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by Ralph Nader
WASHINGTON -Arlene Leh-
0. a ‘citizen of Duluth. Minn.
vent pollution of Lake Superior.
This tenacigus drive has put her
in conftic fn a powerful com-
pany. the Reserve Mining Co.
which dumps 67,000 tons a day
of solid waste called “tailings”
from its taconite (low grade
iron ore) processing plant 60
miles north at Silver Bay, Minn.
© The “ailings have spread
© through large portions of the
¢ Jake's bottom and the tinier
* fibers and particles are sus-
* pended throughout the walter.
To anyone who would listen,
: Ms. Lehto would warn about the
© contamination. its danger to the
public's health, and the need for
law enforcement lo require Re-
serve 10 stop its 17 years of ar-
rogani waste disposal in the
least polluted and largest of the
Grea Lakes. In reply. Reserve.
a joinily owned company by
Armco Steel and Republic Steel,
has repeatedly asserted that
iheir tailings were harmless.
Nevertheless, the federal
government is in court (rying to
geil Reserve to abate its pollu-
Hon.
Last December. Ms. Lehto
ieslified before the Internation-
al Joint Commission and noted
an article in Science magazine
which pointed to the possibility
that asbestos particles in tale
may be responsible for the high
levels of ystomach cancer in
Japan. Shioted that these par-
ticles were similar to those dis-
charged by Reserve and pre-
sen in Duluib’s drinking water.
Scieniisis from the Environ-
mental Protection Agency's
Naiional Water Quality Labora-
‘ory (NWQL) in Duluth, who
were ai the hearing, went back
io their laboratory in a cold
swea . For she had poinied oui a
line of inquiry which ‘hey had
noi been pursuing in heir re-
search but which could docu-
men: a eco-caiasirophe.
In he following weeks.
scien iss documen ed the pre
sence of a po endially deadiy.
cancer causing. form of asbes-
os in siaggeringly high levels in
‘he Duluth drinking walter.
There was no question in their
mind ‘hag {he source of the as-
hes os WEE (he iailings poured
inio ihe Lake by Reserve
Mining. After some unneces-
sary hill wcratie delays at
EPA hellquarters, the thun-
derbolt report was released
publicly to Duluth’s 100.000 citi-
zens last month. The report
stated: “While there is no con-
clusive evidence to show that
he preseni drinking water sup-
ply in the area is unfit for hu-
he
man consumption, prudence
dictates that an alternate
source of drinking water be
found for very young children.’
KPA officials conceded their
purpose was lo cautiously in-
form but not to start a panic.
I'c ceive Mining denied all of
11° \'s findings about the source
he ashesios and its harmful
na ure. For almost two de-
cades. this company. paying
very little local taxes compared
io the value of its minerals, has
either done no research or sup-
pressed information about the
composition of its wastes and
their health effects. Neither
have its owners, Armco Steel
and Republic Steel. shown any
concern for the Lake which is
he drinking water supply of
several owns and cities.
My associate, environmental
engineer Robert Harris. found
people in Duluth. especially
hose with children. to be wor-
ried about not knowing just
wha io do. Bottled water sales
are up. Bul the people are not
receiving any kind of govern-
men: response (0 an emergency
of this kind that they deserve.
Reserve. an employer of about
3200 workers, has been a power-
ful poli ical force in the area. Ii
has managed 10 keep many
clecied and appointed politi-
cians subdued even though
oiher iaconite-ore processors
dispose of tailings inland at the
mine site and thereby show that
Reserve could have done the
same.
Ai present, everyone is wail-
ing for the result of tests by as-
hestos expert Dr. Irving J. Seli-
koff and biostatistician for the
American Cancer Society, Dr.
I£. Cuyler Hammond to deter-
mine whether the levels of as-
hesios in human tissues taken
from autopsies in the Duluth
area are abnormal. These find-
ings are expected shortly. Dr.
Selikoff says that the concen-
raiion of asbestos fibers in
Lake Superior is 1.000 times
greaier than the highest levels
observed elsewhere in drinking
waer. In Duluth three weeks
ago. he personally would nol
drink the water.
Obviously. more needs to be
known. And techniques of filter-
ing oui the ashbiestosion a muni-
cipal drinking /water scale need
10 be developed. But it is beyond
doubi that it took a non-scien-
ist. citizen. Arlene Lehto, to
poini ihe scientists in the right
direction.
The bigger question is: how
many other cities and towns will
have io learn years too late that
heir drinking water has been
coniaminaied by industrial pol-
luiers?
Kingston Township
Kingston Township recorded
one accident last week. on
Carverion Road, July 14 at 11:50
pn.
Mary Ellen Nieman, 38, 62 W.
South Si... Wilkes-Barre. was
raveling wes! on Carverton
Road and Richard Foy. 37. 397
Green Pond Road, Shavertown
was :raveling east. According
o Mr. Foy, the Neiman vehicle
snaked down the road and
cn ered his line of travel. Mr.
Foy a iempied to turn out of the
way to avoid a collision. he
reporied. and was hit broadside
by ‘he Nieman car.
According to Ms. Nieman, she
was coming over the hill toward
Rou: e 309. when she observed a
ligh colored car approaching in
he opposite direction coming in
he middle of the road. She also
sired that she pulled to her left
o avoid the car but the Foy
vehicle was parked in the direct
pach of travel. She concluded
ha: she did not remember
anything after the impact.
Mr. Foy stated that there
were only two ears involved in
he accident, his and the
Nieman vehicle. Mrs. Foy was
a passenger.
All ‘hree were removed to the
How do you treat an injury to
your dog's ears --- VERY
CAREF@#LY!
Some dogs suffer ear injuries
caused by their overanxious
owners, who probe or try to
clean the ear with a hard or
pointed object. Whatever the
cause. dogs may suffer from
various kinds of ear infections.
If you suspect your dog has
ear frouble, the best thing to do
is to leave the ear alone and
consult your veterinarian.
The more noticeable sym-
ptoms of ear ailments are black
caking around the canal just
inside the ear. Your dog may
also paw at his ear, or shake his
head a lot, or hold his head at a
First Valley Bank
Declares Dividends
Reese D. Jones. president,
First Valley Corporation. -an-
nounced that the board of
directorgg’ declared a regular
quarter®¥ dividend of 50 cents.
The dividend is payable Sept. 1
to shareholders of record Aug.
17.1973.
First Valley Bank's total
deposits as of June 30. were
$385.313.703. Total assets were
$436.836.628. Dviidends of
$353.067.50 will be paid to 3.528
shareholders = representing
706.135 shares outstanding.
Mr. Jones also announced
that the merger with First
National Bank in Bangor was
accomplished at close of busi-
ness June 29. First Valley now
has 24 offices in Lehigh, Nor-
thampton. Carbon and Luzerne
Counties.
Americans today spend a
smaller percent of their take-
~ home pay on food than ever
bef GER RE
strange angle.
If the surface of your dog’s
ear seems to be dry, it is safe to
wipe it with a mild ointment.
Or. if the surface appears to be
moist, as if from a mild
discharge, you can dust it with a
powder containing boric acid.
You may notice a strong,
cheesy odor coming from his
ear. or thick waxy material and
malted hair on the ear surface.
Or. the ear turns red and
becomes inflamed.
These more obvious symp-
toms usually indicate infection.
You should avoid using medica-
tions or insecticides you have
around the house. They may
only worsen your dog’s condi-
tion. Instead, consult your
velerinarian at once.
Sometimes ear ailments are
caused by nothing more than an
insect bite, a minor ulceration,
or a small pimple. But even
these minor inflammations can
upset your dog. He can become
quite annoyed and irritate the
ear uftil both you and he
become frantic, and the situa-
{ion worsens.
Whatever the ailment; when
the ears are involved it is better
to be too careful than to be non-
chalant. Neglecting a relatively
simple matter may lead to
something more serious.
Hematomas -- a swelling that
contains blood--sometimes
occur in the middle of the skin of
the ear flap. They may result
from a sharp blow which rup-
tures the blood vessels in the
ear; or. by your dog scratching
and shaking his ear as a result
of ear inflammation or an infec-
tion.
The swelling, which may
greatly distend the ear. must be
treated by your veterinarian.
Long eared and floppy-eared
dogs are particulary subject to
hematomas, for there is little
air circulating inside the ear. A
scratch or laceration which
would heal ordinarily can
become worse because the
dog's ear flap may prevent air
circulation.
Occasionally, dogs suffer
from otitis media -- an inflam-
mation of the middle ear. This
condition comes from an infec-
tion of the external ear passage
or the nasal passage by way of
the Eustachian tube -- the tube
connecting the middle ear with
the upper part of the throat.
Common symptoms are pain,
fever, ear discharge, and possi-
ble loss of balance. Immediate
treatment by your veterinarian
is essential.
Often chronic ear irritations
are caused by mites that settle
in the ear. Symptoms of this
infection are the same as for
other ear infections. Again, you
may observe a waxy, dark
secretion accompanied by a
sour cheesy odor.
Even though your veter-
inarian appears to have flushed
out all the mites, a few might go
undetected. Prompt attention to
mites can give your dog temp-
orary relief from misery.
Regular treatment from your
veterinarian can provide him
with extended control.
Your dog can be irritated by
something as simple as too
much wax in the ear. It is best,
regardless of all the home
remedies you may have read, to
have your veterinarian take a
look. If there is an accumulation
of wax in the ear, you may
cause serious damage by at-
tempting to dislodge it.
When you suspect your dog is
suffering from an ear ailment,
you can help save him from
developing a more serious
condition by consulting your
veterinarian, at the first sign of
a problem.
Nesbit Hospital in the Kingston
Township ambulance.
Officers Joseph Berube and
Lu her Rozelle investigated and
es imared damages at $1,100 to
cach vehicle.
Dallas Borough
Dallas Borough police officer
Tim Carroll investigated an
acciden a ~he Route 415-Main
S ree inersecrion, Sunday.
Linda L. Rinker. Box 141 New
Albany. was waiting for a red
ligh a he center of Dallas
when she was siruck from
hehind by a car driven by
Donna M. Silva, RD 2, Dallas.
No one was injured, and both
cars were able to be driven
away. Officer Carroll estimated
damage o ‘he Rinker car ai
$100. He estimated thai $200
damage was done 10 ihe oiher
at ou.
Officer Carroll was assisied
a he seene by J. Gruver of ihe
Dallas Township police force.
Sev Newberry investigaied ai
he scene of a July 11 accident,
mss C———
south of the ‘raffic lights ai the
cener of town, on Rouie 415.
According to the report of
Rober: Pilger. RD 1. Dallas. he
no-iced “a car very close in the
rear view mirror’, jusi before
he was siruck in the rear by a
car driven by David S. Duda.
141: Cornell S:.. Seranion.
No one was injured. Sligh:
damage was done to the Pilger
car. and the Duda car was
unscra ched. The incideni
vecurred ai Y p.m.
Two people had to be removed
to the Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital by the Dallas ambul-
ance Sunday. following a two-
car accident at the intersection
of Routes 415 and 309. Mary
Theresa Ellsworth, the driver of
one of the automobiles, and 12-
year old Theresa Ellsworth
were taken to the Kingston
hospital as a result of the 12:35
p.m. accident.
Also involved. but unin-
ured. were Andrew Feichko. 44
Charles Si... Ashley; Florence
Ellsworth. 9: Tina Ellsworth. 7:
July 18-20
July 19
treatment plant building.
July 21
scheduled at 1 p.m.
July 21
July 23
bring their own lunch.
July 24
July 25
Philip Pascoe. 675-1897.
July 25
July 26
Aug. 4
ing to follow.
Aug. 4
pal Building.
Aug. 7
ting- and a covered dish.
Aug. 22
Shopping Center at 8 a.m.
Aug. 13 through 17
Sept. 29
and Howard Ellsworth, 2. All
the Ellsworths reside at 148 W.
Union St.. Kingston.
The accident report of Dallas
Jorough pa rolman Tim Carroll
indica es ha: ‘he incident
cecurred on he rain-slicked
highway when: the Ellsworth
car pulled from the Route 309
Sop sign. a empiing 0 turn
ono Rou e 115. heading south.
They were hen struck in ihe
side by he Feichko auto.
Mr. Fe chko's repori claims
ha he was ravelling norih on
15. a abou: 50 miles per hour
when he car pulled in front of
me. He reports hat he applied
his brakes bu: ‘ha he was 100
close 0 he car’ and siruck ii
broadside. A wiiness. John
Molski Jr... of 985 River Si.
For vy Fort, also reporied ‘ha
he Ellsworth vehicle pulled oui
m ron of Mr. Fewchko's, and
ha. he a iempied 10 avoid
collision by swerving™, bul
could not,
Both cars had to be towed
from the scene. Officer Carroll
estimated damage to the Ells-
worth car at $700. and to the
Fetchko car at $800.
Mr. Carroll was assisied ai
he scene by James Gruver of
he Dallas Township police
deparimen . and by officer Jack
Appel. of Kingsion Township.
Assault, Battery
Hearing Now Set
A hearing has been sei. 10 be
held before Dallas magisiraie
Leonard Harvey. for an incident
ha oecurred in November
19:2. following the G.A.R.-
Dallas football game ai ithe
Dallas Senior High School field.
The defendant had been out-of-
town and unavailable until re-
cently.
David Ellis. 67 Grove: St.
Wilkes-Barre, has charged Sie-
phen Alfred Schaefer, Heights
Drive. RD 3, Wyoming. with as-
sault and batiery and disturbing
he peace. Mr. Ellis claims thai
Mr. Schaefer siopped ai a car
where he was changing a tire
for wo girls he knew. when ihe
defendan started using foul
language and hen began fight-
ing with Mr. Ellis. striking
him abou he face and body.
causing greai pain and bodily
mjury.’
A wiiness for the affiant is
Joseph Morris. 81 Hickory Si.
Wilkes-Barre.
The hearing is sei for July 23
a 9 am. Mr. Schaefer had
posied bail of $600.
Sem Tennis Courts
Become Commercial
The Wyoming Seminary
tennis courts, located at Hoy!
Street and Schuyler Avenue,
were opened to the public begin-
ning July 16. ;
They will be available for use,
Monday through Saturday, 9
am. lo 8 p.m.. and Sunday,
noon to 8 p.m. Separate fees per
hour for singles and doubles will
be charged. There are four
courts and an attendant will be
on duty.
Reservations may be made
with the attendants at the
courts.
Forty Years Ago
1933
John Jackson. 62, Trucksville
was insiantly killed as he cross-
Dallas Methodist Church be-
gan iis campaign to raise $6,000
for improvements.
Hope for consolidation of
Kings on Township. Dallas
Township and Dallas Borough
grew brighier as officials plan-
ned mass meetings.
Lewis LeGrand Jr.. and
Francis Freeman. narrowly es-
caped dea h when their under-
ground bunk collapsed. burying
he 11 vear old boys.
Members of the Dr. Henry M.
Laing Fire Company made ex-
ensive arrangements for their
fund raising carnival.
Frederich von
Huberund Oestemann,
world correspondent.
he area. i
Lewis Hackling was appoini-
ed pos maser ar Noxen.
Noxen annery was working
fuil ime.
Died: Frederick Odenkeshen.
at Alderson
Hertzog
noted
visited
Thirty Years Ago
1943
Orin Welch, Shaveriown. Last
heard of when flying a iri-motor
ranspor: plane over the Hump.
Glen Hilbers, 17. Beaumont
mal ing a game baile for
at er being acciden ally
by a hun ing companion.
Trucksville was planning a
memorial park along ‘he high-
wav wich Drea Lae towel]
pearheading the movement.
Lehman dedicaied its honor
roll wih 95 names on the table.
People who had cashed in
heir sugar stamps. could still
apply for more sugar for can-
ning.
he areca decided 0 buck couniy
au hort y and sei up headquar-
crs a Dallas Township School.
Fred Kiefer resigned from the
ra on board.
The last of he three Hillside
bro hers left for the service.
Edward Seencil. Michael was
wi‘h he Marines and Joseph in
Africa.
In he Ow post: Larry Dra-
hick. Texas: Walier Ray. San
Francisco: Bob Girvan. Fort
Samson: Thomas Clemow. Los
Angeles: Rober: Anderson.
Gulfpori: Elwood Ide. Cherry
Poini; Walter Kitchen, Camp
Wa
life
sho
Shelby. Elwood Davis. Souih
Pacific. Arthur Dunn. Johnson
“Field: Vie or Nienius. Fort
yragg:. K hel Beriram.: Day-
cna Beach: Thomas Beline,
Deiroit ; Charles Kern. Maxwell
Field: Elwood Martin. Middle
Kas © Leo Wazeer, South Paci-
fie: Edward Parrish, Fort
dragg. Alfred Maury. Texas:
Clifford Fink and Edgar Han-
son. San An onio.
Died: Wesley Hoover. 76.
Dallas: Jacob Winiers. 68.
Meeker: Mary Kovach. Chase,
Maria French. 86. aunt of Clara
Warden. Dallas.
Enlisimenis in the K-Nine
Corps ook Back Mountain dogs.
Twenty Years Ago
1953
Seventh library auction ex-
ceeded $11.000 net income as
announced by Henry Peterson.
Ornan Lamb resigned as Leh-
man school director.
The Rev. Clayton Bostic took
he Lehman charge pulpit.
Two Ford dealers bid against
cach oiher io gei the auction
Chevie off the road. “Friends”
magazine covered the auction,
phoiographer Joe Covello get-
ing a big kick our of Russell
Franz and Leo Corgan deter-
mined to buy Al Strayer's car.
Died: Elsa M. Dubrick, Lake
Township. drowns a: Hunlock
Creek: Mary Hassai. 18 months.
drowns in a tub of water in her
«wn yard
Ten Years Ago
1963
Total solar eclipse was noted
July 20.
Library auc ion grossed
227.0060
The Rev. Robert Yost, Sha-
ver own Me hodisi Church, was
preparing o tour Europe for six
Weeks.
Bonnis Gross, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Gross. Frank-
ling Sree. Shaveriown was
crowned Miss Pace Week at
Gian 's Despair Hill Climb.
Cen ermoreland | Methodist
Church preparing for their an-
nual chicken barbecue and auce-
10n
9:15 p.m. curfew begins in
Dallas Borough.
Dallas School
piece of land ai
Klemen ary school
highway
Dallas Borough police warn
hi rodders in Parrish Heights.
There were many complaints
abou che road conditions from
Luzerne o Trueksville because
«fhe new highway construc:
10n }
A call tor help io “iake the
auc ion apar came from the
Board sells
Shaveriown
for new
Posi
Died: Mrs. C. Roscoe. Lee.
Dallas: Robert Rogers. Har:
veys Lake! 0 tellia Mae Tutus,
Lovalville, Edward Gregory.
thunloeh Creek.
Bir hs: Jane Elizabeih.
daugh er of Mr. and Mrs. Char-
les Fudge. Oak Hill: Jeffrey
Chris opher. son of Mr. and
Mes Edward Oncay. Dallas:
Lauren Marlene, daughier of
Mp and Mrs. Rudolph Schliech.
Oak Hill and Jennie Lou. daugh-
eroof Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Smi h. Harveys Lake.
Supermarke mid-summer
ads ran: haeon. 53 cents a
pound: chicken, 26 cenis a
pound: boneless chuck. 49 cents
a pound: fresh ham. 39 cents a
pound: le uce. wo heads for 19
cen ws: fnacy dressed whiting, 17
cen's a pound, and a large
wa ermelon weni for 79 cenis.
National Transportation
Safely Board Chairman John H.
Reed has focused attention upon
a growing. if nol entirely new,
hazard to motorists. The
combination of summer travel
and gasoline shortages has
induced a great increase in the
practice of stashing away an
exira, ‘‘emergency’’ supply of
gasoline in automobile trunks.
Too often, the extra gas is
poured into any container that
happens (0 be handy; a glass
bottle. a plastic jug, a gallon
metal can, or whatever. Such a
practice, Mr. Reed reminds us,
is extremely hazardous. “Even
cans which are designed for
gasoline,” says Chairman
Reed. can be dangerous.
If involved in an accident, or
if the gasoline leaks from a
faulty container and seeps
through the floor, the red-hot
lailpipe carrying the motor’s
exhaust is more than enough to
igniic the fluid. And it doesn't
‘ake liquid gas to cause a death-
dealing conflagration. The
fumes alone--evaporated
gasoline mixed with air--
coming into contact with a
lighted cigarette or even an
electrical spark, can cause a
violent, powerful explosion.
Safely Board Chairman Reed
is right when he says, ‘Keep
gasoline in your car’s tank.” If
you are concerned with running
out. try lo keep your tank more
than half full (rather than
letting it run down to zero);
make more frequent stops at
service stations; don’t drive
when you don’t have to; and
drive at slower speeds.
Carey.