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The Hoosier Dayperdo IBowen DiscussesexpFoifedState Police SuitEefflt;alcarBy DONALD D. WHITELoGOVERNOR OTIS R. Bowen does not fix his own breakfast, although as a physician, he must believe in a more balanced diet to start the day than toast and coffee.One of the infrequent gubernatorial press conferences was called to start at the end of the first such event held by President Gerald Ford. As a result, the governor and most newsmen were able to watch only the start of the presidential conference, when Ford announced he might be fixing his own lunches and dinner for a while. It was a natural question for me to ask the governor.While Bowen has maintained an open administration, usually available to newsmen, formalpress conferences are infrequent, called only when a project warrants such coverage. Bowen has concentrated his news efforts on his own weekly newspaper column and his five - minute radio program, as well as regular appearances on the televised “Report from the Statehouse.The television program follows a regular foremat, with newscasters questioning the governor. It does not permit him to cover subjects he may want to talk about in detail. As a result, many advance an-nouncemnts appear on the radio program where Bowen controls the subjects.the area in the northwest part of the state where 80 per cent of the state’s black population is concentrated.Some have maintained that the barring of applicants with misdemeanor records tends to act against black applicants. It is based upon the theory that blacks live in inner city areas, prone to more arrests. Bowen did not agree that blacks have higher arrest records. However, he has asked the State Police Baord to review thethreatened to withhold the two per cent “voluntary” contributions to the RepublicanRlt;1t4Vparty. The Indiana State Employes Association had announced some 3,000 highway department hourly workers would stop on Sept. 20.recCoieatSrequirement.It was a move in protest to a court ruling upholding the firing of 18 employes for patronage reasons by Superintendent of Public Instruction Harold H. Nebley. who returned politics to the office with a vengeance.rectoftTHE SUBJECT of the news conference was the state’s study of the Penn Central track usage in Indiana, and recommendations on retaining most of it. The state was the first, and so far the only one. in the nation to complete a detailed study and reccommendations to the federal government. After the subject was thoroughly covered, a few reporters remained with the governor and staff members as though reluctant to end the conference.Although most reporters had left, the real stories came in the informal* discussion. The National Association for the Advancement of lt;otored People had filed suit in federal court charging discrimination against Negro state police applicants.BOWEN SAID We are not allowed to say much when we are being sued, but I will comment We have known of the existence of this problem for some time It is a problem that we inherited. We have made efforts to recruit and are going to increase our efforts through a study group in existence since JulyOne of the problems has been in the testing area, with questions worded so that minority groups have different interpretations. A consulting firm has been hired and university advisors recruited to revise the test. Intensified recruiting efforts will be concentrated in Marion County andHe said: “We are not going to lower standards, and I don’t believe such a change would. If you look back and find an individual who was caught with a can of beer in his car at age 15 or 17 but has had no problems since and has maintained a fine pattern of behavior since, I think it should be a matter of individual consideration.’’ Removal of the minimum and maximum height requirements is being studied, with physical fitness determined by some other type of tests.viaCO!Int$2tsplt;11 ASKED BOWEN about the state employes who haveBOWEN SAID: “I feel a bit hurt that the employes of the state, whom I think we have been very good to in the last year and a half with merit, cost of living and longevity raises, would turn against an administration that has attempted to help them so much. My position has been and remains that it is a voluntary contribution to the party.” Reporters were reminded that all employes were cleared through regular party channels. Each signed a statement on the form that he would be willing to make such a contribution andanCh111RcOkanDe01ArAvCii]GicoW{1now is going back on his word.EicoSpeaking of Your Health...Usftr 1. Coleman, M.D.Marriage and SyphilisI was treated for syphilis when I was 19. After two years I was told that I was completely cored.Now I want to get married. I am 31 years old. I am afraid that they will find signs of it in my Mood. I have never told my family or my fiancee about itI live in a new town and even my doctor knows nothing about it How should I go about straightening this mess out?Mr. M.L.J. Mich.Dear Mr. J.:Your sense of responsibility to your fiancee is confusing a problem that can be readily solved. Since you have been actively treated and pronounced “cured” of syphilis you need have no fear of transmitting this disease to your wife, especially if immediate blood studies are negative.It is essential that you see your new doctor and honestly present the entire history of your exposure to syphilis and your treatment so that he can thoroughly evaluate your present condition. Besides theWasserman test there are otherhighly sensitive tests and so-called “provocative” tests that can free you from the bondage of fear.The confidentiality betweenyou and your doctor will be strictly observed.Only after thorough examination, if there is no residual evidence of syphiliswill your doctor recommend that you continue with your marriage plana.This is the reason that allstates require positive proof that blood is free from syphilis before a marriage license isissued.While I am on the subject I must add that venereal disease now exists in epidemic form among teenagers and young adults. The ravages of untreated syphilis aredevastating.Syphilis is probably one of the most destructive diseases that man is heir to. The late effects of this disease can involve every organ of the body and leave devastation in its path.Sexual promiscuity is responsible for the current expansion of the ravages of venereal disease. Just two irresponsible carriers of venereal disease, gonorrhea or syphilis, can, in a matter of months be responsible for mass infections numbering in the thousands.This should give readerssome idea of the magnitude ofthe problem, and how importantit is for parents, doctors andhealth authorities to continuethe educational campaignsagainst this problem.* * •OR. LESTER COLEMAN hasofvilt;Dlt;Bi7020viScdiInB:Jisflt;FfibSiiprepared a spaclal bookletWhatDo About Ulcers. For youronv. sand M cants In coin and a largo *n|eddrassad. stampad swvatopa to. (UlcarLastor L. Coisman,Booklat). P.O. Box 5171, Grand Csntral Station. Now York City 10017. piMte mantion tha booklat by tltla.(© 1974 King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
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Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 03, 1974
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