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16 ELKO DAILY FREE PRESS, Elko, Nevada Thursday, June 27. 1996 Wffc- Woman ends walk across nation; reports good things A 1 Labrador mix, kept to the grass whenever possible. They followed old Route 66 from California, through the Southwest, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri before hooking up with old Route 6 into Pennsylvania. Lollipop pulled, and McCauley pushed, a cart, loaded with 75 pounds of food, a tent and supplies. They camped where they could; she often pitched her tent by the road side or behind buildings.

Along the way, she averaged 15 miles a day, wore out three pairs of shoes, lost enough weight to dip below 100 pounds and was able to reach Oklahoma last fall in time for her 50th high-school reunion. In New Mexico, she slept in a deserted farm, where wandering cows kept her company. West Texas, with its miles of nothingness, was a walker's heaven: "so flat, it was like being in outer space, with no one else around." She walked over the Great Divide and the Petrified Forest and sauntered to the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago. While there, a German tourist had her autograph a baseball. In Ohio, the Walsh family of Geneva took her in for several days, giving her a poem for the road.

It's time to be a grandmother again." she said. McCauley got a lift over some bridges and through some tougher parts of cities. She suspended her walk last fall after she hurt her leg when the supply cart pulled by her dog. Lollipop, smashed into her. Her children chipped in for a plane ticket and she flew back West to recuperate.

When she resumed her trek, she was walking and had not planned to complete her journey by car. But the cold rains and increasing hills of Pennsylvania, and Lollipop's worn footpads, discouraged her from walking the last leg She's planning on driving the white Ford back to California soon, stopping back to visit some friends she made, as well as an ill brother in Arizona. "It's hard for me to even picture what she has done," her youngest daughter, Mary Zimmerman, said in a telephone interview from her California home. "I worry about her. But she's a strong-willed lady.

We couldn't talk her out of it." For most of her adult life, McCauley said, she repressed wanderlust to raise her children. Two bitter blows in 1990 made her examine her life. Her husband. Ralph, died. Then her yogurt shop failed, killing dreams of making a good living.

She decided it was time for Margie's Big Adventure. "I don't know where the idea came to walk across the country. It was a strong thought. I was scared out there. With God's help, it became a reality," she said.

She and Lollipop, an Akita- NEW BRITAIN. Conn. (A?) A California woman who just completed a walk across America with her dog arid a cartload of supplies still can't get over what complete strangers did not to her. but for her. "I didn't have one bad thing happen to me." said Margie McCauley.

a 67-year-old mother of seven from Landers, Calif. "Everyone was so kind." Her trip ended her Saturday at the home of a sister she had not seen in nearly 50 years. The trip will keep her busy for a long time to come: she promised to write to more than a thousand people she met along the route. "People brought me food, like the lady that brought me a lasagna dinner to my campsite in Devil's Elbow, Mo. One lady gave me an umbrella.

Families took me into their homes to shower and rest up." McCauley said Monday. She set out in May 1995. was set back by an injury in October 1995, and resumed her trip in April. She did most of the nearly 3.000-mile trip on foot. Tired of hiking, she bought a 1979 Ford about 300 miles west of here in Mansfield.

to drive the final leg. She and her sister. Georgia Just who asked that her privacy be protected had a sweet reunion. McCauley said. It was their first in almost 50 years since life pushed McCauley and most of her 10 brothers and sisters out of Okmulgee.

to various locations across the country. "This is real nice. I'll stay here a bit I'm ready to go home and be lazy. Vera France (left) owner and manager of Triangle Feedlot in Gooding, Idaho, explained the cattle feeding business in Southern Idaho to agriculture tour participants Bob and Dianne Vesco of Win-nemucca. Nevada beef producers go on Idaho agricultural tour A small enthusiastic group of Nevada beef producers "saw under the hide" of cattle and learned about the feedlot and packing side of their business during the 12th annual agriculture tour to southern Idaho.

The tour is sponsored by I niversity of Nevada Cooperative Kxtension. "This event is conducted annually to expose producers to innovative agriculture enterprises and see firsthand the end product and marketing aspect." explains Ron Torell. northeast area Kxtension livestock specialist and tour coordinator. "Participants return home with new ideas and technologies to use on their ranches." The tour started June 12 at Inter-mountain Beef Producers of Eden. Idaho, where steers consigned to Nevada Extension's ranch-to-rail prog ram have been on feed since November.

Participants viewed their cattle as fat steers ready for processing. Ce-vin Jones, ownermanager of the feedlot. discussed the live animal performance of ranch-to-rail cattle and described the feeding business in southern Idaho. The Nevada cattle were then shipped to IBP's Boise. Idaho, plant for processing and future inspection.

Triangle Feedlot of Gooding. Idaho, was host to a steak dinner and educational program on buffalo feed ing and marketing More ranch to rail cattle were viewed at the Gooding feedlot. On June 11. participants visited Simplot's S.S.I. Hamburger Process ing Plant in Wilder.

Idaho. S.S.I, grinds and processes hamburger patties for Burger King and Wendy's It GAO is Congress' watchdog (Submitted photo) also fabricates poultry products for Taco Bell. Tour participants saw firsthand the grinding, packaging and distribution process of thousands of tons of hamburger products daily. Tour participants Bob and Dianne Vesco of Winnemucca said. "I can't believe all the imported beef used in this plant when we have such an oversupply of U.S.

beef." Bruce Hipp of Snake River Trading conducted an afternoon educational program on risk management of fat cattle while Dan Hinman. University of Idaho Research and Extension Center director, brought the Nevada group up to date on the current market picture. Participants toured IBP's processing plant in Boise. Idaho, on June 12. Ranch-to-rail participants looked under the hide of the cattle they viewed live two days before.

Tour participants Doug and Charlie Hone of Gardnerville said. "Performance of our cattle was excellent in the feedlot: however, only one of our bulls is siring superior carcass trait calves. We're going to use that sire more often The last tour stop was Darling International also known as Boise Rendering. Boise Rendering refines the "by-products" of local beef processing facilities and prepares them for marketing. Tour host Dana Young pointed out.

"The recent BSE. or "Mad Cow" disease problem in England has U.S. rendering plants concerned about a mandatory ban of feeding animal by-products to beef, poultry and swine. Such a ban would drastically reduce the value of beef "offal" and raise the feed costs of poultry and swine." Tour participant John Wilker of Beowawe was amazed at the thousands of hides prepared for shipping overseas. Wilker stated.

"Imagine how many leather reins and chaps I could make out of those hides." According to Torell, positive comments received about the tour and its educational value, ensures that they will continue. (Submitted by Elko County Extension). Forgetful judge left couple stranded on their wedding day MECCA. Ohio AP Both the honor had to be at work in less than computer system, he turned to the GAO. The agency put together a team of four people, including a computer security specialist, to investigate.

All government agencies even the massive Defense Department are required by law to give GAO officials access to information. Such situations invariably create tensions, becoming "very personal, very vitriolic." according to Edward Zadjura. the GAO's assistant director for resources in the community and economic development division. Jack Brock, who supervised the computer security project, says. "There's the old joke where we'll say we're pleased to be there.

We're there to help them and they'll say, 'We're pleased that you're here to help us "We're not ambushers." he adds. "But nevertheless there's a tension that exists. (It) never goes away" and. on occasion, he said, federal agencies trv to hide information from the GAO. Conducting an investigation requires a lot of preparation.

John Stephenson, who headed the team that looked into the Pentagon computer hackers, read thousands of pages and talked to a hundred people. "It's like doing a Ph.D." dissertation, said Stephenson. Federal agencies have no legal obligation to take action on a GAO recommendation unless a congressional committee or Congress tells them to. Their only duty is to report their response to the situation in a letter to the requesting committee 60 WASHINGTON AP It's the government agency that whispers in Congress' ear: "This is good. This is not good." Their royal blue files lurk everywhere on Capitol Hill.

Their contents make officials squirm whether in delight or consternation. For almost 75 years, the General Accounting Office has acted as Congress' watchdog, often nipping at the hand that feeds, as it investigates everything from aviation safety to school facilities. Last month. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns lashed out after the GAO released a study suggesting the department was wast ing taxpayers' money by "keeping all these lavish buildings around the world." "They have oversimplified the issue and they're wrong on their facts." said Burns. I think they should go back and check their facts." Back at the GAO.

administrators are more likely to be adding up taxpayer savings instead nearly $16 billion alone in the fiscal year that ended last Sept 30. a return of more than $35 for everv $1 spent by the GAO. About 80 percent of the GAO studies are a result of written requests from a member of the House or Senate. Requesters have some control over the study since they can frame the questions they want answered. When Sen.

John Glenn. Ohio, wanted to learn more about break-ins into the Defense Department JUNE 27 bride and the groom were left standing at the altar when the judge was a no-show. Judge Thomas Campbell forgot he was supposed to marry Bill Harrison and Susanna Grammatus on Saturday. It took three hours to find another judge Harrison said he called Campbell twice in an hour Saturday, then every 15 minutes for two hours, then every 10 minutes No clergy members would do the ceremony because the couple had not received the required counseling. Municipal Judge Thomas Gysegem finally agreed to handle the ceremony after he cleaned up from mowing the lawn.

Gysegem arrived just in time for the backyard wedding. The maid of THURSDAY hour, the Harrisons' three young sons were grass stained from playing, and many guests had to get to graduation 'and birthday parties. "We had the ceremony, and right afterwards everyone made a line" for their cars. Harrison said. Five people had time to stay for the cake.

"In the morning I was a nervous wreck." the bride recalled "I was worried about the weather, what if it rains. I never thought. 'What if the judge doesn't show "It will probably be funny in 10 years, but it wasn't on Saturday." her husband said Campbell sent an apology to the new Mr. and Mrs Harrison. "I feel terrible for the couple." he said.

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'We're sorry' we asked for said Bob Robinson, GAO's director of food and agriculture issues. William Gormley. professor of government and public policy at Georgetown University, said the GAO has maintained "high standards and good ethical sensitivities" despite the highly political atmosphere. He said the GAO was "probably indispensable in a large complex society such as ours," but it does have its faults. Gormley said one of the GAO's weaknesses is its inability to take a truly long-term perspective, "largely because Congress members are ex tremely impatient individuals who want answers today." A second weakness, according to Gormley.

is the GAO's excessive criticism of executive branch agencies, which does not take into account the multiple signals the agencies receive and their limited resources." "There's a difference between being critical and unfair." Gormley said. "Sometimes GAO crosses that boundary." "I'd like to see the GAO commending agencies and giving them a pat on the back when they do something right," he added. did so. Though there are encouraging statistics of success, babies are still dying of SIDS unnecessarily, said Dr. Sally Davidson Ward of the Child-rens Hospital in Los Angeles.

"I know some families who didn't know of the change in recommended sleep position and then lost a child to SIDS." she said. "They, of course, are extremely distraught." The most emotionally wrenching story, said Ward, is of parents who practiced the "Back to Sleep" system at home, but who left their baby in a day care center where it died of SIDS while tummy sleeping. "That was extremely hard," she said. Some grandparents, aunts and older family members have resisted the efforts to change how baby sleeps, said Ward. Alexander said other doctors report the same thing.

"Generations of parents put the baby down on its stomach," he said. "Grandparents have been very surprised by the change. Some grandmothers have been skeptical, but are willing to try." Among pediatricians, many of whom were taught in medical school to bed newborns on their stomachs, there has been a 90 percent acceptance of the new sleep position, said Alexander. Once the new statistics are known, he said, there'll probably be no holdouts. Sleep position is not the only risk factor connected to SIDS.

Others include smoking in the room where the child sleeps; using fluffy bedding that can smother the child, and keeping the room too warm. Studies also show that bottle-fed babies have a higher. incidence of SIDS. Sleep position change credited with saving lives of 1,500 babies 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 KSL Friends (H) (CC) Mad About You (R) Seinfeld "The Hot Caroline in trie City ER "Days Like This" (R) (CC) News(CC) (:35) Tonight Snow (CC) (:37) M'A'S'H (CC) (D (CC) (R) (CC) KUTV Murder, She Wrote "Southern Double Rescue 911 (R) (CC) 48 Hours (CC) News (CC) (:35) Late Show (CC) (:37) Late Late GD Cross" (R) (CC) Show (CC) KUED Governor's News 1 Hidden Worlds (CC) California's Gold (R) (CC) Mystery! "Rumpole of the Bailey" Last of the Summer Waiting for God iGood Neighbors Straight Talk (Part 1 (J) Conference "Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice" Wine "Mr. Fixit of 3) (CC) HBO (5:15) Movie: Blankman (1994, Wimbledon Tennis Highlights (CC) Movie: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995, Adventure) David Yost, Movie: Overkill (1996, Drama) Aaron fT)t Comedy) Damon Wayans.

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Duane Alexander, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. "This has been one of the simplest and most effective public health interventions ever," said Alexander. He said at least 1,500 babies have been saved in the United States in the last two years by the education campaign. In Europe, Australia and New Zealand, where the change in infant sleep position was first tried, the drop in SIDS rate has been even more dramatic, said Alexander. In some countries the number of SIDS deaths was cut by half.

"The rate of SIDS in those countries was higher than here," said Alexander. "About five in 1,000, compared to about 1.1 per 1,000 in this country. So we weren't sure that a change in sleep position would have the same impact. But it has." Alexander said the SIDS rate among children from birth to age 1 has dropped in the United States to about 0.75 per 1,000. Part of the effort included an annual telephone survey in which about 1,000 mothers of newborns were asked how they placed their baby in the crib.

In 1992, 70 percent put the infant on its stomach. By last year's survey, said Alexander, 29 percent I.