The Daily Tribune from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin • Page 10

News briefs Paint, pesticide mercury banned WASHINGTON (AP) --The Environmental Protection Agency, citing the pptental health hazards, is banning use of mercury in most pesticides and in paints. The EPA's "preventive issued Wednesday, was sparked by a case in Alamagordo, N.M., where members of a family became blind and suffered nervous system damage after eating meat from pigs fed seed contaminated by a mercury- treated pesticide. Deaths resulting from human cons i contaminated food have also been reported in Iraq and Japan, the agency said. The ban came as the agency issued new guidelines cover- i i agricultural and forestry activities and as the Senate received a strict new bill giving EPA a premarket review of chemicals which could cause cancer. In another environmental matter, the President's advisers on environmental quality expressed regret at an Interior Department decision to accelerate leasing of an area of the Gulf of Alaska for petroleum exploration.

The EPA order on mercury does not apply to products already on the market, but bans future use of mercury for banned products. May eliminate gasoline lead LOS ANGELES (AP) -California antismog officials are on the verge of attempting what no other state has done and the federal government has been kept from doing -requiring the virtual elimination of lead in gasoline. Tiny amounts of the heavy metal are building up in the bodies of people living near freeways, the state Air Resources Board has concluded. Years of such exposure may be dangerous, say health officials, and after a public hearing today the ARB is like- ly to approve a phase-down program that could ban most lead additives by 1980. But the state must reckon with the lead additive industry, which so far has used the courts to beat back federal efforts to reduce lead and render previous state antilead regulations ineffective.

The i i a i deleading of gasoline would "wound us some," declares there is insufficient evidence to convict airborne lead of any harm to health. PSC to consider ability to pay MADISON, Wis. (AP) -The Wisconsin Public Service Commission, concerned about i i a i creases, has directed its staff to analyze the consumers' ability to pay for use in considering utility rate hikes. Commissioner a Holden who proposed the studies, said that within a very short period of time the commission has approved increases that in some cases have doubled utility rates. He said there were good reasons for the increases, but added that there has been an "inadequate balancing of interests" in favor of utilities during rate hearings.

"Explicit data relating to consumer interests are not a a proceeding," Holden said. He said the consumer impact reports would be given top priority and would be part of the rate review procedure as early as May. Kissinger warns Peru's regime I A A -Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger took off for Brazil today after warning Peru's leftist i i a regime that joining the nonaligned bloc of nations robs it of flexibility foreign policy The secretary's U.S. Air Force jet was due in Brasilia at a 2:30 p.m.

EST. i i i meet i President Ernesto Geisal on the i leg of his a i American tour. Bill to protect workers advances Wis. (AP) A bill which could protect workers from losing wages, pensions and other fringe benefits when large businesses fail has been approved by the state Assembly 83-13. The measure, sent to the a i a business employing more than 100 persons to alert the state 60 days in advance of liquidation, merger or relocation.

It would allow the state to i a i employers' real and personal property to satisfy any wage claims. The state lien would take precedence over other debts. The Daily Tribune Thursday, February 19, 1976 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Page 5 Hey, Junior Bankers! Here's this week's lucky badge -number. If your Junior Bankers badge matches this number, come a-runnin' 1 You have won a valuable prize.

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(AP) A spokesman for environmentalists asked the a a a Wednesday to fire Oliver D. Williams, director of DNR's water pollution control office. Peter Anderson of Wisconsin's Environmental Decade said Williams failed to enforce a 1974 decision of the Natural Resources Board to forbid new sewer connections to overworked sewage treatment plants. Williams said Anderson's suggestion that he decided against enforcing antipollution codes is "a deliberate falsehood." Williams, a former Wisconsin Rapids resident, also was a managing editor of the Daily Tribune. The board's environmental quality committee told DNR Secretary Anthony Earl to review Anderson's complaint and report next month.

The committee said Earl is to make a public report on whether the rules have not been enforced, but a William's role in the matter might be discussed in private Williams, former acting administrator of the Division of Environmental Standards, said DNR reviews about 500 applications annually for permits to extend sewers He said review of the requests is handicapped by a shortage of manpower. Problems have been discovered in several cities, including West Bend, Fontana, Jackson, Saukville, i Chute, Ashwaubenon, Sturdevant and De Pere, he said. He said about 90 per cent of the state's municipalities are not meeting secondary treatment standards required by the government by July 1, 1977, and that it could take 10 years for some to comply. "We have received persistent reports that a deliberate decision was made by Mr. Williams to not enforce the code," Anderson told the committee.

Anderson said the the DNP board had been misled when Williams replied to a com plaint filed by Anderson in December with Thomas P. Fox of Washburn. now the board's chairman Thomas G. Frangos, Wil- lisrri's superior, objected that Anderson was allowed to appear before the committee without having alerted Williams. Mother Nature plays trick A.C.

Tinker Jr. of Rock Hill, S.C., displays two pieces of heartwood from a dogwood tree with a man's perfectly formed profile. He and his son found the pieces while unloading firewood at a friend's house. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington wanted to cut the pieces paper thin and display them, but Tinker prefers to keep them at home and show them to his friends. (AP Wirephoto) Bright, happy children roam, stare and listen A The i a i most charming children spend their earliest years in remarkably i i a ways, researchers say.

They listen to adult con- a i a around their homes and spend a lot of time staring. a provides a blueprint for raising terrific kids. Prof. Burton L. White of Harvard University outlined the research for reporters Wednesday, a day in advance of its formal presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

White, who heads Harvard's Pre-School Project, said he reached his conclusions by watching parents who consistently have bright, socially attractive children. These children score highly on social and intelligence tests, he said. About one family in 30 produces these kinds of children, he said, and the ability does not seem to be affected by income or education. "The single most important factor in this is the mother." said. "She has a greater influence over a child's experiences than anyone else He added, "A rich social experience is the best thing you can do to ensure a good mind." For the child, this means seeking attention from the mother, following her around and learning cooperation.

The everyday objects in the home provide a wide range of visual excitement for the child. "Educational toys are baloney," he said. "It's a very rare toy company that knows very much about-kids How a child will turn out depends on his experiences before the age of 3. He said a close study of 39 children up to age 3 demonstrated these i a a i i development: --Live language. The best adjusted children are exposed to frequent conversation even before they can understand it.

This includes being spoken to directly by adults, overhearing conversations and even listening to talk on radio and television. --Steady staring. The more a child stares at an object, the i i children's single most common waking experience, and the ones who turn out best spend 15 to 20 per cent of their time doing it. --Freedom of movement. Children benefit from being allowed to roam about their homes with few restrictions.

This gives them frequent new experience and chances for attention from their mothers. --Responsiveness. The most attractive children have parents who are enthusiastic and attentive with them, whether they want help, comfort or simply a chance to share discoveries. --Spacing Children turn out best when there is at least three years between them and their brothers and sisters. Small Appliances Sporting Goods Power Tools Firearms Gift Wares Housewares Had Tools Paints Varnish Stains Light Fixtures Plumbing Supplies Picture Frames Pet Supplies Hair Dryers Coffee Pots Pots Pans Canning Supplies Fishing Equipment Hunting Equipment There was little true sculpture on our shores in Colonial America, so furniture took its place.

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