The White Falcon - 23.04.1976, Blaðsíða 3

April 23, 1976
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■BEAUTY, OVERCOME BY BEAST, ponders the flowery present which
her.
he has just given
Students see
l&F play
Story and photos by J02 Jerry Foster
Bizarre romance came to Keflavik last
Thursday afternoon when "Beauty and the
Beast" was presented to the students
at the Lower School,
A fairy tale about a merchant, his
daughters, and a beast, Beauty is one of
the merchant*s daughters, and the Beast
is an enchanted prince.
The characters were portrayed by—
Rick Cote, father; Mark Harris, Beast;
Linda Blanchard, Beauty; Pat Welsch,
Dressdelinda; and Hafdis Calkins,
Zuleinka.
The play was the first children's
production undertaken by the Ice and
Fire Theater Group. The thespian team
plans three such performances per year.
"Beauty and the Beast" was directed
by Jan Avery.
BEAUTY, BESET BY her father's own plight
of death since he was cursed by the
beast, takes the uneventful matter upon
herself.
Keeping dental costs down
There is little doubt that people are
concernedi about high costs in health
care. Dentists, too, are concerned and
want to keep the costs of care down.
This article will examine ways you
can effectively reduce dental costs
while increasing the benefits of good
oral health.
One of the primary considerations is
the economics of the regular dental
check-up. Too many people try to "save
^oney" on dental bills by not seeing the
entist until they have serious prob-
lems. This not only defeats the purpose
of preventive dentistry, but it. is • i«much
more expensive in the long run.
Emergencies are always more expen-
sive, and too often emergency repairs
are only a stopgap toward solving the
real problem. Once the disease process
has taken strong hold, it often lasts
longer and costs more to treat. Conse-
quently, there is little that can replace
■he regular check-up for economy.
Following the dentist's orders is im-
portant, too. The dentist may suggest a
special program of oral hygiene or diet.
Far too many patients ignore the expert
advice that they have solicited and paid
for.
The most cost-saving step of them
all, of course, is not to become victim
of oral disease in the first place. This
opens the broad topic of prevention
which is discussed in detail in other
^articles in this series. Daily use of
rdental floss and regular brushing using
a flouride dentifrice in the method de-
scribed by the patient's dentist are im-
portant. Certain accepted flouride
toothpastes have been proven to reduce
dental decay. A sensible diet that
avoids over-indulgence in : sweets,
particularly between meals, can reduce
dental bills.
In recent decades there has been a
kshift in the kinds of treatment that
"dentists provide. Advances in preventive
procedures have allowed the dentist to
shift his treatment emphasis from repar-
ative to preventive care. But the effec-
tiveness of new preventive treatments in
saving teeth and saving dental COsts
depend greatly on the cooperation of the
patient in daily self-care at home.
The dental _patient as a consumer of
commercial dental products should : he
certain that he is purchasing ’useful
oral health aids. To assist the public,
the American Dental Association in • re-
cent years has expanded its activities
in the evaluation and certification of
dental products.
The dentist, himself, has tradition-
ally depended on the ADA for evaluation
and classification of the professional
products he uses in his practice. The
patient-consumer can look for the ac-
ceptance statements of the Council on
Dental Therapeutics and the ADA Council
on Dental Materials and Devices on
toothpastes, powered toothbrushes, oral
irrigators and denture adhesives.
Dental insurance, offered mostly in
group plans such as those of employers
and unions, can be a good investment-
The patient should check to see whether
.there is a plan under which he would
qualify for membership.
And of course, all taxpayers are able
to include dental expenses and the cost
of prescription drugs which exceed a
certain percentage of their total income
as deductions for federal income tax
purposes.
Even with the high cost of living, an
entire community can supply better den-
tal health for a cost of about 10 cents
a person per year by fluoridating its
drinking water supply. About 100 million
people — nearly half the American pop-
ulation — now benefit from the fluoride
content in community water supplies.
Finally, don't waste money with
"quack" cures. It has been estimated
Americans spend more than $2 billion a
year on health quacks and quack pro-
ducts. Denture construction and repair
is one of the most frequent areas for
abuse by quacks. Dentures fitted by un-
licensed persons and mail-order dentures
can cost the ..patient more in the long
run when the damaged ill-fitting den-
tures cause has to be corrected.
BEAUTY IS AS BEAUTY DOES as she unfolds her love for the beast to her father and
two sisters.
The Two’ makes a comeback
by J02 Art Frith
More than 225 million new two-dollar
bills were put into circulation through
coramerical banks by the Federal Reserve
System last week.
The $2 bill has been out of circula-
tion since 1966, when the Treasury De-
partment officially discontinued print-
ing the 1963-1963A notes. Like its pre-
decessor, the 1967 series portrays
Thomas Jefferson, third President of the
United States, on the front. However,
unlike the 1963A series, which had
Jefferson's home, Monticello.. on the
back, the new bills show the sign-
ing of the Declaration of Independence.
The new two-dollar bills also differ
from the older billr in that they
are Federal Reserve Notes, not U. S.
Notes.
The lack of public demand, due to the
association of bad luck with the two-
dollar bill, brought about the decision
to discontinue printing the unwanted
currency. Recently, a new study showed
that if the $2 bill was brought back and
issued in sufficient numbers, they would
meet public approval. The Bureau of En-
graving and Printing plans to print 400
million of the new two-dollar bills each
year, thus making it a standard denomi-
nation of U.S. currency. It is estima-
ted that the government will save be-
tween four and seven million dollars
each year because fewer one-dollar bills
will have to be printed.
Inflation is one factor that is giv-
ing the two-dollar bill a chance for a
comeback. That same factor may soon be
responsible for the introduction of a
new one-dollar coin.
The one-dollar bill is being vic-
timized by inflation which has robbed it
of about 40 cents of its former value
since 1966. The new two-dollar bill
will buy today what it took just $1.20
to buy ten years ago.
There is a possibility that the gov-
ernment might introduce a midget-sized
one-dollar coin, making the one-dollar
bill a thing of the past. No decision
has been made yet on a new one-dollar
coin, but several key treasury depart-
ment officials have indicated they will
support the move if it is shown that the
public will approve and use it. Frank
McDonald, deputy director of the U.S.
Mint, says the treasury agency is think-
ing of a coin larger than the current
25-cent piece, but smaller than the 50-
cent piece.
The feasibility of introducing the
new coin is part of a year-long study of
U.S. coinage needs. The study is being
made under a $116 thousand contract with
the government. The results of the re-
port are due in May.
A brush with death teaches us all
The following is a quote from a let-
ter that was written to one of the com-
manders here on the Naval Station by a
member of his organization. The service
member nearly caused his own death and
conceivably could have taken other peo-
ple with him.
"On Febauaay 7, 1976, I had an ex-
pedience that almost coit me my Hie.
I hope, that by telling what happened I
can make othea people awaae of, the dan-
ger smoking In bed.
I attended the squadaon paaty oi the
afternoon oi the 7th oi Febauaay. Aitea
the paaty, I went to a ialend's home
wheae the paaty continued. Eaaly In the
moaning, I aetuOned to the doamitoay and
went to my aoom.
The next thing X aemembea Is the
ilast seageant waking me and taking me
to the hospital. Evidently, I lit a
clgaaette while fitting oa lying In my
bed and went to sleep while smoking.
I ieel that the only thing that saved
my H\e and the Hie o£ my aoommate was
the iact that he awoke and saw a cloud
oi smoke oven my bed.
Faom the position oi the
buans on the mattaess, the ilae could
have been no moae than tha.ee to (oua.
Inches {aom my body. Even though the
mattaess was buanlng, I nevea {elt the
heat oa smelled the smoke.
By the time my aoommate dlscoveaed
the smoke It had completely {Hied the
aoom.
I have been told that {umes {aom a
buanlng oa smoldealng mattaess aae poi-
sonous just like the exhaust {aom a can.
I think I was extaemely lucky that some-
one dlscoveaed the smoke In time.
Looking back and knowing you weae
within minutes oi death gives you a sick
ieellng In youa stomach. It's something
that you cannot ioaget.
Seveaal times since the above Inci-
dent, I have been listening to music oa
aelaxlng In some othea way and -tiiought
that I would not be doing this now li It
had not been ioa my aoommate's actions.
Most oi all I am thank{ul that mycaae-
lessness did not take his Hie."
In a letter to all personnel the com-
mander wrote: "There are two major con-
siderations about which I am deeply
concerned; first, the most obvious one,
that of smoking in bed and the conse-
quences and potential for disasters of
that act. The basic structure of the
barracks is 'fire proof' which is a very
misleading term. The important thing is
that the furnishings and the people will
burn. Burning up or dying a subtle
death by asphyxiation ‘is not my idea of
a good way to 'cash in.'
Second, the man who wrote the testi-
monial letter was, in a word, 'blotto,'
when the incident occured. This brings
up the subject of responsibility to
yourself and others for your acts of in-
discretion while under the influence,
i.e. Dulling the barracks' fire alarm
during Darty times may, at the time,
seem like a fun thing to do. However,
the effect of these false alarms is to
remove all credibility from the fire
alarm system."
Although this incident amounted to
minimal damage that was confined to the
mattress, it very well could have been
catastrophic. It could just as easily
have occured under the same circum-
stances in any quarters (BOQ, BEQ or
family) on the station.
It is necessary that all personnel
take this incident under serious con-
sideration. Think about the people who
share the BOQ, BEQ or unit of family
quarters. Think about yourself and espe-
cially your loved ones.”