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Thursday, October 7,1993
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Speaker claims Americans contribute to society's ills
By Kathleen Stolle Kansan staff writer
Some U.S. industries are still "spitting on the sidewalk," and Americans must share in the blame, said a KU professor of human development and family life.
Michael Roberts was the guest speaker at yesterday's University Forum at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Hesaidbricks with the inscription "Don't Spit on Sidewalk" were installed throughout Kansas towns in the 1910s to help prevent the spread of tuberculosis.
The United States is still figuratively spitting on the sidewalk by allowing smoking, loose gun control laws and minimal automotive safety standards, he said.
"We as a society have to become committed to the concept of stopping problems and misery before they occur," he said.
a ploy to attract underage smokers. He said that since the character's 1987 debut, the company's share of sales to minors had risen from 1 percent to 33 percent.
Roberts, who also directs the clinical child psychology program, cited RJR Nabisco's introduction of the Joe Camel cigarette cartoon character as
"I would say they're blowing smoke in our face if not spitting on our sidewalks here," he said.
As for firearms, Roberts said an average of 464 people died from gunshot wounds a week in the United States.
"And Lawrence, Kansas, we're not immune from handgun-related deaths, either." he said.
Roberts said he opposed the easy accessibility of all types of firearms, especially those designed to kill or injure people.
"The pro-gun groups argue that they need bullets with heads that explode on impact, bullets that penetrate concrete and metal; and they need semi-automatic assault weapons so that owners might better protect their property," Roberts said.
"I call that sidewalk saliva."
Although safety standards in the
auto industry have improved, about 39,000 people die annually on the road, Roberts said. Ninety percent of those deaths could be prevented if air bags and seat belts were used, he said.
However air bags, first recommended in 1969, are still not required in U.S. vehicles. And despite seat belt laws in most states, not everyone buckles up
"The seat belt laws have proven to be an imperfect solution mainly because protection still requires active participation by drivers and passengers every time," he said.
Following the speech, Hector Clark, associate professor of mechanical engineering, noted that Americans were distinct in their preoccupation with individual freedom, even in the face of health risks. Clark, who lived in Australia for two and a half years, said that wearing seat belts never was an issue there.
"It was just a fact of life when I got there that you wore your seat belt or else you would be hammered by the police," Clark said. "The Australians just accepted it."
THE NEWS in brief
MOSCOW
Yeltsin wants elections to displace opponents
President Boris Yeltsin followed his bloody victory over hard-line lawmakers with a demand yesterday that opponents in the provinces resign, and he yanked the ceremonial guard from Lenin's Tomb — a symbolic but potent blow against Communist holdovers.
CAIRO, Egypt
In a stern, commanding voice on nationwide television, Yeltsin said elections should be held in December for every legislative body in the country — not just for a new national parliament as he previously decreed, but for new regional and local councils as well.
His aim clearly was to use the momentum of Monday's climactic battle with hard-liners from the dissolved parliament to sweep his opponents out of office in cities and regions from Karelia in the west to Kamchatka in the Far East.
Leaders bring accord talks to Egypt
Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat got down to the business of turning words of peace into reality Wednesday, but there were signs that generations of enmity would not be easy to erase.
The Israeli prime minister and Palestine Liberation Organization leader had no handshake for the cameras at their first official meeting, which ended with separate news conferences.
Still, the longtime adversaries said their 90-minute meeting at Egypt's Unity Palace was constructive. And they announced the formation of four committees to work out the details of last month's accord on limited Palestinian self-rule in Israeli-occupied territories.
The task of making peace, already hard, will be made more difficult by continuing violence in the occupied lands. And as at the Sept. 13 signing on the White House lawn in Washington, the prime minister's frostiness toward the PLO chief was noticeable.
Compiled from The Associated Press.
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