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45 DAILY PRESS, Newport News. Friday. June 23. 1978 A tro lo gic al re as By SYDNEY OMARR ARIES (March 21-AprU 19): Accent on seeing beyond the obvious, perceiving the potential, winning allies, making dreams come true. Aquarian figures prominently.

Your "teacher" is present and aids you in special project. Social event proves fruitful. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Associate proves stubborn, temperamental. Maintain your own balance and sense of humor. There is room at top superior lets you know it.

Say "yes" to added responsibility. Study Aries message for valid hint. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You emerge from period of doldrums, enter fecund cycle. Spread wings, extricate yourself from restrictive influences. Wave "goodbye" to one who sings the blues, spouts negative statements, philosophy.

You have a right to expect support and a smile. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Dig deep, find reasons for accounting error. You are due for a "revelation." Member of opposite sex figures prominently. Emotions tend to dominate; strive to give logic some time and space, too. If thorough, you learn.

If methods, procedures are haphazard, you invite trouble. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Accent on.mar-- riage, working out legal problems, listening to views other than your own. Be analytical, not overly critical. Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius figure prominently so does the number 5.

Yes, the change occurs and it will be good for you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Steady pace, sensible diet, reviewing procedures these rate highest on agenda. Taurus, Leo and Libra figure in scenario.

Family member wants tention and makes no secret of it. Domestic adjustment occurs. 'LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Spotlight on speculative venture, ability to separate actuality from fantasy.

Chil dren, members of opposite sex crowd your personal scenario. One who is envious makes "cutting remarks." Hold your fire! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Practical efforts, costs, reinforcing structure, building on solid base these are all emphasized. Capricorn, Cancer figure prominently so does the number 8.

Older person becomes your ally. You benefit from experience 'of veterans. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Ideas click; you gain wider recognition.

Recognize difference between legitimate responsibility and a burden. Aries, Libra and Scorpio figure in scenario. Short trip, message, relatives and visits also highlighted. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

19): Accent on personal possessions, income potential, getting what you need, adding to special collection. Dare to pioneer; take a chance on your own creative talents, capabilities. Yes, Leo is a true ally. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): Be confident, take initiative, trust yourself, highlight independence, be a self-starter. Rise above petty envy, objections based on immaturity, whining, singing the blues. You're going places. Don't drag a Means be free of constant complainer. PISCES (Feb.

19-March 20): Probe behind the scenes. Be versatile, give full rein to intellectual curiosity. Attend social affair. Make contacts, Adapt to changing conditions. Gemini, Sagittarius figure prominently.

You will gain access to needed information. If today is your birthday you are attractive, bright, sensual, creative, a traveler, a voracious reader, a natural psychologist. Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius persons play important roles in your life. August could be your most important month of 1978, a year featuring added recognition, a wider scope of activity, relief from burden you should not be carrying in the first place. I' fbriHii (Advertisement) Knotty Perch U.S.GOVEEIEMT REPORT CONFIRMS CARLTON LOWEST.

The May 1978 Federal Trade Commission Report is the 15th consecutive report listing the Carlton cigarette brand as lowest in tar of all brands tested. Housing Costs Sky High In Washington By STEVEN R. HURST WASHINGTON (AP) It didn't take me long to find out there's one big problem with moving to Washington. Houses cost a lot more than in Columbus and a lot other places. I learned that in October, just about the time I learned I would be transfered here.

It was late in January when the trauma ended. After months of shuttling between Washington and Columbus, Ohio, to see my wife and daughters, we unpacked our belongings in Brookeville, Md. I began looking for a house in earnest early in November. I hooked up with a salesman a Bulgarian architect who had made his way to Silver Spring, via Israel and Switzerland. He drove a Jaguar which made the looking less painful.

He was patient. "It's always the same unless they (customers) are coming from New York or Los Angeles," he said, as I raised the price I hoped to pay from $60,000 to $65,000 to $70,000. I even got serious about a $88,000 house before I stopped and said this is crazy. I ended up spending $72,000 for a poorly constructed two-story, three bedroom, 3-year-old home an hour's drive (20 miles) into the Maryland countryside. I don't like it.

The reason for my discontent is explained by figures from the Federal Home Loan Bank board. As of April, the board said, the average cost of a new home in the Washington metropolitan area was $78,000. The national average was $61,600. Existing housing here cost an average of $71,500 in that same month while the national average was $51,900. Oh to be in St.

Louis where the averages for new and existing housing respectively are $57,400 and $37,100. But thank goodness I'm not in San Francisco. The numbers: $86,500 for new homes, $80,200 for used ones. When we signed the contract agreeing to buy our place here, we still hadn't sold our 60-year-old brick home in Columbus. It was far more house than we bought here.

We later sold it for just $54,000. That was above the market there and in the dead of winter. It would cost at least $100,000 in a similar neighborhood here. But it could be worse. Home buyers with a bit more money and a desire for prestige neighborhoods face figures like this: In the last 2 years, homes in one tree-lined section of the city along Massachusetts Avenue not far from downtown have increased in price by 96 percent.

That's 96 percent from an average sales price of $140,000 to well over $200,000, according to the District of Columbia government. That's not uncommon. If you want to live in the city's northwest quadrant west of the 16th Street boundary, among embassies and trees and other esthetic qualities, the board says, you can't touch any property for less than $75,000. "The reason?" repeated Jim Banks, executive vice president of the Washington Board of Realtors. "To sum it up in a word, market," he said.

He said a number of forces came into play all at once in the Washington area causing prices to begin skyrocketing a few years ago. Most important for the District of Columbia was the partial or complete no-growth policies adopted by many suburbs. That crimped suburban supply while demand continued to rise. So did prices. Sewer hookup moratoriums in the suburbs also shut down new house building with the same effect.

The slowdown outside the district forced builders inter the city where a boom began to accommodate a-migration back to Washington from its suburbs and elsewhere. Banks think, with the recent increases in sub-' urban housing construction, prices will level off. Others disagree, saying the spiral will continue Experience and the salaries paid to Washingto-nians would seem to prove them right, for the short run at least. Government figures show Washington has: The nation's highest average household income $21,149, followed by Chicago at $19,835 arid Detroit at $19,756. More families with incomes $25,000 arid above 25 percent than any other city.

Next comes Chicago at 21.1 percent and Detroit at 20.5 percent. Part of the explanation for the inflationary trend, say some urban experts, is the large inrlux of businesses and trade organizations moving to Washington. This city now outstrips New York, long the leader, by 27 percent to 22 percent in the total number of trade organizations in the country. Those organizations pay well. An internal study shows association executives earn $41,600 on average.

But these figures are all averages and there are plenty of people like me looking for some place decent to live with an affordable price. When moderately priced new townhomes were built recently in the wealthy suburb of Potomac, ML, the builder, to be fair, had to sell them by lottery because so many people wanted the places. Renovated World War II housing just across the river in Virginia was the sight of all-night vigils when a new batch were to come on the market. People slept in tents, kept warm in cars, and built bonfires. There were no all-night vigils for me.

But I did see the inside of 131 homes before we settled on our little gem. Things are looking better now though. The azaleas out front are blooming. The floor squeeks less in the warmer weather, but the basement has begun leaking with the spring rains. Ah, yes.

50 years according to Johnson who remembers the tree as a boy. The oak died this year and Johnson plans to cut it soon. (UPI) D. O. Johnson of Winston-Salem stands on a knot or cluster of knots about 12 feet off the ground.

The knot has been there more than TREATS HYPERTENSION tar nicotine mg. mg. 1 0.1 Drug May Raise Blood Sugar Carlton Soft Pack Carlton Menthol Carlton Box 0.1 less than 1 less than 0.5 0.05 This same report confirms of all brands, Carlton Box to be lowest with less than 0.5 mg. tar and 0.05 mg. nicotine.

Many cigarettes are using national advertising to identify themselves as "low Consumers, however, should find out just how low these brands are or aren't. Based on U.S. Report: 14 Carltons, Box or Menthol, have less tar than one Vantage. 11 Carltons, Box.or Menthol, have less tar than one Merit. 11 Carltons, Box or Menthol, have less tar than one Kent Golden Lights.

6 Carltons, Box or Menthol, nave less tar than one True. Copies of results from the latest U.S. Government Report on tar and nicotine can be obtained by writing Carlton, P.O. Box 2864, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10017: The tar and nicotine content per cigarette of selected brands was: tar nicotine mg.

mg. By G. TIMOTHY JOHNSON, M.D. DEAR DR. JOHNSON: I understand that the drugs most commonly used today to treat high blood pressure also lead to diabetes.

If this is true, why are so may people being treated for high blood pressure with these drugs? Bob Staten Island, N.Y. DEAR BOB: The most commonly used drug for mild hypertension (high blood pressure) is a diuretic drug commonly known as a "water pill." It is almost always a member of the thiazide family of diuretics, and a mild increase in blood sugar level Carlton Aifi ilAtAM niTf 11 0.8 8 0.6 Vantage Merit Kent Golden Lights True 8 0.7 5 0.4 (hyperglycemia) occurs in about 20 percent of the patients taking thiazides. It is not known why this happens, but this blood sugar increase is usually not severe, and normally disappears when the drug is discontinued. I think it is inappropriate, then, to say that such drugs "lead to diabetes." If thiazide diuretics do lead to increased blood sugar levels, they can be discontinued and other drugs can be substituted if necessary. Also, as I have pointed out before, for mild cases of high blood pressure, many physicians recommend a program of weight control, exercise and diet before considering the use of any drugs.

DEAR DR. JOHNSON: Does the use of frozen blood for a transfusion prevent hepatitis? P. Philadelphia, Pa. DEAR P. Evidently not.

Recent studies with monkeys support previous observations that the use of frozen blood instead of fresh blood does not prevent the transmission of hepatitis in a transfusion. DEAR DR. JOHNSON: We recently read about the tragedy of a severely burned child in our town. This child was burned by scalding water tipped from the kitchen stove. Is this still the most common cause of serious burns in small children? Sheila Wheeling, Va.

DEAR SHEILA: Several recent studies suggest that it is. One study, done at the Burn Center at the University of California, Irvine, found that scald burns account for 75 percent of all' burn injuries among small children under 4 years of age. Three-fourths of these scald injuries occur in the kitchen, but another 12 percent happen in the bathtub. It's obvious, then, that we should be very aware of the dangers of hot water within the reach of small children. Do you panic when little Tommy falls on his head? Dr.

Johnson tells you how to handle this and other common emergencies in his booklet "First Aid." For a copy, send $1.35 to "First Aid," in care of the Daily Press, P.O. Box 259, Norwood, N.J. 07648. Make checks payable to Newspaperbooks. LOWEST Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health.

My Answer By BILLY GRAHAM DEAR DR. GRAHAM: What did Jesus mean when He said that the truth would set us free? Our public library has this engraved over its door. H. B. DEAR H.

This saying of Jesus' is found in John 8:32: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." As you suggest, it is a saying that has been repeated thousands of times, even engraved on secular buildings such as libraries and schools. It is usually taken to mean that truth (of the kind that a person might gain through education) will free him from the consequences of ignorance. However, Jesus actually had a far more profound meaning in mind when He spoke these words. Jesus taught that man's greatest problem is not simply ignorance. Man's greatest problem is that he is a sinner.

God created us for a purpose but because we have sinned against God we do not know what that purpose is. Education alone cannot erase our sin and bring us to God. That is why we need Christ. He came to redeem us from our sin and restore us to a right relationship with God. He can do this because He alone is God's appointed means of salvation.

By faith in Him we can be saved and we can begin to discover God's purpose for our lives. Boi: Less than 0.5 mg. "tar." 0.05 mg. nicotine: Softback and Menthol: 1 mg. "tar." 0.1 mg.

nicotine an. per cigarette. FTC Repon May 78. It takes longer to make Beam's Choice than it took to erect the Statue of Liberty. i'jii Charles Goren Explains Bridge BY CHARLES M.

GOREN AND OMAR SHARIF 3 by CtticaQO TriDunt this "gift." If declarer was giving West the freedom to run his spades, then it could not be right to clear the suit. So West shifted to a club. Declarer won the ace and continued with another spade to West's ten. But West still refused to cash his spades to give declarer a club stuff. Instead, he exited with a heart.

Declarer won and now ducked a club to East. Regardless of what East returned, declarer had the. rest of the tricks, for he could cash the ace and lead his last club to dummy's king to run the suit. 10 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: Five of Declarer and the. defenders engaged in an exhilarating duel to determine whether, or not declarer could eliminate a blockage in a key suit.

It was a pity that one of them had to lose. South had a difficult bid to make at his second turn. He decided that the excellent "body" of his hand (the 10s and 9s) made it worth more than its face value of 20 HCPs, so he elected to stretch a bit by rebidding two no trump. In the hope that his club suit would be a source of tricks. North re-.

Both vulnerable. South deals. NORTH 73 S7 74 084 K875432 WEST EAST A10654 4Q82 OKJ92 0763 6 QJ SOUTH KJ9 0 AQ105 A 109 The bidding: South Wcit North East 'iV mm sm ii ft i Sv'J'J My raised to game. West led his fourth-best spade, and declarer realized that he was only one pip away from an excellent contract-exchange the eight and the nine of clubs between his hand and dummy, and declarer would be odds-on to take seven club tricks. As it was, declarer would have to win the third club in his hand, thus blocking the suit with no way to get back to dummy to cash the long clubs.

One plan was to lead a club immediately and duck in the hope that West would have to win the first round. But if East got in and returned a spade, the defenders might be able to cash four spade tricks to go with the club. Declarer decided that he could increase his chances by trying to enlist the help of the enemy. If spades were 4-4 or 5-3 and he could induce West to run his long suit, declarer would be able to discard a club from his hand, which would free dummy's suit. Accordingly, declarer captured the queen of spades with the king and immediately shot back the spade jack.

West won the ace, but was a bit jaundiced about 1 Robb Baby's Name Taken From History FAIRFAX (AP) The newest daughter of Virginia Lt. Gov. Charles S. Robb and his wife, the former Lynda Bird Johnson, bears a name with notable historical antecedents. Jennifer Wickliffe Robb was born early Tuesday in Fairfax County Hospital here.

The Robbs live in nearby McLean. "Wickliffe" honors Robb's mother, Mrs. Frances Woolley Robb. Her Wickliffe forebears settled in Westmoreland County in the 1600's and lived there for sue generations, a family spokesman said. Robert Wickliffe Woolley was President Wood-row Wilson's campaign manager in 1916 and a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Another family member, Robert Wickliffe, was governor of Kentucky, though the spokesman was unsure of the date. Lynda Bird and her new daughter had planned to leave the hospital Thursday but remained another day so doctors could correct what was described as a mild vitamin deficiency in the baby. Jennifer's maternal grandmother, former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, was entertaining the Robb's two other children, Lucinda, 9, and Catherine, 8, at her ranch in Texas, the spokesman said. Sears NOTICE 1UU, ftOUU AND O. 16 months in the making.

STATUE OF LIBERTY. New York Harbor. Assembly begun 1885. Finished 1886. This gift from the people of France weighs 225 Rubber bridge clubs throughout the country use the four-deal bridge format.

Do they know something you don't? Charles Goreo's "Four-Deal Bridge" will teach you the strategies and tactics of this fast-paced action game that provides the cure for unending rubbers. For a copy and a acorepad, send S1.60 to "Goreo Four Deal," eo this newspaper, P.O. Box 259, Norwood, N.J. 07648. Make checks payable to 8 years in the making.

BEAM'S CHOICE. Clermont, Kentucky. Distilled 1969. Bottled 1977. After 70,128 Hours of mellowing in charred white oak barrels and drop-bydrop charcoal filtering after aging.

The 3-speed touring bike advertised in the Daily Press, June 22 should have been priced at 74.99 instead of as shown. tons, measures 305 feet from pedestal to torch. slowly. Slower is bettec We age Beam's Choice Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskev. 80 Proof Distilled and Bottled by James Beam Distilling Co Clermont, Beam, Ky.