European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poinsettias taste bad but Arent poisonous by Cox news service i know this subject comes up v every year but i d like a clarification anyway. Are poinsettias poisonous to children and pets r v j Poinsettia leaves Aren t poisonous they just taste that Way. One bite and no living creature human or animal will take another according to Paul Thomas floriculture specialist at Trie University of Georgia Extension service and a Uga faculty member. Back in Early 74 a Branch of the government erroneously published a paper indicating that poinsettias were deadly toxic he said. That is absolutely positively not the Case and in fact the government retracted the statement. But poinsettias do contain a very alkaline Latex sap the White stuff that comes out of the Plant it tastes terrible can cause skin irritation in the Mouth and can make some people sick not because it s Poison but because it tastes so bad if there s a danger to children it s because they might choke on a Leaf Thompson said. I suggest that a Poinsettia Plant or any other Plant should be put up away from where the child is and if a Leaf Falls off the Plant clean it up not because of a Chance of Poison but to make sure there is nothing to choke  i keep bearing the term lame Duck congressman. What does it mean is the phrase refers to an officeholder whose Power is diminished because he or she is leaving office soon As a result of defeat in a election or because of statutory limitation. It s in the news now because the democratic controlled Congress finds itself in that position after the Republican landslide in the nov. 8 election. Satire s new political dictionary says the phrase originated in 18th-Century Britain and meant a bankrupt businessman. By the 1830s, it was used to Label politically bankrupt politicians. During the 1 920s, the phrase was widely publicized by the Campaign for the lame Duck amendment which in 1933 was ratified As the 20th  brings november s congressional winners into office in january rather than March As it had been. In the nation s Early years it took a much longer time for a newly elected politician to travel to Washington. Ojiri 1940, 1 enlisted in the army air corps and was in the service for More than five years. No one told me to keep my military records so i ran a greenhouse employee gathers poinsettias in South Dakota. Into a problem at a veterans administration Hospital when i retired to Florida. I was told i needed my military records to obtain any medical service. At that Point i started a search but discovered my files and those of thousands of other veterans were destroyed in a fire at the St Louis military personnel Center in the 1970s. What can we do if we need service at a a Hospital there May be a Ray of Hope for you and for anyone else in the same predicament. A Central 800 toll free number is operated by the department of veterans affairs nationwide. Anyone calling the number 800-82 71 000 -. Will be connected to to hts office serving his or her area. In your Case the regional office in St. Petersburg will help reconstruct your missing records even if they were destroyed said Ken Mckenna at the a in Washington. Some files that were thought to have been destroyed have turned up Mckenna said so it s possible that a person might have been told that his records Don t exist but in fact they do it s Worth checking a second time. Even if the originals were in fact destroyed the department of veterans affairs will work with anyone to see what we can do. It s not automatically a lost  what has the Oil embargo against Iraq accomplished what s the Point is the expressed reason for the embargo is to make Iraq abide by . Resolutions to Stop military threats against its neighbors such As Kuwait to quit persecuting its minority populations kurd and shiite muslims and to dispose of and allow monitoring to prove it weapons of mass destruction chemical biological / and nuclear weapons As Well As ballistic missiles. And the embargo is working according to the state department. Oil has always been Iraq s hard currency merchandise traditionally accounting for about 95 percent of the country s foreign Exchange earnings said a spokeswoman for the department s near East Public affairs office. In 1990 before the persian Gulf Warthe country earned $10.4 billion in Oil exports she said. Now it s getting less than 10 percent of that and we d like it to be  aits i m curious about the new National football league ruling concerning the two Point conversion. If the defending team gets the Ball Are they allowed to run it to the other team s end zone if that happens Are they awarded six Points or two Points for the conversion which team would kick the Ball after that As if the play fails it s a dead Ball. The defending team can t intercept a pass or recover a Fumble and run the length of the Field for a touchdown. The official nil playing rules puts it this Way if a try results in what would ordinarily be a touchdown for the offence two Points Are awarded. If a touchdown is not scored the try is Over at the end of the play or if there is a change of  in College Ball however the defending team would be awarded two Points for a Lunback All the Way on a  you have a question about the news then ask it and the Atlanta journal Constitution will try to find the answer and publish it in this column write a a on the news Box 4689. Atlanta 30302. Short subject City official planning to bring folks together by Kiley Armstrong the associated press an admittedly offbeat town supervisor wants to get government closer to the people and some people closer to each other. His idea a matchmaking service compliments of town Hall,1ust to prove that politicians really do have a heart. Why go to the bars when you can go to government reasons cupid Wannabe Paul Feiner of Greenburgh . Instead of being totally upset and disgusted with politicians. People might say gosh that s really Nice somebody cares " Feiner who concedes that i see government a Little differently than others credits the matchmaking idea to an offhand comment dropped by constituent Merria Youdelman while they were working on a civic project. But there was hitch Feiner was t hitched. People would say it was a conflict of interest he said. That s no longer a problem. Thanks to a relative s matchmaking efforts Feiner is now engaged. After the wedding next Spring he himself can become a matchmaker. Youdelman says Shell be one of the first to sign up. Absolutely said the 57-year-old divorced. Everybody wants to meet somebody. In a comfortable atmosphere not hanging out in a bar "  not everyone is in love with the proposal. Some Council members have expressed unromantic concerns about potential liability. And residents of Greenburgh about 25 Miles North of new York Aren t sure what to make of it. After the news appeared in suburban papers Feiner revealed in Way to go Calls from supporters and sloughed off Are you crazy barbs from critics. Feiner in t sure How his love connection will Paul Feiner May take shot at playing cupid. Work. Maybe it could happen at his sunday supermarket stops where he listens to residents complaints and problems sometimes Persona problems. It would be neat if people went to my supermarket hours and first complained about potholes then told me they want to meet somebody he said. Choppers atthe grand Union in Dobbs ferry where Feiner sometimes holds his sunday forums rolled their eyes or did double take when asked about his latest proposal. You re kidding said Nanette Marks 64. But moment s reflection she added Why Kathy Fleming s first reaction was of god " hti603"601 that she had her husband in no a Ranf d f d that the Supe Arket might not be a bad location for a matchmaking service after All she said everybody has to shop " i 20 the stars and stripes wednesday december 14/1994