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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Sdt Ink' Mining b Lngd Nows Publish'd Ewwj Friday at Suit Lab City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah 711 Sooth West Temple Salt Lake Tbis publication is Telephone Utah 84101 364-846- 4 GLENN BJOKNN, FaUohv s own'd or controlled by nay party. Am, digue, faction Number 19 Volume 52 M Space Flights Should be Group Affair, Scientists Contend (Continued from Page 1) vided the psychologists witli ammunition in the form of hossolid data with which the problems of intra-grou- p tility and other emotoinal symptoms can finally be dealt. The psychologists found, surprisingly, that subjects confined together in groups of two for periods of three weeks developed more hostility toward the partner than when placed in more crowded rooms. The subjects, carefully screened Navy enlisted men, often showed signs of stress early in the experiment. The subjects were provided with roughly the same amount of room astronauts have in a space capsule. The psychologists found that larger groups were more compatible as long as the amount of territory remained the same for each of the participants. Project HIM (restricted, isolated monotony) data should help scientists to reliably predict the psychological condition of astronauts, deep sea scientists and even prison inmates. Project ItlM provides scientists with proof that man can successfully adapt to confinement for weeks, even months, at a tune by adjusting the environmental controls such as space, bodily needs, and group size. The study stated tliat stress and anxiety from prolonged confinement can reach a critical point that may result in disaster unless specific individual needs are met. A fatal shooting of a scientist on a lonely Arctic ice floe recently is theorized to have been the result of what the study called hostility toward isolation partners. The psychologists concluded that having a variety of partners, as would be the case in the planned United States-Itussia- n joint moon expedition, is an enrichment of an otherwise bland social situation for astronauts. This could help pacify normally expected stress during space missions. The study was the culmination of seven years of re- search in close quarter confinement. Adjustable Eyeglasses When one gets to be about years old, one's eyes can no longer focus on nearby objects without some kind of ophthalmic aid. As the condition progresses with advancing age, one cannot hold the newspaper far enough away because ones arms are not long enough. One then resorts to clip-o- n spectacles to bring the newspaper to a closer, more comfortable reading distance. The final step is wearing bifocals to accommodate a choice of reading distances. There ought to be a better way to do this, because thats 200 years old, dating back to Hen Franklins invention of the bifocal, recalled Nobel laureate Dr. Luis r Alvarez to the Optical Society of America. At the meeting Alvarez announced his invention of a variable-powe- r tliiii lens, suitable for mounting in eyeglass frames. While wearing spectacles fitted with the new lens, one simply turns a little knob until what is seen is most clear. 'The adjustable strength, or power, of the Alvarez lens is continuously and smoothly variable over its entire range and is capable of correcting both far and near 50 sighteduess. The new lens consists of a pair of identical, thin, plastic elements that are flat on one side and curved on the other in accordance with a mathematical formula invented by Dr. Alvarez. The flat sides face each other in Rifle Association Claims Bayh Bill Misrepresents the Issue Maxwell E. Rich, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, has voiced a strong opposition to the Senate approved handgun control bill, sponsored by Sen. Birch Bayh of Indiana. This bill has been widely misrepresented as a proposal to prohibit the sale of poor quality crudely made and unsafe hand guns, usually called Saturday Night Specials, a meaningless catch phrase never successfully defined, he said. Actually, the Bayh bill goes far beyond its stated purpose.lt would immediately restrict the sale or delivery of handguns to those approved by the Secretary of Treasury, and would eliminate the sale or delivery of one third of all handgun models now made in the U. S. without reference to qualify or price. In addition, the NRA executive officer commented, the bill as passed would discriminate on handguns of high quality which would not fit into the vague and undefined category of sporting purpose or suitable for The lawmakers reiterated the Congressional policy that self defense is a legitimate reason for owning a handgun. If this bill passes the House of Representaives as now written, it would disqualify many millions of dollars of annual production of high quality handguns made for legitimate use and the government to purchase existing stocks of banned hand guns at an enormous cost to the American taxpayer without assuring that criminals will be without firearms. The NRA official noted that the Association favored certain amendments to the Bayh bill including those which remove .22 caliber ammunition from a record keeping requirement, that allows for personal importation of long guns by private citizens without going through a dealer and further allows transfer of long guns between family members without involving a licensed dealer. General Rich concluded by stating that with the exception of these few amendments, the NRA must strongly oppose the so called Saturday Night Special bill as misleading and meaningless as a crime control measure. re-qua- re non-reside- nt Suit ASS D GRAPEVINE Salt Lake City Commissioners directed the city attorney t0 4 amend section of the re25-6-- vised city ordinance to provide hat extension request for service employees must be on a year to year basis after reaching age 65. At present the ordinance does not stipulate any age an employee must retire after age 65. Usually they have et persons work until age 70. non-civ- il Administrative Assistant to Senator Frank E. Moss, Ken Gardner, is now working with the National Democratic Committee on loan. Mr. Gardner is on a part time basis to help Mrs. Jean Westwood, who is national committee chairman. Salt Lake City Commissioners approved a $29,610 study to restore and preserve the City and County Building exterior. The study cost will be split, with the Salt Lake City to city and the county each paying half of the expense. The Fist Limits Lifted on one Recommend Street main point of study will be the structural aspects including soil Numbering Changes Three Reservoirs studies to see if the building is The always troublesome street Anglers may take all the fish still in sound shape to undergo number system in the Salt Lake they can catch from Minersville Valley, more particularly on the and the two Enterprise reservoirs remodeling. west and north side, will soon be because of an approaching rough The once close to defunct bus over. Salt Lake City Mayor E. J. fish removal project scheduled system in Utah is now in much Gam. who had a study made by for September. Rebetter financial condition. The The Division of Wildlife a political intern of the Univernew Utah Transit Authority has trout removed to sources recommend recently sity of Utah, will Minersfrom recently purchased 17 new buses the Commission that the street limit restriction designation of the west and the ville Reservoir in Beaver County at a cost of S600.710 to join with and from Upper and Lower En- six buses bought last year. Built north side be changed. At present the signs read at terprise reservoirs in Washing- a new terminal at the cost of 2nd West with the number desig- ton County. The waters were $486,G00 and bought land for nation of 300 West underneath, also opened to 24 hour a day $97,000. The Utah Transit Auand 3rd West with 400 West, etc., fishing. Other angling rules re thority in 1970 received a of Transportation and the same problem on the main in effect. to no able are of out stale side. Trout and north longer grant Many purchased the bus fish that visitors have been confused by compete with rough system from Union Street Railthe complex number system and have taken over the three res- way. which bought the system quite a few local residents also ervoirs. When water levels are from Salt Lake City to operate have been confused. The recom- at their lowest in September, the as a private venture. mendation by the mapor will be chemicals will be used to remove for the removal of the 2nd West, all fish life. Trout will then be Social Security benefit pay3rd West, etc., be painted out restocked when water conditions ments will be increased by $34 and the number be left such as permit. Angling will open again million in Utah 1973 as when the trout are big enough a result of a 20 during 300 West, 400 West, etc. cent benefit per increase passed by the recent session of the Congress. Utah has a sandwich arrangement. Hy adjusting the overlap of 109,000 social security beneficiwho will receive $198 milthe two sandwich components, the lens changes it optical aries lion in bcenfit compared to 165 million they would have received power. Dr. Alvarez also has demonstrated his lens attached had the legislature not passed the new benefits. of to to cameras that are self-defens- e. $800,-Departme- simple capable focusing very n attachments. He says that close distances without clip-ocameras using his lens can be made more cheaply tliai using conventional lenses and they would be more ver satile. dial 860 Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day nt Two appointments have been made to fill state board vacancies caused by registration. The governors office appointed Dr. J. Ralph McFarland to the Air Conservation Council for a one year term and appointed Stella Cordova to the Board of Correction, succeeding Scott Berge- son for a one year term. Salt Lake City has been instrumental in issuing warning tickets to out of state visitors for parking violations. About one month ago it started and since then 303 courtesy tickets have been issued. The main point is not to collect the monies, which is hard to collect from out of state violators, but to make them aware of the parking violation, and the next time for them to put money in the meters. The program has received letters commending the city. |