Show irpnrMnMV TTPITH r ti 1 h i - 1 t I" vTi-nrfm‘- f 6B the Salt Lake Tribane Monday May 4 1987 Planned Parenthood Readies Soviet Youths Say Nuclear War Is Avoidable US Youths Hope to Survive It Poll Says halt to the building and testing of nuclear weapons few were aware of the By Joan O’Brien Tribune Staff Writer Soviet youths are more optimistic a nuclear war can be avoided than their American counterparts but US children are more likely to believe they can survive a nuclear exchange an unprecedented poll indicates Jonathan Tudge a post doctoral fellow at the University of Utah was one of five people who participated in collaborative survey of the first-evSoviet and US youths’ attitudes about nuclear war The survey of more than 3300 adolescents in the United States and 2200 adolescents in the Soviet Union marked the first time researchers have simultaneously asked youths of both countries their views on current issues Dr Tudge 38 a developmental psychologist at the university the survey and observed g in the Soviet Union the n The study directed by Dr Eric of the International Children’s Project at Harvard Medical School and Dr Nicolai Popov of the Soviet Academy of Sciences’ Institute of the USA and Canada also marked the first time the Soviet government had allowed raw computer data to leave the country Mpch of that data remain to be analyzed Dr Tudge said but results released last month on questions related to nuclear war show Soviet youths are ihore optimistic about the future than American youths Youths age 11 to 17 selected from randomly chosen classrooms in Maryland and the Tambov and Rostov regions of European Russia were questioned during the spring of 1986 More than 40 percent of the US students said they believe a nuclear war will happen in their lifetime a belief shared by only 9 percent of Soviet students A slightly higher percentage of Americans — 25 percent vs 20 percent of the Soviets — stated a nuclear war could probably be survived if there were enough fallout shelters food water and other supplies Dr Tudge attributes those differences in part to the fact that the Soviet press tends to be positive good-new- s oriented Tudge said “That’s one of the things that was so amazing” Fifty-on- e percent of the American youths said the Soviets had not stopped testing while 45 percent didn’t know Eighty-fiv- e percent of the Soviet students were aware of their government’s halt to nuclear testing Those responses indicate that if the Soviet government intended the unilateral test ban which was discontinued earlier this spring to be a propaganda ploy “they were not doing a very good job of it” Dr Tudge said The American youths were also more skeptical about the future of relations than their Russian counterparts Thirty-fou- r percent of the Soviet youths were very optimistic compared to only 8 percent of US youths And US adolescents were more skeptical about the future in general than the Soviet youths More than 70 percent of the Soviets said life will be better for their children than it is for them while just half of the Americans said they believe life will be better for their children pilot- US-Sovi- -tested jioll-takin- Chi-via- Named Academic All-Ameri- Soviet youths are more optimistic about future than American counterparts says unique poll by Dr Jonathan Tudge while the news media in the United focus on the negative The entire Soviet system in fact is Dr optimistic and “forward-looking- ” Tudge said "It’s a very States tend to goal-orient- society” Further nearly every Soviet child is involved in “The Struggle for Peace” writing letters and demonstrating and “engaging in things which they are led to believe will help to prevent war” That activism creates optimism he said “Psychologically you don’t do something unless you think it will have some effect” Another possible explanation for can Rowland Hall Senior Receives National Scholarship Award Tommy Lin a student at Rowland Mark’s School in Salt Lake t Cityi is winner in the Eighteenth AnHall-S- National nual Washington Cross- ing Foundation Scholarship Competition and also has been named an Academic The prestigious National Washing- ton Crossing awards are grant- - Mr Lin e(j high school seniors for the best essays explaining why they are planning careers in government service Mr Lin is one of six national winners to receive the full $2500 scholarships Mr Lin is the son of Tony and SanLin The Utah student dra Hsium-Mreceived his award in ceremonies in the Memorial Building in Washington Crossing Historic Park which marks the site of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 Also Mr Lin has been named an Academic by the National Secondary Education Council The NSEC has established the Academic Scholars Award Program so that superior students may be recognized Students must earn a 33 or better grade point averei age Mr Lin is the student body presi- dent of his school chairman i i of the executive board of the National Association of Student Councils editor of the school newspaper and captain of the debate team Born in Taiwan Mr Lin also has lived in Japan He holds the school record in a track and field event was a member of the baseball team and in the US served as a page-inter- n Senate He is listed in Who’s Who Among High School Students and is a member of the Society of Distinguished American High School Students Mr Lin has been accepted for admission at Yale Princeton and Harvard universities SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT Soviet youths’ relative optimism is their knowledge of the effects of a nuclear war Dr Tudge said “They know a lot about what would happen if they were in a nuclear war and they think the leaders would never let this happen They find it hard to imagine that people would be so stupid as to do anything that would lead to nuclear war "They assume as a matter of course that their own government is working toward peaceful ends” he said Although 66 percent of US teens believe there should be or probably should be an immediate bilateral Embley Still Mum on Sex Citation Special to The Tribune WEST VALLEY CITY West Valley Mayor Michael Embley who was cited Thursday by Salt Lake City Police for allegedly soliciting sex acts from a vice squad decoy continued to follow his attorney’s advice Sunday and declined to make comments about the situation Television reports implying that the mayor indicated the inci- dent was politically motivated were inaccurate he said Mayor Embley who is also the general manager of the Kearns Improvement District is being represented by improvement district attorney Mark Anderson and attorney Pat Brian who specializes in criminal law Salt Lake City Police claim Mayor Embley approached a vice squad decoy posing as a prostitute near 754 S State Thursday about 9 pm and offered her $40 for sex A police report states the mayor followed the decoy to 800 South and Richard Street (40 West) where he was cited by a detective and released His arraignment is set for Wednesday in 5th Circuit Court Soliciting sex is a class C misdemeanor punishable by a $500 find andor 90 days in jail Baby Boomer Aging Arouses Fear for Widows Widowers The aging of baby boomers may boom: in the number of poor widows and widowers “The widowed are becoming an increasingly prevalent family type in our society” says Cathleen D Zick assistant professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah "As the baby boom generation grows older we should expect to see the number of marriages that end with the death of a spouse increase even more” For many survivors especially women who don’t have much work experience the death will mean a slide into poverty "The bottom line is that the death of a spouse often signals economic hardship for the surviving spouse” says Dr Zick who will study how widowhood changes a family's economic status Dr Zick and Ken R Smith director of the University Survey Research Center have been awarded a $255000 grant from the National Institute on Aging to conduct a two-yestudy on the economic effects of spousal death According to Dr Zick approximately 17 percent of all American households will be headed by a widowed individual by 1990 Data already collected about widows indicates that death ofthe hus create another i ALL PARTS And service : ALL TIMES H'i our regular policy m why pay word If you're M or oldwr toko odvontogt of discount tovingi for ell your torvict and parti needs Our regular pricai art vary compotitiv' --4m discount and lav even more you pot a 12 Wo vm genuine CM qualify parti and our torvict technician! are profttiionali Try ui we're ouro you won't bo torry! Senior Diicount doe not apply to advortiied tpociali a OMfiUAUTY SCRV1CI MUTTS adi twOtoai E3 CMNMa Soviet morato- nearly rium on nuclear testing "Only 4 percent of US kids knew of the Soviets’ unilateral test ban” Dr er state-controll- Mother-Daught- er To get a more accurate picture of widowhood's economic consequences the U researchers will document finances of families before and after the death "By following a family before and after death we will get a much better picture of all the changes that occur during this transition and how they affect family economics” Dr Zick says They are drawing their data from a national study of family income begun in 1968 at the University of Michigan The study will provide information on 600 to 700 widows and widowers Preliminary analysis of the data shows poverty rates for widows and widowers are nearly equal ’ ‘A i Workshops I I J daughters a chance to talk about sexuality together A workshop for mothers and daughter who are 9 to 12 years old will cover reproductive anatomy and physiology feelings about growing up and peer pressure It will be held at the South Jordan Library 10300 Beckstead Lane and in Logan and Price Workshops for mothers and girls 14 to 16 are designed to enhance communication and decision-makin- g skills in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere according to the prepared statement Topics covered include reproductive health care sexually transmitted diseases and birth control It will be at the West Valley City Library 2880 W 3650 South A f 15 registration fee will be charged For information contact PPAU 455 E 400 South Suite 410 Salt Lake City et The margin of error for this survey was plus or minus 2 percentage points “I think the way the study was carried out was highly scientific” Dr Tudge said He said he encountered few restrictions on his ability to question the Soviet youths and those restrictions were related to his own time constraints Dr Tudge said he did not set out to validate his own political beliefs with the survey “This sort of dropped into my lap” he said “It was not something I was looking for” He said he is not an activist or involved in the nuclear freeze movement It was Dr Tudge’s ability to speak Russian the fact that he had lived in Moscow for two years and his expertise in questionnaire design that prompted Dr Chivian to ask him to participate in the project anti-nucle- ar Davis OKs Storm Drain Project Special to The Tribune CLINTON — After quelling Clinton citizens’ concerns Davis County Commissioners have given the go ahead to flood control officials to start work on a $500000 storm drain project in the city The project was opposed by residents living near the West Clinton Elementary School who claimed a water channel in the area would be a danger to children County officials told the city the project was needed to solve ground water problems and protect against future flooding Sid Smith county flood control di rector said the channel would be fenced and pose only a very minor threat to very small chidren Commissioners received a letter from the city council saying that while there are some safety concerns on the channel work “we feel confident that the explanations we have been given in answer to these concerns are valid and justify the need for construction of the channel as proposed” Commissioners gave the go ahead 28 meeting to start preliminary engineering work and property title searchs at their April State Seeks Adult Class Ideas The State Office of Education is accepting proposals for adult basic education programs from public and pri- vate educational agencies and organizations Brent Gubler adult education specialist said limited federal funding is available to assist agencies and organizations with the establishment or continuation of adult education programs He said the funds are to be used in conjunction with projects to help adults acquire basic education skills necessary to function in society Dr Gubler said proposals should be returned to the state school office by June 8 to be considered for funding Applications should be sent to Dr Gubler Curriculum and Instruction State Office of Education 250 E 500 South Salt Lake City Utah 84111 PBS Documentary on LDS Missionaries Is Called Biased and Prompts Protest By Michael White Associated Press Writer A documentary film exploring the pressures placed on Mormon missionaries has been called biased by a church official and prompted a protest to the president of the Public Broadcasting System who is a Mormon The film which will debut on PBS stations nationwide May 13 follows several young missionaries from the classroom at the church’s Mission Training Center near church-owne- d Brigham Young University to their initial missionary experiences in Guatemala It also includes interviews with a former missionary who said the requirement of unconditional obedience and conformity destroyed his faith and another who overdosed on prescription drugs to avoid a mission in Japan Two years in the making the film was directed by Emmy award winner Bobbie Birleffi who was reared among Mormons in rural Wyoming The script was by Birleffi newspaper columnist Peter Wiley and Richard Voorhees Wiley who has written extensively about The Church of Jesus Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints film focused on the said the hour-lon- g missionary effort because it is the heart of America's wealthiest and fastest-growin- g church “We were trying to find the best way to get a good picture of what the church was all about The missionary program is the training ground for the priesthood and for becoming a devout Mormon” he said The bulk of the church’s missionary force is commen who prised of 19- - and serve for two years at their own expense Church rules require missionaries to spend about 70 hours per week proselytizing potential converts plus two hours a day studying church doctrines The missionaries must wear a white shirt and tie six days a week are not permitted to date and may call home only a few times a year Their efforts produce more than 200000 new converts per year to the church 62 million-membThe makers argue they gave equal time almost to the minute to Mormon leaders and missionaries who spoke positively about their experience Don LeFevre of the church’s public 30000-memb- band has devastating economic consequences “When a husband dies the household loses his market earnings any pension benefits that ceased with death and the income from any assets that have been bequeathed to someone outside the immediate family” Dr Zick says “Historiclly wives have depended on the market earnings of their husbands Thus the loss of the husband's income can lead to a signficant decline in income for his widow" Utah mothers and their daughters are being invited to celebrate Mother’s Day in a unique way this year as Planned Parenthood Association of Utah holds sexuality workshops The workshops are planned in Logan West Valley City South Jordan and Price on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm “Remember growing up?” a PPAU press release asks “It isn't always easy and can be difficult for mothers and daughters alike Sometimes it's hard to find time to talk about sensitive issues But while adolescence is a time for transition it is also a time for sharing And mothers and daughters have special things to share That's why Planned Parenthood Association of Utah is offering workshops for mothers and daughters” The workshops offer mothers or teen-ag- e and their pre-tee- n i er er communications office said the church had no official response to the film But LeFevre who has viewed it said he personally felt it unfairly stressed the negative aspects of missionary life “This documentary was purportedly to show Mormon missionary work and that's what it failed to do because it wasn’t balanced” said LeFevre He said the church which cooperated with Birleffi by permitting her to film and interview missionaries at the training center and in Guatemala contacted PBS President Bruce £9 — Associated Press Lasarphoto Mormon Church has protested PBS documentary to air May 13 exploring pressures placed on young LDS missionaries Christensen a Mormon to protest the film Beverly Campbell the church’s public relations director in the Washington DC area was referred by Christensen to PBS Vice President Barry Chase but Chase said he decided to take no action Chase said Campbell questioned the objectivity of the George C Smith it Fund Inc a foundation which financed the film along with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting But Chase said he determined the foundation had no partisan interest in Birleffi’s film The Smith Fund also has funded such series as "Vietnam: A Television History” and "Heritage: Civilization and the Jews” “It doesn’t have any particular axe non-prof- Psychologist Sets Meet for Parents Child psychologist and author Dr Anthony J LaPray will pre- sent a seminar lor parents entitled "Help tor Parents a Positive Parenting Approach" The free program begins at 730 pm Wednesday at the Sylvan Learning Center in Salt Lake City 2681 Parley's Way Dr LaPray is the author of "Help! For Parents Through the First Twelve Years" The Sylvan Learning Center is part of a network of supplemental learning centers in the United States and Canada specializing in readiness skills basic reading and math to grind” Chase said “There is no reason for us to tell the George C Smith organization they’re not permitted to fund a documentary on that subject” LeFevre said the church would not comment on the complaint about the Smith Fund In Los Angeles PBS station KCET contacted local Mormon leaders with an offer to air a telephone number viewers could call following the film for the church’s response but the church declined the offer LeFevre said The film includes comment from disaffected former missionaries their parents and others about the pressure sometimes placed on young men to serve as missionaries and the extraordinary control the church exercises over the lives of those who do Gary Elliott a former Marine colonel and past director of the church’s missionary effort in Guatemala told Birleffi that when he interviews missionaries he not only asked if they were writing home but what they said and why they said it In another segment church member Helen Stnngham whose son overdosed to escape missionary service said the training center was run "like a boot camp" “There’s enough of that in the world It doesn’t fit in the church” she said Birleffi said the criticisms were carefully balanced with positive statements frem Mormon Apostles Boyd K Packer and M Russell Ballard as well as several missionaries in Guatemala 4 |