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Show U Grad Studies Married And Couples Co-habiti- ng Does an unmarried couple living together find greater satisfaction than a married pair? Is the arrangement a valid test of whether two persons are suited for marriage? Apparently not, according to a sociological study conducted in part by a University of Utah doctoral candidate. Graduate student Jack K. Martin and three other investigators from Indiana and Alagama collaborated in a comparative study of 51 couples at a midwestern university. Their findings, which will be presented this month at the Midwest Sociological Association meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, indicated: There was little difference between the marital and cohabiting livestyles in levels of emotional support, mutual understanding and satisfaction, even though married couples were scored slightly higher. However, the data served to reject the researchers' original hypothesis that cohabiting couples would test higher. In addition, the researchers isolated several factors which they felt helped explain why unmarried couples did not demonstrate greater satisfaction. They were: Lack of commitment to the relationship. Absence of parental, employer and community sanction. Social isolation and alienation. Financial problems and "hassles of everydayt living, such as mail delivery. Too-hig- h expectations for the union. The researches conducted a voluntary survey of 26 married cou . non-marit- al females indicated regular church attendance. The most salient difficulty in the cohabiting relationship," the researchers wrote, is perhaps the absence of positive sanction for the relationship. Although peer acceptance may be high . . . the cohabiting couple nevertheless has to live in a world which, outside the boundaries of the college campus, may not be totally accepting... Cohabitation may be seen as a for problems panacea or cure-al- l found in marriage, the report continued, and the cohabitant may place such high expectations on his relationship that they are impossible to fulfill... thus, he becomes disillusioned and dissatisfied. The study also asks, Is it possible that personal development of the younger participants is in any way retarded as a result of such intense involvement during the time in which choice of a mate might be made? Mr. Martin has submitted the research paper for publication in the Journal of Youth and Society. An assistant instructor in the U sociology department, Martin is presently teaching classes on campus and at the Utah State Prison. Some Good and Bad News Utahns received some happy news, some chiding words, and a warning about a threat to babies from speakers at the Utah Dental Association convention held in Salt Lake City recently. Dr. Robert B. Shira, president of the American Dental Association, reported that dentists are making headway in their efforts to save natural teeth. Tooth extractions declined seven per cent in this country between 1959 and 1969, despite a 14 per cent increase in population, he said. The chiding came from Dr. Newell E. Warr, the new Utah Dental Association president. He praised the schools for teaching dental health including the dangers of consuming excessive sugar. Unfortunately, many or even most schools in the state also sell candy, soda pop, cookies and other high sugar content foods on their premises, he said. The warning came from a child dentistry specialist, Dr. Chris R. Simonsen. g efforts by mothers to help small babies can lead to rampant destruction of the infants1 teeth, he said. It ha pens when mothers prolong bottle feeding of their babies and put them to sleep with bottles in their mouths. Milk, apple juice, orange juice, sugar water and other liquids in baby bottles can cause the release Well-meanin- tooth-destroyin- g acid from bac- teria sticking to a baby's teeth, Dr. Simonsen said. He advised mothers to stop bottle-feedin- g their babies when reach first birthday and the they not to put them to sleep with a bottle when they are younger. Wide destruction of teeth in small children is called bottle mouth, and the Utah Dental Association Women's Auxiliary is launching a campaign to educate Chandler Eyes Congress Seat ples and 25 cohabiting couples. None of the couples had children and most had been living together about two and a half years. Eighty-on- e percent of the married individuals claimed a religious faith, while 80 percent of cohabiting men and 56 percent of the women reported having no religion. Among the unmarrieds, only 4 percent of the males and 24 percent of the Dental Association Meets; of THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1976 Page Four young mothers about the danger to their childrens dental health. Dr.' Sanford M. Bingham, a Provo dentist and outgoing president of the Utah Dental Association, stressed the importance of dental floss in preventing cavities. Of course, the toothbrush is a very helpful weapon against decay, but we are finding that dental floss can be even more important," he said. Flossing of teeth, together with proper brushing, especially at the gum level on the sides, has been found to be particularly effective in preventing decay. Food Stamp Reports Curbed be State agencies will granted more flexibility in administering the performance reporting system of the Food Stamp Program, under regulations proposed this week by U.S. Department of Agriculture Alan C. Chandler Citing a lack of leadership in Washington and blaming poor Federal monetary policy as the cause of the recession, Alan C. Chandler filed this week as a Republican candidate for the Second Congressional District. Twenty-nine-yeold Chandler, declared his intention to unseat Democrat Allan T. Howe, who was elected to the slot 18 months ago. Chandler launched a frontal assault on the Democratic leadership in Congress. Without directly naming Howe, Chandler clearly intimated that the inability of the Congress to curb the growth of the bureaucracy, lower unemployment, and cope with complex issues was due to a lot of talk by men who do not produce results." Mr. Chandler, a honors graduate of the University of Utah who received a law degree from American University, told a group of supporters, We must dismantle and consolidate many of our Federal agencies and place more emphasis on the ability of private enterprise, local government and volunteer organizations. In chastising the Congress for voting a budget deficit of $50.9 billion. Chandler commented, if we could lower the unemployment rate to 5 percent, budget experts tell us tht the deficit would drop below $2 billion. Chandler went on record as favoring a relaxation of federal rules and regulations that drive up the cost of business as a means of stimulating the economy and producing more jobs; called for a greater voice on foreign policy issues affecting Utah interests; and criticized the use by government agencies of data banks and computers whose only function is to keep tabs on honest citizens and violate the rights of privacy. ar TOSCO Scientist Calls Link Misleading Oil-Canc- er Recent public and news media reports linking the products and byproducts of oil shale processing with cancer-causin- g agents have been seriously misleading, a scientist with The Oil Shale Corporation (TOSCO) explained in an address to the 9th Oil Shale Symposium. While the headlines were impressive, the reports were based on data which did not justify the conclusions, said Dr. R. Merril a senior chemist at Coomes, TOSCOs Rocky Flats Research Center. The same agents that are found in raw shale, shale oil and processed shale (the residue left after the oil is extracted from the rock) are present as well in a host of natural and refined materials such as oyseters, normal soil, leaves from trees, peanut and coconut oils, and virtually all crude and refined petroleum products. Ordinary asphalt has at least 250 times the amount of the suspected agents found in processed shale, but asphalt is not believed to pose any health threts to the general public, said Coomes. There is also a real question whether the suspected cancer-causin- g agetns, which are called carcinogens, could pose any direct threat to workers at a modern oil shale complex. A person would have to eat over 500 pounds of processed shale annually, or drink nearly four gallons of product shale oil, just to equal the 10 milligrams of carcinogens in the fruits and vegetables normally eaten by an American ech year, said Coomes. Even if it were possible, he added, it has been demonstrated that carcinogens detected to an organism. That is, though the carcinogens are present, they do not react at all with the systems of animals tested. One experiment underway to confirm the finding is being done with mice living in bedding material composed entirely of processed shale. In 468 pathological examinations done so far on the skin of the test animals, no lesions or cancers of any kind have been found, said Coomes. The average weight gains and mortality rates of the animals exposed to processed shale were identical to those of the control animals. This indicates that the processed shale materials did not exhibit any toxic effects. These same agents are present in Small Business Seminar Slated A free seminar for small business will be held Wednesday, May 19, 1976, at the Internal Revenue District Office in Salt Lake City, Utah from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the IRS Building, 465 South 400 East. The seminar, being held in coop- eration with the Utah Department of Employment Security and the Utah State Tax Commission, will cover tax responsibilities and other subjects important to the small businessman. For example, the seminar will feature presentations on employer requirements for withholding income tax and social security from wage of employees, how to file returns to report this information, depositing requirements of money withheld, and unemployment compensation reporting requirements. Ttig BY DR. BOB BOB JONES (USDA). ld cloth-makin- 9T 9 LOOK BOOK Brown Enters Presidential Race Edmund Gerald Brown Jr., the The amendment would reduce newest candidate to enter the the number of reports that state Democratic Presidential race, is agencies are required to submit to actively working for delegate supUSDAs Food and Nutrition Serv- port in Utah. The Brown for ice (FNS) under current Food President, Utah Committee has Stamp Program Efficiency and Ef- been organizing since the California fectiveness regulations. governor decided to campaign in the Maryland Primary. Also, under the proposed amendThe Governor, whose ment, FNS would review state conservative and of liberal blend agency operations. Currently, regmost poputo in nation's the ulations require state agencies politics him one of the this earned lous state has review their own operations. Califorin change would help FNS to deter- highest approval ratings mine efficiency and effectiveness of nia history. The former Roman a States operation of the Food Catholic seminarian has served as Stamp Program. Secretary of State prior to being The proposed regulations will be elected governor and was a mempublished in the Federal Register ber of the Los Angeles School of April 27. The public is invited to Board. The Brown Committee elected submit written comments, suggestions or objections to the Director, Wayne S. Werbel, Coordinator, Food Stamp Division, Food and Walter A. Klinger, Finance DirecNutrition Service, U.S. Depart- tor, Julie A. Ericson, Chairperson ment of Agriculture, Washington, and Robert L. Reherman, Students for Brown Representative. D.C. 20250, no later than May 27. chemical- ly in materials such as carbon black are simply not biologically avila-bl- e raw shale, which is widespread in Western Colorado, Western Wyoming and Eastern Utah. But epidemiological studies have not shown increased incidences of cancer in the regions' population. Therefore, said Coomes, the mere presence of suspected cancer-causin- g agents in a substance doesn't mean the substance will, in fact, cause cancer. At least four other major laboratory test programs are also underway or being planned to complete investigations of the carcinogenicity of oil shale and its products. Coomes said that several published studies on oil shale have cited the historic incidence of cancer among 19th century English mule spinners who used shale oils produced in Scotland to lubricate g their machinery. Some reports recently made in the press and to Congress have erroneously implied that a modern synthetic fuel industry would pose the same threat, he noted. The fact is that lax personal health and hygeine practices in effect at the time contributed significantly to the high incidence of cancer," the TOSCO chemist said. It did not result from a special threat posed by the type of oil used." In addition, he pointed out, current industrial hydeinic standards would limit the amount of the suspected agents present in the oil shale work environment to just 20 per cent of the ambient levels found in the Denver atmosphere. GREENVILLE, because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not" (John 8:45). All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). There are many people who will not believe a doctor who says that they need a certain diet, certain medicines, abundant exercise, or a period of rest. They simply will not face facts. But there are, also, many more people who will not accept the truth with regard to their spiritual condition. Full of their own they reject the diagnosis of a holy God Who states that they are sinners and that they need a Saviour. How sad it is that men should prefer falsehood to fact, that they should shun truth and embrace error. How melancholy the condition of those who would change the truth of God into a lie (Romans 1:25). And JONES University 29614 SOUTH CAROLINA When our Lord came to the Jews, He proclaimed His deity and announced His Messiah-shiBut they rejected His claims and refused His offer of salvation. Though He told them the truth about themselves, they would not believe Him. When we recognize the truth of His deity, we must acknowledge the fact of our sinfulness. If He is the Truth, as He claims to be (John 14:6), we must accept His Word that except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). Incarnate Truth, help us Thy truth to learn, Prone to embrace the falsehood we would p. spurn; Groping in errors maze for verity, Thou art the Truth we need to make us free." |