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Biorhythm: It's double critical days you have to watch

By KAY SEVERINSEN Staff Writer Employes at Crossly Window Company in Miami have been getting this note in their time slots lately: "Your computer bio-rhythm chart shows that you need to take extra care today to avoid errors or accidents." Some were frightened by the note, some threw it into the wastebasket, scoffing, but others were extra careful in their work. The window company hasn't had any accidents at all since they employed Stefan Smith, a biorhythm specialist, five months ago to set biorhythm charts on all 500 of its employes. Before then, they averaged three accidents a month. Smith, a Coral Gables resident, has been doing biorhythms professionally for a year. He learned the technique from George Thommen, who, Smith says, is the leading biorhythm expert in the world. "People think bio-rhythm is akin to astrology or something like bio-feedback. They expect little machines," Smith said. But it is quite unlike either, and is based on mountains of research on the intellectual, physical and emotional cycles that everyone experiences, Smith says. All three cycles begin at birth, Smith explains, when the person is at a "triple critical level." That is, all three cycles are crossing the 0-line on a biorhythm chart, causing trauma. From that day on, the three cycles fluctuate from high to low. A physical cycle, research indicates, lasts 23 days, and affects strength, resistance to disease, physiology, coordination and endurance. The emotional cycle runs 28 days and governs sensitivity, mood, nerves, cheerfulness and creative ability. The intellectual cycle, a 33-day period, regulates memory, mental alertness, logic and reasoning. Of the three, Smith says the intellectual cycle is the least important cause of accidents. "Several years ago I had a bad accident and I was hospitalized for a while," says Smith. "Later I did my biorhythm chart for that day and discovered that it was a double critical day for me." That means two of his cycles were crossing the 0-line simultaneously. Smith also does bio-rhythm chart for United Airlines employees. The charts are then made available to each person to use as he wishes. The airline sets no policy concerning them. But Swissair, another airline, will not schedule two pilots on the same flight if they are both having critical days, Smith says. "Ted Kennedy took his dip (in Chappaquiddik) on a double critical day, Judy Garland overdosed on a critical day, so did Marilyn Monroe. And Clark Gable had a heart attack on a critical day," Smith added. Stefan Smith of Coral Gables is a biorhythm specialist who computes biorhythm charts for various Miami companies.

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Clogging: rock to bluegrass

By MIRIAM LESNICK Correspondent Around and round they go, stamping their feet. As the music gets faster, the sound of tapping feet gets louder and louder. More than 50 people, young and old, gather every Monday night at South Miami Legion Hall to stamp their feet to the rhythm of bluegrass music. They are clogging. Clogging is an old dance form which originated in Europe and was brought to the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina by early settlers. Cloggers, wearing comfortable shoes with taps on their soles, move in a circle stamping their feet to the sound of the beat. Colleen Convey, who learned to clog in North Carolina four years ago, began teaching 10-week clogging classes two years ago at South Miami Legion Hall. The classes are taught every Monday night. "Clogging like everything else requires a lot of practice in order to be good at it. I clog because it is a dance where I can have fun and exercise at the same time," Mrs. Convey said. As she called out instructions, all cloggers listened attentively and followed every step she took. Everyone looked tired but continued to dance until the last beat of the music was heard. Edward Warford, a veteran clogger of three years, danced his way out of the circle and explained why he clogged. "The dance entails a different type of music with a different type of beat. I feel it is a dance with its own identity-it belongs to the United States. Before I started clogging, I was a buck dancer but later decided that clogging took more skill and was more of a challenge to me."

TREAT YOUR FAMILY TO A ROMAN HOLIDAY PUBLIX FIESTA D'ITALIA

Celebrate Italian-style with zesty antipasto, meaty main dishes seasoned to perfection, and traditional, tasty desserts. Publix has delicious foods for a Roman feast right in your home. Prices effective Thursday, Feb. 3rd thru Wednesday, Feb. 9th, 1977. Evercane Sugar 5-lb. bag 69¢ (Limit 1 with other purchases of $7 or more excluding cigarettes) 100 EXTRA Green Stamps Meat Thermometer (Coupon Expires Wed., Feb 9, 1977) (Vero Beach to Homestead ONLY) (Limit One Coupon Per Family, Please) 100 EXTRA Green Stamps 10-oz. Jar Maxwell House Instant Coffee (Coupon Expires Wed., Feb. 9, 1977) (Vero Beach to Homestead ONLY) 50 EXTRA Green Stamps Any Size Package Gallo Meat Product (Coupon Expires Wed., Feb. 9, 1977) (Vero Beach to Homestead ONLY) (Limit One Coupon Per Family, Please) 50 EXTRA Green Stamps 3 Pkgs. Assorted Flavors, 3-oz. Size Jell-O Gelatin Desserts (Coupon Expires Wed., Feb 9, 1977) (Vero Beach to Homestead ONLY) Greenwood (Yellow Label), Plain Sliced Beets, or Plain Small Whole Beets 3 16-oz. jars $1. Stokely's Bavarian Sauerkraut 3 16-oz. cans 89¢ Stokely's Cream Style or Whole Kernel Golden Corn 3 17-oz. cans 89¢ Stokely's Mixed Size Sweet Peas 3 17-oz. cans $1. Stokely's French Style, or Cut Green Beans 3 16-oz. bags 89¢ Van Camp's Pork and Beans 31-oz. can 53¢ Libby's Deep Brown Beans with Pork and Molasses, or Deep Brown Beans in Tomato Sauce 4 14-oz. cans $1. Lipton's 1.5-oz. Chicken Noodle, 1.8-oz. Spring Vegetable, or Tomato Cup-a-Soup 3-oz. pkg. 49¢ Cairo Beauties Whole Sweet Pickles 16-oz. jar 63¢ Heinz Keg O' Ketchup 32-oz. bottle 79¢ Staley's Pancake Syrup 24-oz. Bottle 89¢ Publix Strawberry Preserves 18-oz. jar 79¢ Aunt Jemima Complete Pancake Mix 2-lb. box 79¢ Quaker Quick Grits 40-oz. box 65¢ Old Fashioned Quaker Oats, or Quick Quaker Oats 18-oz. box 49¢ Uncle Ben's Converted Rice 2-lb. bag 89¢ Planter's (Twin Pack) Potato Chips 8-oz. box 79¢ Breakfast Club, White Sandwich Bread 24-oz. loaf 43¢ Publix Presents Beautiful Dinner Music For Your Family. Funk & Wagnall's Family Library of Great Music $2.49 each ALL ALBUMS 1 thru 22 Now Available Purr 6-oz. Tuna, 6 1/2-oz. Chicken Parts, or Tasty Treats Cat Food 6 1/2-oz. cans $1. Sweet Heart, Liquid Lime Dish Detergent 22-oz. size 39¢ Palmolive, Liquid Dish Detergent 22-oz. size 79¢ Calgonite, Automatic Dishwasher Detergent 50-oz. pkg. $1.43 Ajax Cleanser 14-oz. size 26¢ Brillo Soap Pads 18-ct. pkg. 59¢ Dry All Fabric Clorox 2 Bleach 24-oz. size 59¢ Phase III (3-oz. Bars) Aqua Bath Soap 2-bar pkg. 67¢ Free N' Soft Fabric Softener 40-ct. box 79¢ Wesson Oil 24-oz. bottle 69¢ (Limit 2 with other purchases of $7 or more excluding cigarettes) Fab Detergent 49-oz. box 99¢ (Limit 1 with other purchases of $7 or more excluding cigarettes) LEMON FRESHENED BORAX Fab HEAVY DUTY DETERGENT Idahoan, Instant Scalloped Potatoes or Potatoes Au Gratin 6 1/2-oz. pkg. 43¢ Greenwood Harvard Beets 16-oz. jar 39¢ Mr. Clean Liquid Cleaner 15-oz. size 59¢ Zest Bath Soap 2 5-3/4-oz. bars 63¢ Cherry, Florida Punch, Apple Drink, Grape Drink, Citrus Cooler or Wild Berry Hi-C Fruit Drinks 46-oz. can 43¢ Stokely's Orange or Lemon/Lime Gatorade 32-oz. bottle 39¢ White House Apple Juice 32-oz. bottle 49¢ F & P, Slices or Halves Yellow Cling Peaches 16-oz. can 39¢ F & P, Bartlett Pear Halves 16-oz. can 39¢ F & P Fruit Cocktail 16-oz. can 39¢ Pix Mixers, or Assorted Soft Drinks 4 28-oz. bottles $1. Brookstone Ricotta Cheese 16-oz. size 89¢ Nabisco, Salted or Unsalted Premium Saltines 16-oz. box 59¢ Keebler's French Vanilla, Chocolate Fudge, or Pitter Patter Cookies 16-oz. pkg. 79¢ Breyer's, Assorted Flavors Ice Cream 1/2 gallon $1.59 Sealtest, Assorted Flavors Sherbets quart 69¢ Gala, Decorated or Colors Paper Napkins 140-ct. pkg. 49¢ Scotties, White or Colors Facial Tissue 280-ct. size 53¢ Viva, Decorated or Colors Paper Towels 123-ct. roll 57¢ August Bros. Pumpernickel or Rye Bread 1-lb. loaf 59¢ Frozen Food Specials Stokely's Vegetables Milano 12-oz. size 69¢ Minute Maid Orange Juice 2 12-oz. cans $1. Jeno's 12-Pak Cheese Pizzas 24-oz. pkg. $1.19 Jeno's 8-Pak Sausage or Pepperoni Pizzas 16-oz. size 99¢ Sara Lee Yellow Cup Cakes 10 1/2-oz. size 79¢ Roman Meal Waffles 14-oz. size 59¢ Birds Eye Green Peas 3 10-oz. pkgs. $1. From Our Dairy Dept. 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