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state /national Battalion/Page 11 November 11, 1982 Irene Mets 'OX IS, It mg float, re. self-defensf Pack, 54, infrontatim ar Huntsvi I Moore, 41 :omplainin( furlough hf ijuana la* : the city’s puladon. )le caugki must 1* /, however, ip valuable t could bet- g more se- iposal, f® jbby in A«- ess than I a would be mch like 1 juiring 311 on a specifc #*' I**** Ult Prof questions MX safety United Press International WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is trying to pre vent the White House from seeing a letter written by a Nobel Prize-winning physics professor that says MX mis siles may not be protected suf ficiently from Soviet attack under a new basing plan, it was reported Wednesday. The professor who wrote the letter, Charles Townes from the University of Cali fornia, headed a study group which was set up by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to examine the new plan. The Washington Post re ports that the letter expresses doubts about whether the Air Force can build the kind of superhardened underground concrete and steel silos need ed to protect the MX missiles from the blast, heat and radi ation of an attack. Townes also reportedly says it may be easier for the Soviets to modify their mis siles to cope with the new plan — Dense Pack — than it will be for the Air Force to build su perhardened shelters as planned. Weinberger, who returned from an overseas trip Mon day, is to submit his recom mendations on the MX to President Reagan soon. The Post said Weinberger is ready to recommend a go- ahead on Dense Pack to the White House, although he is lukewarm about the plan and has incorporated Fownes’ con cerns into his recommenda tion. He is aid to value Townes’ opinion highly. Dense Pack involves group ing the missiles together on the theory that a blast from the first attacking enemy mis siles would deflect or destroy the trailing missiles and leave the MXs relatively secure. The Post said Weinberger probably will not make a spe cific recommendation on the politically touchy question of whether New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming ought to be the location for the missiles but will leave that up to the presi dent. In his letter, Townes says a degree of silo hardness would have to be achieved substan tially beyond anything pre viously done and that the Soviets must believe it can be done. People can’t lace tamper-proof bottle Two weeks to vaccinate Flu epidemic may occur United Press International NEW ORLEANS — One of every 10 Americans faces aches, fever and the risk of developing pneumonia this winter due to a potential “moderate-sized epi demic” of the flu, public health researchers says. . Dr. Sarah Braud, state health officer for Louisiana, said the cyclical nature of viral diseases translates into a greater flu out break nationwide this winter than last. Dr. Robert Couch, professor at the Baylor College of Medi cine in Houston, said his re search indicated a Bangkok- type flu would hit 10 percent of people in the Houston area from early December to mid- February, with its greatest con centration in January. Braud said Couch’s figures could be applied to the entire nation. “Based on what’s happened in the rest of the world we can probably say there’s going to be more flu this season in the U.S. than last winter,” she said. Couch said most researchers are expecting a type-A influenza epidemic this winter, based on historic patterns and outbreaks of the virus around the world this year. “Our prediction is a moder ate-sized epidemic this winter,” he said. Couch said the virus has not yet been identified in the con tinental U.S., but researchers feel it’s likely. “Those type of viruses were epidemic in the Philippines and Southeast Asia in the summer and have already been identi fied in outbreak form in Alaska during the month of October,” he said. Couch, a representative of the National Foundation for Infec tious Diseases traveling around the country to encourage people to get vaccinated against the flu and pneumonia, said older peo ple and those with health prob lems should take special precau tions. The doctor warned there are about two weeks left in what would ordinarily be considered the vaccination period and said people who get the flu risk the chance of developing potential- ly-fatal pneumonia. Pneumonia, caused by a viral infection in half of all cases, is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. and has a fairly high fatality rate, Couch said. People with chronic heart, lung and kidney diseases, sickle cell anemia, diabetes and meta bolic disorders and those who have had their spleens removed or damaged face the greatest danger from pneumonia, he said. United Press International HOUSTON — A Turkish businessman working in the Un ited States says he has produced a tamper-proof bottle safe for use around children. The businessman, an inven tor who requests anonymity, said he believes his small bottle will add only about 25 cents to the cost of manufacturing the current most popular dispen sers — all of which he says can be fouled with poison. He developed the prototype bottle under the company name Future Research Design and Manufacturing and says he has submitted the necessary papers for patent. “I’m not marketing the pro duct myself,” he said. He came up with the new de sign after a rash of poisonings in this country, apparently by peo ple who contaminated contain ers that were thought to be safe ly packaged. The key properties of the new bottle are: — glass as the main body; — an impenetrable twist-off cap; — a cap that when moved slightly loses its grip and has to be replaced; — a secondary cap that is child safe; — an outside plastic covering that contains broken glass; “There’s no way you can get inside this product without knowing it,” he said. “At best all we have now on the market are tamper- resistant containers. Mine is tamper-proof,” he said. In a demonstration in the company offices, company spokesman Marc Dickey showed that many medicine containers seemingly safe were not. He was able to introduce dye into them in such a way that the tampering was not evident. With the new bottle in hand, Dickey could not drill through the top using a small bit. The bottle Dickey used had the walls of the bottle broken. But the shards were contained and not dangerous. The company is concealing as proprietary information the chemical makeup of the top and the pliable outer layer. The inventor said a cel lophane safety seal around the lip of a bottle cap is not the answer because most caps can be penetrated by drilling. He said he revealed his pro duct to the news media in the last few days so a potential manufac turer and marketer would see the product and contact him. GRAND OPENING Saturday November 73 ★ Special one-day prices on memberships ★ Register to win a FREE membership ★ FREE hot dogs and soft drinks In Post Oak Village Shopping Center 900 East Harvey Road 696-7180 BODY DYNAMICS Exercise Studio Unemployment checks sent to fewer people United Press International WASHINGTON — Another 650,000 people applied for un employment checks in the week ending Oct. 30, the third con secutive week of slightly de creased first-time claims, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The latest week’s total of ini tial jobless claims was down 27,000 from the previous week after adjustment for routine sea sonal layoff patterns. The total also was down, but less dramatically before seasonal adjustment. Actual claims for state jobless benefits went to 575,100 in the week ending Oct. 30, a drop of 2,500 claims from the week before. On Nov. 5 the department reported the overall unemploy ment rate was 10.4 percent of the workforce, a new post- Depression high representing 11.6 million people out of work. The monthly unemployment report is based on a survey that is taken in the week that includes the 12th of the month. Initial claims during that week last month were at a level of 687,000 after adjustment. The latest report showed that for the fourth consecutive week the rate of unemployment among people covered by em ployment insurance was 5.3 per cent after seasonal adjustment. That represented a total of 4,673,000 receiving unemploy ment insurance benefits under state programs, down 12,000 from the week before. 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