempt to justify the act, calls for a full and frank explanation of the incident with an apology and com pensation to be made to the families of the victims. 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