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ERROR: Should be Bill Decatur, Monday, July 14, 1975 THE DECATUR I PAGE FIVE Lung and Respiratory Cancer Is Top Killer 16.3 male, 24.1; white females Liquor License Transfer Set The city liquor license of the Tack Room Tavern, 1464 E. William which has been operated bv James E. Parker, 1733 E. Olive is being transferred to a new corporation. The new firm is Hard Hat Inn which will operate the business after the license transfer is finalized.

Myron Postm, 1812 E. Prairie is president of Hard Hat Inn and will be the manager of the tavern. Nina C. Parker, 2410 S. 34th is secretary of the corporation and Virginia Campbell, 1221 N.

Church is vice president and treasurer. Citv Officials To Discuss o) Paula Jo Letner Paula Jo Letner Receives AIW Scholarship Paula Jo LetnerJdaughter Of Mr. and Mrs. frilliU and nonwhite females 13.4. The colon cancer death figures for nonwhite males may be distorted, the spokesman said because there is a smaller number of nonwhite persons in the county.

The rate of death of white-females in Macon County attributed to breast cancer is slightly higher than national figures. The comparative figures show that the county death rate for breast cancer is white women 29.2; nonwhite women, 12. The nationwide rate is 25.51 for white women and 25.8 for nonwhite women. Breast cancer also occurs in men, but at a much lower rate. Nationally the cancer rate for nonwhite men was .37 and the rate for white males was .28.

In Macon County three white males died from breast cancer in the 20-year period. No breast cancer deaths of black males were reported. CEREBRAL PALSY PICNIC SLATED The Cerebral Palsy Association of Macon County will hold its annual Summer Picnic at 6 p.m. July 24 at the large pavilion in Fairview Park. Refreshments will be served.

For reservations, call By Judy Tatham Lung and respiratory tract cancer is the most common type of cancer causing death in Macon County, based on a 20-year nationwide survey to determine geographic patterns of the disease. Between 1950 and 1969, 3,737 persons died in Macon County from all forms of cancer, according to public health information forwarded to the National Cancer Institute. For the purposes of the survey, comparisons are made on a basis of the number of cancer deaths per 100,000 in population, rather than the number of actual deaths. Macon County had a cancer death rate of 685, which is a little higher than the national rate of 628. The county rate of 685 breaks down into the following four categories based on the 100.000 rate for each group: white males, 173.2; nonwhite males, 203; white females, 136.1 and nonwhite females 173.3.

The study, which includes 3,056 counties in the 48 contiguous states, was released last week. Its purpose is to pinpoint geographic disease rates and stimulate research into causes. Striking differences may stimulate local medical organizations and agencies to probe possible causes and come up with answers to benefit cancer research for all areas of the country. Macon County's rate for 17 discernible forms of cancer over a 20-year period indicate no surprising patterns, according to a spokesman with the institute. However, Illinois' rate for respiratory tract and lung cancer exceeds that of the nation and could be attributed to the state's coal mine and blast furnace industries, the spokesman said.

The national rate for lung cancer for every 100,000 persons is the following: white males, 37.98; nonwhite males, 36.67; white females, 6.29 and nonwhite females, 6.27. Macon County's lung cancer rate is markedly higher than the national average. The four categories for Macon County death based on 100,000 is: white males, 41.3; nonwhite males, 47.6; white females, 5.9 and nonwhite females, 13.9. Until demographic and socioeconomic data is analyzed, the National Institute is not making conclusions regarding the differences in rates between whites and nonwhites. Cancer of the colon and rectum, sometimes believed related to the diet, also were surveyed.

Colon cancer excepting the rectum were reported at the following rates in the U.S.: White male, 16.5; nonwhite males, 12.07; white females, 16.2 and nonwhite females 12.69. Illinois statistics include white male, 18.81; nonwhite male, 18.32; white female, 17.73 and nonwhite female, 17.97. Macon County statistics are white male, 16.8; nonwhite Sale of Bonds Two city officials are in New York City today and Tuesday to discuss the proposed sale of S6.4 million in bonds for a storm sewer improvement program. Jack W. Loftus, city finance director, and Lester P.

Lipe, city treasurer, are to meet with representatives of Moody's Investors Service, and Poor's Corp. on the rating of the bonds. Loftus said the higher the rating, the easier it will be to sell the bonds. A bid opening on the bond sale has been set for 10 a.m., July 30 in the City Council Chambers, 355 E. Wood St.

of 2735 BurgenerDrTmis been awarded one of two 1975 scholarships of the International Union of the Allied Industrial Workers of America. She is a 1975 graduate of Eisenhower High School and was a valedictorian of her class. Her father is a member of AIW Local 837, which represents workers at A. E. Staley Mfg.

Co. The AIW scholarship winners are chosen from among children of union members. There were more than 200 applicants for the two scholarships. AIW represents more than 100,000 persons nationally. Miss Letner also has been named a Chancellor's Honorary Scholar at Washington University, St.

Louis, where she plans to attend. The other AIW scholarship winner is Allan W. McGee of Fort Wayne, Ind. I I IJl 1 ii i I i 1,1111 nil i .11. iriffliMiawiiiii iftnaiimiib rniiii iiiiniiaimiirtii minimum iiiiiimiiLLiiLi Education Fund Hike To Be Decided July 26 i 1 1 iw ftn tt kp Very Important Protection at Very Inexpensive Prices! The last tax rate increase referendum was approved in the district about 10 years ago, Stite said.

The polls will be open noon to 7 p.m. July 26 in Dewitt and Kenney and at two polling places in Clinton. The educational fund deficit for 1975-76 is estimated at about $632,000. The school district has been operating on a deficit budget since 1970. However, the total anticipated expenditures for 1975-76 school year will be limited to about $3,285,000, the same as in 1972-73, said Supt.

Dr. George A. Edwards in a prepared fact sheet on the referendum. L'1 hi Lee-Norse Bonds OK Taylorville The Taylorville City Council has given initial approval to what may become a $4 million industrial revenue bond issue for expansion of Lee-Norse west of Taylorville. The council approved a resolution of "public purpose and intent" so that the bonds would be tax free.

The resolution approval was sought at the request of the Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development. An Industrial Revenue Bonds Project law of 1972 enables the city to issue such bonds to finance new facilities and create jobs, explained Richard Funderburk of the Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development. Funderburk said Lee-Norse, which is a metal fabricator, plans a plant expansion and increase in employment of about 200 persons. He added that although the city council has now given Lee-Norse the tax-free bond issue capability, the company may not necessarily take that route of financing its new construction. Details of the expansion were not available from a plant spokesman in Taylorville last Clinton A request to increase the education fund tax rate 35 cents per $100 of assessed valuation will be decided July 26 by Clinton school district voters.

The present education fund rate is $1.65 per $100 of assessed valuation. The 35-cent increase, if approved, would boost the total tax rate in the school district to $3.32 per $100. However, Max Stite, business manager, said the district anticipates a 10 to 11 cent decrease in the tax levy for bond payments next year. The 35-cent increase would generate an additional $190,000 annually based on the current district assessed valuation of more than $54 million, Stite said. The increase is being sought to offset inflation in the current programs, Stite said.

A tax rate increase of 45 cents was defeated in a 1971 referendum. A $2.5 million bond issue referendum was finally passed in 1969 after three previous 1 mm SHOCK DECATUR DAILY REVIEW Decatur Herald and Review, inc. 361-365 North Main Street Decatur. Illinois. 62525 Published daily P.M except Sundays and Holidays Second-class postage paid at Decatur, III.

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Chaney was selected from among 15 applicants. Chaney was a Decatur police officer 5a2 years and worked about 10 months at the Macon County sheriff's department. He also was a probation officer three years in the 6th Judicial Circuit and he was an agent one year with the Illinois Bureau of Investigation. "I share my ambitions for professionalizing the department with the City Council," Chaney said. "We're planning to upgrade the department through in-service training in all phases of police work.

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