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United Press International
STANFORD, Calif. — Robots
and computers could eliminate
as many as three million skilled
jobs in the next 20 years which
would make janitors and fast-
food workers seven times more
in demand than computer
analysts, Stanford University re
searchers say.
“Entire classes of skilled
workers will disappear or will be
severely reduced in numbers as
their jobs are replaced by robots
or computer software,” Profes
sor Henry M. Levine said Tues
day in a report on the impact of
high technology.
“For example, robots could
replace up to three million oper
ative jobs in the next 20 years
and potentially eliminate all 8
million operative positions —
currently 8 percent of the work
force — by the year 2025.”
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\N DIEGO — Lung cancer
surpass breast cancer as the
ing cause of cancer death
ng American women within
■ years and scientists are
ling increased cigarette
king.
' The deadly epidemic could
i been prevented if it were
l! outufor cigarette smoking,” Dr.
nathavrinia Ernsterof the Universi-
f California School of Medi
al.San Francisco told scien-
niters at an annual Amer-
^Kancer Society seminar
ulay.
If women continue to smoke
icydonow, female lungcan-
deaths will surpass those
breast cancer during the
next three to four years, and
lung cancer then will become the
leading cause of cancer death
among women as well as men,”
said Cancer Society President
Willis Taylor.
National surveys show a slow
decline in smoking among
American women — from a
peak of 33 percent of all women
in the 1950s and 1960s to 28 per
cent in 1979, Ernster said.
But because smoking among
men has decreased much more,
from 50 percent to 37 percent,
the gap between the sexes con
tinues to close with women ex
pected to catch up soon, she
said.
In women 17-18 years old, the
habit increased from 18.6 per
cent to 26.2 percent between
1968 and 1979.
Aware of the trends, the
tobacco industry has targeted
women in its $1.4 billion annual
advertising campaign, Ernster
said. This year, $73 million has
been appropriated for the
promotion of a single new brand
of cigarettes being marketed ex
clusively to women, Taylor said.
Up to 15 percent of total
advertising revenues for most of
the major American women’s
magazines came from cigarette
promotions in 1981, Ernster
said.
“The women in cigarette
advertisements are portrayed as
ideal — glamorous, exciting
with good jobs, mellow, hard
working and capable of becom
ing president,” she said.
A Federal Trade Commission
report also quotes from the
tobacco industry’s list of strate
gies on how to lure young peo
ple to the cigarette habit.
“The ads and promotional
campaigns geared toward
women have become increasing
ly aggressive, including more
use of free-pack coupons featur
ing women models and sponsor
ship by cigarette interests of
fashion shows and professional
women’s tennis.”
Ernster recommended a ban
on cigarette advertising and in
creased warning on cigarette
packages alerting users to all
possible dangers.
If you are interested in serving the Class of
’83 as Class Agent(s), please come by the
office of The Association of Former Students.
Information about duties and responsibilities
will be available.
Also, details about the election which will be
held during the Senior Banquets.
Forsyth Alumni Center 845-7514
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