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Health care costs to soar (UPI)--A new survey pub- years until it reaches $1.9 lished today in the New billion by the turn of the England Journal of Medicine century. ' says most people claim they It predicts health care want to control soaring nationally will go up $50 health care cost, but very billion each year. few actually consider it a Drew Altman, a co-author major problem. of the report, says the The report that summarizes challenge ahead is for 115 national public opinion government to put together a surveys found that most package of reforms that will people feel society should significantly reduce the spend more on health care, rate of increase of health not less. spending without According to government dramatically changing the projections, U.S. health way people receive their costs will double every six medical care. TVA to hike.prices (UPI)--The nation's largest by the Authority yesterday. electric utility, the Tenn- The TVA voted to cut its essee Valley Authority, losses on two reactors being seems set to charge the built near Nashville and two . average consumer an addi- more near luka, Miss., be- tional $2 a month for the cause cost overruns were next 11 years. projected to hit nearly $14 Utility officials say that billion. is how it will pay for a The seven-state federal Children gather at the W.T Sampson The children participate in various $2.7 billion loss on four utility was once the nuclear Elementary School for a new concept in activities under supervised instruction. nuclear reactors cancelled industry's best customer. child care called: FUN IN THE AFTERNOON. (US Navy photo by OS3 Randy Roberts) WORLD NEWS DIGEST FLORIDA (UPI)--NASA officials say President Reagan will GAZETTE not be talking to the crew aboard the space shuttle Dis- covery today as earlier planned. But the space chat could come later in the mission, which was expected to begin Guantanamo Bay, Cuba shortly at 8:35 this morning with the launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla. MONTANA (UPI)--Firefighters have extinguished six fires Thursday, August 30, 1984 Volume 39 Number 164 in Montana, but another 18 blazes still are burning out of control and more warm, dry weather is forecast. Heli- copters are dropping fire retardant to douse the flames, B-i BOMBER CRASHES but that failed to save a number of homes. (UPI)--The Air Force today was on a test flight when it California. (UPI)--United Auto Workers' Union Chief Owen Bieber says sealed off a half-mile area crashed, about 10 miles The jet, which Ohio Sen- General Motors and Ford are getting a message to start surrounding the wreckage of northeast of the sprawling ator John Glenn, a former the contract bargaining process over again, and in a a B-1 Bomber that crashed Southern California base. test pilot and astronaut, hurry. Only 16 days remain on the current contract, and yesterday in the Southern The injured airmen are in flew in last week, was one the UAW finds company offers unacceptable. California Desert near stable condition at a hos- of only four B-1 Bombers Edwards Air Force Base. pital in nearby Lancaster, ever made. OHIO (UPI)--Vice President Bush will speak to the Team- It was the first-ever sters Union convention in Columbus, Ohio today, about crash of a B-1. "When GTMO goes over the three hours after the results of the Union's presidential Officials are preserving energy target, I get that endorsement poll are announced. The Teamsters supported the site for a military excess to eat!" President Reagan in 1980. board investigating the cause of the crash that "Yesterday, GTMO wen. IRAQI (UPI)--The Iraqi news agency says the pilot and co- killed the project's chief over by $498. pilot of a U.S. made Iranian jet fighter landed an an test pilot and injured two Iraq military airfield today and are asking for political crew members. "Pretty soon, I'll be asylum. The incident comes two days after the hijackers Results are not expected an elephant!" of an Iranian jetliner asked for asylum in Baghdad. for 40 to 60 days. The Air Force says the un- 4 St Andy Amp-eater armed intercontinental jet The abuse of children: An epidemic hides behind many faces bog- by OS 3 Randy Roberts The cases and excuses daily living. vention of Child Abuse, effects of child abuse on Amid alarming reports de- gle the mind. In their book, "Behind author Gary May illustrates: its victims. tailing sexual abuse of One unavoidable fact Closed Doors, Violence in the "Discipline is a positive according to children, other forms of exists, child abuse happens American Family," authors learning experience that The results, "Families abuse and neglect exist that often. Murray Straus, Richard sets behavioral limits and the publication, are just as ubiquitous, "It is estimated that as Gelles and Suzanne Steinmetz guidelines to lead children Today," volume II, U.S of often more subliminal and many as 1 million cases report that family size in- to and through adulthood; Department of Health, Educa- sometimes as blatant. abuse or neglect happen each creases the likelihood of punishment is used to hurt, tion and Welfare, are as It was 3-year-old Tanya's year," according to the parents blowing off steam to cause physical or psycho- follows: An abused child authors of the brochure, persistent and anguished with a slap, kick or shove. logical pain. will show a significant cries that finally pushed an "What Everyone Should Know Moreover, they state, "The weight loss; they will have About Child Abuse." of alarmed neighbor into repor- chances of a parent abusing The theory of punishment smaller heads (a result of the ting her suspicions. Given Studies to determine what a child increases with the is that a child will avoid frequent beatings the authorities' findings, triggers adults to abuse size of the family. Parents pain; therefore if an act head); they will display the neighbors action was a children have been exhaus- of two children have a rate will lead to pain, the child more neurological problems; Godsend. tive, with some alarming of abuse 50 percent higher will not commit the act." motor development will be Tanya's cries were the re- results. than parents who have but Physical punishment, es- slower (one year behind on alt of her father's Often, it is in reaction one child. pecially spanking by an the average); they tend to 'unique" solution to night- to past or present problems The highest rate of child adult from whom the child be introverted; mental de- time bed vetting: branding or stresses the parents can- abuse comes with five child- seeks approval, can have velopment will be approxi- their her buttocks with a red hot not cope with, such as: im- ren. Thereafter, the rate devastating psychological mately one year behind serving spoon, a spoon first maturity, an inability to goes down, but is still effects. peers; and language develop- held in the open flame and understand a child's be- quite high for seven- The child feels rejected, ment will be slower. then pressed againt the havior and needs; unrealis- child homes. acquires low self-esteem and skin. tic expectations, many Surpirsingly, the largest equates the punishment Although "proving" abuse Explained her father: parents expect children to families had no abusive vio- "tool" as symbolic of the or neglect--in the absence "that's the way I was act like adults at all lence toward children. adults unhappiness toward of witnessing the act--is brought up. And if it stages of development; and Parents who have eight or them. virtually impossible; there worked for my folks, then unmet social needs, unable nine children rarely use Other forms of emotional are signs commonly associa- why shouldn't it work for to relate well to other violence on their children." abuse: coldness, inappro- ted with an abused child. me?" (From an article by adults, parents may expect Although stress and family priate control and extreme Naval Hospital Social Stephanie Bobrowsky en- children to take care of size has proven to be a con- inconsistency, carry a vari- Worker, Evelyn Dillree, titled, "The Silent Cry." them. tributor to overt child ety of negative and false points out: "that chronic Children are brought into Frequent crises, lack of abuse in the family, disci- messages. absence from school, keeping hospital emergency rooms parenting knowledge, social pline, left unchecked, often Historically, child abuse late hours socially to avoid excuses with deep lacerations to the isolation and parents with manifests itself in physical has been studied in terms of going home, making behavior, body, broken limbs and drug or alcohol problems in- punishment. its causes. about a parents in one's bruises about the face. crease the chances for child They are not synonymous. displaying shame depress- Parents insist that, "He abuse. In the brochure, "Child In the mid-Seventies, the body, introversion, aggression, are slipped in the bathtub," or In recent years much at- discipline: Guidelines for Children's Hospital in ion and even whict "He just fell down the tention has been focused on Parents," published by the Pittsburgh conducted a five behavioral traits stairs." the effects of stress on National Committee for Pre- year study to determine the could indicate abuse. Page 2 The Daily Gazette Thursday, August 30, 1984 We are in need of items to DIP display for Hispanic Heri- - tage Week. Items such as Noon procelain, pottery, glass, coins, jewelry will be dis- cmmnity bulletin this board Saturday played in secured display cases.

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