October 31, 1984 Page 2
NATION AND WORLD
The University Daily KANSAN
Decrease in SAT scores may be linked to fallout
SALT LAKE CITY — A researcher says a drop in Scholastic Aptitude Test scores among teens in seven states is attributable to radioactive fallout from nuclear tests that entered their milk when they were infants.
Ernest Sternglass, professor of radiological physics at the University of Pittsburgh, said Monday that SAT scores had dropped as much as 18 points in Utah, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado and Iowa.
Sternlass said he knew of no other reason why students 16 through 18 years of age living downwind of the Nevada test site would have scored low.
Scientists urge travel to Mars
WASHINGTON — Several scientists and engineers urged Americans yesterday to broaden their view of space and give serious consideration to sending people to Mars, described by one as "a paradise" compared to the moon.
Such an expedition should not be a one-shot enterprise, but should lay the groundwork for a settlement on Mars, said Thomas Paine, who was the NASA administrator when the first men landed on the moon 15 years ago.
Witches nick Reagan as victor
Elbert King, a university of Houston geologist, said Mars was the most "human" planet.
NEW YORK — A Halloween Eve survey of America's wits yesterday predicted that President Reagan would win the election, break dancing would take Russia and defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger would win acclaim as a standup comedian.
Lewis Scott, opinion director of the New York Center for the Strange, which conducted the survey, said the agency had predicted Richard Nixon's resignation, the Arab oil embargo and the success of Boy George.
Scott said the 11th annual poll was being released as part of efforts to clarify and correct "the widely held image of witches in the gin, ginger hats who By rooftop overtoons."
The witch survey also predicted that the blockbuster TV show of the year would be a miniseries on the life of New York Mayor Edward Koch.
Compiled from United Press International reports.
Sex-film stars support end of child porn
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — Sex-film stars "Seka" and "Veronica Vera" and the publisher of Screw magazine told Congress yesterday pornography for adults is a right protected by the First Amendment but said the government should crack down on child exploiters.
Al Goldstein, publisher of Screw magazine, and the two adult-film actresses said there was no proof X-rated books, pictures or films lead people down their way to commit rape or sexual acts.
"Let us stay out of people's private lives as long as there is no damage." Goldstein said.
But Goldstein said he drew the line at pornography involving children under 18 years old.
"I've always felt children should be protected," he said.
And the two ropo stars testified that, despite claims by "Linda Lovelace" that she was forced to make the X-rated movie "Deep Threat," they had never seen anyone forced or coerced to perform in pornographic movies.
"We do not see ourselves as victims," Vera said. "Don't make any laws to protect us — we don't want them. Leave us our precious right to choose.
"Women should take responsibility for themselves. We should be free to explore our fantasies."
The three testified in the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on juvenile justice, whose chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., has been holding one-man hearings for months on pornography and whether to try to ban it through legislation.
Most previous witnesses had testified against pornography, contending it leads to rape and the mental and physical abuse of women and young children.
Seka, a blonde in her early 30s who said she performed in about 30 films during the past eight years, said. "Child pornography must stop and it must stop now."
Simulated rape scenes — "fantasy games"
outside of pornography, she said.
"I have seen more rape in mainstream theater and television than in the movies I've been in," she said.
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — A member of the pro-Syrian Arab Democratic Party executes two party members accused of slaughtering six people in a street battle on Oct. 20. The men yesterday were lined up against a wall in a public square
and executed by pistol shots to the backs of their heads. The killings were considered a breach of militia discipline and broke a month-old Syrian ceasefire. Bystanders watched as the executioner shot the handcuffed men.
United Press International
Candidates campaign during final week
By United Press International
President Reagan abandoned his usual political caution yesterday, predicting he would win a big victory next week in an election in which millions of Democrats would desert their party to join the Republican ranks.
job approval rating and 60 percent trusted him. Sixty-nine percent said he was a strong leader.
Reagan campaigned from the White House, and Democratic rival Walter Mondale went home, taking his "issue-a-day" campaign from the West Coast to Minnesota, where he called the president the "enemy of Social Security."
The Democrats received bad news as the final NBC News poll showed Reagan way out in front of Monday - 58 percent to 34 percent - a gap of 24 percent. The poll said that 60 percent of the voters gave Reagan a positive
NBC'S TOM BROKAW said that the poll indicated Reagan had an overpowering lead and there was "no real move toward him," and "no weakness in Reagan's numbers."
But the bad news did not dampen Mondale's relentless attack on Reagan.
"A few weeks before the 1984 election, Mr. Reagan is promising once again not to cut Social Security, but don't you believe him," he told a rally at the University of Minnesota.
"Don't vote for an enemy of Social security. Vote for someone who'll defend it with everything he's not — Walter Mondale."
"The story's no different with Medicare," Monday said, because Reagan proposed cuts
in the program in 1982, 1983, 1984 and for fiscal year 1985.
THE PRESIDENT THREW caution to the wind as he addressed 250 campaign workers charged with the job of attracting blacks, Hispanics, Jews, athletes and other interest groups to his cause.
He told his supporters their meeting at the White House "reflects what could be a new phenomenon" in American politics this year. "That is," he said, "if everything turns out right — a historic electoral realignment.
"This is no more political cycle, nor has it anything to do with the personalities of the candidates. We're attracting the support of people who have never voted with us before. We're attending the Democratic Party, but because the Democratic Party has deserted them."
LairdNoller Our Dealerships Have Traded Places! IT'S OFFICIAL!
This weekend, we moved our Lincolns and Mercurys to the Lawrence Auto Plaza formerly the home of our Toyotas and Mazdas.
LairdNoller LINCOLN·MERCURY
843-6697
Lawrence Auto Plaza
Our Toyotas have been moved to 1116 West 23rd, formerly our Lincoln-Mercury home (across from Kroger's).
LairdNoller TOYOTA
1116 West 23rd
842-2191
And our Mazdas are now located at 23rd and Alabama along with our Fords AMC's, Jeeps and Renaults.
LairdNoller FORD·MAZDA·AMC·JEEP·RENAULT
23rd & Alabama
843-3500
As a result of this move, Laird Noller can now offer you sales and service at all of our dealerships, as well as fine quality used cars and trucks at all three locations.