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5B LifeStyle Wausau Daily Herald Thursday, August 1 8, 1 994 kemsTER, Sen causes emphysema, too 842-2488 Wausau -We Specialize In- ear Ann Landers: Why is it that when the hazards of smok- ing are brought up. Ann Lenders Other Services Offered: Carpets Upholstery WallsCeilings In-Home Drapery Cleaning Drapes -Sheers and Headers (normal size living room) $57.97 Expires Aug 31, 1994 its kind in the world. I'm out of there. Also, I never go back to that store again. There are myriad stores in my area, some of which are glad to get paying customers.

Not only is answering the phone in front of a customer rude, it is stupid. The customer standing in front of the clerk means money in the store's cash register. It's what keeps them in business not clerks talking on the telephone. Bainbridge Island, Wash. Dear Bainbridge: Many readers will agree with your "bird in the hand" theory, and they may be right It seems to me, however, that a competent salesperson could handle both by taking the phone number of the caller and saying, "May I call you back in a few minutes?" Gem of the Day: Fifty-one percent of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about Send questions to Ann Landers, Creators Syndicate, 5777 W.

Century Suite 700, Los Angeles, Calif. 90045 States. According to the American Lung Association, smoking is responsible for 82 percent of the CO.PJ). deaths in the United States. (The remaining 18 percent is caused by air pollution, environmental factors such as dust and asbestos and a rare hereditary condition.) The message is clear and irrefutable.

Smoking is a crippler and a killer. Dear Ann Landers: A reader complained that store clerks give phone calls precedence over the living, breathing customer at the counter. He asked if you would walk out if a clerk left you to take a phone call. You said, "Not if I really wanted the item." When I am standing at a store counter waiting to pay for merchandise and the clerk ignores me to answer the telephone, it's 'Adios, baby." I put the merchandise on the counter and walk out, no ifs, ands or buts about it I don't care if my intended purchase is the last item of H2 lungs are mutating. For my sake and theirs, will you please print another letter on this subject? Alaska Dear Alaska: It is not necessarily true that ALL smokers will develop emphysema.

Not enough studies have been done to confirm this. The surgeon general classifies bronchitis and emphysema together as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COP Before smoking became common, these were rare diseases. Now CO J), is the fourth-ranking cause of death in the United ii in AIRFARE WARS! the only disease discussed is cancer? Why is it that no one ever brings up emphysema? People who smoke cigarettes WILL get emphysema sooner or later. I am well acquainted with all the stages of this disease. My grandmother, who was otherwise a very healthy woman, died a slow and painful death from emphysema brought on by years of smoking.

My stepfather will die the same way. He is now tethered to an oxygen tank that is his constant companion. It is the only way he can keep his windpipe open. My mother, who is also a smoker, is in the early stages of emphysema. She has this terrible cough that gets worse every year.

Younger people who smoke boast' that they can jog several miles and 1 never get short of breath. They don't understand that the cells in their Academy honors college student The United States Achievement Academy announced that Ami Lynn Mais has been named a Collegiate Scholastic All-American. Mais, who attends Oral Roberts University, was nominated for this national award by Sheree King, director of registrars. Ami will appear in the Scholastic All-American Collegiate Directory, which is published nationally. UW-Madison awards: Jef Agencies need typewriters Schools! est bmeiK, OUJJTEEP CENTER Out of Central Wisconsin Airport Travel The Volunteer Center acts as a clearinghouse for individuals or businesses who wish to donate or recycle items to community nonprofit agencies.

Program, facility and client needs are varied, and you may have just what a local agency needs. If you have something to donate or for more information, please contact the Volunteer Center, 843-1220. Refrigerator: Needed to replace one which is in very bad shape at local organization. Typewriters: Electric or electronic typewriters needed at local agency. Washer and dryer.

Needed by local organization. Lamps and furniture: Floor and table lamps suitable for agency office; also end tables, chairs, small sofa or loveseat. Bingo prizes: Knickknacks, coin purses, jewelry, toiletries, socks, nail polish, lipstick, sun glasses, playing cards, puzzles, etc. would make great Bingo prizes at local nursing home. Don't throw out those items that are cluttering your closets and drawers others would be happy to have them.

Overhead projectors: To be used in English-as-a-Second-Lan-guage classes. Marathon Center student, Daniel Attoe; $350 scholarships to graduating seniors: Ryan Gaska, D.C. Everest; Daniel Kanemoto, Wausau East; Brent Budsberg, Wausau West; Tom Lambrecht, Newman; Mariam Roy, Marathon; and Tom Pospyhalla, Stratford. Dean's list: Karin Zynda, a 1991 Newman High School graduate and a senior at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, School of Dentistry, Division of Dental Hygiene, was named to the Dean's List with a GPA of 3.71. She has received awards and scholarships, including the Minnesota Dental Hygienist Association Scholarship, the Metro Dental Award and the Proctor and Gamble Scholarship for Excellence in Dental Hygiene.

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John's: Gregory Schlae-fer, Wausau, recently received an EBA Accounting Scholarship for 1994-95 from St. John's University. He is one of seven St. John's students selected to receive this award. St.

Catherine: Danelle Chase has received the CSC Project Scholarship from the College of St. Catherine's in recognition for her ministry to nonprofit organizations, offering direct care to the community. She is a double major in psychology and philosophy with a concentration in ethics, and she was honored for maintaining a 3.685 grade-point average. Wisconsin Grocers Association: Heidi Chaudoir of Schofield has been awarded a scholarship by the Wisconsin Grocers Association Education Scholarship Foundation. She is currently studying biochemistry and genetics at UW-Marathon Center.

Jennifer Stroozas, Wisconsin Rapids, is also a recipient of a Wisconsin Grocers Association Scholarship. WPS scholarships: 1994 WPS scholarship recipients are: Heather Gillingham, Wausau; Amanda Brunsell, Rothschild; Heather Cramer, Marathon; Sara Evans, Wausau; Bradley Hall, Wausau. Aaron Hendon, Schofield; Nicole Hurst, Wausau; Stephen Lin, Wausau; Christie Nurre, Merrill; Rachel Porath, Merrill; Christopher Swita, Mosinee; Susan Wudi, Schofield; May Hahn, Wausau; Tania Jansen, Mosinee; Jason Knetter, Edgar; Chad Lemmer, Marathon; and Joanne Lang, Marathon. Wausau Festival of Arts: Wausau Festival of Arts has awarded the following art scholarships for 1994: $500 to UW- t'r i. t.

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