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CLhr jpurluuUnn Wednesday, August 1 6, 1 978 jet A "5 Taking a Trip With Your Dog Can Be Easy By SHERRY ROBERTS Free Press Sto Wr.ter If dogs had odometers on their collars, the one on Pat Dittmann's terrier would have turned over several times in a year. Mrs. Dittmann and her sidekick, a Dandle Dinmont terrier named Alpo, have visited almost every major city in the United States since 1973. The rambling pair represent the Center for Advanced Pet Study, and their job is to teach pet owners more about their dogs and their responsibilities to their dogs. "People think of dogs as plants they can put in their window sills and not take care of, and it just doesn't work that way." Mrs.

Dittmann said. Mrs. Dittmann, a former airline stewardess, said they usually travel a week out of each month. They fly unless the next stop is close enough to drive. Mrs.

Dittmann estimates they log 800 rent-a-car miles in one week. Since her job is to travel with a dog, Mrs. Dittmann has discovered several tips to make traveling with pets easier. She shared a few on a recent stop in Burlington: Never leave a dog in a car with the windows rolled up in the summer because the temperature can quickly climb to 103 degrees. Start dogs traveling when they are young.

Get them used to the car by taking them on short trips. Stop every two or three hours and let the dog out. Don't let the dog sit on the floor in the back seat because car fumes can seep into the floor. Try to get the dog to look straight out the front window when traveling in a car to prevent motion sickness. Never sneak a dog in a hotel or motel.

If you are discovered, it will be embarrassing for you and will make it hard on dog owners after you, Mrs. Dittmann said. Don't lock the dog in the bathroom while you go out to eat to keep it from barking or tearing up the room. Mrs. Dittmann said she puts Alpo in a travel cage, which gets more air circulation than a bathroom, to ensure good behavior.

Use ice cubes instead of water. Turn to TAKING, Page 2D I if i I I 1 I 4, i 'i'I 7 -3i Free Press Photo by RIK JESSE Pat Dittmann and her terrier, Alpo, are experience cross-country travelers Managing Dollars and Cents Is Common Sense People and Notes Winners of the 13th annual Vermont Artists Exhibit at Norwich University, in Northfield, are Phyllis Demong of Middlebury, $130 first prize in painting for her oil on paper entitled "More to be Understood;" Patricia DeGogorza of East Calais, $130 first prize in sculpture for her basswood entitled "Dutch Bull;" runners-up for best painting are Linda E. Hogan of Montpelier, second prize for her pastel entitled "Embrace;" and John A. Femie, of Springfield, third prize for his water color "Last Snow;" in sculpture, Jim Sardonis of Randolph, second prize for a cherry burl entitled "Moon Mask;" Frank C. Gaylord of Barre, third prize for a black granite entitled "Blasphermer;" Rett Sturman of Stowe, $25 for the best Vermont landscape, entitled "Cows at Milking;" Douglas L.

Watkins of Montpelier, $23, best water color entitled "Fall Festival." Attending the 1978 Summer Conference of the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers at Wheaton College, Norton, Mass. were Donald C. Gregg, University of Vermont and Barbara B. Lewis of Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg. Marjorie Wood, formerly associate director of the Child Guidance Clinic of Springfield, has joined the staff of Howard Mental Health Services as specialist in services to children.

Henry J. Tymecki, director of personnel at the University of Vermont since 1967, has been named director of employee relations. He will be responsible for establishing an employee relations program, bringing services directly to employees. A new color brochure on the Middlebury College Snow Bowl has been awarded third place nationally in the special topic college division under 3,000 students in the 1978 School and College Publications contest. George Huban, manager of publication and communications services at the college, directed the publication of the brochure.

Laurence W. Field, assistant professor of psychology at Green Mountain College, Poultney, has published his first book, "AB Thatchers Mistress and Other Short Stories." Cadet junior Alison Bradner, Williston, has been selected as the outstanding junior in the ROTC Program at Clarkson College, Potsdam, N.Y. and received the Department of the Army Superior Cadet Award. Timothy B. Dailey, native of Burlington, attended an international symposium on "The Child in the World of Tomorrow" in Athens, Greece and presented a paper on child abuse entitled "Power Breeds Violence" in a meeting on the rights and obligations of parents.

Dailey is an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice at Clarkson College, Potsdam, N.Y. Jon C. Woodbury of Etna, N.H., has been named director of physical plant at Middlebury College. Re-elected to the board of trustees of the Vermont Historical Society are Mary Howland, West Windsor, three-year term; R. Gregory Belcher, Calais, three-year term; Deborah Clifford, Cornwall, three-year term; and Chester Liebs, Burlington, three-year term.

New trustees elected for three-year terms are Alice Dibble, Middlebury; Frank G. Hensel, Stowe; J. Mason Burnham, Reading; and Cora Cheney Partridge, South Windham. Judge Lewis F. Springer, Danville, was elected to a two-year term.

Officers elected for two-year terms are Lyman S. Rowell, Shelburne, president; Judge Sterry Waterman, St. Johnsbury, vice president; Jan Westervelt, Cabot, treasurer. Edward Darling, chairman of the South Burlington High School Eng- lish Department, was appointed a regional judge of the 1978 National Council of Teachers of English achievement awards in writing program. The 2 1-year-old national com- petition, cites about 800 high school seniors for excellence in writing and recommends the students to colleges and universities for admission and for financial aid if it is needed.

This is the fourth of a ten-part series designed to help you cope with the challenges and frustrations of modern life. Today's quiz from Science Research Associates is about consumer economics. Answers are on Page 2D. I Coping 3. Suppose they make a down payment of 1,800, borrow the difference, and repay it in 30 months.

Then their monthly payments will be between: A. $80.90 and $94.76. B. $94.76 113.71. C.

1 13.71 132.67. D. 132.67 161.81. 4. Robert had his car fixed at a garage.

Later, Robert discovered he had been charged an excessive amount. To whom should Robert complain if he wants to help others avoid being cheated? A. The Interstate Commerce Commission. B. The state motor vehicle licensing department.

C. The town or city government. D. The Better Business Bureau. 3.

If you are billed for unordered merchandise you receive in the mail, what is your responsibility? A. Return the merchandise or pay the bill. B. Pay the bill regardless of whether you want to keep the merchandise. C.

Return the merchandise with a notarized statement that you never ordered it. D. Pay nothing, and keep or return the merchandise, as you wish. 6. Some people say that a company has deceived the public by promoting a product that did not live up to its claims.

A "class action suit" brought by consumers against the company would attempt to do which of the following as a primary objective? A. Secure better treatment for future consumers. B. Obtain compensation for the consumers who bring the suit. C.

Obtain compensation for all consumers who have been defrauded by the practice. D. Fine the company without Turn to MANAGING, Page 6D A lot of living involves dollars and cents. American families in the 1970s have nearly double the spending power of families in the late 1940s. Yet, for many citizens there is not nearly enough to cover their basic needs, much less an occasional luxury.

A certain amount of knowledge about consumer economics can make dollars go farther. Being able to discriminate among various pricing systems can mean money in the bank. The ability to analyze ads and product labels to pick the best buy requires much skill. When one has money to save, there's a big payoff in being able to quickly size up an interest situation. The government regulates lending institutions to make certain that interest rates are fair and consistent but the possession of simple knowledge can enable savers to find the most productive place for their 1.

If they borrow $3,000 for 30 months how much less in total interest will they pay than if they had borrowed the same amount for 36 months? A. About $45. B. C. About $85.

D. 125. 2. For which loan is their monthly payment closest to 100? A. $2,500 for 30 months.

B. 3.000 for 36 months. for 30 months. 3,500 for 36 months. dollars.

How do people assess the nitty gritty of dollars and ents? How can you make money work for you? This section of the Coping Skills test is designed to help you find out how well you're managing in the world of the consumer. Pick your answers, then compare with the key on page 2D. Richard and Tina want to buy a new car. It costs 5,000. The table on Page 6D gives information on various loans.

Refer to the table to answer questions 1 through 3. Long Live the King A Year After His Death, Elvis Presley Is More Popular Than Ever Special Report Until that time all they had to look at and listen to was Patti Page, Eddie Fisher and Prez Prado. He was humble and had a humble origin. It was a quality he was to maintain throughout his 42 years, even though he achieved unequaled fame. He had a close relationship with his parents, especially his mother, Gladys.

He was deeply religious, and along with all this there was a man named Col. Tom Parker, who was his manager. Parker, who operated a booking agency in nearby Madison, was a promotional master who realized what he saw and set out to take the young man with the unstylish side-Turn to A YEAR, Page 4D big bands. The likes of Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, Johnny Ray and even Frank Sinatra had begun to lose their shine, and the country was hungry for some sort of sex symbol. There was no direction until one day in June 1935 when Sun Records in Memphis released and pushed a rockabilly number by a skinny Tupelo, young man.

It was "That's All Right Mama," backed with "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," and today that single is worth about $300. Elvis Presley came on with such force and novelty that the mark he made in people's mind was there to stay. The teen-agers immediately adored him. Why not? He was the best thing to come along in years. A lot of tears will be shed this week, as more than 100.000 are expected in Memphis to pass his gravesite and to soak up the Presley memories and flavor relive what happened last Aug.

16 and thereafter when a legend died. Radio stations in all parts of the nation are commemorating his death by airing special programs, both muscial and narrative, and some newspapers are planning supplements to their daily editions. Why is this going on? Among the major reasons is that Elvis Presley and his unusual name and style appeared when he did, at a time in America when there was a big void. Music in the mid-1950s wasn't on the move like it had been with the By BILL HANCE Gannett News Service MEMPHIS, Tenn. He was like a kindly king, and for 22 years he ruled the land not only in this country but abroad.

He was in unquestioned power, loved and worshipped by the masses. But unlike many a king, the popularity of his reign did not diminish when he died. Nor were the people able to name a successor. If anything, Elvis Aron Presley is higher on the pedestal now than ever before. It has been one year since the universally acclaimed "king of rock 'n' roll" collapsed and died in his hometown.

But most Presley fans quickly will admit that even though this week marks a year that he's been gone, the pain, agony and hurting remain. Now, however, it is an internal pain to them, one the Presley devotees experience daily just about every time one of his hundreds of recordings is played on the radio or home stereo or when one of his 33 movies plays on the screen. Vermont Public Radio Celebrates Its First Year on the Air volunteer host. "The station has been a real participatory process. It's exciting to see," Ms.

Smith said. Of her own show, she says that the early slot has had a surprising number of listeners. "It's been fascinating. It's a private hour, when people are waking up, stretching, making breakfast, getting kids ready for school. I try to have a wide range of music so that everyone can be pleased by something." Everyone appeared pleased enough at the birthday party.

Two hundred-fifty people squeezed into the studio during the four-hour live broadcast, despite the lack of air conditioning. Many came to see special guest Robert J. Lurtsman. host Turn to VT. PUBLIC, 2D Lone Ranger, and then later we somehow-had two tapes playing at the same time.

"Now it's funny," Dilley said, "but let me tell you, it wasn't that night." Most of Vermont Public Radio's story so far is pure success, however. The idea for the station had long been in Ray Dilley's mind. He and Ray Phillips, then Dean of the Continuing Education Division at the University of Vermont, had long dreamed of establishing a public radio station. Phillips, the mastermind of Vermont Educational Television, couldn't raise sufficient funds or interest until three ministers in the Burlington area became outraged at a local FM station's decision to play nothing but rock music. Rev.

Howard Stearns, now a member of the station's board, went to Phillips in 1974, and wheels began to turn. Originally, the station hoped to use Vermont ETV's antennas on top of Mt. Mansfield and Mt. Ascutney. But the Federal Communications Commission has yet to rule whether the station can use the site on Mt.

Mansfield. Dilley, who until Aug. 1 had an office in Burlington, has now moved to Windsor with the rest of the studio. "We have not given up the idea of statewide coverage," he said. He said Vermont Public Radio is available to cable customers in the Burlington area at 89.5 FM.

Beginning at 6 a.m., Betty Smith hosts "Morning Glory," a show featuring local news, weather, music and features, includ By MARK PENDERGRAST Special to the Free Press WINDSOR George Aiken called in on the air to wish a happy birthday. Then he went back to his berry patch. John Kenneth Galbraith called in his good wishes, and so did Natalia Solzhenitsyn. And all for a one-year-old. On Aug.

13, Vermont Public Radio was exactly a year old. Ray Dilley, station manager, took time out from the celebrations at the Windsor studio to reminisce. "Almost everything has worked out well. We've had an incredible audience response in mail, phone calls and donations. "Of course, we've also had a few problems.

That first day a year ago, we were all as nervous as cats. The tape broke on the ing arts and humanities features from National Public Radio. Ms. Smith has a devoted following. But one listener wrote to request the show be moved to a later time.

"We love VPR it has made a world of difference in our quality of life vote Betty Smith the Early Riser of the Year Award, but share some other listeners' opinions that her selections are a little too intellectually challenging for such an ungodly Ms. Smith herself isn't overly fond of the "ungodly hour." "I've always been a night person, but I'm getting used to it," she said. "Anyway, I got myself into it by volunteering." Others volunteer at the station, too. This fall "Morning Glory" will continue on Saturdays and Sundays with a I.