Parents weigh football's fun against physical risks
Reporter Bill Torpy discusses the injury risks in youth football and the debate over starting ages. He cites experts from SIUC and local medical staff, noting knee and ankle injuries as common, and contrasts coaching supervision with early participation. Carbondale drops peewee football amid scheduling and parental concerns.
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Bill Torpy
Southern Illinoisan
Pop Warner
Harry Schultz
SIUC
Football safety tips and safer alternatives for wary parents
Article discusses football injury risks and safer sports options for children. Quotes from Har ry Schultz Neal Tanner and Jay Pardus emphasize alternatives like flag football soccer and swimming. Advises proper equipment fit supervision conditioning rules, and gradual training to reduce injuries while keeping kids active.
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Tanner
Eye bank gifts bring sight to the blind
Dear Ann Landers urges readers to pledge eyes after death and donate to eye banks. The letter shares a survivor’s story of corneal transplants restoring sight and asks readers to contact local eye banks or The Eye-Bank for Light Restoration for forms and donations. A second note promotes a negotiation book by Fisher and Ury from Harvard, priced at 10.95.
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Ann Landers
Eye- Bank For Sight Restoration, Inc
Eye Bank
New York
N.Y
Roger Fisher
William Ury
Harvard
Houghton Mifflin
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Schultz
Jay Pardus
Franklin Hospital
Marion High School
SIU
Pardus
Jay Tanner
Springfield
Carbondale
Jim Summers
Bob Hawkins
Hawkins
Joe Jines
Jay Buckner
Anna Fairgrounds
Azardous
Neal Tanner
Marion Hospital
Tommy
Eye-Bank For Light Restoration, Inc
East 64Th St
Jackets & Blazers
Cord & Denim Jeans
Panther Classics
Seiad
Velour
Bath
Fieldcrest Towels
Royal Velvet
Wick
University Mall
N. Park Ave
Herrin
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