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4B DETROIT FREE PRESS 'WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1966 i The No. 1 fire hazard? Indifference Only $39 im 1 I Lena ZNj O'Connor working This is Fire Prevention Week. Do you know where your fire extinguisher is? Before I located the extinguisher in my office, I went out to Melvindale to watch John LaPointe set gasoline fires. LaPointe and Bobby Bryant, safety engineers for Marathon Petroleum teach fire fighters how to put out fires caused by gasoline, liquid propane gas and other petroleum products.

LaPointe and Bryant ignited a lake of gasoline and taught the fire fighters how to extinguish it The heat was intense; flames and black smoke rose to the sky. It was all very dramatic; it was also very much under control. Although they are known for their Important factors in preventing fires, he says. Copiers and blueprint machines are a potential fire hazard because their Inks and toners are made of flammable material. They should be separated from workplaces by a fire-resistant material like dry wall.

Just because you don't work with obviously flammable substances doesnt mean your workplace has no fire hazards. Substances we take for granted are dangerous if improperly used, stored or thrown away. Aerosol cans become fire starters when they land in incinerators; hair dyes and other hair salon preparations become dangerous if they are stored near heat, like a water heater. Mixing ammonia and bleach cleaning preparations creates potentially lethal fumes. Ignorance is a prime cause of fires, LaPointe says.

Many people do not understand that it is the fumes from gasoline, not the liquid itself, that is flammable, he says. The fumes in one gallon of gas, ignited, could lift 450 tons 90 feet in the air. But the most dangerous hazard is indifference, he says. Ignoring a dangerous situation at work, taking no Interest in fire safety training or failing to point out fire hazards to supervisors because It's not my job" is foolish, because, when the fire starts, "you probably couldn't run far enough or fast enough." Whether you run a business or a family here's an offeryou can't afford to miss. Now you can buy a new tone alert pager with our Pager Exchange Pledge for just $39; then pay only $10 a month for airtimc.

We accept Visa, MC and Amex. 557-3432 IrHHnrh putting something over it that will cut off the supply of oxygen; take it outside, or use an 'A' type extinguisher, timing the spray in i sweeping motion. Any fire, says LaPointe, needs fuel, heat and oxygen to continue to burn. By removing any one of those three elements, you control the fire. KNOWLEDGE and concern are two ability to fight petroleum-product fires, LaPointe and Bryant have plenty to say about fire safety at work.

They advise starting with the basics. IT'S BASIC to locate the nearest fire extinguisher. I found one right down the hall from my office. It's also basic to notice what substances to use it on. Fire extinguishers are designed to be used on one of three types of fires: 'A' fires in paper, wood or trash; 'B' fires in gas, fuel or paint, and fires in electrical equipment.

Those of us who work in offices are most likely to encounter 'A' fires, because a common workplace fire is the wastebasket fire caused by cigarets not quite out when dumped. There are three quick ways to put out a wastebasket fire: smother it by Joan-Johnny battle begins tomorrow TELEVISION, from Page 1B him since his appointment in April.i "All we've done is to bring a few elements together so far. We need a lot CONFUSED BY ALL THE HEALTH CARE OPTIONS? more luck and talent to Dull that off. "We will lose (monev) on everv program that is on the air, probably, for the first group of years programming is going to be an investment here. no one knows what going to happen until you push the button on a thing like this." BLUE MAKES IT SIMPLE.

ALTHOUGH THE television indus try is buzzing over the idea of Fox appointing a 28-year-old programming director (he has since turned 29), An-cier brings almost seven years of tele vision experience to the job. At 16, he produced his own local public affairs radio program, "Focus on Youth," in his hometown of Trenton, N.J. (where, as a radio-junkie teenager, he sometimes tuned in Detroit's WJR). A 1979 graduate of Princeton, Ancier came to television at 22 as a member of NBC's associates program, which chooses a few from hundreds of appli cants to become management trainees. After a year, Ancier became NBC's manager of current comedy.

Ancier also became known as the most likely successor to his charismatic mentor, Brandon Tartikoff, NBC's president of entertainment, whose suc cess at an early age parallels Ancier's. But instead of following an almost guaranteed path of success at NBC, Ancier decided to jump to Fox. "It was like right to the last minute on NBC. I quit on Friday and started work (at Fox) on Monday," Ancier says. "The real reason is this is so much more interesting a challenge than working at a network.

CITIES LIKE DETROIT, with both Choosing from so many group health care plans and companies can be confusing. Traditional coverage HMOs and now along comes another. It's called a PPO. Preferred Provider Organization. What is What does it cover? Should you enroll? Here are some facts to help you decide.

NEWEST CHOICE GIVES YOU MORE OF A CHOICE. The Blue Preferred Plan is a PPO offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan. It has the benefits of traditional coverage such extra services as home and doctor's office visits, well-baby care, and childhood immunizations for preschoolers. And all for very little out-of-pocket expense. Services are provided by a statewide network of hospitals, multi- specialty physician groups and other health care providers.

You use their services just as you've always done under traditional coverage -with all its freedom from paperwork. BLUE PPO IS 4,200 DOCTORS AND 91 HOSPITALS BIGGER. No other PPO or HMO in Michigan comes close. Chances are, your own family physician and your nearby hospital are already members of the Blue Preferred of the state's doctors along with fully half the state's hospitals, 111 of them, have been carefully selected for quality performance and have agreed to become preferred providers. Even if you go outside the Plan for services, you'll still enjoy substantial bene-, fits.

In addition, emergency care benefits for covered ser a strong independent station (WKBD) vices are reimbursed 100. IN OPEN ENROLLMENT, ALL OPTIONS CAN B2 BLUE. If a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) suits your needs, choose the Blue Care Network, our group of seven HMOs around the state. Belong to one, and you can get covered services from any of the other six. No other HMO offers this protection.

Blue Traditional coverage is another option. In Michigan alone, over 13,000 physicians and over 200 hospitals accept the Blue ID card without question. There you have it. Now when you're asked to make a choice, just make it Blue. And get the peace of mind that comes from carrying the "caring" card.

For more information, see your Benefits Representative. Blue is better. and a huge TV audience, represent the cream for Fox. "WKBD, I think, is fully, competitive with the other stations in the market," says Ancier. "And the ratings in Detroit are incredible it was that way at NBC, too.

In Detroit, you see television homes in the 60- share level, which is just terrific. We love it! WKBD comes in a strong fourth in market shares, peaking and sometimes slipping into third place in the pre print hours of 5 to 8 p.m., according to July Arbitron figures. From sign-on to sign-off, the shares are: WDIV, Chan nel 4, 25 percent; WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, 22 percent; WJBK-TV, Channel 2, 1 8 percent; WTVS-TV, Channel 56, two percent; and independents WKBD, 12 percent; WXON-TV Channel 20, six percent, and WGPR-TV, Channel 62, which does not register. FOR THE MOMENT, Fox is concen trating on making its debut program, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 0 the much-publicized Rivers show, competitive with Johnny Carson and other late-night fare. "We have to figure out and we're in the midst of it right now how we can make it special from the Tonight show while still retaining the people who watched Joan on the 'Tonight' show," Ancier says.

"We know that Joan is a better interviewer than Johnny, but Carson does a better monologue, in She's going to have more women viewers than she did on and Johnny has more men. So how does that change our guest list? "And, by the way, it might not be perfect out of the box no show is. We just have to give it our best shot. Even 'Cosby' was not a perfect show in the pilot." i.