The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 December 1979 — Page 3

From the Syracuse police blotter

The following information was taken from the Syracuse Police blotter: November 28 9:33 a m. — Man complaining of barking dog on Carroll Street 9:46 am. — Subject called reference number of nutrition site, 2:04 p.m. — Pilcher’s Shoe Store advises they still have MD canister at the store. They will drop it off this afternoon. 4:40 p.m. — Woman called for information. Did we find her keys, advised no. 9:11 p.m. — Two subjects on station to see officer November 29 9:51 a m. — Subject on station advises'of car on corner of John and Harrison Streets. It is a possible road hazard. 10:46 a m. — Woman on station for location of clerk’s office 3:25 p.m. — Woman reports dogs giving her a headache November 30 12:30 a.m. — Woman advises of” accident on Pickwick Road and East Shore 12:53 p.m. — Party advises looks like man hole cover off at Lake and Benton December 1 10:41 a m. — Man from Farm

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Bureau requests information from fireman reference Steven’s fire 10:45 a.m. — Woman reports abandoned vehicle south of Bonnie Brae on SRI3 11:01 a m — Man reports accidents, 2 vehicles, 2 miles west of SRI3 on 1200 N 12:27 p.m. — Man complains reference neighbor building ditch 1:27 p.m. — Subject complains of icy conditions on 1000 N and 400E December 2 12:22 a m — Woman advises her son is not home yet 12:31 a.m. — Woman advises her son just returned home 1:02 p.m — Man reports fence torn down, about 10 posts, Friday night 1:44 p.m. — Woman requests unit watch her house. She’ll be out of town and her ex-husband has threatened to break in 8:15 p.m. — Pacer station called to have car towed from station December 3 8:33 a.m. — Man complaining of vehicle in roadway on curve at Chinese Gardens 8:43 a.m. — Woman on station for South Bend Parole Office

Suggested she call clerk’s office 9:44 a.m. — Man complains of fishermen's vehicles parked along both sides of road 12:14 — Woman reports missing large shepherd-collie dog

Do You Say It In Plain English?

You’re standing at a sick relative’s bedside, waiting anxiously as a physician examines him. Finally, the doctor says, “A case of spontaneous remission.” In the silence that follows, you stand wringing your hands, uncertain whether to laugh or cry. a No one needs this kind of jargon because it shuts down communications. It is insider language that locks most of us out. The offending party innocently assumes his listeners are familiar with terms that actually are meaningful only within a highly specialized field of interest. And jargon is almost anywhere, fouling up human conversation like so much opaque sludge. A prominent jargon fighter is D. W. “Scotty” McArthur, vice president of 3M’s Micrographic Products Division. “The business, I’m in — micrographic systems and supplies — is swimming with ‘inside terms’ that mean precious little to the average business executive. “But basically, all there is to micrographics is making little things out of big things — then storing these little things on film. There they wait until an electronic impulse delivers them, enlarged, onto a display screen for inspection.” McArthur claims microfilm can help practically any size organization substantially cut filing and other administrative costs, increase job productivity and dramatically shrink the

December 4 2:27 p.m, — Subject on station reporting large dead dog in roadway, first curve south of city limits on SRI3 5:56 p.m. — Pilcher's Shoe

Call it "jargon/* "cant" or "gobbledygook," it's just plain confusing! amount of space required for files — you can put an entire library of documents into an attache case. Microfilm also can put massive amounts of data at a clerk’s fingertips, supplying virtually any type of information for day-to-day operations. We benefit from the communicating power of microfilm in many areas of our lives. For example, you call directory assistance for the number Os a person in a city of millions; you provide minimal information. Microfilm plays its role and the correct number is provided so quickly it’s as though the operator had anticipated your call. Although microfilm devices are getting increasingly sophisticated, they are also getting easier to use. The 3M executive notes that his company recently came out with a “Micrapoint” waitless filing system that permits almost instantaneous retrieval of microfilm documents previously entered at random. “It’s almost like throwing a jumbled batch of papers into a box — then, after deciding you want one of them back, finding it suddenly leaping into your hand. Yet, it is a system you could run with only a few minutes’ practice.”. Despite buzz words like diazo, microfiche, jackets, densitometers, the basic concept of communicating with microfilm boils down to some pretty simple ideas. The jargon is legitimate — so is “spontaneous remission.” But it is only meaningful to a restricted group of insiders

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Store dropped MD canister off 8:08 p.m. — Fire alarm tripped at Thornburg's 8:14 p.m. — Thornburg’s advises repairman had tripped alarm.

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Cant just can't communicate the way direct, plain English can. who are already “true believers.” McArthur believes, “It’s time we all got rid of the buzz words and technical mishmash. It’ll make all of our lives a lot simpler.” The guinea pig, a native of the Andean highlands of Peru, isn't a pig at all but a rodent related to the rabbit.

Carbon Monoxide Is Cold Weather Threat

Do you drive around in your auto on cold winter days with all the windows and vents tightly closed? Do you sometimes warm up the car engine in your garage without first opening the door? Do you neglect a checkup of exhaust and manifold on your car until something starts rattling or falls off? If your answer is "Yes" to any of these questions, you are flirting with carbon monoxide poisoning, the American Medical Association reminds. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that comes from your auto exhaust, faulty furnaces. smouldering charcoal in a grill and some other sources. In the open air it usually is dissipated w ithout harm to anyone. In an enclosed space it can be deadly.

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Each winter brings fresh reports of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning. The gas can seep up through the floor boards from a leaky exhaust. The victim becomes drowsy and "Falls asleep.” It takes only a short time for an engine running in a closed garage to till the building with deadly gas. No one knows how many auto accidents are caused by motorists whose reaction time is somewhat slowed by a small seepage of carbon

Wed., December 5,1979 —THE MAIL-JOURNAL

monoxide into a closed auto. If your exhaust and manifold are in good shape, tight!) tit ted. you likely are safe. But it s even safer to leave a rear window open a crack. If your furnace hasn't been checked this fall before turning it on for another winter, you also are running a monoxide risk. There may be leaks from the furnace's exhaust system. If you enjoy charcoal grill cooking, great. But keep it

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Torres wa y j s to follow the car maintenance schedule in your driver’s manual and order regular tune-ups. They can save you another five percent. Still another is to install a good carburetor. Its job is to provide the engine with the correct mixture or ratio of gasoline to air. Several economy systems are built into the ECONOMASTER brand carburetor by Holley. They include the float system which ensures a constant level of gasoline, the choke system for proper starting, the low-speed system for idling or low speeds, and high-speed system, which mixes air and gas according to the constantly changing speed and load of your engine. Actual economy gains may vary with individual driving habits and driving conditions, but if your car’s power seems reduced and your gasoline costs are increasing, you may save sub* stantially by installing a new carburetor. For a free pamphlet, “Fuel Economy You Can Bank On,” write to Dept. N, P.O. Box 3683, Center Line, Michigan 48015.

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where it belongs — out ot doors At least on an open porch. Burning charcoal gives off carbon monoxide too. Be certain all coals are burned out before bringing the grill indoors,

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