Rem mt» ling our
strength
By Marian wright Edelman --------- ..
Come r ten to Maggie's
stQI'Y, and you will remember'
something very important. It .
something we Blacks should '__ ---'
DeVer let . society make us
forget. Her ory reminds
about Black cour e, Blae
family Itrength, B survival,
Bck
he
DID YOU OW ... that Iby
middle age 61 % of Black
women are overweight com­
pared to 31 % of white women.
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eledridty? J
Dear Joe: Str
much research gone forth
on exposure to electricity, and
only in the past ten yer� or so.
The University of California
(Berkeley) Wellness Letter
cites two concerns: possible ad-
op?
verse effects of electric blankets
by pregnant women, and poten­
tial problems for people living
near large overhead power
lines. The UC Letter says
studies- of overhead power lines
are"n considered definitive."
But one Colorado investigation
determined that expectant
women who slep under electric
blankets or on electrically
heated waterbeds expecienced
., more miscarriages. Why? Tha
remains unanswered
Do you Iuwe II qumiora about
personoJ hygiene OTheIIIIh? Send
to [)iQJogue, 1M DiIll Corpora­
- tion; 111 w. ClIumdon, M.S.
1616, Phoenix; Ariz., 85077. For
II personal reply, send II self-od­
dJused, stamped envelope.
Michigan Citizen
P.O. Box 03560
Highland Park,
Michigan 48203