July 1979

ARE YOU PAYING MORE PROPERTY TAX THAN THE LAW REQUIRES?

No matter how heated "Tax-cut Fever" is in your area, your property tax probably will remain a major expense. Yet property tax assessments are often inaccurate. What can you do if your property has not been fairly assessed?

TEEN-AGE DRINKING AND DRIVING: What can a parent do?

To a parent, the statistics are chilling: more than 4,000 teenagers will be killed and 40,000 will be injured in the next 12 months because of drinking and driving. Many thousands of others will be slapped with an arrest record, lose their right to drive, and be burdened with staggering repair costs and insurance bills.

A play center that grows with the kids

Shopping for resilient flooring

As its name implies, resilient flooring is a hard-surfaced floor covering with a bit of give and bounce. Although high-quality resilient floor covering can be a sizable investment, remember that the flooring will withstand constant wear and tear for many years and still retain its fresh good looks.

Good News

Customs update for summer travelers

If your vacation plans call for traveling outside the States, you'll want to keep updated U.S. customs regulations in mind.

Stoneware mixables

Furnishings for kids

Pedigreed walls

Pressed tin revival

That Italian flair

Preservation update

Build-it-yourself leaf bagger

100 IDEAS UNDER $100

Even with rising costs, you can brighten your surroundings and your life. Here are 100 ways to do it.

A winning deck conversion

How to order material from the magazine

Cross-Stitch Sampler. Memorable mottos make the classic simplicity of cross-stitch samplers ever popular, and the detailed counted design of this beautiful sampler assures its success with perfectionists. You'll enjoy creating this treasure for your home. Kit includes high-quality, imported fabric, cotton embroidery floss, and charted instructions for the 16"x20" sampler.

A super solarium

Insect sting allergy treatment approved

Caution: summer hazards ahead

Screening the sunscreens

Legionnaires' disease findings

Estrogens and menopause: What are the risks?

The evidence is stacking up: Menopausal and postmenopausal women who use estrogen drugs are at least six times more likely than nonusers to develop cancer of the uterus. The risk increases the longer the drugs are used; women taking such drugs five years or more have a 15-fold greater risk.

Traveler's diarrhea preventive

Asbestos and your hair dryer

A good night's sleep--without sleeping pills

A GUIDE TO AMERICA'S BEST FAIRS & FESTIVALS

A visit to one of the country's best fairs or festivals can be a delightful mini-vacation. Or you might add a visit to one of these celebrations to your family's next full-fledged vacation. These wholesome and high-spirited events abound from coast to coast --just pick one that suits your style.

Shopping editor's choice

Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order from the convenience of your own home with complete confidence. If not delighted, each company will happily refund your money.

The Man Next Door

For years, Aunt Opal complained about the fistfuls of junk mail delivered to her door. But now that higher postage rates have helped reduce the volume, she worries that no one is interested in her anymore.