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Nuclear waste disposal THE BATTALION Page 13 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1980 Scientist suggests shooting atomic garbage into space — ft United Press gintemational a K e site has yet been found. aged by an international organiza- into spaee. \i WASHINGTON — An aerospace Rosen, an Air Force officer repre- tion, perhaps the United Nations. The best place to send the was P 11/ •'FTSN- pntrinppr f*onr‘f^mnrl nliont tfio safV^tv spnlinp - tVip Amprir*ari Institiitp ol a finQr»r»^ cnr»K o coi/'l M/rMilrl V'io infn nv Kids need check Peace Corps wo however, said Inf i American hi of blood pressure Corps spokesnu: said Starr was iit^ ally despite beiig| ■r than any other! been only spondij ing the three yeanf he hands of the j •ate over a widens 1 ugged countryside I United Press International I MINNEAPOLIS — High blood ‘Pressure, a major factor in heart attacks and strokes in adults, may have its roots in childhood, a BJniversity of Minnesota researcher fays. Alan Sinaiko, a professor of pediat- ics and pharmacology, said in order to make inroads into study of the disease, “it seems the most impor tant place to start is in childhood.” The reason the condition has been generally ignored in children in the past, Sinaiko said, is “they almost never suffer the consequences of the disease while they’re young. ” Audio guide ble gives tours ;e vhich will afterwart!, the Iranian fori Iranian Presii "i lani-Sadr had said d be released wit America agrees toi nely, admitting lit :1 in Iranian affairsf ; rule. Washing!® course. United Press International JEDGURG, Scotland — A com pany called J.B. Tapes is producing “audio maps” giving personal guided tours of castles, abbeys and Scottish beauty points. “The tourist merely slips the cas sette into his tape player to get a sjunning commentary on the scenery ,he’s driving through, ” said company noss Jim Braithwaite. i “He’ll get more information than he would find on any map, even a very detailed one, and he can listen while he drives, instead of having to ■stop and consult a guidebook every time he sees something that interests him.” h, making his first' an’s foreign minit not expect his gov? re to use i holding the hostagsl Embassy in Teb. ‘ f Khomeini decides! ms not comm . hich is based th by U.N. Secret* Waldheim for an: immission. V involved in “defcT related to thetfl ! uppori SkiLotf I STEAKHOUSE i ritish athleteswl# I Moscow anyway. ' >n by the Internal * 1 mittee to proceed*' games in Most# 5 een noted,” theM ement said, iment is disappoint ime to this dedsi*| view that it v ove them from r course wouldapp* soviet aggressior‘| id allow the So# A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN GOOD FOOD, FUN AND FRIENDS. 2528 S. Texas College Station (4 FOR 1 HAPPY HOUR) In the Doux Chene Complex :ated in ore will 3f the book* £ Valentine’s Day Massacre Party i _ Thursday Night at the Studio Unescorted ladies get in free with 2 free drinks Wear a gangster costume and get in free. Say the password — SWEETHEART—and GET IN FREE. (PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE BEST GANGSTER COSTUME!!) United Press gintemational WASHINGTON — An aerospace engineer concerned about the safety of future generations has revived the idea of rocketing the world’s growing store of nuclear waste materials into interplanetary space. Stanley G. Rosen recognizes such a project would have political, legal, economic and technological compli cations but he said it may be the best answer to a problem that promises to get worse as nuclear power expands around the globe. “It appears irresponsible to wait indefinitely to develop the capabil ity, or to take actions which preclude it altogether,” Rosen said at the re cent annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The problem, of course, is that some radioactive materials produced by nuclear generators and by de fense projects remain extremely hazardous for many centuries. No acceptable, permanent Earth stor age site has yet been found. Rosen, an Air Force officer repre senting the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, said a careful space disposal plan for nuc lear waste would take a long time to develop and the prudent approach probably would be to wait 20 years or so before moving ahead. But he said now is the time to begin laying the groundwork so the option would be available the the people of the 21st Century. “It is evident that a project of the magnitude of the space disposal op tion requires a significant amount of preparation,” he said. “The solution for a problem which encompasses millions of years, in volves every person who will live on Earth and depends on the most adv anced technological and organiza tional expertise will possibly take de cades to finalize.” Since nuclear waste is an interna tional problem, Rosen suggested that a space disposal project be man aged by an international organiza tion, perhaps the United Nations. Developing a way to finance such a project could be a major problem, Rosen said, because the benefits would go to future generations while the costs and risks would be borne most heavily by the generation that carries it out. “A suitable reconciliation must be’ developed between these seemingly conflicting facts,” he said. “In addi tion, an equal distribution of costs, reponsibilities and risks among parti cipants must be established.” into space. The best place to send the waste, he said, probably would be into orbit around the sun where there would be virtually no risk of it endangering any planet for millions of years. The most risky part of the whole scheme would be the launch from Earth because an accident could allow the waste to fall back to Earth. Rosen suggested a launch site in a remote area near the east coast of South America so the rocket would avoid flying over land areas en oute to Earth orbit. Rosen said such a launch could not occur, however, until engineers de velop a fool-proof way to recover any lost waste containers from the deep ocean in the event of a launch abort. Rosen said the basic technology to carry out such a project is already available although considerable work would be necessary to carry it out. ATTENTION Not all nuclear waste could be dis posed of in space because of the large amounts involved so Rosen sug gested that the materials be proces sed so only the longest-lived, most hazardous substanes be rocketed Alaskans pay more than other state residents High blood pressure, or hyperten sion as it is called medically, has been defined in adults as pressures at or above 140 over 90. United Press International WASHINGTON — Alaska col lects more in state taxes frorti each of its residents than any other state, while New Hampshire has the smal lest per capita tax base, a new gov ernment study shows. In fiscal 1979, Alaska collected state taxes equal to $2,011.60 for each of its 406,000 residents — more than double the next highest state, Hawaii at $957.33, the Census Bureau said Thursday. Rounding out the top five were: Delaware, $845.20; M innesota, $771.86, and Wyoming, $761.83. The District of Columbia — at $1,336.07 — would have been in second place if it were a state. On the bottom end. New Hamp shire had the lighest state tax load, 297.75. The next four lowest were: South Dakota, $356.36; Tennessee, $420.98; Texas, $428.72; and Ohio, $430.52. Overall, state governments col lected $125.12 billion in fiscal 1979 from all tax sources. That was 10.5 percent above the fiscal 1978 level. The average for all 50 states and the District of Columbia was $570.17 for each resident. ORDER NOW 95 16 +TAX/DOZ. 10+TAX/lDOZ. FREE DELIVERY HOUSE 846-8422 OF 846-8386 ROSES 1901 BRIAR OAKS BRY diK vr MSC Town Hall Option Pass holders! Hewn holll Priority period to purchase tickets for Chapter II Mon., Feb. 11 thm Fri., Feb. 15 Tickets not purchased at this time will be released for sale to the general public. No one as really established blood pressure standards for hypertension in children, Sinaiko said, but a uni versity study led by epidemiologist Ronald Prineas may be a start. DISHES ANTIQUES KITCHEN WARE co o o CO Prineas began screening a group of about 10,000 children in first to third grades in Minneapolis public schools two years ago. Children whose blood pressure was 130 over 90 and greater are participating in a study led by Sinaiko and Prineas. Also taking part is a random selection of children whose pressures fell in the middle or low end of the scale. 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