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9-- Monday.Oct.ia. Democratic Togetherness Carter's Hope in Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UPI) Reubin Askew, a Presbyterian elder, doesn't drink or cuss or smoke. Never has he cracked open Playboy magazine. The Florida governor said he never would have consented to an interview like the one in which Jimmy Carter admitted having committed "adultery in my heart." Askew obviously found Carter's remarks distasteful.

But he said it would not deter him.from urging Floridians to put Carter in the White House. This kind of support, from the man The New York Times once dubbed "Jesus Christ Super- square," is indicative of a rare Democratic togetherness expected to give Florida's 17 electoral votes to Carter. In past years, conservative Florida Democrats suddenly found themselves too busy with state politics when the party's "liberal standard- bearers came to town. No presidential candidate has been able to take Florida for granted since Franklin Roosevelt. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans, but the state went for Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956; Nixon in 1960 and 1968 and 1972; and gave Lyndon Johnson a narrow victory in 1964.

Today, cross-overs are so scarce President Ford's committee got out a press release last week when the school board chairman of a county boasting 13,500 voters became "the first Democratic public officeholder to announce' his support for Ford." House Speaker Don Tucker, one of the first elected officials to come out for Carter, had been worried that Sen. Walter Mondale, whose liberal credentials have been compared to George McGovern's, would be a liability to Carter. "I'm finding he's a benefit," Tucker said. "There is no embarrassment about it at aJJ." Askew says "Democrats want to support their party and we have given them a ticket they can support. Jimmy Carter is a Southerner from a neighboring state.

He campaigned hard and frequently in Florida during the primaries." Another factor, Askew said is "the desire of the people for a change in the executive leadership in the federal government. They find someone outside of Washington appealing, someone who could go into office with a fresh approach." The only Democrats sitting on their hands are the diehard George Wallace supporters, probably about 400,000 of the 2.7 million registered Democrats. Norman Bie, Clearwater attorney working to deliver the Wallace vote to Carter, concedes he is having-no luck. He says Carter is "no conservative, but he's probably going' to be elected and conservatives are better off with a small voice in the party in power than sulking on the outside with a loser." Republican leaders are fran- tic. A Carter sweep could take down a couple of congressmen and state legislators in marginal areas of southeast and central Florida.

"The fact that he's from the South gives credibility to Carter, but darn it, he's a liberal and there's got to be a way to let the voters know it," storms GOP Chairman Bill Taylor. He says Democrats are behind Carter because "they sense the possibility of a victory and don't want to be left out. "Carter's bland and you can't take much exception to him if you don't know him," he said. Polls show Carter maintaining an 8 (o 11 point lead. Both parties accept them.

Democrats expect the lead to rise as a result of performance in the foreign policy debate. Taylor is sure the tide will turn and Floridians will vote for "a sitting president who has demonstrated a great deal of honesty and integrity." Realizing Ford's underdog status, Ronald Reagan's supporters have moved into high Their leader'-- former Ford critic Tommy Thomas -grumbles that his forces "are working harder than the Ford people." David Dunn, Carter's coordinator, says he has only to spend in Florida. But there are so many volunteers, most of the cash can be spent on advertising rather than salaries. WHO DESIGNED AND BUILT PLANES FOR GERMANY IN WORLD WAKX HAD FIRT OFFERED HIS SERVICES TO THE ALLIES BUT HAS TUftMfO AM(Y RRST BATH IH AMI RICA A STONE SHOWER, CONSTRUCTED SO THE FlOW OF WATER COOLD-BE RE60LATED, EXCAVATED ATTtOTl- WfiCAM, MEMCQ WAS USED BV THE TOLTECS IN A CIVILIZATION OLDER THAN THAT OFTHE AZTECS Accident Victim Statistics Reflect Skateboarding Boom A I mTcloarimd Kosionc-n it CHARLES TRIPP and ELI BOWEN New Hampshire Experience Lesson for Rest of Nation By JEFFREY HART The politics of a small state like New Hampshire is not' exactly the sort of thing that rivets national Nevertheless, a particularly' interesting gubernatorial contest is taking place there this year, and it does not lack in significance for the rest of the nation. Our Federal system of 50 states rests in part on the assumption that the states will experiment with a variety of The New- Hampshire Experience, if, reaffirmed again by the voters this November, should send-a message to politicians across the land.

New Hampshire has no sales tax and no state tax on earned income. The central theme of Governor Meldrim Thomson's political life since he first won office in 1972 has been that it should stay that way. "Ax the tax" was his winning slogan in 1972, and the tax has stayed axed. i i provides an instructive contrast: Out across 'the country, most people probably think that these two small New England states are rather similar. As Robert Frost put it, "they lie.

like wedges. Thick end to thin end and thin end to thick end." Opposite Taxes But in tax terms and in theory of government, the two small states are complete opposites. Vermont is the third most heavily taxed state in the country, New Hampshire the 47th. Vermonters pay a whopping state income tax. The bite takes 28.5 per cent of your Federal tax payment.

Vermont also has a stiff sales tax. New Hampshire has neither. So, therefore, Vermont enjoys more glittering health, education, and welfare services, right? The quality of life in Vermont is much enhanced? Not at all, says a recent careful analysis carried out by a i professor Colin Campbell and his economist wife, Rosemary. Vermonters do pay a higher proportion of their income in taxes for education, yet by all objective measures class size, teacher salaries. Student Aptitude Test scores the results in the two states are about the same.

Welfare takes 3.1 per cent of personal income in Vermont, 2 per cent in New Hampshire. A "principal reason," say the Campbells, "appears to be a greater leniency in administration rather than higher welfare payments." That is a polite way of saying that in welfare, as in other areas of the. state budget have risen to meet Income. When funds are available, ambitious state officials wiil find a way to spend them. Contrary to repeated assertion, the broad-based sales and income taxes in Vermont have not reduced property taxes, which take 6.6' per cent of income in Vermont vs.

6.2 per cent in New Hampshire (1974). New Hampshire's Gov. Thomson is a colorful and thorny character, a citizen politician who owns a law book publishing firm and ran on the premise that he could be a better job than the conventional politicians. He rubs many people the wrong way. Last summer, for example, when the Chinese athletes from Taiwan were being kicked out of the Olympics, Thomson, in protest, flew the flag of the Republic of China over the state capitol in Concord.

That struck many people as "un- governolike." (Several Chinese, students at Dartmouth, however, deeply appreciated the gesture.) Nevertheless, on the core issue of government growth, Thomson seems to have the voters with him and he grows stronger with each election. Steady Increases Republican primaries against, more opponents, i.e., candidates less firm on.the tax issue, Thomson has steadily increased his vote: in 1972, against incumbent Governor Walter Peterson, in 1974, against State Senator David Nixon, in 1976, against Gerald Zeiller, 53,024 -in this last contest, indeed, Thomson won by a 2-1 ratio. Thomson's Democratic opponent in November is State; Senator Harry Spanos, who has refused to "take the against new or higher taxes, and who is candidate of those favoring a more expensive and activist state government. Oh yes, New Hampshire has been gaining in population, and. business starts, and its state bond rating is triple A.

New Hampshire voters having shown themselves as being anything but looney, it is difficult to see how Meldrim Thomson can lose. over in Vermont, things seem to be changing. The Democrats have nominated Stella Hackel, a fiscal conservative, to run governor against Republican Richard Snelling. The incumbent Democratic Governor Thomas Salmon, a liberal, is bailing out and trying to reach the palmy precincts of the U.S. Senate.

Speaking of Your Health. Lester L. Colemon, M.D. Dangers of Herbal Cigarettes A family argnmeat needs your expertbe. My daughter, II, and many of her friends smoke herbal I feel that not enough Is known about these cigarettes for me to give my unction for her to continue.

Mrs. H.R., Dear Mrs. You are very wise to be wary of a problem that seems to be involving many young people throughout the country. Herbal cigarettes do not carry the Surgeon-General's warning of potential danger. They should.

For many of these cigarettes contain a large amount of chemicals that can cause unpleasant physical and emotional reactions, even hallucinations. There are, on the open market, more than 400 types of herbs and spices used in the form of teas or in cigarettes. These are available in health food stores and can even be purchased by mail order, by children of any age! Isn't it a paradox that such potentially dangerous substances are legally carried by "healthy food" stores? Dr. Roland Siegel, of the University of California School of Medicine, says, "Many of these preparations contain substantial amounts of psychoactive substances and their use has resulted in a number of intoxications that require medical attention." He furter states, "While the use of herbal medicines dates 'back to ancient Chinese and early Greek practice, non- medical experimentation with herbal intoxicants is having a recent revival as the usen; search for legal alternatives to the ever-increasing list of restricted drugs. "Most of these herbs are purchased for their apparent marijuana-like effects." So, Mrs.

you can see Oat there is "enough known" about these herbal cigarettes for your daughter to discontinue their use at once. It seems as if I waste my entire day whenever I go to visit my doctor. Why should we be kept waiting so long hi a doctor's office? Mr. J.E., Texl Dear Mr. As a practicing physician, I find that I have tremendous respect for my patients' time.

I'm sure that most physicians feel this But it isn't always easy to anticipate how much time each patient will require. A special situation may arise and the doctor becomes unavoidably "jammed up." To some patients with unusual anxiety, a delay of minutes may seem to be hours. A recent survey, conducted by the American Medical Association, found that the national average of waiting in doctors' offices is 20 minutes. OR. COLEMAN wxcomn itvrwi from rt.d*ri.

PIMM wrITt 10 Mm in cart of mwtp.p*r. 1976 Kint FcAiurn Syndicate, Inc.) ATTENTION VOTERS HENRY LIVENGOOD OEM. CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATURE ON TELEVISION TONIGHT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th 9P.M. CHANNEL 3, WPSX POUTKAl AD IB KM KM UMUk MAMUtT MUMVMV.TWftMM, Strateg Gaining ists Think Carter in North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI) -Two weeks ago Jimmy Carter's North Carolina strategists were outwardly confident.

Inwardly they fretted. President Ford was slicing into Carter's margin. Now armed with a poll they say shows Carter firmly leading, the Carter aides are more sure of their man but not to let their guard down. Campaign sources decline to discuss figures from the poll, saying "we don't want the give the Republicans ammunition." The poll, taken about two "weeks ago, was arranged by the state Democratic party for all statewide candidates. Former Gov.

Robert W. Scott, a Democrat, who two weeks ago predicted the race "is going to be damn close," still feels it will be but says in "the last 10 days I've seen a great deal that (shows) the Carter people have put it together. A lot of their background planning is now beginning to show results." He said the key to Carter's success lies in voter turnout and convincing conservative Democrats not to split their tickets. Toward that end, both campaigns have launched get- out-the-vote efforts with tel- phone banks in major cities. With Democrats, confident-' they can elect, Democratic governor along with Carter, Carter state aide Jim Blackburn says, think we can begin to get the kinds of things that we got in the early 60s Kennedy.

There's real validity to the pipeline theory" that administrations of- the same party will help the state. Ford's forces, led by state -manager Ted Heydinger, they were cutting into Carter's lead in September. But they concede they still trail and the momentum has slowed. "Yes, it has improved, but it did not improve at a rate that was as rapid as it had been the week before Heydinger said. But still he Believes Ford can overcome Carter's lead.

"fit's simply a matter of us doing our job and getting the issues out to the people." Ford's campaign, he says, has made inroads into Carter strength in traditionally conservative and Democratic eastern North Carolina and "every time we get a vote, it's a solid vote. It's not going to go anywhere." He feels Ford did not lose much ground in North Carolina with his controversial comment about eastern Europe in the second debate. He predicts Ford can poll 52 or 53 per cent in the Tarheel State. "The reading I got was they sort of no-hum about it in North Carolina. Trie loss in the speed of momentum had ore to do with Carter's general initiative rather than with any specific issue," he said.

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One avid Southern California user estimates the total skateboarders in the United States at 10 million. James O'Mahoney said he expects the figure to double by next year. Statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on skateboard accident victims reflect the boom. The CPSC keeps tabs on accident victims treated in about 120 hospital emergency rooms annually.

It said about 27,522 persons with skateboard- related injuries were treated in those emergency rooms in 1975, compared with 3,230 in 1974. Yet O'Mahoney, in a telephone interview, denied that skateboarding is dangerous. "There are 10,000 deaths a year on bicycles. There were only eight on skateboards that we have knowledge of (last year)," he said. "After a kid bangs himself up a few times, he develops a respect for the sport." O'Mahoney, a skateboarder himself for 20 of his 30 years, said he is aware of the risks however, and the need for educating youngsters to the proper use of the equipment.

He said his daughter learned to skateboard about six months ago, when she was 3 years old and his son, Jeff, 8, learned when he was 4. O'Mahoney is publisher of Skateboard, an annual handbook- that he launched as a quarterly about two years ago. In the current issue, dozens of photographs depict shorts-clad skateboarders doing gymnastics while shirtless a a a bareheaded and without knee and elbow pads-- in violation of all the safety rules recommended by O'Mahoney and other experts, especially for speed or competitive skateboarding. A safety commission confirmed a recent report that skateboarding was only 25 on the agency's danger list, while bicycling was first. He added that the skateboarding figure is to bring in John Conhally and Barry Goldwater, and appearance is planned by Ronald misleading because it covers fiscal 1975, ending in June and losing a big part of the boom market.

"Of all the (skateboard) injuries in 1975, 70 per cent occurred to 5 through 14-year- olds, and 80.9 per cent were males," he said. Although the safety of skateboards is increasingly controversial, parks are being built especially for riders, and the first World Masters Skateboard Invitational Competition and Exhibition is scheduled for June 19-20 at the Nassau Coliseum, Um'ondale, N.Y. Today's boards are sturdy sporti equipment, unlike the toys of the 1960s. They can cost as much as $80 or $90 each. Skilled riders use them for handstands, headstands, tandem riding, barrel jumping, turning handsprings, for example.

During the toy local ordinances restricting or banning skateboards were widespread, said a spokesman for the Toy Manufacturers of America. "The craze only lasted four to five months on a national basis," he said, adding current manufacturers 2re largely sports equipment firms. Several Southern California cities now ban skateboarding in specific locations. Growing numbers of other communities across the country either restrict or ban or are discussing the need for regulatory legislation. Opponents say even skateboarding without acrobatics is dangerous, not just to riders, but also to innocent bystanders.

Apparently few use the rubber- tipped poles similar to ski poles. Most rely on body movements to steer and stop the boards. Skateboards have no steering or braking equipment. In Old Lyme, Kenneth Dooley, 43, calls them death traps that should be outlawed. His 16-year-old nephew, Bill Dooley, was killed last April when the youth was struck by a car as ha raced his skateboard onto an intersection near his home in Cranston, R.I.

In Hawaii, two pediatricians reported 16 children with skateboard-related injuries were brought to one hospital there within a single three- month period. The toll: seven cerebral concussions, one skull fracture, various broken-bones and internal injuries, one serious enough to require removal of the victim's splden. Besides O'Mahoney, other boosters of skateboards include his wife, Roberta "Bird," 28, and their children, May and Jeff. Jeff is pee-wee king of the skateboard circuit that until now has been almost exclusively in California and Hawaii. They also include Carl Horn of Whittier and Tina Trefethen, 19, Skateboard's art director.

Miss Trefethen studied dance and gymnastics in high school before taking up hang gliding and skateboarding. She holds three free-style skateboard titles. Horn, at 39 the chief executive officer of a manufacturer whose products include skateboard trucks (wheel assemblies), golf clubs, tractor parts and business equipment bases, said participation in the sport has taken five years off his age. He talked admiringly and enthusiastically of his company's demonstration team of teen-agers and their director, Russ Howell, 27. One team member, Desiree Von Essen, 18, is an honor student at Buena Vista High School in Ventura and senior women's world freestyle and slalom champion.

HUBERT tf VOU'06 BUSING US GO HOME, DRINK A HOT TOOCV AMP GO TO 0S? FOR THE CAY-- i ia uy nonaiu such as the vice presidential Reagan who defeated Ford debate. Two weeks ago, Sen. Robert Dole, the GOP vice presidential nominee, and his wife, Liddy, a '('North 1 Carolina rnative, campaigned in the state and Ford's son. Jack, made a quick tour of the state. in the North Carolina primary in April.

Observers rate the Neal- Mizell race too close to call. Also in Carter's 'favor -'in' North Carolina is the'-'guber- natortal race, in which Lt. Gov. James B. Hunt Jr.

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