NEWS Chiropractic Health Hints WITH DR. STANLEY LEVINE, D.C. Bedfellows DISC DISEASE Continued from Page 1 The spinal discs are cartilage pads which sit between the vertebra and provide most of the flexibility to the spine. Without the discs, the spine would be a rigid column of bone not capable of bending. The mobility that the spinal discs add to the spinal column is, however, not without some drawbacks. By being soft and therefore flexible, the spinal discs are prone to "wear" with time and aging. Researchers from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at George Washington University found abnormal discs on CAT scans in 35% of all age groups. A slipped or herniated disc is perhaps the most common reason for which people have back surgery. Fortunately, other treatment alternatives such as chiropractic manipulation are available for the treatment of disc disorders. 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"The Nat- ural Law Party advocates using science as an objective measure of what will and will not work." The Natural Law Party — which eschews headquar- ters in stress-riddled Wash- ington, D.C., for the likes of Fairfield, Iowa, (home of Maharishi International University) — does not have a specific plan for Middle East peace. What adherents would like is for the United States to play a role of "nourishment and friend- ship to all nations," Mr. Boxerman said. "But our first goal must be to strengthen the coher- ence and integrity of the United States," he added. "A nation must have confidence in itself' before attempting to deal with problems in other countries. At present, the Natural Law Party is running a presidential candidate and is on the ballot in 20 states, Mr. Boxerman said, adding, "We expect to be on 40 by November." Jerry Goldberg has done a lot of meditating in his life, but it has nothing to do with TM. A representative of the Worker's World Party, Mr. Goldberg focuses his thoughts instead on the writings of Karl Marx. The Worker's World Party, with some 1,000 sup- porters nationwide, is a Marxist party that is anti- capitalism, anti-Zionism. The local office is located in downtown Detroit, in an un- marked building on Grand River. Mr. Goldberg describes Israel as "a colonial power" and the puppet of American imperialism. He said his party does not support loan guarantees to Israel because "that land belongs to the Palestinians." The Libertarian Party Represents You! A rallying cry of "freedom." Fighting for the struggle of oppressed people every- where is the platform of thn Worker's World Party, ac- cording to Mr. Goldberg. The party is pro-choice and against foreign aid to Israel, but not against foreign aid across the board. "Helpinp. the ANC (African Nation Congress) — that's the kin of foreign aid we believe in, he said. cr. Mr. Goldberg said his par: ty's goal is "the transforms= tion of society" into socialist confederation. Socialism also is the ob=1 jective of the Workers League, a Trotskyite party running a presidential can didate — Helen Halyard, 41, — and "fighting for the indC.- pendent political mobilizes- tion of the working class against the two big busine7; parties — Democrats and Republicans — and their 1, policies of depression, na- tionalism and war." "Implacably opposed to al-1 forms of chauvinism and na- tionalism being pumped out by the capitalist class and the trade union bureaucra- cy to divide the workin-g class," those Workers in the , League also are against anti-Semitism and Zionism both of which, Ms. Halyard says, "seek to incite racial hatred to divide Jewish workers from their fellow workers worldwide." The Workers League sup- ports the formation of a so- cialist labor party, Continued on Page 22