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By BETTY DEBNAM
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam
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1989 Universal Press Syndicate
Get the Hard-Head Safety Habit
Smart Kids Wear Bike Helmets
Each year, nearly 70,000
kid cyclists suffer from head
injuries. Many never
recover. Wearing a helmet
could prevent most of these
injuries.
Smart cops wear helmets, too
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Shell
Tough liner
A good bike
helmet has:
One smart cycler.
Why wear a
helmet?
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It looks good
on you. Try one
on and see.
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• Helmets are
much lighter and
cooler than they used
to be.
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• It could save
your life. Helmets
work by absorbing and
spreading the impact of
the crash
before it
reaches your
brain.
A group of cycle-cops in Seattle.
The idea of a cop on a bicycle is spreading
around the country. Cops on bicycles can
get around quicker than cops on foot. People
who see them often smile and clap. But these
cycling cops are serious about their work and
safety. Helmets are a part of their uniforms.
• A liner of polystyrene (thick, tough
plastic). Many have a
hard outer shell, too.
• A strong chin strap
to keep the helmet from
shifting or coming off.
• Foam pads you can
add for a better fit.
• One of these
stickers showing it has
passed certain tests.
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How to care for your helmet
• Some stickers or paint might damage it.
Read the label inside your helmet before
you apply either.
• Wash it with gentle soap· and warm water.
• If it does take a hard hit, it's best to get a
new one. It might look OK, but some of the
tough lining might have been broken so that
it would not be able to absorb another blow.
ANSI Z90.4
Standard.
• A good fit so that it
sits level and does not
wobble.
The Mini Page thanks the SAFE
KIDS campaign, Children's
Hospital National Medical Center;
the Bicycle Institute of America;
the National Head Injury Foundation; and the American Academy of
Pediatrics for help with this story.
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~Rookie Cookie's Recipe
Beef and Potato Casserole
You'll need:
• 1 pound ground
beef
• 1 medium onion,
chopped
• 2 potatoes, peeled
and sliced
The Inside Story
Inner-views with the body parts
We are your
feet:
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup plain yogurt
What to do:
1. Brown beef and onion over medium heat in a large
skillet. Drain fat.
2. Add potatoes, tomato sauce and garlic salt. Heat 5
minutes. Place in casserole.
3. Beat eggs in a medium bowl.
4. Stir in yogurt. Spread over meat mixture.
5. Bake in a preheated 3S0-degree oven for 1 hour.
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Mini Spy
• man's face
This is the 22nd
in a series about
your body.
• You balance all of your weight on us. We
help you stand and move. In your lifetime, you
will walk more than 65,000 miles on us!
• There are more bones in us than in any
other part of your body. Each of us has 26
bones. Each of us also has 19 muscles, 33 joints
and 107 ligaments (tissues that hold bones
together at the joints).
• Our big toes are important for
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Our other toes do not have big jobs,
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• The bottom of us is called the sole. The skin
there is the thickest skin on the body.
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• ladder
• squirrel
• We grow to almost one-half our full size in
your first year.
• watermelon slice
• clock
• lion's head
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Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
State born: Vermont
Occupation: lawyer
Served: 1923-1929
Party: Republican
Calvin Coolidge became president when
President Harding died in office in 1923.
He was later elected to a full term in 1924.
He was an honest man who was known
for his common sense. He was also known
as "Silent Cal" because he was a man of very few words.
Although he was popular, he chose not to run for a
second term in 1928.
Before becoming president, Coolidge had served as
governor of Massachusetts.
Coolidge believed that government should not
interfere with business. He was in office during the
Roaring '20s when times were good. Some of his
policies led to the Great Depression.
The Mini Page thanks Children's Hospital National
Medical Center for help with this series .
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See if you can find: HELMET, BICYCLES, RIDE, SAFETY,
FIT, HEAD, BRAIN, BRIM, STRAP, BUCKLES, STICKER,
ON, OFF, WEAR, PROTECT, ACCIDENT, STOP, GO,
CAUTION, FRONT, BACK, HOLE, PADS.
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Meet Martin Short
Martin Short is the creator
and star of a funny TV show.
The show, "The Completely
Mental Misadventures of Ed
Grimley," is seen on Saturday .
morning.
The show centers around
The cartoon character Ed
Grimley with Martin Short. Ed Grimley, a sweet nerd
with a cowlick. Martin created
the Ed character for a TV show about 12 years ago .
Martin, 36, grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He was
studying to be a social worker when some friends told
him to try acting.
He has been on several comedy TV shows and in
several movies.
He lives with his wife, son and daughter in Pacific
Palisades, Calif.
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Bike Safety Quiz-a-Roo
1. Ride with
2. Weave in and
earphones.
out of traffic.
Look at each picture and
read the words below it.
If you think it is a safe
rule, write YES. If you
think it is not a safe rule,
write NO.
STOP
3. Stop at stop
signs.
4. Pass on the left
when a walker has
his back to you.
Answers:
Fold the
answers
back before
you take
the test.
Then
unfold
them to
check to
see if you
were right.
1 . No
2 . No
3 . Yes
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4. Yes
7. Don't watch for
5 . Hitch a ride on
a car, bus or
truck.
6. Don't stop for
yellow or red
lights.
people in parked
cars who suddenly
open doors.
8. Ride to the left,
9. Use a knapsack
against the traffic.
to carry things.
10. Ride a bike
5. No
that is too big for
you.
6 . No
7. No
8 . No
9 . Yes
10. No
11. No
12. No
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11. Forget to
signal when
making a turn.
12. Carry a
passenger.
13. Ride barefoot.
14. Don't watch
15. Stop for
for grates.
pedestrians.
signal when
turning right.
13. No
14. No
15 . Yes
16. Yes
17. No
18. Yes
19. No
20. Yes
17. Ride next to a
18. Stop for a
19. Zip past
20. Walk your
friend on the
road.
yellow or red
light.
another cyclist
without warning.
bike across
in tersections.
22. Ride on the
21. Forget your
helmet.
right with the
traffic.
21. No
22. Yes
23. Yes
24 . Yes
25. No
26. No
27. No
28. Yes
23. Look front
and behind for
traffic before
turning left.
29. Yes
24. Keep your
25 . "Pop a
bike in good
shape.
wheelie" on a
busy road.
26. Ride on tires
that need air.
27. Dart out
28. Ride in single
between parked
cars.
file on roads or
streets.
30. No
31. Yes
32. Yes
33. No
34. No
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29. Look both ways
before riding into
a street.
30. Cross in the
middle of the
street.
33. Stay on your
31. Slow down
and yield at a
yield sign.
32. Tighten baggy
pant legs with
clips.
bike when
crossing busy
in tersections.
34. Ride at night.
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from The Mini P.ge by Betty Debnom
Teacher's
Guide
For use by teachers and parents at home and at
school.
For use with issue: Smart Kids Wear Bike Helmets
Main idea: This issue is about bicycle safety. The following is a list of activities to be used
with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader
assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following:
1. Find the following pictures: a stop sign, a brain, a car, cycle-cops, a traffic light, a
street, headphones, a grate, a boy walking his bicycle.
2. Draw a picture of yourself riding a bicycle, wearing a helmet and following a safety
rule.
3. Do you ride a bicycle? Do you wear a helmet? Why is it important to follow safety
rules? Where do you ride your bicycle? What do you think it would be like to be a cyclecop?
4. Act out some of the safety rules. Talk about each one as it is acted out.
S. Create a bicycle safety poster.
6. Make up your own bicycle safety quiz. Give it to a friend and see how he or she
does.
7 . Look in your paper for pictures of people riding bicycles. Are they wearing helmets?
II there are no pictures, look through the ads for bicycles for sale.
8. Find the following words: weave, signal, recover, intersections, absorb, hitch, lev.el,
grates, shifting, pedestrians, wobble, yield. Define and make up a new sentence for each
one.
9. Answer the following questions:
a. What does a chin strap keep a helmet from doing?
b. How many cyclists suffer head injuries each year?
c. What does a yield sign look like?
(Note to Editor: Above is the Teacher's Guide for Issue 20.)
C
1989 UniverHI Press Syndic.te
~Gu,. Goodsport's
Beport
Supersport: Greg Maddux
Height: 6-0 Birthdate: 4-14-66
Weight: 170 Birthplace: San Angelo, Texas
Greg Maddux is one of the youngest
players in the major leagues. He is also a
star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Greg joined the team in 1987. He was
only 20, the youngest player in the
National League.
Last year he won 18 games, lost 8 and
had a 3.18 ERA. He also led National
League pitchers in hits (19) and runs scored (13).
He was the youngest Cub ever to play in an All-Star
game.
Greg's older brother, Mike, pitches for the Philadelphia
Phillies.
Greg and his wife, Kathy, live in Las Vegas, Nev., in the
off-season.
{Note to Editor: Above is copy block for Page 3, Issue 20, to
be used in place of ad if desired.}