PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Tuesday, October 4, 1977 _—I(the herald) Published by Sterling Publishers General Office - 635-6357 Circulation (Terrace) - 635-6357 (Kitimat) - 632-4209 PUBLISHER... W.R. (BILL) LOISELLE MANAGING EDITOR... STU DUCKLOW Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum St. Terrace B.C. A member of Varified Circulation. Authorized #s second class mall. Registrationnumber 1201, Postage pal. « cash, return posiage guaranteed. NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full.complete and sole copyright in any advertisement produced and-or any: editorial or photographic content published In the Herald. Reproduction is not permitted withaut the written permission of the Publisher. Nemes = = Interpreting The News j Battle shapes up over health policies. WASHINGTON (CP) — A political battle is expected to erupt in the next few months over a social policy most Canadians take for granted: government-operated health insurance. President Carter, who made health insurance a high- priority issue in his campaign for election, plans to submit legislation on mandatory health insurance to Congress early next year. He has set up an advisory committee to draft the legislation and recently sent Health Secretary Joseph Califano across the border to study Canadian health in- surance. Carter believes that everyone should have access to good medical care, regardless of financial constraints. While most Americans applaud that sentiment, he faces a tough s e in convincing many groups, including the powerful erican Medical Association, (AMA), that government onvolvement in the healthcare field is the answer. ; Opponents and supporters of Carter’s proposal agree that the main stumbling block is money. Two specialized U.S. government-funded healtl programs, Medicare for the elderly and Medicaid for poor people, are expected to cost taxpayers $10.3 billion next ea Tr. . Carter cites soaring hospital costs as a major reason for the size of Medicare and Medicaid bills and has urged ‘cielings on such costs. He says that without hospital cost curbs, the cost of his posed health insurance program would double every ve years, ‘and this is obviously something the nation just cannot afford.” Amore insidious problem with the two plans, however, is fraud by physicians, pharmacists, health-care facilities and laboratories. Government investigations have found hundreds of cases of flagrant abuse of the two programs, invluding kickbacks from laboratories, padded bills and unnecessary referrals from one doctor to another. Califoano estimates that a new investigation program, designed to root out the worst offenders first, will result in savings of $30 million. After initial investigations indicated the extent and cost of such fraudulent actions, the U.S. government has moved to impose tougher penalties on offenders. ut the problems with the plan appear to give some support to AMA claims that government-operation health schemes involve costs that are far out of line with those of private insurers, The AMA has proposed its own national health-care plan, which would be administered by the private sector and funded ona complex formula limiting possible government con! . But if Carter decides a government-operated health plan isnecessary, another promise he made may be threatened: his vow to balance the U.S, budget by 1981. Carter realizes that even the imposition of a plan based on Canada’s relatively inexpensive health program will strain the U.S. budget. The final formula Carter submits to Congress most likely will call for gradual imposition ofa national insurance plan. It may also provide a considerable degree of private in- volvement. But any degree of government involvement is sure to irritate the AMA, which fears that government interference ‘in the profession will eventually result in government contro! over the entire medical field. Today in history 1669—Rembrandt van Quebec City. Rijn, Dutch artist, died. 1924—Charlton § Heston, 1853—Turkey's American actor, was born. declaration began the | 1957—Sputnik I, the Crimean War with Russia. Russian satellite, was 1866—Fire swept through launched. a a vee ot ERMAN an aa a . 1977 Univern! Press Syrcieare ni ‘You haven't got any experience as an astronaut or movie actor, What's your third choice?” WINNIPEG (CP) — Paul Willlams is a small man with a big dream that is showing indications of finally coming true. - Williams, a 37-year-old, fivefoot-two lyricist, is a successful composer, rformer and actor and for m there’s just one more st irecting. "That's my dream and someday I’m going to leap on an old movie crane an scream, ‘All right, I’m taking over,’” Williams said prior to a concert per- ‘ormance here. “For me the inspiration which made me feel any rea] emotion for an outside art form was film. Even now, when dealing with music I think in visual terms. I'm taking over!’ Music man has other ambitions “I also feel good that my success in music has allowed me to get more and more involved in films and take the contemporary music scene into films.” Films are Williams’ first love and the main reason he moved to Hollywood in the mid-60s. Although his movie aspirations took a dive in the late 60s, he now finds more roles openirlg up for him. WORKING ON FILM He has just completed a Policewoman segment for television and is working with Charies Bronson on a film called $1.98, With Bill Bixby, he is co-praducing a one-hour, made-for- teievision pilot about a veterinarian who relates CO Persea sans, better to animals than humans. “Bilt and I bought Arthur Among the Animals about two years ago and are now working with the Mary ler Moore company on & pilot we expect to air in the spring,” he said. And with every film he works on Williams gets closer to the director’s chair. Whenever he appears in movies he hangs around to learn as much as possible, “The longest I last on any one set is about three days, after which they usually throw me off. [ can’t help being where .the action is because it fascinates me. “I'm disturbed by what I don’t know. I don’t un- derstand lenses, I don’t = understand a lot of areas, ‘but then there are a lot of © good directors who don’t.”’ When Williams isn't ac- ting or performing concerts, he’s writing film scores. But he doesn’t find much time to concentrate fully on his writing because of his tremendous popularity as a singer and composer. Still, he’s attempting a Broadway musical with co- writers Ken Ascher and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Zande] about Dorothy Parker, the 1980s American journalist and wit. “T ike to mix and match my career because it makes me a moving target, and at lhe same time it keeps me of the streets.” “Any other first impressions of the new cabinet?” Business spotlight Wine may cut milk sales SAANICH, B.C, (CP) — The spirits of Ste. Michelle Wines Lid. haven’t heen dampened by the rather flat Canadian wine market of the last few years. In fact, company general manager Robert Holt says his firm hopes to expand production to the point that it cuts into milk sales. “We don’t want to put the dairy farmers out of business,” he says, “but we wouldn't mind stealing a little bit of their market.” Key to the new marketing thrust is a $5.5 million winery now under con- struction in the Lower Mainland community of Surrey. Holt said in a recent interview that first production from the new plant, scheduled for fall completion, will initially be blended with wine from the existing Saanich winery near Victoria. Although Ste. Michelle is the province's oldest winery, its current strength stems from a combination of takeovers and mergers in 1973 that brought the struggling company into the Carling-O’Keefe empire for $10.4 million cash. Carling-O'Keefe merged its acquisition with its existing Jordan Wines branch to create Jordan-Ste. Michelle Cellars Ltd., anew company with three major lines: Ste. Michelle, Beau Sejour and Villa. Holt said in a recent in- terview that the new combination, 92 per cent owned by Carling-O'Keefe, has moved ‘into competition with Andres Wines as the province’s major producer and controls 30 per cent of the market. With the Surrey plant instream, Ste. Michelle will be able to produce one million gallons of wine annually and store three million gallons more, Holt said, in the most modern winery in North America. B.C. has the heaviest wine consumption in Canada, more than two gallons a year per capita compared to the national average of just under the two-gallon mark. “That may sound like uite a lot,” said Holt, ‘but it’s nothing when you think of countries like Italy and France where annual wine consumption totals 30 to 35 gallons per capita.” Holt would like to see increased wine consumption in Canada and B.C. and approves of recent suggestions by Rafe Mair, B.C. consumer and cor- poration affairs minister, at wine is the drink of moderation. “Wine is really more an- extension of food, somethin to be consumed wit meals,” he said. Holt says hogwash to claims that B.C. can’t produce good wine. “Most people who knock B.C. Wines are drinking the label,” said Holt. “Less than one-tenth of one cent of wine drinkers are real experts,”’ - he said. “Of course, that’s not to say that 20 per cent are not reasonably knowledgeable and know What they like.” [VOICE OF READERS] Thanks to all receive treatment from a weil qualified and a physiotherapist on a regular sis, and can also be referred to the occupational therapist and rheumatologist who visit Terrace with the van. C.A.R.S. operates the Rufus Gibbs Lodge in Vancouver where patients who are receiving treatment at the arthritis centre but do not require hospitalization, may stay in a home-like surrounding close to the centre. The work of C.A.B.S. has gained international reputation and Doctors from many other countries are in Vancouver studying thelr work and doing clinical research in hopes that the cuase of rheumatoid ar- thritis may soon be found, Anyone wishing further information on help available to them may write to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Soclety 895 West 10th Ave. Van- couver, B.C. V5zZ 1L7. congratulations ‘sincere thank-you to the residents and business’s of Terrace and’ District who were so generous in their donations to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society (C.A.R.S.) in our recent canvass. " Phree thousand seven hundred and ninety dollars : ($3,790.00) was raised, which 1s well beyond our goal of $3,000. Thanks to the Terrace Herald, The News Advertiser, and to C.F.T.K. radio and television station for their wonderful coverage. A special thanks to the many canvassers who gave so much of their time and efforts to this worthy cause. . Last year donations to C.A.RS. provided 32 per- cent of their funds which were used to provide patient care, research, and education programs. C.A.R.S. provides three occupational therapy vans for B.C., one of which comes to Terrace iwice a year. Yours very truly, Upon referral from their _ Edna Fisher doctors, patients can Campaign Chairman Iona (. This V \ eek Campagnolo ) As many of you know, this is the 25th year of Her Majesty Elizabeth II’s reign. Special celebrations have ben planned in each country of the Commonwealth in honor of this oc- easion and Canada will be honored by a visit from the Queen October 14-19, Her Majesty will visit Ottawa over this perlod and will attend many events. She will preside over an outdoor Jubilee interdiminational thanksgiving service, attend a special luncheon for otitstanding Canadian athletes, meet leaders of cultural groups in Canada and review members of the Cameron Highlanders Regiment, and take part in many other activities. ; Most important, our Queen will give the Speech irom the Throne at the Opening of the ard session of the Thirtieth Canadian Parliament. In so doing, the Queen will give an outline of proposed legislation, and the government's’ general polic approach for the coming year. Traditionally, the Throne Speech is read by the Queen's representative in Canada, Governor-General Jules Leger. am looking forward to meeting Her Majesty at the luncheon for Outstanding Canadian Athletes October 15 in my capacity as Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur 0 For those of you who do not see the Opening of Parliament on television October 17, 1 will be outlining details of the Throne Speech following its release. . a I was extremely pleased last week to present the Women's Studies Advisory Committee of the NorthWest ‘Community College with a support grant of $2,250. The funds, granted by the Department of Secretary of State, will he used to arrange a two day conference on the Women’s Studies Program at the College later this fall. In Canada at this time the economy is not as healthy as it should be. Federal government teams have béen con- centrating heavily on the stimulation of private en erprise to cure some of the country’s economic woes — which in- clude falling exports and rising imports, a lowered manufacturing capacity, and falling employment in manufacturing. The federal government sees private en- terprise as the saviour to many of these problems, and has embarked on a program to encourage business and remove all discouraging factors that inhibit small business growth. This week the federal Minister responsible for Small Business, the Honourable Tony Abbott announced a ten point plan to help Canada’s small businessmen, by means of simplified statistical and tax reporting procedures, con- solidation of existing assistance programs and expanded business opportunities — under a 10 point policy paper. Included in the new thrust are plans for Ottawa to increase its procurement of goods and services from the small business sector. The Ministry of Small Business says it plans to set up a new nation-wide information system to guide small: businessmen through red tape, and also plans to set up a chain of “venture development centres” designed to bring together investors, entrepreneurs, technological an management experts. The proposed policy paper warrants a great deal of discussion, and I hope all of you who may be affected — those of you presently in business — will make your views known ite, Mr. Abbott’s department on this most vital new possi . . ; If you have comments or views on the above or any other matter, please write to me, care of House of Commons, postage free. No matter what you eat, it isn’t good HALIFAX (CP) — Amidst a barrage of threats of the potential and real dangers of substances consumed by humans, 4 survey of local professional opinion shows that little, if anything, can be totally excluded from the list of possibly harmful agents. ‘Distilled water is about the only thing I don’t think there is any reaction to,” said Health Minister Maynard MacAskill of Nova Scotia. “But we're talking of a potential we may not know about.” Dr, Ross Langley, head of the depart: ment of medicine at Dalhousie Univer- sity, said there are things one can take with no adverse affects such as body re- placements—vitamins or hormones. _ But even the replacements, given in larger amounts than necessary, can have bad effects, “Drinking too much water can be ad- verse to your system," said Langley. anything in moderation is not a prob- em. He said the homeostatic or balancing system in the body can control some excesses although synthesized drugs such as aspirin and penicillin may cause trouble. Hita Mulrooney, a nutritionist at Vic- toria General Hospital in Halifax, said she cannot name a substance that everyone can safely consume. “You can’t be sure of anything,” she said. You must know where a food came from, whether it is demineralized, and some foods others.” An allergy is defined as an acquired, specific capability to react, based on an antibody reaction. Foods most likely to cause allergies are protein- ype substances because they contain large molecules, said Ms. Mul- rooney. A commonly inherited digestion problem makes it difficult for these molecules to be sufficiently broken down. However, cooking can help “denature” the offensive substances. ‘ Dr. A. J. MacLeod of the renology department at the Victoria General, said synthetic chemicals have & potential dan- ger because humans have not developed e metabolism to deal with them. “There’s such a significant number of things added to food today for preser- vation and saleability, we really don't know the long-term effects,” he said. INFORMATION AVAILABLE Theresa MacLeod, a regional con- sultant for the health protection branch of the federal department of health and are more allergenic than’ rn A welfare said a multiplier system is being used to try to explain to the public how they are protected from health hazards and where they can find information. . Nutritionists, health teachers, an physical education teachers are all in- strumental as information dispensers. It has been proved that information from various sources has often been misleading and creates unnecessar public anxiety. MacAskill said if there is considerable evidence a product should not be on the market, ‘the knowledge should be made public and the article in question removed, “However, you just shouldn’t go run- ning off at the mouth about things not intensively researched,” Although the health and welfaré department's role is to protect the public from hazardous food and medical devices, one of the biggest problems is in the area of cooking in the home. SETS STANDARDS The increased use of microwave ovens has recently prompted the federai health department. to establish standard) governing their design, construction and functioning to reduce any possibh radiation hazards. If door seals are not tight or if the door interlock switches are inoperative, an oven may leak radiation. Vernon Green, a supervisor for the health protection branch of the depart- ment, said a product can be taken off the market in three days and the public is informed as quickly as possible. The health protection branch exercises control over the Food and Drug Act while the department of consumer and corpo- rate affairs enforces all aspects of the act. False advertising, poisonous ant adulterated foods, Jabelling ani packaging and maintaining prescribed Standards are dealt with in this legislation as well as examining sanitary conditions. Despite monitoring by government bodies, absolute safety can still not be guaranteed andno concrete answer exists on what people can safely ingest. ‘}t depends on what’ the individual's chemical makeup and emotional state is and each must ask himself if he's going to live a sterile life or take the bumps,’’ said Ms. Mulrooney, Dr. MacLeod agreed. Preedom is better than restraint in our society.”