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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1981
Don’t mix smoking,
driving this weekend
Warnings printed on
nokers that ‘smoking
the side of cigarette packages advise
is dangerous to your health.’ Respira-
StafT photo by Greg Gammon
tory problems are the main danger of cigarette smoking, but
smoking can also he a contributing factor in auto accidents.
“No smoking” should be added to the list of safe
driving tips for the July 4th weekend, says a press
release published by the American Lung Associa
tion.
“Smoking in automobiles not only affects the well
being of the smoker and others in the car, it can cause
accidents,"said Dr. Stanton P. Fischer, ALATpresi
dent.
A nationwide survey by the U.S. Consumer Pro
duct Safety Commission indicates at least 60,000
motor vehicle fires a year are caused by smoking,
Fischer said. The Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s fire administration says smoking is the
seventh leading cause of automobile fires.
“Although no one knows how many of the smok
ing-ignited car fires result in death or injury, anyone
who has experienced a small fire — or a cigarette
burn — while riding in a car understands the fear and
panic which result,” Fischer said.
Smoking also has caused accidents when the driv
er looks away from the road to light up, to retrieve a
fallen cigarette or to brush ash off clothing. In addi
tion, many pulmonary surgeons say nonsmokers
have a better chance of recovering from chest in
juries suffered in automobile accidents.
Smoking 10 cigarettes in an enclosed car produces
carbon monoxide levels up to 90 ppm in the shared
air, and doubles the carbon monoxide levels in the
blood of both smokers and nonsmokers, according to
the ALAT. Carbon monoxide forces oxygen out of
the red blood cells and deprives the body and brain
of this life-sustaining substance.
With these levels of carbon monoxide, some peo
ple — including drivers — cannot distinguish be
tween relative brightness, lose some ability to judge
time intervals and take longer to respond to flashing
taillights. They also show impaired performance on
some psychomotor tests.
For those with chronic heart and lung disease, the
elevated carbon monoxide and resulting lack of ox
ygen may mean dangerous physical stress.
“Smokers who find it difficult to ride without
smoking can resist the urge with simple deep brea
thing and other exercises,” Fischer said.
Eliminating the least necessary cigarettes is the
first step to freedom from smoking, Fischer said. Not
smoking in the car increases th chances of a safe 4th of
July and could be the beginning of independence
from smoking.
Minicomputer use
>uts load on TEES
K. The growing use of minicompu-
| » is increasing the workload of
^ giant, more sophisticated
iputers like the two owned by
Texas Engineering Experi-
^j|/nt Station (TEES) and used by
■ Tlneies throughout the state.
T)r. Dick B. Simmons, director
be Data Processing Center, lo-
“d on the Texas A&M campus,
rofVEll he encourages agencies and
nsideniartments contracting with his
ration ii ter to buy their own small com-
jpi, a!! ers - I n the long run, it will
| () (| R , : in more work for the bigger
The nr
bines.
, -j “They become computer-
u °rnted and discover more and
ut as ! - e jobs the commputer can do.
lk andiy a l so discover that their mini-
s justoputers cannot do all they need
at noIm to, he said,
their >The center has a staff of 160,
uding 52 computing science
fessionals who operate two
1 M It Amdahl 470 computer sys-
blart s with a primary mission to
backside the needs of the University,
inktht'en percent of the centers
ig Rigkk is done for state agencies and
/ersities from Alpine to Amar-
. through telephone lines. The
w "®k amounts to more than
hallu0 ; 000 annually, Simmons said.
) area/lany of the state agency’s cus-
d banters could use free computer
ives. As on other equipment or buy
reedt 1 " own, but don’t, he said.
DgpafThe cost of hardware is very
histieff Simmons explained. “The
problem is software. They
ie to us for our experience and
hefirsl'ice. The staff develops and
jn 19ihtains software for customers.
(j on siemote job entry — work done
were jT telephone lines — is per-
reducf iec ^ ^ or institutions including
^.University of Texas at Tyler,
in : r-n College in Brenham, Sul
otmS s State University in Alpine
the Texas State Technical In-
ar incflte in Waco. The Red River
)S t Ifity Depot in Texarkana also is
steps'^ ne to the center.
immons said record-keeping
• other administrative work also
J 1,111 one for several state agencies
jut a uding the Texas Industrial
ee bl-omission, Texas Youth Coun-
nd the State Auditor’s Office.
,r he other hours in the center’s
^ ^j >tant 24-hour work load are fil-
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led with academic, research and
administrative needs of the Uni
versity and the Texas A&M Uni
versity System of which TEES is a
branch.
Approximately 800 terminals
can be active at one time. There
are between 150 and 200 other
computers, from micros to large-
scale models, along with about
1,600 terminals of various types
that tie into the main computer
system via telephone or specifical
ly designated communication
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