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  Vol. 5, No. 1
                                       Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina
                                                       January 20, 1976
    THANK  YOU!
                 EPA  REPORTERS
   The editors of  the Cleaner Tiroes wish to gratefully acknowledge all of the reporters for giving so generously of their t1n»
and effort to make the newsletter a paper that Is Interesting to all EPA employees.
   Listed below are all of the reporters for the Cleaner Times.   Anyone wishing to become a reporter can do so by contacting
the Public Affairs Office, extension 2951, ND-31.  Me will be delighted to have you.  We consider all EPA employees potential
reporters.  You do not have to be officially designated as such.  If you have a news item either turn It in to your local
representative or  to the Cleaner Times.  He will take It any way we get It.
Office of A1r Quality Planning and Standards
 1.  Shirley Tabler. OD
    Barbara Ennls. CPDD, 00
    Brenda Millar. CPDD, CPO
    Eva Lloyd, SASD, 00
    Barbara Miles, SASD, LUPS
    Dave Beck, ESED, SOB
    Nancy Council, ESED, ISB
    Joyce Covington. ESED, CTO
    Polly Helms, ESED, EMB
    Carmen Hoover, ESED. OD
    Betty Abramson, MDAD, NADB
    Ann Asbill, MDAD, SRA
    Nancy Fowler, MDAD, MRB
    Linda Redford. MDAD, 00
Office of Administration
 1.  Cynthia Bass, BSD
 2.  Norman Eubanks, GSO
 3.  Cecelia Jones, GSD
 4.  Nancy Rhew, GSD
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  5.  Cathy Jo Jones.  ISO
  6.  Maureen Johnson,  OSD
  7.  Joan Swain. DSD
  8.  John Coggln, PMD
  9.  Jim McOuffie. PMD
 10.  Brenda Rlley, PMD
 11.  Tena  Pipkin, WPC
 1Z.  Linda  Carroll. FMO
 13.  Abble  Terry, FMD
 14.  Judy Cannon, CMD
 15.  Velma  Gray, CMD
 16.  Al  King, CMO
 17.  Sue Miller. CMD
.18.  Betty  Peoples. CMD

Environmental  Research Center
 1.  Frank Clay,  Roving Reporter
 2.  Bill Coffey,  ESRL. MSER
 3.  Bruce Gay,  ESRL, GKP
 4.  Ann Kersey,  ESRL, ACPD, 00
 5.  Betty Ortman. ESRL, AMA
 6.  Everett Quesnell.  ESRL, ML
 7.  Tom Clark, EMSL, QAB
 8.  Dwlght Clay, EMSL. ACB
 9.  Joan Currin, EMSL, OD
10.  Cindy Fox, EMSL, ACB
11.  Grace Griffin, EMSL, EMB
12.  Kathryn Powers. EMSL, QAB
13.  Liz Wood, EMSL, STAB
14.  Earl Brown. HERL.  EAB
15.  Hershell Carter, HERL, DB
16.  Peggy Hamilton. HERL, SOM
17.  Barbara Hauck, HERL, Clinical  Studies
18.  Colleen Nicholson. HERL, EBD,  OD
19.  Barbara Queen, HERL. WPC
20.  Carolyn Wheeler, HERL. ETD,  OD
21.  Ernie Uhltconb. HERL, NB
22.  Judy Cook. IERL. PM4A Staff
23.  Brenda Foil, IERL. IPO
24.  Pat Sharpe. IERL.  00
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LIBRARY SERVICES
                           by L1bby Smith
   Who Is doing research In this country on n1trosan1ncs as
air pollutants?
   What are the effects of parathlon on the cardiovascular
system?
                                                              What companies manufacture vinyl-coated fabric and where
                                                           are they located?
                                                              These are Just some of the questions fielded  by Library
                                                           Services In a typical week.  To find  the answers, library
                                                           personnel use computerized Information retrieval to locate
                                                           relevant material 1n response to these questions.
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     The following article about David Westmoreland and his
  staff appeared In the November Issue of "Hero to: Mailers."
  a publication of the U.S. Postal  Service.  We reprint this
  article with pride In the recognition of David and his staff.
                  ROTATING  SACK RACK
        MAKES IT EASIER TO  PRESORT BOOKS
     At the U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency's Publications
  Center at Research Triangle Park, H.C., David Westmoreland
  should be a candidate for an  "economy in government" award.
     Faced with responsibility  for  presorting up to 10,000
  books a day, Westmoreland had  a "fellow 1n a little shop
  down the road" fabricate two  rotating sack racks for S250
  each.
     The eight-foot diameter rack Is the key piece of equipment
  for merging many different book titles Into ma 11 bags labeled
  for the Postal Service's state distribution centers.
     Westmoreland's presort  program 1s economically managed,too.
     With a capacity for handling 28 sacks, the rack Is also
  making It possible to have longer production runs before It
  1s necessary to stop the labeling machine and pull sacks,
  Westmoreland says.   A two-man  crew can handle up to 1.000
  copies of a medium-sized book  before It Is necessary to stop.
     With labels arranged In ZIP Code sequence, the employee
  loading sacks rotates the  rack slightly as he moves to a new
  state.   If the mailing for a publication Is a large one.
  employees know that every  state sack will  be filled at least
  one-third full and  they can lay the publications directly In
  them.
     If however, there are a few publications which don't go
- Into a  state sack or the mailing  Is a small one. copies are
  placed  In bins with state  Identifications  for eventual
  merging with another publication 1n a state sack.
     Westmoreland figures  the rotating rack  has made It
  possible  for a two-man crew to do the work of three persons
  With one  employee feeding  the labeling machine and the other
  sacking,  they can handle 2.000 books (weighing 2 Ibs.) an
  hour Westmoreland says.
    Selling the Environmental Protection Agency unit on the
 advantages of presorting was Clarence W. Pearce, Durham's
 experienced customer service representative.
    Pearce  showed Westmoreland that by making up his book
 orders to  state distribution centers one handling could be
 eliminated and delivery time reduced by up to three days.
    Of even greater Importance was the reduction In  damage
 to  the publications.
    Nearly  all of EPA's studies and reports  are soft bound.
 In  mailing them a  label  Is applied to the back cover.   The
 agency doesn't use a  mailing sleeve or flberboard carton
 In  mailing Us publications.
    Before  the presort plan was adopted,  books  were  torn and
 damaged frequently as  they were sorted with other types of
 non-preferential mall  In  the Raleigh Post Office.
    «1th the presort,  the  agency's books  "ride  together" In
 one sack until  they are received at state distribution
 centers.   This  has greatly Improved the  physical  conditions
 In  which the  books arrive, Westmoreland  says.
    Shipments to customers In other countries are shrinked
 wrapped where the destination country will  accept sealed
 printed matter.  Come January 1, the effective date of the
 Universal Postal Union regulation permitting the sealing of
 all  printed matter, the publications center can put all
 publications destined to other countries through Its plastic
 shrink tunnel.
    In the domestic malls, the proper Identification of the
 material In the sack has become more Important with the
 opening of the bulk mall centers.  The highly mechanized
 centers can't sort a publication which Isn't boxed.
    To avoid this. Pearce has supplied the EPA unit with slide
 labels which Identify the contents as SPR's (small parcels
 and rolls), so that sacks not opened until  reaching a center
 where the books can have manual distribution.
             PAUL HUMPHREY  RETIRES
   Paul Humphrey. Meteorology and Assessment Division,
 retired officially December 20.   Paul  has 39 years of Federal
 service Including 16 years of air pollution  control work.  He
 has had an unusually interesting career as a meteorologist.
 His experience Includes flights  into typhoons over the
 Pacific Ocean, atom bomb testing, nuclear reactor testing,
 Antarctic operations, chlorine barge salvage operations, and
 participation in the National Air Pollution  Abatement program
 when It was conducted under the  Department of Health,
 Education and Welfare.  (Continued on page 6)

         UP-DATE OF TRAINING  COURSES
 March
 Decision Making for Secretaries -  March 22-24,  1976
 Accelerated Reading -  March 22-26, 1976
 Supervision and Group  Performance  - March 29- April 2. 1976
 April
 Introduction to ADP -  April 21-23. 1976
 Introduction to Mini Computer - April 21-23. 1976
 Shorthand Refresher -  April 5-9, 1976
 Basic Management Functions - April 26-30. 1976
 Pre Retirement Seminar - April  21-22, 1976
 Forms oust be 1n approximately  one month before the course
 begins.   Check with your supervisor and then with J1m
 HcDuffie, Training Officer.
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 (LIBRARY  CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
   The Library has on-line access to about 30 data bases--
 Including such sources  as Index  Medicus.  Chemical Abstracts.
 Engineering Index, and  the New York Times Index.  Through
 these sources, 1t is possible for the  Library to draw on the
 International world of  scientific and  technical  information.
   Although our Tech Center Library contains 1,000 books,
 6.000 documents, and subscriptions  to  500 journals, the
 Library still doesn't have all the  Items requested.  Through
 co-operative arrangements with local universities and with
 large research libraries around  the country, copies of
 virtually anything can  be located.   If the Information
needed 1s  in a foreign  language, there are contracts with
commercial tranlators to provide English versions.

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 A NEW  PROJECT FOR THE  NEW YEAR
   Mhat 1s an acronym?   An  acronym 1s a word formed from the
first (or first few letters) of several words.  The use of
acronyms In government work Increases dally.  Newcomers to
join the government working force are somewhat lost In grasp-
Ing this Jargon.   Therefore, the National A1r Data Branch
(NAOB) compiled a 11st of acronyms used most frequently by
Its personnel.  This 11st Is called the NAOB "Acronary."  It
serves as a routine reference for the NAOB staff, new and old,
who need this Information.
   Some examples are as  follows:
        ACRONYM              DEFINITION
          UTP                Urban Transportation Planning
          YOU                Yorktowne Mall
          TCP                Transportation Control Plan
          RO                 Regional Office
   Betty Abramson, NADB/OAQPS, Is the person responsible for
compiling the acronyms and  may be contacted on extension 395.
(MD-14).
   Any Program desiring  to  have a list of acronyms Included
In the Acronary should send suggestions to Betty.  Upon com-
pletion of the Acronary  It  will be available to EPA employees,
Research Triangle Park.
                                   CONFERENCES
              LAWYER REFERRAL  SERVICE
   A new statewide lawyer referral  service  is  now underway in
North Carolina to help persons of average income obtain the
services of a lawyer at a  set, reasonable fee.
   The program is  sponsored by the N.C. Bar Association
(NCSA) In  cooperation with the N.C.  Oept. of Human Resources.
   In operation, the N.C.  Lawyer  Referral Service works like
this:  by calling a toll-free phone number,  any individual In
North Carolina can discuss his problem with  a  referral spe-
cialist at the N.C. Bar Center.   If 1t Is determined that the
individual has a problem of  a legal nature,  he will be given
the name of a lawyer in his  area  who is willing to consult
with him for up to 1/2 hour  far a set  fee of $15.00.
   In many cases,  the problem may be resolved  within the
initial half hour consultation period.  In other cases, the
problem will not be able to  be resolved as promptly.  In
either case, however,  the  Individual with a  problem will have
obtained access to a lawyer  for a set, reasonable fee.
   The toll-free Wats line phone  number 1s 1-800-662-7660.
Raleigh area residents should call  828-0561.
   North Carolina Bar Association President, Edward N. Rodman
of Washington. N.C. , said  the referral service Is "one step
In a national commitment to  make  quality legal services more
readily available to a greater number  of people—particularly
those Individuals  and families of average Income.'1
 The CLEANER TIMES is published monthly by PuMic Allans Office of Administration. US
 Environmental Protection Agency. Research Triangle Fark. N C 27711
 Liz Martin	
 Dorothy Rose	
 Elaine Hynian	
	Editor
. Assistant Editor
	Reporter
 Produced with Ihe assistance ol the Word Processing Center, Graphics Composition, and Printing
 Sections. ISO	                             	
                  The 25th Annual Industrial Ventilation Conference
               sponsored by the Kellogg Center for Continuing Education at
               Michigan State University. East Lansing,  Michigan,  will be
               held February 15-20. 1976. at Michigan State University.  This
               conference stresses the -Importance of ventilation  in con-
               trolling the in-plant environment.  Current practical  informa-
               tion about industrial ventilation, mining ventilation  and air
               pollution control equipment and systems to  improve  and pre-
               serve comnunlty air quality will be discussed.
                  Other Industrial ventilation conferences will be held at
               North Carolina State University, March 14-19, University of
               Washington 1n Seattle, September 13-17 and  University  of
               Connecticut In Storrs, October 10-15.
                  Auburn University will present a short course and workshop
               on predicting performance of power plant cooling systems  with
               special emphasis devoted to the environmental  effects  on
               these systems, February 16-19, on the Auburn University campus.
               Auburn, Alabama
   The Association of Official Analytical Chemists will hold
a regional  Spring Workshop and Training Conference May 10-12,
at the Executive Tower Inn,  Denver.  Colorado.  Some of the
subject sessions are.  Mycotoxin Analysis, High Pressure
Liquid Chromatography-Theory and Applications (this session
will be conducted by w  R  Bontoyan  of EPA 1n Beltsvllle,
Maryland).  Introduction to Electrochemical Analytical Tech-
niques, Microscopy. Analysis of Drug Residues and Nutritional
Analysis of Animal Feeds.
   The Association of Official Analytical Chemists will hold
its 90th Annual Meeting October 18-21 at  the Harriott Hotel,
Twin Bridges. Washington, 0. C.  The latest developments
In analytical methodology for many commodities and materials
Important to agricultural, environmental, and public Health
areas will  be presented and discussed.  For additional infor-
mation on the conferences listed,  contact the Public Affairs
Office (MD-31). extension 2951
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   A seminar on "Planning and Land Use Control" hill be held
February 3-4 in Philadelphia. For further information, con-
tact Director, Continuing Professional Education, Drexel
University, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania  19104.
   A call for papers has been Issued for  the National Bureau
of Standards symposium on "Methods and Standards for Environ-
mental Measurement" to be held September 20-24 in Gaithersburg,
Maryland.  For details, contact J  R. HcNesby, Office of Air
and Water Measurement, NBS,  A345 Chemistry Building, Washington,
0. C.  20234.
                   ...._. ..mil 11 m ...1.1.
   The Pennsylvania Environmental  Council will sponsor a con-
ference on "Today's Environmental  Issues   Economics.  Energy
and Administration," February 25-26  in Catnp Hill. Pennsylvania
For further information, contact B.  Miller, Pennsylvania En-
vironmental Conference, 225 South  15th Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania  19102.

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                FMF  OPEN  HOUSE
    The EPA Fluid Modeling Facility (FMF)  hosted a pig roast-
open house on the evening of November 7, to celebrate the
Installation of their new water channel /towing tank.  The 35
meter long water channel/towing tank, constructed by Aero-
lab Supply Company of Laurel, Maryland, will be used to
study air pollution over complex terrain and urban areas
during thermal  Inversion conditions.
  Dr.  William Snyder, section chief of the FMF, demonstrated
the towing tank mode of operation  1n  modeling a smokestack
emission  into an atmospheric Inversion layer.   The tank  was
filled with three layers of differing density of salt water.
The top layer was colored red, the middle  layer was clear
and the bottom  blue.  The smokestack  emitted a white fluid
Into the  clear  layer which resulted in red, white, and
blue layers to  commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial.
   There  were also demonstrations  of  other laboratory
facilities.   "Brothers 'n Bluegrass," a local  band, provided
entertainment for the evening.  More  than  K)0 EPA employees
and guests were present.
              SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
   Robert E.  Hall, David G. Lachapelle, and G. Blair Martin,
IERL/RTP, will participate in an EPRI N0x workshop in Palo
Alto,  California, February 5.   They will present papers on
NO  control  technology of utility boilers and advanced NO
control  technology.
   On  February 11, G. Blair Martin  will attend an OEMI
symposium in  Washington, D. C.  and  will present a paper on
NO  combustion modification overview.
   IERL/RTP  will sponsor a symposium on Flue Gas Desul-
furlzation,  March 8-11, 1n New Orleans, Louisiana. ,Dr. John
Burchard, Director,  IERL, and Roger C. Chris tman, Julian Jones,
Norman Kaplan, Michael Maxwell, and Richard Stern will
participate.

   James D.  Kilgroe, Mechanical Engineer, IERL/RTP, will
attend the ASME  Solid Waste Processing conference, May 23-25,
Boston,  Massachusetts.  He will present two papers.
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      4th ANNUAL WOMEN'S  WEEK  PROGRAM

February 3,  9:00-11:30 a.m.
   Elizabeth Duncan  Koontz will discuss "Changes for Women  in
Government." "Employees of the Month" will be presented
awards along with FWP Symbol Contest Winners.
10:00 a.m. - Discussion on "The New Society."
February 4,  1:00-4:30 p.m.                                    ,
   "International Women's Year Conference 1n Mexico City"      ;
Sandra Thomas, delegate to the conference.
   "International Women's Year Tribune" led by Kathle Libby.
   "Changing  Cultures in Other Countries" a panel of speakers
from Duke University's International Club.
   Be  sure to mark these dates and  times on your calendar!
  I PERSONNEL
  JlCGJRNE
  The following awards were approved  during December 1975:
       QUALITY  INCREASES: .
       Robert Thomas-HERL
       Douglas  Whltehouse-HERL
       Dale A.  Denny-IERL
       Norman Kaplan-IERL
       Tommle L. Rogers-NCC
       Colleen  P. N1cholson-HERL

       SPECIAL  ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
         William J. Mitchell
           U.S. SAVINGS  BONDS  are
Ronald W.  Lowans-lERL
Carmen P.  Hoover-OAQPS
Joseph E.  Knoll-EM5L
Lynn K. Pehdergraft^IERL
Ralph E.  L1nder-HERL
Nancy K.  W1lson-HERL
         UK BONK HAT 1001 WJTHUS$.
         BUT mm K GOOD tS 6010!
         THE TREASON REPutES THEM FREE
         IF TOUR SHIRES BONOS «AVI HER
         LOSI. STOIER. Oil WTIIATEO. SEE
         rOIIR IOUL BARK-OR WHITE TO
         0. S TREASON OMRTMENI
         BUREAU UF THE PUBLIC DF.BT
          'sis s. am STREET
            CHIHSO. litmus
         'Attain keep e Heard
         of your torts — it
         will tpeta replacement.
          U.S. SAVINGS  BONDS, ..
             A LITTLE SIMPLE ARITHMETIC
                 ABOUT A MATH MAJOR
    The cost of a higher education is getting higher.   In  fact,
 you  could end up spending close  to $20,000 to put your child
 through college.                 (
    So maybe you should consider  U.S. Savings Bonds.   They're
 one  of the most dependable ways  to build funds for an education
    All you have to do is join the Payroll Savings Plan where
 you  work.  Then an amount you specify is set aside from your
I  paycheck and used to buy Bonds.
    Say your child 1s three years old now.  If you buy a $75
; Bond a month through Payroll Savings, by the time he's 18,
 you'll have $16,048 tucked away. A solid sum to get him
  started.  See?  A little simple  arithmetic can add up to  a lot.
    Make the chances of your child's college education more
  secure.  Join the Payroll Savings Plan now.

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                PERSON (5 PERSON
    Congratulations to Betty Abramson and Susan Hyatt.   They
  were RTP's two nominees for EPA's 1975 International Women's
  Year Award.  The awards were to  honor outstanding  women for
  their work In Federal government, and were presented to the
  six finalists at EPA's Conference on Women held 1n Seattle
  last November.
    Betty was nominated for her work on the FtfP Advisory
  Committee.  It was Betty who started the "FWP Employee  of the
  Month" award.  And it was Betty  who suggested that a contest
  be held to create a symbol  for FWP.  She has developed  an
  efficient system for distributing FWP Infonratlon  to all
  employees and has provided valuable assistance In  arranging
  for and publicizing the presentation of noontime FWP seminars.
    Susan was selected as a nominee for her work In the  Emission
  Standards and Engineering Division.  One of her early assign*
  nents was to develop a policy paper on control of  stationary
  sources of lead.   More recently,  she had the primary re-
  sponsibility to formulate the regulatory package on control
  of vinyl chloride.   She has also been an active member  of FWP.
     Claude and Elizabeth Well are parents for a second time.
  Adrlenne Marie was born early In the morning of December 17.
  1975 at her parent's home In Chapel Hill.  The home birth took
  place under the care of a trained midwife and proceeded
  smoothly and without complications  Both mother and daughter
  are dofng very well, so well, in fact  that Elizabeth astounded
  several people by taking the new-born  for a pedlatrlc check-up
  only seven hours after birth.
     Both parents feel very positively about the home birth
  experience and found this birth to be  far more meaningful than
  that of the first delivery which took  place at Memorial
  Hospital.  Although the home birth does Involve greater risk.
  the home 1s, In their opinion, a more  appropriate and natural
  setting for such an event.
   Elizabeth Is herself preparing to pursue a career as a
 nurse-midwife and hopes eventually to be licensed to assist In
 home deliveries.   She feels that many mothers-to-be, given a
 choice between home and hospital  deliveries, would choose a
 home birth, where medically appropriate, provided that
 qualified midwifery services are available at the home.  Such
 services are generally not available In this area, but 1f
 enough people make known their desire for home deliveries these
 services will eventually be provided by "somewhat reluctant"
 state and local  health authorities.  The father, Claude, Is an
 Electronics Engineer with the Bloenglneerfng Branch, experi-
 mental  Biology Division, HERL.
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   This year two  groups of EPA employees adopted families for
Christmas.
   The  Experimental  Biology Division, coordinated  by Herritt
Long, Shawnee Benane and Colleen Nicholson,  adopted a family
with six children.   The Volunteer  Services  of Durham supplied
the family and EBD supplied the food, clothing and toys.  Each
child requested and  received  a  special  gift;  a basketball  and
 football for the two boys,  and a doll, clothing and books for
 the girls.  The whole Division participated and they are
 planning to make this a yearly project.
   This was the fourth year that the Industrial Environmental
 Research Laboratory adopted a family.  Their collection
 started right after Thanksgiving and they had about 16 boxes
 of clothes, 12 bags of food and a variety of toys to help a
 needy family of ten.  As a  special project some of the group
 cooked Christmas dinner for the family.

 """^""ITFIEA SPECIAL "MEETING''  ""	
   The Research Triangle  Park Federal Employees Association
will hold an open meeting February 5, 1976, at J-30 p.m.  In
 the Environmental Research  Center auditorium.  All members
 and Interested Federal employees are urged to attend.
   Mr. Charles Cooper of the American Family Life Assurance
 Company of Columbus, Georgia will be the guest speaker.  He
will discuss cancer care and will explain the benefits avail-
 able through his company if cancer should occur in your
 family.
   After the meeting there  will be an open discussion on the
Activities sponsored by the RTFEA.  Suggestions are welcome.

    HOW TO METRIFY (OR  IS IT METRICATE?)
 Ponder some of the conversions  in our way of speaking that
 metrication may force upon  us-
 FROM-  He wears a 16-34 shirt.
 TO:    He wears a 41-86 shirt.
 FROM:  I remember when Joe  Louis  knocked out 2-Ton Tony
       Gal ento.
 TO.    I remember when Joe  Louis  knocked out 1.8-Negagram
       Tony Galento.
 FROM:  He got there In no tine with his seven-league boots
 TO:    He got there In no time with his fifty-kilometer
       boots.
 FROM:  They hung him by the yardarm.
 TO:    They hung him by the shortmeterarm.
 FROM   Some compacts give you very good gas mileage
 TO:    Some compacts give you very good gas kilometer-age
 FROM   An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure.
 TO:    Twenty-eight grams of prevention Is worth nearly half
       a kilogram of cure.
 FROM:  First-class postage  Is now 10 cents per ounce.
 TO:    F1*st-elass postage  Is now 0.357-1/7 cents per gram.
 FROM:  These tires should be Inflated  to 32 pounds per
       square Inch.
 TO:    These tires should be Inflated  to 2.25  kilograms per
       square centimeter.
   From E. F. Boomhower, via Clinton Hawes.
          ww/H	
   On November 10. the City of Raleigh Inaugurated a new
downtown shuttle bus route.  SCAT (Special Capital Area
Transit) links the state government complex to the south
end of downtown Raleigh.
   Catch a bus at any corner!  A bus comes by every 7
minutes.  (Continued on page 6)

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             THE PROBLEM  DRINKER
            OFTEN A  FAMILY AFFAIR
   The difference between the problem drinker and the vast
najorlty who successfully control  their alcohol use appears
to be in many ways a family affair.
   Excessive drinking plays a part in half of 56.000 traffic
fatalities a year, half of all  homicides,  and one-third of
all suicides, and the only complete  protection against ex-
cessive drinking Is not to drink at  all.
   So far, no modern nation has been able  to control the dis-
use of alcohol by means of national  or local prohibit lion
laws, liquor taxes, age restrictions—or by sermons, de-
nunciations. punishments, or anti-alcohol  education.
   The 9 out of 10 adults who drink  do so  without damage to
themselves or society.  They drink at appropriate times and
under appropriate conditions.  They  limit  their intake.  They
look upon moderate drinking as  a pleasant  means of relaxing,
adding to the enjoyment of meals,  or as a  long accepted part
of family or religious ceremonies—but they avoid intoxica-
tion or drunkeness.
   Researchers have found that  most  low-risk groups of
drinkers have these customs.
   The parents present an example of drinking re-
   sponsibility and In moderation—without lecturing or
   preaching.  They teach by example   "Ground rules"
   for using it, are well established In the  family
   and agreed upon by all.
   Excessive drinking is not acceptable.  Overindulgence Is
not looked upon as comical.
   Drinking is considered by parents to have  no moral
importance.  To them, It is neither virtuous  nor evil.
   Drinking is not viewed as an escape, as proof of adults'
status, or anything else.
   Drinking is not engaged  in for your own sake—but 1s a part
of other activities.
   No pressure Is placed on a family member or guest to
drink.
   In contrast, problem drinkers generally come  from families
that show far different practices, beliefs, and attitudes.
   The family's "ground rules" for drinking are vague and
inconsistent.
   One set of rules holds for men, another for women.
   If children have been using pep pills,  marijuana, and
similar drugs, soire parents may feel relieved when  these  •
children turn to alcohol Instead.
   Often, one parent  favors drinking, the other  opposes It.
   The Environmental  Protection Agency's Employee Alcoholism
Program 1s found in EPA Order 3120.3 of September 7. 1975.
The local EPA Employee Alcohol Program Coordinator  Is James
M. McDuffle.  He can  be contacted In the Yorktowne  Office
Mall, Room 242 or  telephone 688-8146, extension  328.
BRAIN TEASER
 SCAT. ..(continued  from page 5)
   Buses run from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Monday-Friday.
   SCAT bus service Is free until January 2,  1976.   After
 this date, one-way fare will be 104.
   One evening,  six members of the Cosmopolitan Club went to
dinner at the local Foreign and Domestic Health Food Restau-
rant and, upon arriving, were eventually seated at a round
table.  The names of the club members were:  Mr. Logan (wno
is allergic to Escargot), Mr. Boiston, Mr  Ivanovitch. Mr.
Vollalaro (close relative of the late Pitot Venturi). Itr.
Stauffel. and Mr. Yokomoto.  With the exception of Mr. Logan,
none of the men  ordered dishes that were cannon to their
native lands.  The orders were.   Veal Scallopini, Prime Rib,
Saurbraten and Kraut, Dojonabe with Yudofu and Oden, Escar-
got, and a chopped Barley and Soybean Burger with a shredded
Eucalyptus Leaf  Salad topped with diced acorns.  Mr, Yokomoto,
who started to order Veal Scallopini but then decided against
It, sat directly opposite the man who ordered the Chopped
Barley and Soybean Burger, etc., and to this man's imnediate
right sat a man  who ordered no Japanese food at all.  Mr.
Stauffelland Mr  Boiston sat directly opposite each other, and
Mr. Stauffel  sat to the left of the man who ordered Saurbraten
and Kraut.  Mr.  Ovonavitch sat to the right of the man who or-
dered Japanese food and opposite the man who ordered Escargot
   What did each man order'

   Look for the  answers in the next issue of the Cleaner Times
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          POLLUTION HELP LINE BUSY
   From January  through October better than 300 calls were
placed to North  Carolina's Pollution Help Line 1-800-662-7308
Citizens calling this number have their questions answered
or are referred  to specific divisions and sections of the
Department of Natural and Economic Resources for a response.
Queries on water led the list with 142 phone calls followed
by air with 123.
   Citizens from any place in North Carolina can call
1-800-662-7308 to request information or report pollution
problems   Local citizens may call 829-4740, Extension
251 or 316.
   On December 19, the General Services Division was awarded
the Office of Administration Christmas Decoration Award for
the best overall decorations in OA.  They will display the
plaque for one year and then it will be given to the next
division that wins the contest.
   Information Services Division won an award for the best
Christmas Tree decoration.
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PAUL HUMPHREY (continued from page 2)
   Recently he returned  from  three weeks  in  Mexico  City
where  he was advisor to  the Pan American  Health  Organization.
He was instrumental  in  the assignment of  meteorologists to
EPA Regional Offices and  is particularly  interested in the
technical assistance being given to  the regions,  and  to
state  and local  air pollution control  agencies.
   Paul  Is not saying  farewell as he expects  to  work
part-time In the Meteorology  Division.   He lives with his
mother in Raleigh,  N.C.

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