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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1985
Page
17
In Newark a woman recounts violence from her partner and thanks readers who intervened with a frying pan against an abusive husband. She moved across the country to escape but urges neighbors to act, noting police should be involved and support for victims remains essential.
A reader recounts how neighbors heard a woman scream during an assault by an alcoholic boyfriend, rushed her to a hospital, then to a battered women’s shelter for support. The note urges calling police in domestic abuse cases, noting police response varies by city yet a call can save lives.
The message cautions that pursuing deep tans ages skin and increases cancer risk. It notes sun exposure causes fine lines irregular pigment and roughness, with a latency period before damage appears. Moisturizers do not stop aging and melanoma risk rises with prolonged burning and peeling. Arizona and New Mexico have high incidences.
Advice emphasizes covering up with shirts hats and sunglasses and using pigments like zinc oxide based sunscreens. Warns that sunburn can appear hours after exposure, and that lip protection and tinted makeup help. Notes risks of tanning pills and booths, and advises applying sunscreen an hour before outside activity.
The piece cites studies on aggression linking harsh punishment and home violence to aggressive behavior in children, notes brain chemical levels and testosterone differences, and mentions lithium as a treatment. It discusses family patterns, TV violence, and limits on exposure, plus expert cautions on reforming violent individuals and societal responses.
Michelle Alexander 9 creates Give Peace a Chance a school project game where two players move dice to claim points for peace actions and penalized for aggression. The board features a world map and spaces like Welcome to Geneva and nuclear-free zone goals. Wedding dress weekend at Indian Lakes Resort offers bridesmaids events with rates. Vitamin B1 touted as alternative mosquito repellent.
Dr John Green of the University of Rochester Medical Center notes sweat glands excrete vitamin B-1 which is not noticeable to humans but repels fleas chiggers and mosquitoes. Regular intake may reduce bites in spring and summer.
Stenson Clontz, 31, of Jerome Idaho, won the 1985 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Humeston after eight hours of bidding and the sale of 3800 cattle. Contestants from 20 states and two Canadian provinces were judged on vocal quality, bid-catching, and hiring potential.
Researchers at Alfred University New York work on a recyclable glass coating to make bottles lighter and far less prone to breaking. The innovation seeks to reduce plastic bottle use by replacing some packaging with lighter glass.
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