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'Detroit Chess'
Old Game
To Sharpen
By DICK WEST
Washington - (UPll - Many
Americans feci that vacations
are a time for fun and frolic.
Many others
seek rest and
relaxation. 1
have just re
turned from
one of the ed
ucational type
v a c a tions. I
didn't plan it
that way, but
that's the way
it worked out.
Wen
While making an extensive,
cross-country automobile trip,
I became an involuntary ex
pert on the recreational hab
its of truck drivers. In fact,
1 was able to evolve a theory
as to how the drivers amuse
themselves during long hauls
over the morc-or-less open
road.
Scholarly conjecture, plus
deep draughts of diesel fumes,
led me to conclude that they
keep their wits sharp and
their driving skill at peak
condition by playing a varia
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of 'Bumper Tag' Helps
Wits of Truck Drivers
tion of the old game ot
"bumper tag," otherwise
known as "Detroit chess."
The rules go something like
this:
Each driver receives five
points for every automobile
that he can "capture," or
force Into a queue, while la-
Oregon to Host
National Meeting
Eugene The University
of Oregon will be host in
December to the annual meet
ing of the directors of voca
tional rehabilitation counsel
or training programs.
This is the first time that
this national meeting has
been held in Oregon. Last
year's session was in New
York City.
A grant of $34,185 has just
been received by the Univer
sity from U.S. Office of Vo
cational Rehabilitation to fi
nance the meeting. The coun
selors will meet at the Mult
nomah hotel in Portland Dec.
3-5. About 100 directors,
counselors and government
officials are expected to at
tend.
Thirty U. S. colleges and
universities, including t h e
University now have voca
tional rehabilitation counsel
or training programs. For
the last five years the T'i-
vcrsity has received federal
support for its two-year grad
uate program, which trains
students as counselor.'; to
work with physically or men
tally disabled perrons.
Dr. Martin H. Acker, as
sistant professor of education
and director of the training
progra mhere, is in charge of
arrangements for the Decem
ber meeting. Dr. Acker came
to the University last year
from the Stanford Universi
ty Medical school, where he
was chief of vocational serv
ices in the division of rehabil
itation medicine.
The topic of the meeting
will be "the skill and knowl
edge of tin counselor as they
affect the problems of job
placement of the handicap
ped." Several experts on
counseling will be speakers.
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steep
blind curve
low gear.
Any Number Play
Any number of trucks can
play and a driver may "cap-
boring up
rounding ;
ture" cars either as a solitary .smokc, according to a govcrn
player or while playing in i meiit-sponsored research pro-
partnership with another
truck. At times, a partnership
offers certain advantages.
For example, if one truck
takes a position immediately
behind another truck at the
bottom of a hill or the begin
ning of a curve, they are
said to be "lailgatcd." Pass
ing becomes twice as difficult
and the scorns of both drivers
are doubled.
If, however, the second
truck cannot, maintain the
"tailgate" position and drops
back in the procession, then
each driver only gets credit
for half of the automobiles
"captured" on that particular
hill or curve.
All drivers, whether play
ing alone or in tandem, lose
five points for every car that
"escapes," or manages to pass,
on a straightaway. Here
again, partnership, or "team"
play, can be advantageous.
Employ Pass Play
When a straightaway is
sighted, the most commonly
employed strategy is for the
"lead" truck to signal to the
second truck to attempt to
pass. This blocks both lanes
of the highway and prevents
the "captured" automobiles
from "escaping."
The object is for the two
trucks to take turns passing
each other until they reach
another hill or curve.
On rare occasions, a driver
may be unable to find a "part
ner" on a straightaway and
will lose all of the cars that
he has "captured." When that
happens, he must either for
feit all of his points or go
back to the nearest weighing
station.
The drivers turn In their
score cards at truck stop
restaurants, where the points
are added up by a waitress
on the back of a menu.
The driver with the most
number of points is declared
the winner and, as a prize,
receives a life-size portrait of
Jimmy lloffa, autographed by
Bobby Kennedy.
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Premature Baby
May Be Born to
Smoking Mother
Washington - ll'PH -The ex
pectant mother who smokes
stands a greater risk of giving
birth to a premature baby
than the woman who docs not
ject
The U. S. Public Health
Service reported that early
findings also indicate that the
infant born to a cigarette
smoking woman is likely to
be smaller at birth than the
baby of a nonsmoking mother.
The health service released
some of the preliminary find
ings of a research project now
in its fourth year. It said the
results so far should be "view
ed with caution" because the
research activities are still go.
ing on.
But it said that what has
been learned so far "may
prove to be promising leads
for future investigation."
The research program-deal
ing with the connection be
tween birth defects and events
during pregnancy-has involv
ed more than 23,000 expect
ant mothers and 17,000 chil
dren, the health service said.
It is being conducted by IS
medical centers and under the
coordination of the service's
National Institute of Neurol
ogical Diseases and Blindness.
Income Tax Audit
Nets State Money
Salem - WPIl - An agreement
giving the slate access to fed
eral income tax audits has
netted the State Tax Com
mission an extra $800,555
through June 30, Chairman
Fred Hocfke said Monday.
The agreement was signed
with the Internal Revenue
service last December. The
state picked up the extra
money by checking 2,445 fed
eral audits. In most cases, tax
payers haven't paid enough.
The state's cost under the
agreement has been $10,000.
Federal officials also are per
mitted to study tax audits
performed by the state.
The commission is still
probing another 1.321 cases
where federal audits altered
the returns filed by taxpayers.
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BOMB BRINGS FINE
Farnborough, England -(UPC
-Research student John Pond
was fined $39.20 Monday be
cause his experiment was a
success. Police said that
Pond's experimental bomb
exploded and uprooted a tree
near his home in addition to
flattening surrounding shrub
bery. Safety Tips For
Boaters Given
By Red Cross
Seamanship and safety are
one and the same, the Red
Cross reminds owners of small
boats.
"There's no treat quite like
owning a boat," said Alfred
W. Cantwcll, national director
of ARC safety services, "but
there is a trick to staying
alive afloat.
"The boatman must realize
that water docs not stay put
the way the pavement of a
highway docs. He must learn
how to. handle his boat in
the constantly changing con
ditions of winds, tides, and
currents.
"With more than 8.000,000
small boats, a majority motor-powered,
on America's wa
terways, and nearly 40,000,
000 persons taking part in this
increasingly popular sport,
certain additional safeguards
are essential," Cantwell
added.
He recommended these pre
cautions "that can help keep
you afloat and alive":
Precaution Noted
1. Check U.S. weather bu
reau forecasts before taking
your boat out on open water.
2. Have aboard life jackets
and other gear required by
federal and state regulations.
Other recommended equip
ment includes an anchor, com
pass, charts, fire extinguisher,
extra line, tool kit, first aid
kit, and boat hook.
3. Equip your boat with
running lights if you intend
to take it out at night.
4. Don't overload your boat
- limit the number of passen
gers. A safe loading rule lor
a small boat is - keep at least
a third of its depth, amidships,
above the water line.
5. Don't overpower an out
board boat. Your dealer can
tell you what size motor Is
safe for your boat.
6. Don't smoke while re
fueling. a4:
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Great Plains Land
Damage by Blow
Season Estimated
Washington - Wli - The fi
nal report of land damage in
the Croat Plains during the
1981-62 blow season December-May
shows that 1.430.000
acres suffered from wind ac
tion. This compares with ?,324,
000 acres damaged by wind
during the comparable period
a year earlier.
The land damaged during
the current season includes
1,148.000 acres of cropland,
233,000 acres of rangeland,
and 49,000 acres of other
land.
The Northern Plains States
reported 734,000 acres dam
aged compared with 1.633,
000 acres damaged a year ear
lier. The Southern Plains
states rcpo-ted 696,000 acres
damaged. A year ago the
Southern Plains damage cov
ered 691,000 acres.
Emergency Tillage
The Soil Conservation Ser
vice said emergency tillage
was applied on about 2.3 mil
lion acres during the current
blow season. Texas reported
the largest acreage, 2 million,
of emergency tillage. Several
states reported it effective in
keeping the total acres of land
damage to a minimum.
Several of the Southern
Plains states reported a con
siderable acreage of land in
condition to blow, but rela
tively few high velocity
winds and some precipitation
in late May resulted in less
land damage than expected.
GO WEST. YOUNG MAN
Dcs Moines, Iowa -IUP1I-Ronnie
Hartsell, B, was found
by police Monday, two hours
after his uncle reported him
missing, furiously pedaling
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Eagle Scout Ceremony Is
Held by Yreka Troop 34
Yreka - The rank of Eagle
Scout was conferred upon
Glen Schmidt at a ceremony
held in the Veterans hall July
10 at 8 p.m.
Boy Scout Troop 34 is
sponsored by the American
Legion and it is believed that
this is the first Eagle Scout
rank in this troop.
Glen, 17, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Max Schmidt, will enter
his senior year at Yreka High
school this fall. He has been
a scout since he was 1 1 years
old. He has a brother named
Bill, who is also a Boy Scout.
Glen and his parents were
escorted to the council table
by scouters. Lloyd Fiock, for
mer troop scout master, made
the presentation and Mrs.
Schmidt pinned the badge on
her son. Troop 34 then pre
sented Mrs. Schmidt a neck
lace with eagle and Mr.
Schmidt a tie clasp with eagle.
There were two second class
ranks given. One to Ronnie
Orr and the other to Rodney
Dallaire. Legion Commander
Guy Castellano presented the
pins.
Various merit badges were
also presented.
Lester Fasig, Medford, who
is the coordinator between
scout troops and Crater Lake
council, spoke to the scouts
about the aims of scouting.
W. M. vanOver, scout offi
cial, told how one became an
Eagle Scout and listed the re
quirements. Clyde June, scout
master, was master of cere
monies. Mrs. Clyde June, president
of the American Legion aux
iliary, presented Misses Sonja
Franson, Yreka, and Sandra
Farley, Fort Jones, who at-
his bicycle westward on a
downtown street three miles
from his home, "on my way
to California."
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Calif. Clyde June introduced
Wayne Miller, who attended
Boys' State. All three students
were sponsored by the Amer
ican Legion.
The girls reported they
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and elected officials, then did
the same for county and state.
This experience taught them
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