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Portland Observer Thursday, September 16th, 1976 Page 3 Tanzania builds new people-centered city by Roger M s » (PNS) Dodoma, Tanaania - Here in the central highlands of Tanaania, a country where self-reliance is the national theme and democratic socialism the goal, plans are being laid to build what could be Africa's - if not the world's - most inno vative city. If all goes according to plan, Tanaania by 1990 will sport a true “people's capital” - L city of 350,000 where small communities of 7,000 lie tucked amidst neighborhood parka, farmlands and wild life reserves; where each family, living among a small cluster of ten homes, has its own garden plot; and where an exten sive public bus system shuttles people wherever they cannot go by foot or bicycle. The city, called Dodoma, lies in a tern perate climate almost a mile above sea level. Unlike the hot and muggy current capital of Dar es Salaam - a teeming old Arab port far removed from Tanaania'a largely rural population - Dodoma will be built with both rural African lifestyles and Tanzania's “people's democracy" in mind. No longer will villagers and local politi cal leaders face a foreign maze of streets, confusing bus routes and fast-paced urban sprawl when they visit their capi tal. In this sense Dodoma will fit right into the Tanzanian development model, which stresses self reliance on the village level. Throughout the country, families are ex pected to cultivate their own kitchen gardens, locally made ox-drawn plows are preferred to costly imported tractors and village industries using labor-intensive technology are emphasized. Even President Julius Nyerere and other government officials spend a month or more each year in their home districts cultivating their plots with hoee and draught animals. And in the moot inter esting experiment of all, Tansaniana are moving into cooperative self-help villages known aa “ujamaa," intended to be the backbone of this poor agricultural nation's socialist program. JO IN IN G PEO PLE A N D N A T U R E ing and democratically run party, the National Asaembly will rise above the residential and commercial areas below. Other government offices, a university campus, a convention hall and parka will round out the city center. To keep to the theme of a human- centered capital, the city center won't have towering buildings or mammoth ex pressways. Moot Tanzanians can never hope to own a ear or sleep- in a Hilton hotel. Public housing will be no more than three itories high. “High rise residential development,” Mr. Kahama explains, “apart from being totally unnecessary in this case and sociologically unaound for families with children, is inconsistent with the aim of enabling everyone to be near the land to work it." The plan to build houses in clusters of ten each will keep the city life close to the country's village traditions, narrowing the gap between urban and rural life styles. Mr. Kahama hopes the clusters will encourage good neighborliness, pro viding intimate support and assistance to those who are new to urban life. COMMUNAL DEVELO PM ENT Clement George Kahma, the director of the Capital Development Authority, the agency building Dodoma, says the basic principle of his master plan is complete integration of man made structures with the land on which they stand. “Agricul ture will always be an integral part of the capital's life,” he promises. Though some government offices have already moved to Dodoma, the real build ing has yet to begin. The main govern ment buildings - to be visible from almost “The peoples of Africa have tradition every part of the city - will be situated on ally done many domestic village tasks a sloping ridge that gives a commanding together in a communal fashion and the view of the city and the surrounding master plan intends to promote this in countryside. the new city through the self-help ap Besides the President's office and the proach," Mr. Kahama says. He envisions headquarters of T A N U (Tanganyika communal activities like building class African National Union), Tanzania's rul The poison hours by Roliada B. Baker (PNS) Sunday mornings, while adults sleep late or lie in bed with the news paper, small children roam their homes looking for something to do or eat. Every week, many of them eat poison. When D r. Howard C. Mofenson. direc tor of the Poison Control Center of Nassau County Medical Center in New York, recently surveyed 119 hospitals throughout the country he found Sunday morning to be one of the busiest times in the emergency room. Children who in gested poison, he discovered, often did so while their parents slept. Dr. Mofenson also found other poison hours. Between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. the poison control centers could predict visits from distraught parents and their too curious children. The fatigue of the day. the rush to prepare dinner and finish household chores, left children unsuper vised. The same hunger that enables a child to eat a good dinner also contributes to his search for "food.” Usually, children who had taken poison in the evening had eaten a very light lunch or no lunch at all. D r. Mofenson discovered. Vacation time was another danger time. So was moving. D r. Mofenson not ed that families that move often or take several vacations every year seem to have more poison accidents than those who do not. Common items found in most homes are among the 10 top sources of poison ing. according to Dr. Allen B. Coleman of the subcommittee on accidental poison ings of the American Academy of Pedia trics. Aspirin, furniture polish, bleach, thyroid tablets and birth control pills lead the list of hazards. The old standby from medical and prenatal clinics, the iron pill, may be a killer. Plants can be another source of danger. Though a child may not eat the daisies, other plants may look good enough to eat and be dangerous enough to kill. Ele phant ear, poinsettia, mistletoe, caladium (a type of potted plant) and castor bean can be lethal decorations. Dr. Mofenson and the American Red Cross recommend: •Keep crakers and cookies readily available to discourage foraging. For those Sunday mornings, put dry cereal in a bowl on the kitchen table the night before and explain to the child that he or she will find a snack on the table in the morning. •Be especially alert when moving or going on vacation. •Make purses off limits at all times. A nurse explains, “We get a lot of emergen cies in the middle of the morning, too. Mothers may te visiting friends. The child plays with the contents of mommy's purse. He finds medication to play with, and eat." •P ut dangerous products and cleaning materials on high shelves or in locked cupboards - not food shelves. •Flush unused medicines and poisons down the toilet. •N ever call medicine “candy." Keep it in a locked cabinet. Stress that only mommy or daddy can give it. •Purchase cleaning materials in "child prooT containers. Though they are not really child-proof, since children can chew off lids, mast children don't have the dexterity to open them in the usual manner. •Caution the child not to eat any part of any plant unless you give it. •Keep jewelry made from imported seeds or plants locked up. •M ake a special effort to supervise your child when either of you is tired, rushed or hungry. •Keep an emitic (something to induce vomiting) in the house. Only induce vomiting if the child is conscious and has not swallowed a petroleum product, acid or alkali like bleach or liquid plumber. A fter you've given the emitic, hold the child on your lap on his or her stomach with the head down. There are several emitics you can keep in your home. For children over one year old. Dr. Mofenson recommends syrup of ipecac, four teaspoons with enough water to fill the child's stomach. The universal antedote, one part strong tea, one part milk of magnesia and two parts burned toast, makes a visit to the drug store unnecessary. Another good remedy is one to three teaspoons of powdered mus tard in a glass of lukewarm water. • I f your child does swallow a danger ous substance, call the local poison con trol center, usually located at the county hospital. I f they recommend bringing the child to the emergency room, bring the poison container with you. Copyright PNS, 1976. Albertson's Store 909 N. Killingsworth ‘ Voting time: 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, October 16th, 1976. All citizens eligible to vote and/or file for election are encouraged to participate in thia most important election. ¡usr to get at it later) and tape er down with the tape Fig ^ R ^ R ^ R ^R R ^ R ^ R up R B R R ^R » ^R ^R ■ fashion. If there are R ^ ^ ^ R ^ R ^ R H R ^ k ^ R a n y protrusions, then ^ R H n R ^ ^ ^ R f i as R H ow to begin To ^^R^R^^H the job done on H | all average size water heaters you II need the fol- ^ A R |||||| lowing items. 1) One roll of ^ R | R R W m b MT R-11 (3’Z>") Kraft backed insu lation, 15” wide. 2) A 15-yard wB H R roll of duct tape. 3) Scissors 4) Marking pen. 5) A mea suring tape. 6) Gloves. The first thing you do is just eyeball yoer water heater (e/ecfric o n ly ... not gas). Make sure there aren't any leaky water pipes. If there are, fix them before proceeding. Also, if you haven't done so already, the thermostat(s) on the heater should be set at 140 degrees (And, by the way, don't do this yourself unless you know exactly what you are doing.. and, most important, you turn off the heater at the switch box before making the adjustment The basic idea of this project’ is simple: You've got to wrap the heater in a jacket of insulation to keep the heat in and the cold out. [R R R R R HKflK^R f ^ R ^ R ^ R ^^ ^ r R^k --- A ^R extend above the top the tank at least 3" RR^R Where it R really gets cold . you could save as much as $15 annually In other, more / moderate L areas. $8 to I $10 is the $ average § These I savings are | based on | current rate 3 schedules now in effect. bottom of the heater with the edge rest- mg on the floor Draw this wrap (.Z T —.R snug (don t - aA pull too tight lf 11 comPress WsF <— the insulation) It II overlap a bit Take your pencil and mark how far it overlaps. Remove, and where youve marked extend that line right across A .^ K & 'X . the insulation 3 r l' - " '■’I /•' P N z . New, using that line as a guide take the scis- ¡KT' sors and not cutting HR B through the backing—cut through the fiberglass F straight across (Fig 2.) Remove the fiberglass c , ■ 4 . • ■ 4, t í í X 1_____ ---------- b -» i Ì 4 r* ! Fig. 1. Trim the over- ' lap to about 3” width Wrap the trimmed insulation around the tank again adjust it so the seam is U n ite d W^u When you get to the top' the insulatl0n If the top of the insulation extends more than 3" above the tank trim it back to 3" The insulation should be taped together so that when you look at it there s one seam running vertically from the floor to the top. If desired, you can also tape the circumference where the insulation pieces fit together. The only thing that remains to do is the top. It s easy From the remaining pieces of insulation cut two half circles equal to one-half the size of the waterheater s top. Put the top pieces in place .. note with the marking pen where the water pipes are. . then make slits and necessary cuts to insure a snug fit of the insulation around the pipes (Fig. 4.) Go ahead and tape the top pieces in place. You re finished. How much can you save if you do this? The savings vary with the climate. I R ^ ^ R The first thing to do is put on the gloves. Fiberglass Insulation can be irri tating to the skin. Then start cutting the insulation Cut four pieces 8' long, and one piece 5' long. (Fig. 1.) Take one of the 8' lengths and \ wrap \ around X -Y 1 the « ) J — HE RR RR R R R H H W A B H B Wc support Safeway Store 5920 N .E. Union Avenue Tradewell Store 3535 N .E. 15th Avenue R joj ». More 4 Less Store 106 N. Beech Street PORTLAND • 6500 S.W. Macadam Ave. • Just south of Johns Landing • (503) 245-2241 Copyright PNS, 1976 Multi Service Center 5022 N. Vancouver Avenue Each person who files is responsible for returning the application to: The Albina Action Center, 707 N.E. Knott Street, Portland, OR 97212. Phone: 288-8345, for additional information. Those eligible to vote in thia election must be residents of the Albina/North east Target area. all the restaurants in the Portland area, there’s one unlike any other you’ve ever been to. Victoria Starion. It has a relaxing lounge that’s really an old caboose, and a series o f com fortable dining areas inside real boxcars. While the atmosphere may bring you in, it’s the food that brings you back.Try our Prime Rib roasted and cut precisely to your taste. Savor thick, juicy Top Sirloin Steaks, Bar-b- que Beef Ribs or Giant Shrimp sauteed to perfection in a special wine sauce. Join us for lunch or dinner and enjoy great food, generous cocktails, fine wines and warm, friendly service. It’s an adventure in din ing that w ill bring you back again and again. HOW TO W R A P ^^RL The Albina Action Center, Inc., a non profit community action agency located at 707 N.E. Knott Street, Portland, Ore gon 97212, will be holding its Board of Directors election on Saturday, October 16th, 1976. There are eight vacant positions. Six positions are for low-income representa tives and two are for community-at large representatives. Directors who are elected as Low-In come Representatives shall be residents of the Albina/Northeast geographical area. Community at Large Representa tives shall be residents of the Albina/ Northeast geographical area, or be actively involved in some community pro ject in the Albina/Northeast area. Applicants and voters must be eigh teen years of age or older. The filing deadline is Friday, October 8th. 1976. Voters' Information Sheets listing can didates who have filed for election will be available October 12th, 1976 at 12:00 noon at the following locations: f j f you live in a h o m e ^ R ^R^R4 in the has an water ^R ^R ^R ^R ^R ^R heater located in an HR RH unheated space... e»a a » like the garage, base- W ^ ^ O R R I ’ ' ■ meet or back porch money and energy ^ v ^ R ^ H M ^ R R || |||| can be saved with a RZ simple do-it-yourself R^RB JR R H V Albino Center plans election The atmosphere brings you in. The food brings you back. rooms, forming adult literacy classes or simply pounding corn, a prerequisite for preparing the staple food, "ugali.” The housing clusters will be grouped into neighborhoods of about 7000 people, each with its own elementary school, park and community center. Four neig iborhoods will be grouped in a residential community of 25,000 to 30,000 people. Twelve such communties, all with small scale industries, are on the drawing boards. Heavy industry will be concentrated in the northwest corner of the city, so the prevailing southern winds will blow any pollutants away. Transportation, including bicycling and walking, is a major consideration in Do doma's master plan. Children will be no more than a few minutes from their school - and they will never have to cross a road to get there. Those workers unable to walk to work will go by bus along a route closed to other vehicles and pedestrians, linking the center of each community with government buildings and commercial areas. No one will live more than ten minutes from a bus stop. Only time will tell whether Tanzania's dream will come true. But if it does, Dodoma will likely become - on a contin ent of ex-colonial capitals, each with its contrasting skyscrapers and squatter compounds - the model city. Remember! Electric water heaters only! If you have questions about this do-it-yourself project please contact any local PP&L office Keep in , mind ..this project is 1 for electric water ------- heaters only . located ( s ' in unheated spaces
