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...Christina Rood, 14; of Bellevue, Wash., urged "a nationwide broadcast for people my age on your policies. Most of my friends are bored with politics, and I don't think they should...
...sifting through the suggestions. At least one idea is already being given serious consideration: a toll-free phone line to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on which people could ring up the White House for help in solving whatever problems they have with the Government. The proposer, William Forhan of Tracyton, Wash., also suggested that the number should be an easily remembered acronym: PEANUTS...
Heavens to Geppetto! Carlo Collodi's 1883 children's classic, The Adventures of Pinocchio, had incurred the wrath of citizens in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Calling themselves Pinokio Wo Arau Kai (Association to Wash Pinocchio), they demanded recall of 19 Japanese editions of the book available in stores and libraries. Their argument: Pinocchio stresses "discrimination against disabled unfortunates" and must not "be read by our children...
Yasuo Shikata, 36, leader of the Wash Pinocchio group, feels that the cleaning up has not gone far enough. He notes that at least one uneuphemized edition of Pinocchio, printed in 1967, is still on sale. He complains that illustrations of the cat wearing opaque eyeglasses and the fox struggling along on a crutch "give the impression of the abjectness of disability and stress discrimination against disabled unfortunates." The group's campaign has drawn a public apology for "thoughtlessness" from the major Japanese publisher of the children's classic, along with promises to withdraw at least four editions...
...used in conjunction with heat detectors (cost: $100 plus for a complete system). Heat detectors are slower to sound a smoke alarm and are used mainly in closed areas such as basements and garages, where a quick heat buildup is likely. Says Fire Marshall Rex Jordon of Olympia, Wash.: "Heat 36 detectors are fine if you want to spend the money. But if you're on a limited income, I would recommend just a smoke detector." The reason: most fire victims die from asphyxiation, not burns...