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'V 1 -v 7 1 i-t' Lifestyle, B4 ir -T1 0m m4 kW 1 Farmers learn new techniques Local, A3 A Youth, B6 AlmanacA2 Classif iedB3 ComicsB7 LifestyleB4 Pennywhi8tleB6 ReglonalBa Sport sBI-2 YouthB6 ibune remra Cloudy Saturday; high 30-35 Friday Jan. 22, 1988 120th yarNo.220 Fremont, Nebraska A Gannett Newspaper 25 Winter's ills are common IdDD ptuite podd ocdl sales lam BY SARA B. HANSEN Staff Writer Tis the season for aches, sniffles and fevers. People are more susceptible to illness during the winter, Fremont physicians said. The most common reason people catch colds and viral infections in cold weather is because they spend more time inside with other people.

Its certainly not mysterious. This is something that has been with us throughout history, said Dr. Robert Pelley. "Our ancestors had the same problem only they didnt have as spacious living accommodations and didnt have good ventilation or sanitation and they often suffered from malnutrition because they didnt know how to properly prepare food for storage through the winter." Schoolchildren also pass illnesses around, said Dr. Thomas' McKnight.

Chicken pox is more prevalent in the winter, he added. Illnesses also are circulated, when people travel. "When people go from City A to City they bring whatever viruses theyve been exposed to with them and while they are there, they pick up new ones and carry them home, Pelley said. Illnesses are transferred in droplet form in saliva, tears and nasal secretions, doctors said. Another reason people can get sick during the winter is because air is drier, which allows droplets from coughs or sneezes to travel farther, Pelley said.

Pelley suggests people keep an open bucket of water in their LINCOLN (AP) The sale of pickle cards in Nebraska would become illegal under provisions of LB1214 introduced in the Legislature by Sen. Pat Morehead of Beatrice and 10 other senators. The bill would make the sale of pickle cards by any person or group a Class IV misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense. Mrs. Morehead said when the Legislature legalized the sale of pickle cards in 1983 the intent was to allow nonprofit organizations to generate funds to be used for charitable While it is true that many charities have benefited from these sales, some organizations have abused the law, and something needs to be done.

"Up to now we have not found a satisfactory method of control," she said. The top 20 nonprofits in the sale of pickle cards are, according to charitable gaming investigations, more than $1.2 million in arrears to the charitable organizations. She pointed to the growth of pickle card operations in the past four years. In 1984, $48 million was spent. This jumped to $70 million in 1985, $97 million in 1986, and $135 million in 1987, This amounts to $84.61 per capita being spent on pickles.

Mrs. Morehead noted that pickle card sales are illegal in 24 states. Most other states tightly restrict their sale to volunteer members from the organization at their bingo games or on their own premises. "Im not trying to hurt the charities which rely on the sale of pickle cards to support their endeavors, she said. But we need, by some method, to get control of this monster that we have it may take an outright prohibition on their sale if we are unable to do so.

Bill unfair BY SARA B. HANSEN Staff Writer Local pickle store owners and charities said outlawing pickle card sales would be unfair. If it would pass, I would have to close up, said Mary Sieve, who opened Marys Hometown Pickle Parlor in late December at Main Street Mall. If they try to do this theyll have a fight on their hands." Daryl Shiber, Omaha, who with his wife, Allison, owns 24 pickle stores including ones in Fremont, Columbus, Blair, Lincoln and Omaha agreed. Its not fair.

After the state grants you a license and endorses you then they cant say you cant do business any more. Pickle store owners said they would support legislation to regulate pickle card sales more tightly. Rod Bonsack, Fremont Jaycees board of director member, who formerly coordinated pickle sales, said although the group isnt dependant on pickle cards, it is a major fundraiser. He did not have figures on how much the Jaycees receive from pickle card sales. "Pickle cards have done a lot for the" community, he said.

"Its basically a good thing if its used right, but too many organizations have gotten them or can get them. They need to tighten some of the laws. Pat Schultz, who owns Schultz En-terprise In Schuyler, a pickle card distributor, said her $750,000 business would "go down the drain if pickle cards are outlawed. See PICKLES, Page A2 Tribune File Photo Fremont physician Milo Anderson checks for signs of winter illness. Anderson and other Fremont doctors have their offices filled with patients suffering from colds and viral infections during the winter.

How to stay healthy bedrooms and the room in which they spend the most time. Cold temperatures also may lower the lungs resistance to a virus, McKnight said. Dr. Milo Anderson disagreed. of longevity show adapting to changing climates is good for people.

i Winter also can be depressing and that can lower resistance to See SICK, Page A2 Fremont physicians recommend people: Avoid crowded, enclosed areas; Avoid people who are sick; Exercise regularly, but exercise inside rather than out in the cold; Wear a hat and gloves; Get plenty of rest; Eat balanced meals; Wash their hands often; Drink more liquids. Video labels would to content Hart support fades in Iowa; doubts persist Associated Press A published report today raised new questions about Gary Harts campaign finances. Hart, meanwhile, contended he knew nothing about possible illegal contributions and reacted angrily to a question about infidelity. Meanwhile, a pair of polls indicated the former Colorado senator was fading in Iowa, as Democratic presidential rival Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri enjoyed a surge of support.

The surveys, by NBC and the Los Angeles Times, suggested the leading Democrats in the state were tightly clustered. Republicans and Democrats alike used ever-sharpening language to stake out their differences as they claw their way through the final few weeks leading up to the Feb. 8 Iowa caucuses and the Feb. 16 New Hampshire primary. alert buyer LINCOLN (AP) State Sen.

Jerry Chizek of Omaha introduced legislation that would require all video-cassettes retailed to minors to be labeled with a rating or warning about the suitability of the contents. Chizek said Thursday that LB1199, co-sponsored by Sen. Bernice Labedz and Brad Ashford of Omaha, was introduced in response to constituent concerns over children renting videos such as "Faces of Death and others often called video nasties because of graphic depictions of violence. Chizek said such cassettes are often independent of, or not subject to Motion Picture Association of America ratings system. "Theres often no way either a parent or child can determine by the packaging the content of a cassette that doesnt carry an MPAA rating," he said.

He said he isnt interested in resurrecting censorship, "but I am concerned that we provide some guidance-in-packaging where none now exists. Store managers oppose bill Two video store managers say tv-y epper krslatton that wem to label movies txy rent to keep ones out of cKrt "I don't i that's re-sport'Jity, said James Kgs', of Americas Laytime YCoo, 1743 N. tt Stl lk It's fcs pro-iTsera reversibility to cot it Otisfcca. Tr3 state fcrrr pre'rrrd a bill Lrt would qrire all videos treated rich a rrtlag tt cirata about wirtlrr cbould vinr tlra. ri Liri are retcty tbr "ra fizzs Act ry of Ar Ira and Ce rat-j indiettod rtki age.

Former Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt has a Iowa Babbitt is in Iowa to support his bid for discussion Thursday with children at the the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. Methodist Hill Childrens Center, Des Moines, Cream erases wrinkles 2 on school board not refiling Adams Marsh Seat unfilled The school board has not appointed someone to fill a vacancy on the board because the Fremont Public Schools is in the midst of a complicated budget crisis that a newcomer may find confusing, said Paul Marsh, school board president John Brooks resigned from the board in October and later moved to El Paso, Texas. If someone were appointed to Brooks seat, he or she would remain on the board until December 1833. In January 1839, whoever wins in the November 1888 election would take the position and serve two years.

A term usually is for four years. Vern Gibson, the first person to file for the school board, said he believes he is capable of handling board decisions. Gibson said that if he were appelated, he also would run for the post. CHICAGO (AP) After many "hoaxes and false starts in claims about skin creams to reverse the ravages of time, one has finally proved effective in undoing early aging from too much sun. The cream, sold for years as a prescription anti-acne drug called Retin-A, smoothed wrinkles, erased spots and gave skin a rosy glow in 30 subjects with sun-damaged skin who used it daily for four months, researchers said Thursday.

The treatment even reversed some pre-cancerous changes in skin cells, said one of the researchers, Dr. John J. Voorhees, chairman of dermatology at the University of Michigan Medical Center at Ann Arbor, The benefits were accompanied by an unhappy side effect, however; Occasional severe patches of redness and peeling In treated skin that lasted up to three months, the researchers said. And there was no indication whether benefits are permanent, with or without continued use of the cream, said an editorial accompanying the findings in todays Journal of the American Medical Association. Nonetheless, the study is "extraordinarily important, said the author of the editorial.

Dr. Barbara A. Gilchrest, chairman of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine. "For the first time, there is good sound scientific work demonstrating the reversibility of the aging process in skin, she said in a telephone Interview. "There have been so many hoaxes and false starts in the business of anti-aging preparations.

She added the study will "arouse enormous Interest on the Eart of people who would like tc ave fewer wrinkles" and will be "an incredible economic event for the pharmaceutical anl cosmetic Industries. BY MICHAEL HOOPER Staff Writer Paul Marsh, 42, president of the Fremont Board of Education, said he will not run for re-election. Marsh was elected in November 1980 and re-elected in November 1984. "My primary reason for not running again is to give others a said Marsh, owner of Fremont Electric, Inc. Dr.

David Hull, a board member since 1984, also said he will not run again. He declined to say why. "It has been a valuable experience, Hull said. "I hope that many concerned people will Michael Adams, who has served on the board since 1981, said he is undecided about running again. "If several people applied with the same philosophy, Id probably not run, said Adams, 38.

He said his philosophy Is to pre- serve the Integrity of the educational system in light of declining state and federal support. Only Vern Gibson, 45, 1866 Fredriksen has filed for a seat 6n the school board. Gibson, a Delta Airlines customer service agent in Omaha, has lived in Fremont four years. Four seats on the six-member school board will be vacant. The seats currently held by Marsh, Adams and Dr.

David Hull will open for four-year terms. A fourth seat, formerly held by Fremont YMCA director John Brooks, is open for a two-year term. Brooks resigned and moved to El Paso, Texas, last fall. No one was appointed to replace him. Marsh said that his tenure on the board has been difficult and rewarding.

Cutting or eliminating programs to save money is the hardest part of the job, he said. The board must cut the 1988-89 school budget by $960,000. Marsh said, however, that cutting the budget is nothing new See SCHOOL, Page A3.