6 ae U “ For some of us, our only vacations come ‘when we pack up the family car and head for Aunt Lucy’s farm in the mountains for Christ- mas or to Nevada to visit Auntie Slot and Uncle Keno. We rely on the car's beating or cooling systems to keep us comfortable and its engine to keep us moving. It's what happens when the systems break down that I'm concemed with. My parents lived on a farm mear Seven Persons, Alberta. They would drive into Medicine Hat, eight miles east, every day to operate their business in the city. One cold winter day, Dad decided to go alone into town despite a cold snap that" had droped the temperature to about minus 30F and a howling wind. Although he was a veteran of 30 years on the Prairies, and should have known better, he wore his WASHINTON (UPI) - The .U.S. government is phasing out research to develop a less hazardous Cigarette in favor of efforts to eliminate smoking altogether, the new head of the National Cancer Institute said Monday. Dr. Vincent T. DeVita said any future support for research aimed at improving the cigarette should come from the manufacturers. “We have made major contributions in that area but I think that’s about it,” he told a news conference. DeVita, 45, said the in- stitute is placing more emphasis on cancer prevention. He said en- couraging people to quit smoking is a major goal and he wants to see the start of an “epidemic of smoking cessation .” “To do that will be a great step, [ think, tn Che direction of cancer prevention Cigarette smoking ts stall our greatest offender ~ DeVita, who joined the institute in| 1963 and mast recently was head of the mstitute’s division of cancer treatment, said he would rather see the moncy now spent on less hazardous cigarette studies po to behavioral research aimed at finding why, for czamplec. tecn-agers smoke “Those kinds of things are not well cnough supported tn my view and we're just transfernng the cmphasis from ai less hazardous cigarette into these kinds of studies.” The institute ts spending $3.96 million on the less Passport e C8-Wednesday, July 23, 1980 - North Shore News # ordinary overcoat, felt hat and business suit. Oxfords and thin leather completed the outfit. About halfway to town, the car spluttered and stopped. No mechanic, he still climbed out of the car and looked under the hood. That didn’t do any good, in fact cut his possible survival time down to minutes as he let the heat out of the car by opening the door and at the same time got chilled to the bone himself. Although there are homes dotted along the highway every half-mile or so, he decided to wait for a car to come along. An hour passed and still no traffic. By the time he was rescued, he had reached that stage of warm sleepiness that preceeds death. It was estimated that he couldn't have survived more than 10 minutes longer. City dwellers are notoriously unprepared for emergencies in remote areas. Skiers will load up hazardous cigarette project this year. A spokesman said as much as $16 million has been spent in past years on research into such things as the chemical makeup of tobacco, the structure of Cigarettes and ways to improve filters. The project, however, has encountered criticism by health authorities who believe there can be no such thing as a Safer cigarette. They argue in addition to causing ¢ancer, cigarettes figure in a variety of other heath problems. DeVita said the institute also plans to continue major support of a wide variety of research projects aimed at understanding the causes of cancer and developing better ways to treat the discase He said anti-cancer drugs developed in the 1960s, along with surgery and radiation therapy. are responsible for an increase tn the cure rate for semous Cancers in the United States from 33 per cent in 1955 to 41 per cent today. WAIKIKI °419 8 Days, 7 Nights, Ax & Hote! WAIKIKI #429 18 Daya, ! 4 Nights. Ab & Hote! LAS VEGAS ‘199 65 Daya, 4 Nights, Ap & Hote! RENO *269 8 Days / Nights. As 6 Hotel RENO *209 6 Days, 4 Ngyhen, Abb totet DISNEYLAND *299 Reg. Trovat Agent Ne. 167-3 cit - don’ : gloves | by Barbara McCreadie their car with fancy ski wear, dainty boots and a couple of crocks of rum and head for the mountains. Blizzard warnings are ignored and “To hell with chains — I've got snow tires”. Interest waning in safer cigarette idea DeVita predicted studies now under way on drug therapy for the common cancers of older people — of the breast, colon-rectum, stomach and even lung — will pay off by the mid-1980s by increasing the cure rate to SO per cent. Samantha Srigley To help us hetp you better fa Samantha has come to Reeds Travel Park Royal ma Well known wm West Van couver tor her travel exper tise) and) tnendty smile Samantha frimly beheves that Reeds Travel ls More Than Just The Ticket! ireeds travel 2009 South Park Royal West Vancouver 922-9301 They carry nothing in the way of survival gear or rations, never dreaming that they could slide off the road in a blizzard and not be rescued for days. The same people will decide to take a side road into the Nevada desert, equipped with a camera, two sandwiches and two bottles of coke. It comes as a deadly surprise when their car conks out or gets mired in sand. The Nevada police keep score every year of inexperienced tourists that - get themselves into trouble — dead or alive or missing. The worst, of course, are families with a few little kids. The sun and heat can do some dreadful things to a little kid in shorts and a halter top. I hope that anyone who reads this will make a few changes in their way of travel, if for no other reason than to save the search and rescue corps from some sleepless nights. First, in order to be rescued, you must first be missed! It may be great fun to head off into the unknown but, just as all pianes SHOULD (but don’t always) file a flight plan, all tourists should make sure that someone knows’ where you're going and can alert the authorities when you fail to show. If you are taking a day trip your hotel from into the mh ceed SB D520 DOS: 4 = - verre ss 2p on ome: bth Avenue at Westlake backwoods, tell the Management where you intend to drive and when you intend to be back. They will also be able to give you some sage local advice such as: “The road up to Ugly Mountain is only good for emules”; or: “There’s a chance of a washout-on Mud Creek. Don't cross the bridge.” So you sally forth, What do you do if you break an axle on Ugly Mountain or get stranded the other side of Mud Creek? First, if you've any hope of being missed, the best bet is to stay with your car. Two factors are shelter and water. With those, you can stay alive for weeks without food. The car provides the shelter and the water is up to you. Mud Creek will probably provide more than you need, but what about Ugly Mountain? If it’s in the middle of the Nevada desert, you'd better hope to have more than those two bottles of coke! You'll be in much better shape if your car contains a few gallon jugs of water and a couple of. blankets. Can you build a fire? Fires are important to have both for warmth and signalling for rescue. Did you know that black smoke (obtained by burning things like tires) is more visible in haze and that white smoke Spend an Even Steven. weekend with us. Do that super Seattle weekend you've | thought about doing. But do it without worrying about what you’re losing on your Canadian money. ° That’s what Even Steven 1s all about. It’s all part of the Washington Plaza’s special welcome to Canadians. We'll be happy to accept Canadian money at par from registered Canadian yuests on anything you want to do in the hotel. Relax ina super room with a spectacular view of the city. Wine, dine and unwind ina yreat choice of bars and restaurants. Take in some of the lively entertainment that’s part of one of Seattle's finest hotels. You'll also find the Washington Plaza beautifully convenient |. near the waterfront, shopping and Monorail, The Washington Plaza puts the swing into your weekend in Seattle. Even Steven takes the sling out. Canadian dollars accepted at full face Value. Use cash, cheque, or major cards. Offer vahd on weekends only (GQneluding Canadian and Amencan hohdays) until Dee. 31, 1980 For reservations, call toll free from Canada, 800 268-8383 Or call the Washington Plaza direct 206) 624-7400 Us mpyht downtown, ashington Plaza WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS < (obtained by burning leaves and branches) is more visible on bright days? Did you know that your hands and feet are the most likely to suffer from ex- posure and frostbite but that you will lose the most body heat by going bareheaded in the cold? The book I read was old: Survival by Nesbitt, Pond and Allen (1959). Still, it didn’t do me any harm to read it. Your local automobile association has pamphlets on coping with emergencies. The most important thing to remember is to stay out of trouble! Go into wilderness areas prepared with the proper gear. Stay away from places where trouble has been reported —- such as forest fires and blizzards. A disaster makes great reading in the papers but it sure makes for one lousy holiday!