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Show Saaday. 'New Physicist7 Gains Support For 'Faster Than Light' Theory - SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) Light holds the ultimate speed record of all tt fhtnot v..- - iv o in :h miwru nr W For 75 yean most physicists have generally interpreted Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity as excluding a faster-than-lig- effect ht However, recent experiments in particle physics have raised puzzling questions in which separate subatomic particle! exhibit apparently instantaneous communication. A recent article in the journal Scientific American says five of eight recent experiments in the field of quantum mechanics point in the direction of this phenomenon. Maverick physicist Jack Sarfatti, a leader in the "new physics," says this is no surprise to him. Sarfatti, 40, says he has worked out the mathematics to show that not only does a superluminal (beyond light) channel of communication exist but that mankind can harness it and reap benefits that are now only dreamed of. "Almost all physicists think that any tind of communication violates Einstein's theory of relativity," he says. "I'm saying that faster-than-lig- sn't correct." "I'm saying they have not looked carefully at what Einstein's theory is actually saying when you include quantum theory. When Einstein developed relativity in 1905, quantum theory was just coming along." "What I've succeeded in doing is using group theory, which is the deepest mathematical expression of the quantum mechanics, which gives a deeper conception of what geometry means. What I've been able to show recently is that when you look at Einstein's theory from this deeper point of view it has the effect in it." Part of the reason Sarfatti has trouble getting physicists to "bother to read" his work is that he is a dropout from academia (he taught at the University of California, San Diego), is slow to admit his mistakes and leads an admitted "bohemian" existence in San Francisco's North Beach, hanging out in espresso coffee houses and working on his theories or talking with a small group of followers. Particle physicist Henry Stapp of the University of California's Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, says "quantum faster-than-lig- ht . mechanics does seem to require some ' superluminal connection but he says Sartatti i earlier ideas on the subject "were completely without merit'' and they argued for a year before Sarfatti admitted it. J . ; ' - 24, 1S30. THE HERALD, Provo, t " , Febrwy . V t Winter driving has always presented special hazards, especially in this area Canyon roads become slippery and dangerous with the least hint of winter white Accidents in these areas have always been numerous in winter, but a spokesman for the Utah County Sheriff s Department said that there seemed to be a definite increase in recent years. One of the more difficult accidents to handle for the department has been semi trucks that overturn in the canyon. The vehicles pick up speed on downhill slopes and, especially in bad weather, can topple over A spokesman said special equipment from Salt Lake City must be brought in to righfTarger trucks. Most of the accidents have occurred in Provo Canyon, but American Fork and Spanish Fork Canyons have also had a share. This is due to the fact that these three canyons handle most of the traffic flow in the canyon areas. A recent accident occurred when a city garbage truck overturned near Lindon on its way to the city dump. A 50 ton crane was bought in to right it. a v. t 1 I faster-than-lig- But they disagree with Sarfatti that the effect is controllable. "I say I think we can also use it." responds Sarfatti. "It involves 'i "T ""- - 'L -- " THIS SCENE in the South Fork of Prove Canyon was caught by Mary Asa YoHBg, Herald mjt i , photographer, after January's heavy snowfall. U.S. Census for 1980 May Ask Too Much By DONALD LAMBORO On April WASHINGTON (UPI) with their tax 1, as Americans struggle returns, the govement will hit them with 90 million forms seeking information about their marriages, divorces, toilets, bedrooms, telephones, kitchens, incomes, mortgages, property values, ancestry, and commuting habits. These and dozens of other subjects are covered in the forthcoming 1980 census, the costliest and some say the most complex census ever undertaken in America history. Before it is finished, the census will cost more than $1 billion, or more than $4 per person over four times what it cost in 1970 ($221 million), even though the population has risen by a modest 9 percent. Government auditors privately predict the 1990 census will cost at least J2 billion. The first census was taken in 1790. The government simply counted the nation's population to determine how many seats each state got in the House Representatives. That is all the Constitution requires. Yet over the yean the census has grown from a simple head count to a complex and lengthy sociological and demographic survey in search of highly detailed, and often personal data about every man, woman and child in America. One of the reasons for seeking more data about population, ethnic origins and income is the expansion of federal assistance programs. About 150 billion a year in grants and other aid to states and localities is riding on the outcome of the census figures. But some critics say the census' inquiries exceed even the need for this type of informaton, producing data unnecessarily demanded by bureaucrats, academics, sociologists, trade associations, and industries. "A lot of this information is simply unnecessary to the efficient performance of government programs," said one House committee aide. Said another congressional staffer, "If you look at the statutes that the Census Bureau cites for asking these questions, you won't find one in which die Congress expressly asked that the census include a question about it in their questionnaire." With several exceptions, the questions have remained generally unchanged over the last two decades. But many questions persist in the census "long form" which critics believe are less than vital. Among other things, the government Wants to know, how many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have; whether you have a bathtub or shower, or both; whether you have air conditioning and if so, how many units ; and whether you enter your living quarters through a common hall or directly from the outside. Also, how many stories are in your building; when was it built; whether you have a telephone; how many automobiles are in your household; what are your real estate taxes; what are your mortgage payments; do you have a second mortgage; what is your income, including wages, salary, interest, dividends or pensions. . The census wants to know how many times you've been married or divorced, separated, widowed, or never married, and whether you have any physical, mental or other health problems? . Of women, it asks, "How many babies has she ever had, not counting stillbirths?" Other questions want to know how many hours you worked last week; how you got to work; how long it takes you to commute; where you lived five years ago; and what is your race or ancestry. Anyone who willfully refuses to answer these and other questions is liable for federal prosecution and could risk being fined at least $100. The census, involving over 250,000 has already begun paid census-takerfrom private criticism attracting citizens. Mike Farrell, chief counsel of the House subcommittee on census and the population says letters have already started coming in from irate people who have read what the government expects of them. In one letter a Dayton, Ohio, woman of s, asks, "What has happened to personal privacy? Get the bureaucrats off our backs!" "I think a lot of the questions are optional," says a GAO auditor. "But the Census Bureau is really not to blame. They are under intense pressure from the departments and agencies, plus other groups in industry and trade organizations to seek more and more information." Most Americans will receive one of two forms. The short form will go to 78 percent of the population. The long form will be mailed to the remaining 22 percent. 19B Canyons Threaten Motorists Stapp and Brian Josephson of Cambridge University the youngest man ever to win the Nobel Pnze. also effect may be say the linked to what Josephson calls "the higher abilities of man" In other words, paranormal powers such as ESP, telepathy and precognition. something called the reciprocity principle of Hermann Weyi and something called Young patterns. There's not much more I can say without getting mathematical but there is something in the group theory approach to quantum mechanics which indicates to me that that's the clue to how to control this superluminal effect." Utah-P- age Mrs) jfEy yDD(orj vooi? hf - , m Census officials say the average American should be able to fill out the e short form in 15 minutes and the long form in 45 minutes. five-pag- ge However, a reporter for The Washington Post confessed it took him 75 minutes to finish college-educate- d the lengthier version. When Rep. Robert Garcia, DN.Y., chairman of the House subcommittee on the census, attempted to complete the long form during the flight from Washington to New York, his task was still unfinished upon reaching LaGuardia Airport. A report by a National Academy of Vn, 1 I I J ' Sciences' research panel last November complained that the census forms were not only too complex for the average American, but that the ancestry questions could yield inaccurate results. The census asks people to classify themselves as white, black, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian (American). Asian Indian, Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Eskimo, Aleut, or Other. The panel said many people view their ethnic identifications differently, noting that while a Polish American could put down ancestry as Polish, an immigrant might simply write "American." Numerous ethnic groups, industries and marketing information groups have lobbied the Census Bureau over the years to have their interests represented in the survey. third-generati- It is for this reason that Princeton Professor T. James Trussell says demographers are becoming increasingly fearful "the census is becoming too politicized," as questions are being asked to please special terest groups rather than on "need-to-kno- inw information." But the expense of the 1980 census, more than 60 percent of which represents personnel costs, has come under the sharpest criticism, particularly from the GAO auditors. A 1978 GAO report showed the cost of the 1980 census jumped by more than 138 percent over the 1970 census. 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