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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1972 Page Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES inAin FIAMJBS INDSPKNDENT with Th Ml Wu Mhssm, 6 Ul Sms MM BmUitboi Friday at Salt Ltka City, Utah Boory Second Class Boitafe paid at Salt Lake City, Utah 4 711 South West Temple Telephone Salt Lake Qtf, Utah 84101 'Multiplier Effect' Pumps Pep Into Economy From U Research Research projects ranging from the quest for an artificial heart NIWSFAKR to an attempt to synthesize barGLENN BJOBNN, Mdaaher nacle cement for use in dentis'Tbit publication it mat owmod or comtroUad by my party, flam, cli quo, faction try, have brought the University or corporation " of Utah a record $35,035,164 in Number 14 federal contracts and research Volume 52 training grants during the fiscal year which ended June 30. This represents a $2.5 million increase over the previous year and moves the U from 32nd to 28th in total awards among the top colleges (Continued from page one) and universities in the nation. to 100 per cent effectiveness after a week and becomes Dr. William S. Partridge, vice president of University research safely inactive after three weeks. said the U has steadily increased Large scale field trials will be conducted this summer its federal research dollars in in the U.S., mainly on cotton, but also on soybeans, pea- the last six years, climbing from million and 49th rank in nuts and artichokes. If tests go as expected the company $13 1966 to the figures just reported hopes that Environmental Protection Agency registra- for the 1972 fiscal year. tion can be obtained for commercial marketing next What does the research money mean to the people of Utah? year. Besides future benefits to manData were gathered from questionaires distributed kind and new additions to his school and in students suburban to a cross section of city total knowledge, some $3,8 milin 11)70 revealing that for each five separate drugs used lion of the funded $35 million ended up in state and laocal tax, by parents, their children were also more likely to be helping to finance school and users. other public works. Another $17 went into salaries, allowFurthermore, the information indicated that youth- million ing the University to hire some ful drug users who learn to turn to drugs by parental skilled technicians and attract e freand use most often try a variety of psycho-activpromising under graduate and graduate students. quently illegal drugs. $3.5 million was spent The research findings were presented in an article in Some Utah on specialized devices in an article published by the American Psychological to equip libraries. Another $3.5 million went into supplies for y Association. these facilities. The remainder The authors state that the study, as well as other went into University overhead research tracing the relationship of parental and child to help finance utility bills and held belief that custodial services or into trans use was the 364-846- Drug Use Learned From Parents? drug gradually eroding long turning on with drugs arises from a generation gap or youthful defiance. The article expressed worry that many parents may be blind to the possibility that their own drug taking patterns may influence their children. Dependence on alcohol or tobacco may not be considered as a contributing factor in shaping childrens attitudes toward drugs by many parents, but psychologists are turning up more evidence to affirm the hazards of their use. The percentage of students who reported using tobacco, marijuana, barbiturates, heroin, speed, LSD and other mind aff ecting drugs was lowest if the parents used neither tobacco or alcohol. Mothers who smoked and drank freoquently were most likely to have their children turn to illicit and stronger drugs. Students who reported their parents to be regular users of tranquilizers (the survey was confidential) were twice as likely to smoke marijuana, three times as likely to use hallucinatory drugs and eight times as likely to follow the example of drug use set in their households. Dr. Smart and other psychologists doing drug research conclude that until the underlying causes of drug abuse can be spotted for treatment, adults as well as children need to be educated about drags. New Pesticide Developed Scientists have develop a new form of pest control tiny capsules containing insecticide, according to the Chemical & Engineering News. The new product, known as microescapsulated pesticide, consists of thousands of minute capsules suspended in water. The capsules may offer a safer and more effective method of applying insecticides with less ecological risk than do current forms of pesticide. Encapsulation is a method of achieving slow, controlled release to maintain an adequate but low level of pesticide in conventional liquid form loses its effectiveness against boll weevils in cotton plants after two days and must be The new microencapsulated form contains a lower dosage of the pesticide but it retains 80 student responses indicating a positive link between par- re-appli- ed. portation and publication costs. The programmed expenditure of this money, he said, is only a small part of the research story at the U. Its like the surface of the iceberg. Once the money is pumped into the Utah economy the multiplier effect increases its value manyfold. Money spent on supplies will later be by the supplier for other goods and services. The salaries paid to research employees eventually end up on the payroll of others in the community. According to Dr. Partridge, outstanding faculty members are attracted to Utah by this research. They bring the families, buy homes, cars, recreation facilities, groceries, clothing, and other necessities and luxuries of life. They become involved local citizens with key contributions to make the community. There are 504 research projects at the U, some for more and some for less money. But they all have something in common. They are exploring the frontier of human knowledge and at the same time are making a sizeable contribution to the Utah economy in both money and human resources. Such contributions, he said, encourage the development of local industry and business and stimulate University students and faculty to further the knowledge of man in a wide variety re-spe- nt of fields. ental drug use and the frequency and amount of drugs used by their children. The research project was undertaken by the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction llesearch Foundation, to help beliavorial scientists gain a better understanding of the underlying causes of drug abuse in orderto combat it more effectively. The patented process produces microcapsules with of an inch. Also, an average diameter of the product comes with a variety of plastics making up the walls of the capsules, including polyamide, from which nylon is made, and polyurethanes, used widely in foam furnishings. Strength, rigidity and porosity of the ? capsules walls can be controlled. Slow, controlled release of pesticide from the capsule is based on seepage through the wall of each sphere. The rate at which pesticide seeps out depends on the porosity lmilt into the capsule walls. Thus, encapsulation makes the pesticide much safer to handle, the company believes. However, at the current stage of development, the encapsulated form costs about twice as much per pound as conventional methyl parathion formulations. The company estimates that the total cost of using the new product ultimately should be comparable to that of applying conventional formulations. one-thousan- the I EASED GRAPEVINE Richarod Kinnersley was president of the Western Assembly of Government Employees. This is Mr. Kinnersleys second term of office, which represents 14 western independent independent public employee associations. re-elec- ed Utahs Governor Calvin L. Rampton and the State Family Services Division have agreed to delay withholding $302,000 in funds from Salt Lake County until January of next year if the federal government will allow. Federal auditors recently held that this sum have been overpaid by the federal government for care of persons at the University of Utah Hospital in 1966-6- 7. The Utah Supreme Court affirmed a Third District Court decision that Salt Lake County may issue revenue bonds to finance construction of pollution control tt facilities and lease these to deciThe Copper Corp. sion was reached only one week after the appeal had been argued. Kennecott has petitioned the County Commission to issue the bonds to help the company control pollution. Ken-neco- The Model Cities Joint authority, which consists of three city city and three county commissioners, have agreed to transfer administration and control of the agency to the Salt Lake City Commission effective Sept. 1. The transfer of the authority of administration of the Model City Agency was brought in the light that the Model Cities program was originally intended to be administered by mayors through city administration. dth dial 860 Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day Salt Lake County will sell three computer lists for the sum of $200 each. The lists contain the names of some $250,000 reg- istered voters. The County Commissioners sold the first list to the Utah Finance Committee to the President. Commission Chairman William Dunn said that other lists could be produced but that they would not until requested to do so and when it will not disrupt working for the county. Re-ele- ct Governor Calvin L. Rampton has announced the formation of a 13 member Black Party Council. The council will meet with the governor once a month. The council members are Dr. Charles Nabors, Darnel Haney, James Gillispie, Marvin Davis, Mrs. Albert Henry, Mrs. Mary Jones, II. C. Massey, Robert Ashley, William Price, Richard Fields, Sue McIntosh, Tom Tucker and Geo. L. Campbell. Unanimous support for pro- posed constitutional amendments on which Utahns will vole in November was voiced by the Chamber of Commerce board of governors. The amendments revise the legislative power to receive more auditing and legal help. Amend the bail provisions. Eliminate the requirement for first and second class cities to have their own school boards and permit alternative forms of county government. |
