Birmingham Post-Herald from Birmingham, Alabama • 28

£4 iiwwinghain Pest-Horn id Thursday Octobot 27 19H District has 3 choices: incumbent former legislator and Republican Jock Biddle By Ted Bryant PM-HnaM Reporter Voter in House District 43 will have an opportunity Nov 8 to choose among an incumbent legislator who is talking about improving the state's business climate a labor-oriented former legislator who says the working man is his concern and a Republican who is steering away from special interest groups on both sides State Rep Jack Biddle of Gardendale a nine-year legislative veteran qualified as an independent candidate in the district after the State Democratic Executive Committee turned him down in favor of former Rep Earl Cheatwood of Warrior the Democratic nominee The two face Ken Trucks a Gardendale real estate broker who won the Republican nomination in a primary Sept 6 Personalities and votiug records are being discussed in the campaign by Cheatwood and Trucks while Biddle said he's running his own campaign and not talking about his opponents Trucks broker-manager of the Garden- dale branch of Chambers King and Meade Realty is critical of both opponents Cheatwood for connections with lobbying groups that drew him the Democrats' nomination and Biddle for his voting record very concerned with his (Cheatwood') taking the Democratic nomination away from a nine-year incumbent I'm concerned about his ties with special Cheatwood was supported by the Alabama Education Association labor and other groups when be defeated Biddle for the Democratic nomination Of Biddle Trucks said the record shows "he fails to vote on one of every three issues He takes a walk If only voting percent of the time I'm concerned about the district being Cheatwood wu also critical of Biddle's voting record saying the incumbent had supported business and industry over the working people in past votes "It's very apparent that Jack has not represented the working people It's no problem to figure that Biddle a real estate broker and contractor also is talking about his legislative record but emphasizing its positive aspects "The bill I'm proudest of was the removal of sales taxes from prescription drugs That was the first time a tax had been removed and it had been tried many many times Biddle said He sponsored the sales tax exemption bill approved in the 1981 legislative session He also sponsored a successful bill that requires hospital insurance companies to pay 18 percent interest on claims not paid within 45 days "Now they get lost in the computer and you don't have to As chairman of the House Rules Committee in 1978-82 Biddle was a member of former House Speaker Joe McCorquodale's leadership team After his re-election last year he was named chairman of the House Health Committee by Speaker Tom Drake "The high cost of health care and medicine I think is one the biggest problems facing us today not a state problem but one for the man out there on the street struggling to stay Biddle said Ken Trucks He also heads a committee studying the state's tax structure which he said has discovered loopholes and exemptions that can be eliminated to raise revenue without increasing taxes The dominance of lobbying groups in the Legislature threatens to destroy the business climate with the passage of labor-oriented bills in the next session including repeal of the state's right-to-work law the legislator said the Democratic Party succeeds in what they're trying to do the state is going to be in economic chaos I don't know how we can afford all they want to Cheatwood who works in the signal department of Seaboard System Railroad said unemployment is the top issue in the district and around Jefferson County "I think the best idea right now is to court the high-tech industries and get them in Vocational schools and two-year colleges are going to have to revamp their programs to retrain the unemployed to new Resources of the University of Alabama in Birmingham should be better used to help attract new industries he said Trucks said seeds of the district which stretches from Gardendale and Fultoodale to the northern Jefferson County line and east to Trussville have been ignored By Xlrt Moaiffwcry He was defeated by freshman Rep Jim Wright of Adamsville when be ran for re-election last year Wright is running as an independent in House District 50 this year This year's reapportionment plan placed Cheatwood in the same district with Biddle Trucks who defeated Harold Leon Smith by a vote of 314-37 in the Sept 6 Republican primary ran as a Republican last year and lost to Biddle in the general election Trucks said he spent about 53000 on that election while Biddle spent 10 times that amount Trucks drew about 38 percent of the vote in the 1982 election Trucks said he expects to be outspent again in this year's election Specifically he said the area lacks sewers no wort has been done on a northern highway corridor like Interstate 459 which provides a southern bypass around Birmingham and Interstate 85 still has not been completed through the district The lack of sewers has retarded development The only new businesses in most of the district have been hamburger establishments he said "The northern end of the county is just Cheatwood who has worked with various conservation organizations was in a differ-' ent district in 1978 when he won a seat in the state House in his first political race Girl with leukemia develops pneumonia CRIMESTOPPERS THE CRIME: A burglar climbed in the Transcon Lines Inc termi- -nal about 3:08 am Aug 25 through a rear window in the shop area of the building Once inside he cut off all electric power to the building and broke into a window leading into the security area There the burgular took two boxes of Sony AM-FM stereo amplifiertunerreceivers valued at about $300 each and two cases of Sony video tapes valued at 52380 THE CLUES: Police report taking fingerprints at the scene but no one has been arrested in the burglary THE REWARD: A reward of up to 51000 is Offered for information leading to an arrest in this burglary Anyone with information concerning this or any other crime should contact Crimestop-pers at 254-7777 Callers need not be identified to receive a reward The complications came at a time when Jennifer's condition appeared to be improving Her white blood cell count had risen since her transplant a sign that the bone marrow cells grafted from her 4-year-old sister Elizabeth -caused Jennifer's cells to grow on their own But her grandfather said all the white cells she develops now are engaged in fighting the pneumonia And doctors said Jennifer's future depends on her ability to overcome the illness Jennifer Glasgow who earlier this month received a bone marrow transplant in her fight against leukemia has developed pneumonia and is in critical condition at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington she comes out id this we can pull her out id anything" her grandfather Latham Brown said yesterday "We're just taking it hour by hour We're really just waiting" The 6-year-old Tarrant City girl developed pneumonia Sunday and doctors are not sure if it is the usual normal pneumonia or the more serious viral form The transplant was done on Oct 14 after Jennifer wu admitted to the Kentucky hospital Sept 25 More than 5100000 wu contributed in a fund-raising drive to pay for the transplant Dr Robert Ash who performed the transplant said Jennifer wu placed in the pediatric intensive care unit Tuesday and on a respirator to help her breathe -METAL VENT- Fewer bypass operations proposed '83 CLOSE-OUT SALE THESE DOORS WILL BE DISCONTINUED FROM OUR CATALOG I ALL 83 STOCK AND DISPLAYS MUST GO TO MAKE ROOM FOR STOCK save 40 BUY PAY LATER 90 DAYS SAME AS CASH OM SET) makes it unnecessary in The Coronary Artery Surgery Study was undertaken to assess the long-term value of the bypass operation in patients with chronic chest pain that is stable and not disabling In coronary artery bypass surgery blood vessels are taken from the leg and grafted to the heart to increase the supply of blood that has been limited by diseased vessels Previous studies have shown the procedure does prolong the lives of patients with significant blockages of the left main coronary artery which supplies two of the three major blood vessels with blood Bypass surgery also has been shown to lengthen life in other specific types of coronary heart disease But many patients have coronary heart disease that is not as severe Because of the cost of treatment and the large number of patients needing treatment doctors have long argued whether that group is better treated with surgery or medicine Since 1969 and the introduction of a successful technique of bypass surgery use of the operation has increased to an estimated 150000 a year Average costs of the varying treatments at UAB from 1976 to 1979 have been reported to be 56867 for patients treated with medicine 510574 for patients treated with surgery and 523045 for patients who failed medical treatment and required late surgery In order to compare medical and surgical treatment 780 patients were carefully selected from 16626 who underwent diagnostic tests for heart disease Records were maintained on all to assure that the sample was representative of the large group The 780 patients were randomly assigned to either medical or surgical treatment They included people who had suffered heart attacks but had no symptoms and those with symptoms of chest pain on exertion which could be controlled with rest or nitroglycerin Diagnostic tests had to show the heart function was normal or could be controlled with medical treatment Those patients with one two and three blood vessel diseases were evenly distributed Dr William Rogers associate professor of medicine at UAB and the principal investigator for its portion of the study Mid six-year survival rates of those allocated to medical therapy were not significantly different from those undergoing surgery By Mike Mayhan Foit-Hcnld Reporter About 25000 fewer Americans will undergo coronary artery bypass surgery each year if the results of a comprehensive study are followed doctors Mid yesterday With an average cost of 515000 to 520000 for that operation the doctors estimate a reduction in health care costs ranging from 5300 million to 5500 million a year Those findings were reported by medical researchers from the 15 medical centers across the US and Canada including the University of Alabama in Birmingham who participated in the study funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Michael White a spokesman for the institute Mid the projections are based on conservative estimates "People with minimal disease have no advantage of a longer life from bypass grafting" said Dr Albert Oberman chairman of UAB's Department of Preventive Medicine and co-investigator of the UAB portion of the study "I think there will be some reduction in coronary artery bypass surgery a result of the study but I am not sure how much The medical approach delays the surgery in some patients and I i Gemini I 169 Gibraltar El -K- 159 INC 1 UveOak I2S0 189 '199 Hrnphiu New Ji Ortoaml pod '199 199 Report links kidney high blood pressure UAB cites study of patients FUNERALS GEORGIAN OAK 269 VAULTS FLOWERS Wi arrange templets details 1 tnnin to da it new 1 Veur Pie-arrangement can be put an monthly payments without interest i fra manay placed In a fruit and mad anly at lima ef need 1 Na future price increase Yeu buy at today! prica Far the future normal blood pressure which persisted throughout the study The evidence is very strong that the kidneys of the patients in the study must have been responsible for their hypertension prior to any clinically obvious change in those The UAB study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine followed the six patients for an average of 4 Mi years after their transplant After the operation readings of laboratory tests were similar for there patients and a matched group of patients with no history of hypertension Curtis said studies in animals have indicated that rats that develop hypertension spontaneously an experimental model that is thought to be similar to essential hypertension in man revert to normal and stay there after a kidney transplant "The purpose of this report is to demonstrate that this Ridoot'sV la Valley Chapel 870-2401 WINDOW GUARDS WITH PURCHASE OF STORM WINDOWS 30x39 IRON WINDOW GUARDS AS LOW AS 29 FREE Gardndale Chisel U1-62S2 JeflersH East Chapel 055-2171 Prattville Chapel 105-5012 Leak Memory Montgomery 271-4501 Ridouti Roebuck Chapel U3-7171 These Doors are Pre-Hung Installation Financing Can Be Arranged Johns-Ridoot's Elmwood 251-7227 BroweSenrice Decatur 251-1512 Collier-Butler Gathdeo 541-2140 Johns-Ridout'sSouthHde 251-5254 By Mike Mayhan Post-Hcrald Reporter A University of Alabama in Birmingham study indicates the kidney at least in some cases is responsible for what is called essential hypertension Essential hypertension afflicts from 20 million to 25 millun Americans and carries with it a major risk of stroke heart attack and kidney failure and other disorders Although many medical investigators have suspected the kidney causes hypertension (high blood pressure) the UAB study offers some of the strongest proof yet Dr John Curtis associate professor of medicine at UAB's Division of Nephrology said the researchers studied medical records of many patients with kidney disease Six patients were found to have high blood pressure months to years before developing nephrosclerosis -a hardening of tissues in the kidney "We went through a large number of patients before we could get a valid account of which came first As strong as we could possibly prove it was the essential hypertension that preceded the kidney dis- Curtis Mid all of the six patients eventually required transplants because of their kidney disorders removal of their kidneys and fefter receiving cadaver kidneys the patients experienced a return to White Chapel Montgomery 202-5501 also occurs in man We are not sug l0 BOX 11132 MKMINCIIAM AL 33202 Milt Tesla SMC 269 0 0 I 1 Please send me your package of infor- I mation NO SALESMAN WILL CALL i jNnw METAL VENT 5 POINTS WEST 2790 Botaomor Road ikemi bna fair Drive gesting kidney transplantation cures hypertension What our study does is help focus in on one area for further research People doing research will have to take our findings into eration" Curtis Hid the UAB study was made possible because of its large kidney transplant center its specialized center for hypertension research and its General Clinical Research Center which specializes in research projects involving humans SOUTHSIDE 4305 3rd Ave Sooth 592-3294 Sw Mb Odhdto bssms 788-9165- itmskurity stosm doors WMCcckmlMMakMbi I I Aiblme I jt'ily I Stale 25ip i- Come visit one of our Factory Showroom! Mon-fri 1-5 Sat 9-4 I Call For Free Estimated hBaBaaBaaaeaauaaBaaaaaeaeaJ.