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Taxicab Drivers Strike la N.Y. NEW YORK UPI A one-day strike of New York taxi drivers idled most of the city’s huge fleet Wednesday and sparked . violence between union organizers and non-striking cabbies. The city's entire 27,000-man police force was ordered to duty. Some drivers who defied the strike order reported they

were terrorized by roving cabs remained in garages "for ‘goon squads.’* maintenance,’* apparently be-

cause the drivers feared vio-

lence.

All but two of those arrested were members of electrical

By mid-morning authorities said they had arrested 15 persons for striking, threatening or intimidating working drivers. In addition, police said 6S taxis had been officially reported as being damaged by

vandals.

Officials estimated that only about 1,500 of the city’s 11,722 cabs operated today. Most of the independent, driver-owned

WASHINGTON

MARCH OF EVENTS

sn MORE WORK AHEAD FOR GOVERNMENT FOLK

The President No increase in

personnel

4 YOUR HEALTH.

By LESTER L. COLEMAN, M.D.

Limit Your Child's TV Viewing A- NEW aspect of television | tine is devoted instead to exra&ng has just been introduced ercising the mind and the body, by a group of medical research- It takes courage for parents,

ers, rather than by professional

pollsters.

An interesting psychological ; observation came to light what * 30 chronically tired children were studied by two Air Force medical officers, Captains Richard M. Narkewicz and Stan-

ley N. Grauen. '• J Their studies indicate that overexposure to television can produce intense t Dr. Coleman anxiety, restlessness, poor J Bleeping habits and overfatigue. * After long hours of continu- ‘ ous television viewing, these * symptoms of extreme fatigue * became apparent, despite the * absence of any physical evi- ; dence of illness. * Steady Viewing Periods ‘ The 30 children who were » studied averaged three to six * hours a day of uninterrupted staring at the television screen. * The time of exposure was often 1 doubled on weekends. * The Air Force doctors recomS mended that TV-watching be * rigidly limited for these chil4 dren, not as a punishment but *< as a health necessity. TheysugI gested that outdoor play and ► physical exercise be substituted * for sitting in front of the tele- * vision set. The children were ‘ permitted to watch only an oc- * casional favorite show, for a | limited period of time. * Under a regime of active play * and healthy exercise, the chil- * dren regained their normal vi-

4 tality.

* Become TV "Addicts” Children become easily “addJeted” to television unless reasonable limits are imposed and enforced by sensible parents. 4 Scholastic achievements and * good health both benefit mark•edly when restrictions are ] Placed on television viewing and

in this modem “permissive” age, to limit television viewing. But take heart, take heed and don’t be afraid to say, "That’s enough TV.” Children thrive and flourish on loving but firm guidance. Definite, reasonable limitations set down by parental authority give children a sense of security, and actually increase their respect and devotion for their

parents. * • •

READERS' RELATED QUESTIONS Can television be harmful to the eyes? Television viewing, within sensible limits, does no harm to healthy eyes with normal vision. But eyestrain or muscle fatigue can result from prolonged viewing or when the TV screen is too highly illuminated. It is advised that a soft light be left on in the room, preferably behind or to one side of the person watching, to reduce the glare from the screen. Are there any hazards of radiation from television? No, there are none. Can Affect Sleep Can television cause mares in children? Viewing scenes of violence^ hostility, murders and bloodchilling horrors can induce terror even in adults, and can certainly have an emotional effect on children, even in sleep. But there are also many television programs designed for children, which are soothing, entertaining and educational. Parents must use discrimination in choosing programs for their

children.

These columns are designed to relieve your fears about health through a better understanding of your mind and body. AU the hopeful new advances in medicine reported here are known to doctors everywhere. Your individual medical problems should be handled by your own doctor. He knows JIQM bstfi

workers local union 3, which is headed by Harry Van Arsdale, organizer of the strike. Van Arsdale is president of the million-member Central Labor Council which is direct-

ing a campaign to organize the city’s 22,000 drivers of fleetowned cabs. Henry G. Frlendiander, a spokesman for 26 taxicab fleets issued a sharply worded state-

ment today blaming the violence and labor strike on Van Arsdale and his electrical workers local. “What nas occurred today was not a taxicab drivers

The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana Thursday, March 25,1965

strike,” Friendlander said. “Ninety per cent of the pickets at our garages this morning

were members of Van Ar» dale’s electrical workers local and its satellites ...”

INCREASES IN AGENCY ACTIVITIES BY 1966

By HENRY CATHCART

Central Press Washington Writer

YTTASHINGTON—The national economy has been increasing tY its production per worker on an average of about 4 per cent annually in recent years. Called “productivity,” it is one of the principal tools used by economists to gauge business growth. President Johnson believes there is such a thing as productivity among government employes. And he wants to see it increase. In fact, Johnson has expressed the view to his department and agency heads thatonly by increasing the productivity of government employes can government continue to

meet the demands being made on it.

For an idea of the ever-increasing load of government work, the President pointed out that in the 1966 fiscal year there will be increases of: 10 per cent in passports applied for, 16 per cent in coins minted, 6 per cent in subsidized school lunches, 6 per cent in aircraft take-offs and landings, 6 per cent in tax returns, 3 per cent in mail volume, 4 per cent in customs inspection, and 6

per cent in meat inspections.

Obviously, the government has no Intention of increasing the personnel that handles these matters. At least, not at the rate of the increased percentage volume of their work.

# CONGRESSMEN’S REPRESENTATIVE—Whenever someone wishes to pay a compliment to a man who has risen high in his business or professional life, he’s called "an actor’s actor,” or “an engineer’s engineer.” Rep. Carlton R. Sickles, a Democrat from the Maryland district adjacent to Washington, likes to think of himself as a "congressman's congressman.” He’s got a good reason for the appellation. Many senators and representatives maintain their Washington homes in the line residential areas in his district. Sickles represents their interests, although none of them are voters from >>»<» area. For instance, his most distinguished constituent these days Is Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Sickles likes to refer to him as “our resident vice president” • • • • # SEE AMERICA FIRST—As part of the administration program to stem the outward flow of Treasury gold, President Johnson appealed to this year’s vacationers to “See America First,” and not contribute to the payments imbalance by spending money abroad. That appeal got a prompt and favorable response from at least one group that had been organizing a charter airplane flight to Europe. And it came from a predictable source—the State Department Employes of that world-conscious agency had been enlisting members for a bargain-rate flight as they have in past years with considerable success. They planned two flights «i<« yearone hi June and the other in September, at a saving of up to $200 and more per person just Call Off for transportation. However, hard on the heels of the President’s 0ver *«« appeal, word was passed that all plans for the Flights flights had been dropped. No one will say anything about it formally, but, not for attribution, some disappointed employes claim it was just a case of the President and State’s officialdom catching pneumonia

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