National Council On Alcoholism And Drug Dependence

KNOCK, KNOCK: The election returns were hardly in last Tuesday night when Inglewood City Councilman Jose Fernandez announced to whomever was listening, "I'm going to be walking my precincts this summer." That's nice, and a little unusual, since Fernandez isn't up for reelection until 1995. Fernandez insists his plans have nothing to do with the defeat of two council colleagues, Anthony Scardenzan and Daniel K. Tabor. The three-term incumbents were ousted by political newcomers Judith L.

The following is a list of goods and services whose sale will benefit those in need this holiday season. "1991 Glad Tidings Cards." The Kids Cancer Connection Inc. is selling holiday cards featuring artwork hand-drawn by child cancer patients. The cards can be reviewed or ordered through a catalogue available by calling the Kids Cancer Connection at (714) 851-7774, (800) 649-9585 for California residents or writing to 17925 Skypark Circle, Suite C, Irvine. A box of 24 cards costs $15.

In a startling decision that has sparked the ire of alcohol industry critics, the federal government is allowing a Napa Valley vintner to tell consumers about potential health benefits of drinking wine. Beringer Vineyards said Friday that it soon will begin production of 100,000 tags to be placed on the necks of its wine bottles, with a six-paragraph excerpt from a "60 Minutes" program including the claim that moderate drinking of red wine "reduces the risk of heart disease."

Surgeon General Antonia C. Novello on Tuesday called on the marketer of a potent new malt liquor beverage named PowerMaster to change the product's name and scrap a sales campaign that appears targeted at minority consumers. PowerMaster is a high-alcohol drink that has drawn criticism from health and minority activists, who charge that its maker plans to promote it to poor blacks and Latinos. The product, made by the G. Heileman Brewing Co.

In the face of mounting public and governmental opposition, Beringer Winery said it has "voluntarily suspended" plans for wine bottle tags that tell of potential benefits of drinking red wine. The decision comes as a disappointment to other winemakers, who had hoped to follow Beringer's lead in taking good news about their product to consumers.

An Oriole makes the third out of an inning, announcer Jon Miller throws it to commercial, and a voice -- a smooth, calming, friendly but authoritative, announcer's school-type voice -- delivers what is nothing less than a paean to beer. Our founding fathers loved the stuff, we're told. George Washington had his own recipe. Colonials served it at Thanksgiving dinner, and today beer is served regularly in 80 million homes. And, it's to be used by "responsible adults."

The liquor industry Thursday lifted its 48-year-old voluntary ban on television and radio advertising, inviting a showdown with the government that could result in federal restrictions on alcoholic beverage commercials. The Distilled Spirits Council, an industry group, said the self-imposed broadcast ban put liquor firms at a competitive disadvantage with wine and beer companies--aggressive marketers that advertise heavily on TV. "We believe we have a legal right to advertise," said Fred A.

A retail manager in Garden Grove avoids using mouthwash before getting into his car. If he is sucking on breath mints, he spits them out. And he takes care in choosing what kind of cologne he uses after his morning shower. The reason is that any one of those things could cause his car's breath analyzer to think that he is intoxicated, in which case the engine would not start. "The machine is sensitive," said the man, a convicted drunk driver who did not want his name used.

Thousands of substance abusers would be unable to get treatment for their dependencies under a proposal by Los Angeles County that would take nearly $12 million from drug and alcohol programs to keep the county's 19 juvenile probation camps open, critics of the move said Friday.

Ginger Hyland went from being a pampered princess to champion quarter-horse breeder and trainer, but now is running a bed and breakfast in a restored Victorian-style farmhouse in the tiny community of Lake Hughes. She misses her horses, but she loves living in the past. Hyland was born in 1947 into a family of privilege, and grew up in a mansion in Holmby Hills. Her late father was L. A. (Buzz) Hyland, credited with discovering radar, a distinction that caught entrepreneur Howard Hughes' eye.