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Briefs Hispanics will meet with Civiletti today Prevailing wage struggle eyed AUSTIN. Texas (AP) Organized labor faces a determined assault by business on prevailing construction wage laws and must get tougher in its political activity, a national AFL-CIO official says. Thomas R. Donahue, executive assistant to national AFL-CIO president George Meany. addressed the Texas AKL-CIO convention on Wednesday.

He predicted a continued attack by business on prevailing wage laws and said the activity guerrilla warfare against workers and decent working conditions." Prevailing wage laws prevent contractors on government jobs from paying workers less than the wages normally paid in" a community. Smothers youth abuse alleged AUSTIN. Texas (AP) A state agency has accused a youth care home in East Texas, operated by Rep. Clay Smothers, D-Dallas, of using unnecessary punishment including name-calling, threats and frequent spankings. The report on Smothers' St.

Paul Industrial Training School at Malakoff in Henderson County was released Tuesday by the Texas Department of Human Resources. It was the result of an investigation that began in February. The school was cited for more than 40 violations of state welfare standards June 21 and given 30 days to correct them. WASHINGTON (AP) Hispanic spokesmen scheduled a meeting today with Deputy Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti, whose nomination as attorney general they are fighting.

Sen. Edward Kennedy. D- suggested the meeting midway through testimony as the Senate Judiciary Committee began Civiletti's confirmation hearing Wednesday. "We are strongly opposing Mr. Civiletti's nominaton," Paul Sedillo of the Forum of National Hispanic Organizations said.

"We feel that we as a minority have been neglected by the Justice Department." Central to the Hispanic opposition is the contention that the Justice Department, with Civiletti in a top leadership spot, has been reluctant to prosecute for civil rights violations involving alleged police brutality against Hispanics. Nineteen of 57 cases the group outlined to the committee were in Texas. "The number of cases that the Justice Department has initiated is absolutely a horrendous record," Sedillo said. Elisa Sanchez of the Mexican-American Women's National Association said, "Our people are being assaulted, murdered and otherwise brutalized while their cries for help fall on the deaf ears of the Justice Menopause problems DKAR DR. LAMB Would you please send me some information on the menopause? I'm 4:5 years old and am having pain in the hack of my head and neck and I also have aching in my joints.

I'm on Sinequan for depression. Most people say that I am too young but others say that I'm the right age. I have three teen-age children and work 40 hours per week. My husband had a and is in a nursing home. The doctors found that my heart beats fast at times I'm on Lanoxin for this.

I wake up during the night and can't go back to sleep. This has been happening for about three years. How long does the menopause last and what can be done lo keep from getting depressed? Any information you can send me would help as 1 can't find any material on this. DEAR READER The age of menopause varies. Sometimes it occurs as early is 30 years of age but that's unusual.

In other instances it doesn't occur until after 50. Many of the symptoms attributed to the menopause are a subject of controversy. The only symptom that we specifically is caused oy the menopause is hot flashes with accompanying sweats. These can be relieved by giving female Hormone replacement. Most of the other symptoms that can be caused by menopause can also be caused by other conditions.

Your headaches can be from an entirely different cause and may be related to the depression problem that you're experiencing. Waking up at night from sleep can also be part of a depression. I can see from your brief letter that you have ample reason for an anxiety depression without being in Ihe menopause stage at all. You didn't say anything about your regularity or menstrual history which be rather important in deciding w'hether or not you are in the menopause. I would just like to you against assuming that all of your symptoms are caused by vour menopause as opposed io being caused from some of vour other problems.

I am sending you The Health Letter number 5-12. Menopause. as you requested. Other readers who want this issue can send 75 cents with a long, stamped, self-addressed envelope for it. Send your request to me, in care of The Paris (Texas) News.

P.O. Box 1551. Radio City Station, New York. NY 10019. SELL DT NOW Lawrence E.

Lamb. M.D. Awn. When you have a depression that's caused by factors other than the menopause, you can't expect female hormones to correct the problem. Incidentally.

Sinequan is a good medicine and is frequently used to help people with such problems. Rely on your doctor to help you with professional advice concerning your depression. If he thinks it's necessary, you might want to have a consultation with a psychiatrist lo see if there's anything else that can be done to help you through this difficult period. Sears CORRECTION Circular that In an In Nam. on Page tha on Man't Shirt vhouM ba 20 percent of 25 percent.

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