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p r m nt
ne
Blae financial a"alr.
program to air
"The Color of Money
ith Kelvin Boston," a
financial information pro­
gr m, premiers Friday,
May 24 on public
televi ion, WTVS-Channel
56 in Detroit.
The program, which is
underwritten by National
Bank of Detroit and the
United American
Healthcare Corporation,
will be the first intemation-
. I television program
devoted to financial affairs
for Blacks and other people
of color. Topics will in­
clude home-buying, tock
investments, tax laws and
entrepreneurship.
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M-OOT contracts
Black companies
r y the Mich gan
Department of Transporta­
tion, 22 Black owned and
operated companies were
contracted by the Depart­
ment from, 1989 to 1990.
Some U.S.
Savings
Bonds no
longer earn
Interest'
Remember those U.S.
Savings Bonds you bought or
• that were given to you? Is is
• important to know the date
• that they were purchased.
.. Some of the older bonds are
It no longer earning interest.
If you have SeriesB U.S.
Savings Bonds that are 40
years old, (at pre ent this is
. any bond issued prior to
August, 1950) these bonds
are no longer earning inter­
est. You will not earn any ad­
ditional interest by holding
these bonds any longer.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
Check the issue dates of all
your U.S. Savings Bonds. It
is a very good idea to keep a
record of each bond you own.
You will find the issue date in,
-: the top right hand corner of
- your bond. The month and
: year that the bond was pur­
• chased will be listed there.
• If that month and year are
: prior to August of 1950, then
you should do one of two
: things. ,
Fir r, if your bonds were
: issued prior to August 1949,
.. then you only option' is to
: redeem these bonds. This can
: be done at your local bank.
Second, if you have bond
that are older than 40 year
but le than 41 years old,
you may exchange the e
bonds for U.S. Series HH
bonds.
For more information on
this, you may call the Federal
Re erve Bank of Chicago­
Detroit Branch (313) 964-
6157.
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wor i wor . hoe.
Shinning hoe. Selling mer­
ch ndi e or making ey. "If
there i work to be done, it's
gotta be done," he aid, dding,
tbat while he hines hoe, her
daughter doe n't and her on
now bow to do. minor rep ir
wor on I die hoe.
The Terry' do not live in
,
bu ine e
to the city
living.
And, he id, tho e ho e
nd don't put omething b c , "I
c 11 th t r ping the community."
Lind i very concerned bout
the pr ctice of mo t of the
Kore n nd Ar b bu ine s
owners who own or operate bu i­
ne e in Highl nd P r .
"Very few of the Kore n nd
AI b put money b ck into thi
community," he aid. "I don't
ee any of them at fund r i er ,
none re members of the ch m­
ber of commerce and they don't
hop within the community."
itb 11 the moderni tic
v ncements in thi tecbnolo i I
e e liv in, it 1 b rd to eep
up with m ny of the tr nge
ound ing n me re bom-
b rded i tho ----------- ......
But than to
one Highl nd
P r bu ine ,
Lynn' Shoe
Repair, 135�6
Woodw rd
· Avenue, heel •
ole nd hoe
hines remain
the same.
For your complete shoe repair
need , a well a reeded repair
for belts, wallet , pur e , gym
hoe ; th t's right, those $200
whatever's, Lynn' i the place
to go.
The repair hop i ope Mon­
day; through Saturday from 9
a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
"If you r h r
e rnlng living
you n d toput
som thing·
back Into thl
community, •
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Cervical Cancer and
African American Women
All women who are 18 or
over, or women who are sexual­
ly active, are at risk for cervical
Alrican American women are
roughly three times more likely
to develop cervical cancer and
more than twice a likely to die
from it than white women.
The risk of developing cervi­
cal cancer increases with age,
especially in women pa t their
childbearing years.
Women with less education
- of race - have a higher risk
of dying from this disease than
do women who are COllege
graduates.
Benefit. of Early Detection
The Pap test is inexpensive,
quick and painless. It can show
the presence of infection, in­
flammation, abnormal cells, or
cancer in the cervix.
With early detection, most
cervical cancer deaths are
preventable.
Importance of R gular
Screening and Followup
Who
s At
For women 18 year or older,
or those who are sexually active,
getting a Pap test every yea s
t y cal
cancer e rly. This is particular­
ly true for older women who
have gone through the change of
life (menopause) and are at
higher risk for cervical cancer.
One an abnormality is
detected in the cervix, followup
care is extremely important. If
changes in the cervix prove to be
cancerous, then prompt treat­
ment is needed to keep the dis­
ease from spreading to other
parts of the body.
Regular PAP teete
can .ave your life
When detected early, cervical
cancer is highly curable, The
Pap test is the best method for
detecting cervical cancer early.
Since phystcians began using
the Pap test 40 years ago, it has
helped save thousands of
women's lives. It could save
your life.
A Pap' test is a simple and in­
expensive way to find abnormal
CERVICAL, CANCER'
The Likelihood of Dying
from Cervical Cancer
African American women are more than twice as likely to die
from cervical cancer as white women:
-- A rag. mortality
ra ,.,1 ._
n,1 __ 17
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cells in the cervix which may be
cancerou . A doctor or a nurse
take so lis from a'll n
cervix it c n w
The e cells are then ent to a
laboratory where they are ex­
amined. Medical clinics and
local health departments also
offer these tests, usually at low
cost.
Getting the Pap test is par­
ticularly important for African
American women, who are three
times more likely to get cervical
cancer and twice as likely to die
from it than white women.
If the results of the Pap tests
are abnormal, you will be
notified by letter or phone and
asked to contact your doctor.
Making that phone call to your
doctor to followup is one of the
,most important things you can
do for yourself. Without this
followup, the benefits of finding
a problem early will be lost.
Dr. 'Charles Smart, Chief of
the National Cancer of the Na-·
tional Cancer Institute's (NCI)
Early Detection Branch, says
that "for women 18 years or
older, or those who are sexually
active, getting a Pap test every
year is the bes t way to find cer­
vical cancer early. This is par­
ticularly true for older women
who have gone through the
change of life (menopause) and
are at higher risk for cervical
cancer."
If you have questions on the
Pap test 01' need further infor­
mation, call NCI 's toll-free Can­
cer Information Service at
I-BOO-4-CANCER.
ARE YOU FEEU G
ALONE AND
AFRAID WITH
BREAST CA CER?
CALL
800·221·2141
(9:00 o.m.-5:00 p.m. CST)
We're Here to Help.
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National Braet Cancer Hod.
She 1 0 id Lynn' Shoe
Rep ir nd the erry "try to
eep po itive im e for the
city." Her only re ret for the
city i loitering.
"If I c n get the loitering
cleaned up, I've got it m de," he
id, dding, "the police depart-
ment i or ing ith me."
You gym hoe 0 ners, uede
we rers, boot men nd boot
women, a well a, I die nting
to re cloth that peci 1 hoe, nd
11 of you hundred of dollar
foot wearing folk , "A lot of
people are getting their hoe
repaired," Lind id. "I don't
owe anybody any money except
my supply m n nd my p rents
own the building."
She dded, with a mile th t
was half erious nd half jest,
"But! Of cour e. Everybody
pay rent."
D of lucky; let me
on ood, "he id, be
tIed out her on ho i a
fre hm n a1 Southville High
School nd her d ughter who
ill r duate from Highl nd
P r Community College in
December.
"1 h ve decent kid who go to
chool everyday and work and
they re not out here on the
treet ," she aid. "When we go
to church, we go a a family."
Lindi aid he "love to see
new busine e "comin into
Highland Park.
TAPPI G TI nt an In a Terry own Lynn' Shoe
Repair, 13546 Woodward Avenue, In downtown Highland Park.
They repair, sblne, recover cloth sboe and make tho e $200 round
ball, neaken or gym sboe look like new. Th t's right. If you
baven't heard, tbo e bable can be re- oled. (Photo by N. Scott)
THE ITCH STOPS HERE!
Colcdryl relieves poison ivy, insect
bites and allergic rashes the way
plain calamine can't. Just use Colodryl
. lotion, Cream or Sprar as directed
and feel the Caladry difference
for yourself.
© 1991 Werner lambert Co.
PREGNANCYAND WEIGHT GAIN
By Rkbard H. Schwarz, MD.
......... !!IIt, Tbe CDIJeae of
o ud�
consume 3.00 more calories a day
during pregnancy. Eating nutritious
snacks is a good way to get these extra
calories. Fruit, yogurt, cereal, pizza,
and cheese are healthy sn D. Try to
avoid empty extras such soda,
potato chips, and candy.
Eating the right kinds of food i
important as gaining the proper
amount of weight. The key to eating
right is choosing a variety of foods
from the four basic food groups: 1)
meat, poultry, fish, eggs nuts, and
beans; 2) fruits and vegetables; 3)
whole-grain or enriched bread and
cereal' and 4) mille and mille prod­
ucts. You should include foods from
each of these group in your daily
meal and naclcs. Some women feel
more comfortable, especially ring
the later stages of pregnancy, eating
six mall meals day instead of
three larger ones.
ou should be able to get all of the
extra vitamin and mineral required
during pregnancy through a balanced
diet. Sometim , however, there are
pecial reasons why you can't get all of
th nutrients from your diet and your
doctor may recommend upplements
especially iron.
Developing the right eating habi
and Iy gaining igbt during
pregnancy is one of the mo t impor­
tant things you can do for the health
of your unborn baby. . .....
Usually it makes sense to watch
your weight, but when you are preg­
nant it is important to chanae your
focus and to concentrate on eating
nutritious foods and gradually gain­
ing weight.
A woman of normal weight should
pin about 30 pounds during preg­
nancy. Women who are underweight
should gain about 34 pounds, and
obese women should gain about 20.,
Women with twin pregnancies
should gain much as 40 pounds.
The pounds that you gain will
enable your body to nourish the
developing baby. About 7 pounds go
to maternal stores (fat, protein, and
other nutrients), 8 to increased blood
and fluid volume, to the breasts, and
2 to the uterus. The niotic fluid
makes up about 2 pounds and the
placenta (the . ue connectin the
mother and baby) about 1 'h. On
�, the baby weighs about 7'h
pounds. ,
Women who do not gain enough
weight during pregnancy are more
likely to haYe mall ies. Babies
who are low birth weiaht (born weigh­
ing than S'h pounds) often have
problem adjusting to life ou . d of
the uterus. Low birth weight is one of
the bi t ri facto for infant
death.
To pin the proper amount of'
weiaht, the man needs to
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