The Denisonian (Granville, OH), 1990-09-27

              P 6 THE DENISONIAN Briefly the News An End to All Iraq Air Links Proposed The five members of the United Nations Security Council have proposed a ban on all flights to and from Iraq and Kuwait except for humanitarian purposes The councils five permanent member nations the United States the Soviet Union China French and Great Britain are nearing the completion stages of determining the formalities of the ban US Stealth Fighter Reported to be Traceable A French news magazine has reported that the supposedly undetectable F117 A fighter bombers have in fact been traced by Saudi Arabian antiaircraft radar units The radars have detected the planes at a range of 105 miles enough time for successful prevention of an attack by opposing forces The Iraqis are not known to possess the French Shahine radar the Saudis used Drug Discovered That Prevents Type of Cancer Researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center of the University of Texas at Houston have proven that high doses of a Vitamin A derivative can prevent cancers of the lungs mouth and throat in people who are at a high risk of developing such diseases The study was completed over a time span of 20 years on people who had previously suffered from these types of cancers Creative Punishment for Reckless Driver A 17year old Manitowac Wisconsin boy was ordered under a special sentence devised by his lawyer and prosecutors to spend a halfhour each month for a year visiting the grave of a woman he killed after hitting her car during reckless operation of a vehicle in January 1990 The boy must also undergo counseling perform 25 hours of community service and write an essay on how the accident has affected him Neglected DrugTreatment Programs Drugtreatment programs in the US need a great deal of revision and expansion according to a panel of prominent medical and drug treatment experts following a twoyear study An additional 3 billion per year from the US government would be necessary to effectively treat about 55 million people in the country who are drug dependent Atlanta To Host 1996 Olympic Games In a surprising win over sentimental favorite Athens Greece and such other cities as Toronto and Melbourne Atlanta was announced as the site of the 1996 Summer Games in its first attempt to be the host city The cost of the games is estimated at 1 billion to be used for among other things the construction of an 85000seat stadium for the track and field events and for an Olympic village to house the athletes Denison Featured in September 24th issue of Fortune Magazine This weeks issue of Fortune contains an article entitled Why Universities are Shrinking The article focuses on how colleges around the country are attemting to deal with the huge drop in freshman applications An enlarged picture of Denisons freshman picnic is featured in the article as well as quotes from Dr Myers Denison is among Columbia Dartmouth and others discussed in the article Lj3 1 Study in one of SUs academic programs in England France Italy Spain Germany Israel Poland Hungary and other locations for a semester a year or a summer of study abroad SEND TODAY FOR OUR CATALOG Name Address City State Zip Phone School SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ABROAD 119 Euclid Avenue Syracuse New York 132444170 315 4433471 Jj The Perils of Aerosals By Joel Makower Tribune Merlin Services Are aerosols safe A lot of aerosol product makers seem to think so Dozens of products boast that they are environmentally friendly or some such term But aerosols arent environmentally safe Not even close Most of thepropellantswhich arent active ingredients but which help force the hair spray deodorant or cleaner out of the can cause health and environmental problems And the cans themselves are wasteful So why do spraycan makers make these claims They are simply complying with a 12year oldyear federal law that bans chlorofluorocarbons CFCs from aerosols CFCs interact with sunlight in the atmosphere to deplete the ozone layer that shields us from cancercausing ultraviolet rays The propellants that have replaced CFCs include butane isobutane pentane and propane all of which are hydrocarbons While posing no danger to the ozone layer these hydrocarbons are similar to what comes out of your cars exhaust pipe They interact with sunlight to create smog So the deodorant that helps make you smell better may be stinking up the air Aerosols contain other ingredients of concern including methyl chloroform also known as 111 trichloroethane According to Marco Kaltofcn of the National Toxics Campaign methyl chloroform is a suspected carcinogen that may also harm the ozone layer Even relatively safe ingredients not known to cause cancer may still cause problems Keep in mind that aerosols disperse their contents in tiny droplets that can be inhaled deeply into your lungs and absorbed into your bloodstream The spot remover oven cleaner fabric protector or furniture polish you spray today may be part of your household air supply for weeks The contents are not aerosols only problems As containers aerosols are undesirable because they cannot be recycled They are made of many different materials including several types of plastics and metals Spray cans pose still another serious threat when heated they can become explosive devices So you never dispose of aerosols through incineration So what about those labels that proclaim a spray can is environmentally friendly Says Kaltofen A lot of these materials cause a tremendous amount of pollution during their manufacture And its obviously a terrible waste of resources to deliver a few ounces of product with the can the plastic parts and all the various solvents Id say environmentally friendly is about as close to a lie as you can get What can you do Avoiding aerosols is an obvious first step The good news is that there are nonaerosol versions of many products including rollons sticks powders liquids and pump sprays Reading labels is the key If you must buy an aerosol avoid those containing methyl chloroform or hydrocarbon propellants But dont rely on manufacturers claims A lot of them are misleading For example Right Guard deodorant which claims to be ozone friendly contains several hydrocarbon propellants So does Clairol Clear Mist hair spray which claims to be environmentally safe Arrid Extra Dry safe for the ozone layer and Kiwi ProtectAll Rain Stain Repellant does not contain chlorofluorocarbon as a propellant The National Toxics Campaign publishes a list of aerosol products with undesirable ingredients To obtain a copy send 2 to NTC 37 Temple PI 4th Fl Boston MA 02111 LIMO AROUND TOWN BOD MCtail s Luxury Stretch Limousine Service Limo around anywhere and any time service available to Denison students 24hrs a day To formals and serenades High Street and the Columbus area or even Cleveland and Cincinati No hassle Fast and convenient And no drinking and driving 345Q967 3456265 GRANVILLE ANTIQUES Quality Antiques Antique 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