Show uiiy y WorfdNational 18A Thursday May 27 1999 Standard-Examin- World to pass 6 billion mark this fail "The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Chances are it will be a boy born in the Third World on Oct 12 but no one will knowr exactly which child pushes the world's population to 6 billion It took most of the age of humanity to mark the first billion in 1804 and more than a century to mark the second But now the world is adding a billion every dozen years or so Demographers will slow down believe growth but the next billion could be added at another record pace the Population search Bureau Re- announced Wednesday The United Nations has decided the best estimate for the 6 billionth living earthling's birthday is Oct 12 And odds are narrowly that it will be a boy simply because there are 105 boys bom for every 100 girls worldwide HEALTH NEWS FTC to probe claims of cellulite pill The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are investigating a tary supplement recently die- ALL SPAS & GAZEBOS intro- DISCOUNTED MAY ONLY! duced in the United States as a way to reduce cellulite The Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether the makers of Cellasene have enough 28-3- 1 STEPS & COVERLSFT wspa purchase JP evidence to substantiate their course claims that an eight-wee- k of three pills daily can help rid users of cellulite according to a source familiar with the case Cellulite refers to the irregular pockets of fat that cause the area around women's hips and thighs to appear dimpled The investigation comes even as the Italian manufacturers of the product Medcstea Internationale launched a media campaign this week to dispel skepticism about their product which entered the US market in early March Vitamin maker Rexall Sundown Inc has the US dis- FREE $200 value LAYAWAY AH PROGRAM — OGDEN 3214 WASH 621-195- American Spas — BLVD 3 SAY SAC Bnum 883 OAC LAYTON690 SO MAIM 544-883- 5 HOURS: FRL SAT & MON 9 AM TO 9 PM SUN 520 South State Clearfield 180 11 AM TO 5 PM OUST 36 Service is our middle name REPLACEMENT- - liSlS! tribution rights to Cellasene WOMEN'S which has been promoted in magazines and newspapers On Monday the company e ad in The New placed a full-pag- York Times directed at “the millions of women who are taking Cellasene or who are thinking about it’’ and who have questions about supporting research SPRING & SUMMER The company claimed Italian studies using several dozen wom- en demonstrated that women could reduce their hip and thigh circumference with eight weeks of treatment The pills available at major drug and retail stores cost about k S40 lor a supply two-wee- CLEARANCE Council: TV continues its vulgar slide The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Television programming is more violent and vulgar today than before the networks in 1997 adopted voluntary ratings a conservative parents’ group said Wednesday The ratings system which was intended to help parents choose suitable shows for their children has prompted some in the industry to push the envelope even further said L Brent Bozell III chairman of the Parents Television Council “Plainly put television is the raunchiest it has ever been in spite of or perhaps because of the unintended consequences of the ratings system and those who abuse it” he said The council studied two weeks of November sweeps programming for each of the past three years on NBC CBS ABC Fox WB and UPN Sexual content foul language and violent content grew by nearly 31 percent over that time Bozdl said Broadcasters have contended just the opposite cited a netwo- UCLA study from 1998 showing that networks had tempered the amount and nature of violence on their programs over the previous three years Meanwhile Sen Joseph fired another salvo at the entertainment industry saying the content of a TV rk-funded Save on selected spring and summer Women’s dress and casual shoes Including: Lie-berm- an Esprit Nine West Enzo Bandolino Lifestride station’s programming should help determine whether its federal license is renewed “I think it’s time we look di- rectly at programming content” Lieberman said at a Capitol Hill news conference But Lieberman and Sen Sam lauded steps Brownback taken in Washington since two students rampaged through a Colorado High School killing 12 classmates and a teacher Brownback sponsored provisions in the juvenile justice bill the Senate passed last week au- thorizing the Federal Easy Spirit8 Liz Claiborne’ Nike Calico And more! 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