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·
" W.ym.n mlth
: .I.ct.d.t Ho .rd
Wayman F. Smith Ill, vice
• p ident for corporate train
· at Anheu er-Busch
· Companies, Inc., and a 1965
· Howard Law School graduate,
been elected chairman of
· the Howard University Board
. of Trustees, effective July 1.
, Urban League President John
E. Jacob, chairman of
f Howard' board ince 1988,
nno need his ignation at a
meeting earlier thi month. He
bad been a board member
since 1971.
A former law-firm partner
· and current Congressional
Black Cauc\.a member, Smith
· bas been in hi present
, po ilion at Anheuser-Busch
.. since 1980.
$200 million to
minority entrepreneur.
In a joint venture with
Bigler Investment
Management Company, the
National Association of
Investment Companies
(NAlC) will create a new
program to provide capital to
minority entrepreneurs. The
new finn will be capitalized at
approximately $200 millon.
Minorities will own more than
half the venture and will form
its management team.
Many venture capital
partnerships funded from the
new firm will come from
within NAlC's membership.
• Thi venture capital program
will be managed by a new
, team and will focus exclusively
on venture capital
partnership providing funds
to minority entrepreneurs.
The NAIC i a trade
association representing more
that 150 minority-focused
venture capital fUDds.
THE l4o.l.ARGE-PAGE Con:
sumers Guide to Social Security
Benefits Including Medicare is
available for $9.95 (Plus $2 P&H)
from Co umer Center, 350 Scot-
land .. , Orange, NJ 07050 or by ,
calling 1-S00-QSA -0121 (with
credit card).
"Billions of dollars go un­
claimed", says Mr. Berko, "because
many workers do not realize they are
eligible for benefits."
Among the findings of the study
group and included in the Guide are:
- In some case parents of a
dece ed worker are eligible for
benefits even i� they never paid into
the system.
- Many children are eligible for
benefits even though their parents
never paid into the system.
BUSINESS FINANCE
,
00
-Mi
po 0 pe on who
under th SS Y tem for little
on d yin chof ix M lq rters
can coli ct ben fi .
- Income from inv tm n ,in­
te 1, nnuitie, rental nd roy ltie
re not co ide red in determining
eligibili t nor i 'income from
b in in which th pe on
owner or p rtner if p men re
made a retirement ben fi ,pur­
c of equity or ny of the bove.
Onl y income li ted p yment for
ctual work will affect retirement
benefits. And fter ge 70, even that
triction i lifted.
divorcee (either sex), 62 or
older, who w m rried 10 years or
more I eligible for benefi when the
ex- pou e starts collecting retire­
ment or di ability payments. If the
divorcee w later married and that
marriage ended in death or divorce,
thi will not affect eligibility.
- The Supplementary Security
Income (SSI) program provide
benefits to aged, blind, physically
di abled and even tho e with lan­
guage handicap . Even if these'
recipients own cars, home or other
ets, no lien is taken against these
assets and a person cannot be di -
qualified because relatives are finan­
ciallyable to support the recipient.
- Some benefits, such as SSI, do
not require any work record by the
recipient or his or her family.
Jam W. JohllltOD, chairman and chlefexecutlve orrker, R..J. Reynol
Tobacco Company (left), and LatT)' Leon HamUn,' executlve/artlstlce
cllrector � Nortb�C.rollna BI k Repertory Com y, partldpated
III a recent De conference to DDounce Reynol Tob eo' ppol1 of
I'
o � tb h •• tnrll" and culturally Ignllkant even In t e h ry
01 Black tre - NIB ck Theatre which wUl be
lei W -S 5-10.
RECOGNIZING THE PROB­
LEM of millions who were missing
out on agency-administered
programs, Social Security Commis­
sioner Gwendolyn S. King, said in a
recent interview, "I believe very
trongly that we need to do more by
way of outreach."
Commi ioner King' statement
w applauded by Ron Pollack, ex­
ecutive director of !be famtu 'U A
Foundation because, he says, "a
good number of people F not know
about he program." Many people, he
found, "try to make inquiries, but do
not get through or receive erroneous
information. And there are many
who go to an office to apply but don't
get the assistance necessary to fill out
their applications."
Mr. Berko tells us that, "Even if
you are eligible, you will not receive
checks unless you apply." For that
reason Consumers Guide to Social
Security Benefits tells you how to
apply and what to say.
HEALTH
During, January these trees will be
pollinating in the outbem state and
during late June in the northern
states.
Junipers, Cyprus, Sequoi«
Trees: The e trees produce mailer
pollen than pine pollen. In the far
outhem portion of the U.S., junipers
bloom in January. Bermuda junipers
bloom in March and April.
Maple Family: The box elder is a
fast growing maple tree commonly
found in the Midwe 1. It also Is the
most potent member of the maple
family. It blooms before the leaves
appear in January and February in
the outhern portion of the US and in
April-May in the .nortbeestern and
midwest areas. '
Other maples cause fewer allergy
problems.
Allergies-I-Another sign of
mmer
WiJIow/PopltU Tre,S: TheIe trees
are not trong allergenic ttees.
Poplar, pens and cottonwood treeI
and wind-pollinated and are mildly
allergenic. They bloom in April and
May.
Birch b IS: These trceI bloom
in the eastern tate in April and May.
Birch tre found in the no t
bloom in April and in the u t
from March to inid-April. alder troeI
re related to the bircb tree famDy
and are found in the e tern US and
the Pacific Northwest. they produce
much pollen from Febnary tIuoup
April before the leavea appear.
Elm Tn'$: Tbese treeI can be
found throughout the e tern and
midwestern tates. They bloom _
early February in the South to
March and April in the nortbem
tates.
Oat nwl: TbeIe can be
found in almost every I teo Tbey
especially abundant, In the
outhe stern and loutb estero
tat . They can be tIOub to
those that are allerJic to the oat .
There are appro� ly 60 f·
ferent pecies of oak trees thlt UII·
I Y release pollen in February and
Mareh in the South and ApriIIDd
May in the North.
The American Academy of Aller­
gy and ImmWlOlogy II the larpt
national medical peicalty orpolza­
tion representing allerptlanct dlDi­
cal immunologist. It 11M IDOIC
4,000 members in the United S
and Canada and more than 300 mem­
bers in 41 other countries.
UNCF goal .urp •••• d
" Richard E. Whitmer,
president and CEO of Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of
Michigan, has announced that
the 1990-91 atate campaign
for the United Negro College
Fund has raised a record $3.2
million. Durin, his record two
consecutive years of tenure,
more than $6.1 million was
pledged to the UNCF.
In most areas of the United States
trees have, bloomed and malty of
them are emitting pollens that
provoke allergies among utIerers.
With the exception of the southern
states that have earlier grass seasons,
mid to late April al 0 marks the
beginning of the grass pollinating
season for the middle and northern
parts of the US.
According t -the American
Academy of Allergy and Immunol­
ogy approximately 22.4 million
people in the US suffer from
easonal allergic rhinitis, or "hay
fever. " There j help for those that
suffer from these outdoor potent
si-gM of summer.
Some do's and don'ts include:
-Do keep windows closed at
night and use air conditioning, which
cleans, cools and dries the air.
-Do minimize early morning ac­
tivity when pollen is most usually
emitted (between 5-10 a.m.)
-Do keep your car windows
closed when you drive
-Do take medications as
prescribed by your allergist.
-Don't hang sheets or clothing
out to dry as pollens and molds may
collect on these items.
-Don't mow the lawn or rake
leaves as this tirs up pollen and
molds.
If you have itchy or watery eyes,
sneezing and a runny nose, these are
possible sign of an allergy. A
tnuned allergist can help to pinpoint
this health problem and help you to
managed them.
THE MANAGEMENT techni­
ques include avoidance measures'
and po ibly medications.vThese
medications may incl ude deconges­
tants for the no e, drop for the eyes
and anti-histamines.
There are non-sedating anti hi -
tamines available by prescription
that provide relief without drowsi­
ness. There also are 20 other dif- .
ferent types of anti-histamines that
may be prescribed for allergies. Im­
munotherapy or allergy injections .
another course of allergy treatment.
For more information or a referral
to a trained allergi t, call the
American Academy of Allergy. and
Immunology' Phy icians Referral
and Information Line, 1-BOO-S22-
2762.
/!AS for common trees blooming
during this time of year, each pedes
varies on the amount of pollen
emitted and the allergic potency of
the pollen.
Some of the common tree in­
clude:
Pin, Trees: The e tree are
wind-pollinated and thus do not
provoke a trong allergic respnse.
Only 16 percent of one-ye r
old children re immunized for
diphtheria, whooping cough,
tet nu and polio, compared to a
66 percent average for other
developing countries.-State of
the World's Children, 1990,
U ICEF
Medical Arts
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Pharmacy
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869-1800
Medicin and Foods: Common Interactio
The way medicinea intaact wilh «*h ada are vmed Ind complex.
little aueotion been devOCtJd by researchcn to the in .
()(XUI' between the foods we eat and the medicines we like. of
inIenctions should be avoided if possible, while ' in .
tween food and medicinea ire beneficial. One of the lIlOIt COIIIUDC)D
actions ()(Xurs in the SIOmICh. While food may make IOIIte IIl.uCiDl=a Ie.
irritatin to the SIOmach. absorption of most medic' is de1ayed by
presence of the food. This is thereaton forinsuuctiona 10 e· .
food or milk" or .'tate on an empty stomacl\, one hour before ex' two boan
after meals." Medicines that intenct with foods or the nulrieotl in food
include:
Blood i n: Spinach and onions are rich in vitMlin K. a vilamiD
which pomOleS the coquIation 0 blood. These foods CID· &afae .
blood &hinneI medicine activity.
ADdb : The calcium in mi
antibiotic medicines such
effective.
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ZIMMERMAN
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Pr •• den t
How.rd U: g.t. Du
Pont grant
DuPont Company has
presented Howard University
with the first installment of a
three-year, $225,(0) grant to
upport polymer science
education. 1bc grant will be
repeated In 1992 and 1993.
In addition to financial
assistance, Du Pont also is
prepared to help the university
organize a polymer science
curricul um, make company
scientis available visiting
faculty, help recruit polymer
science faculty members and
identify gradua1e students to
pursue polymer science
careers.
-Compiled by
LetUaS�l
e • 'These medic' may in· Ied:ere
luble vitamins AJ).K, and B.