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TMI tests ability to
handle emergency .
MIDDLETOWN (AP) In an ef- is developed, during which about 200
fort to.prepare for potential mishaps, plant employees follow emergency
the Three Mile Island nuclear gener- procedures. TMI notifies the Pennsyl
ating plant underwent an emergency vania Emergency Management
drill yesterday. Agency, the state Department of En-
The drill, which involved all the vironmental Resources and other au
plant's • divisions, was intended to thorities, as if an an actual
simulate an actual emergency, said emergency was taking place, he said.
Gordon Tomb, a spokesman for GPU The drill, however, does not involve
Nuclear Corp., operators of the plant. on-site participation by outside emer
"lt's very realistic," Tomb said. gency groups, said Lisa Robinson, a
"It's a simulated emergency .. . that GPU spokeswoman.
tests our ability to respond. The goal Under yesterday's scenario, as of
is to make a prompt response to the 7:45 p.m., operators first dealt with a
situation." loss of instrumentation that monitors
The annual drill, which began safety systems on Unit 1, and later
about 6:20 p.m., is required by the began steps to resolve a leak in the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commis- primary coolant system, she said.
sion, which also monitors the drill's The drill was expected to continue
effectiveness. The plant conducts its to about midnight, she added.
own drills several times during the In 1979, TMI Unit 2 was involved in
year, he said. the nation's worst commercial nude-
Tomb said a hypothetical •scenario ar accident.
Trade gap good,
gov' - t. study says
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) The bers of the department's Internation
nation's huge trade deficit, although al Trade Administration.
blamed for the loss of hundreds of Bruce Smart, undersecretary of
U.S. manufacturing jobs, so far has commerce for international trade,
helped more than hurt the overall conceded in a foreword to the report
U.S. economy, a Commerce Depart- that increased imports have brought
ment study concluded - yesterday. "painful adjustment . . . for some
The report said the trade deficit, industries and their workers."
expected to swell to a record $l7O
But, he added, "there have been
billion this year, has helped keep
some compensating benefits. In
inflation and interest rates in check
creased exports to the United States
thus contributing to economic
have helped to rekindle world eco
growth. nomic growth and world trade . . .
"Though some workers were dis Consumers have benefited from a
placed by imports, strong economic wide selection of favorably priced
growth has raised total U.S. employ- imports."
ent substantially," the report said.
It said inflows of foreign funds and The study said the trade imbalance
goods "corresponding to the trade will eventually have to be reduced,
deficits of recent years have played a and that some improvements could
vital, positive role in U.S. economic be expected in 1987 due to the drop of
recovery." the value of the U.S. dollar against
While the study noted that contin- major other currencies.
ued high trade deficits would be dis- However, it said, even at best, the
ruptive to both the U.S. economy and trade deficit will remain above the
the world trading system, it said the $lOO billion mark at least through
effects so far have been exaggerated. 1987.
"Simplistic 'job destroyed' analy-
The report said more aggressive
ses ignore the stellar U.S. job cre
marketing by U.S. industries would
ation performance record during the
help narrow the trade gap.
period of rising trade deficits. In fact,
over seven million jobs were created In other major conclusions, the
from the beginning of the U.S. eco- study said major improvements in
nomic recovery in November 1982 the $5O billion U.S. trade deficit with
through 1985," it said. - Japan appeared unlikely over the
The 152-page report, entitled "Unit- next year, even in light of the 40
ed States Trade: Performance and percent decline of the dollar against
Outlook," was written by staff mem- the yen during the past 18 months.
Elections alter gubernatorial lineup
By WILLIAM M. WELCH
Associated Press Writer
A record 21 new governors will take
office in January, among them an
unlikely Alabama Republican "still
pinching Myself" and Florida's first
Hispanic chief executive, as substan
tial GOP gains left Democrats with a
paper-think statehouse edge. t x fl
A net. gain of eight governorships
by Republicans left a probable 26-24 '
balance favoring the Democrats. A
Democratic majority was assumed
but not assured until Vermont's legis
-11,
lature • confirms the re-election of
Madeleine Kunin, who led handily but
fell short of the majority she needed
in a three-way race.
"Democrats still retain the majori
ty of America's governorships," said
Democratic National Committee
chairman Paul Kirk. "We made a net
gain of several state legislative
chambers and we have two-thirds' of
the nation's mayors . . . Political
realignment has been put to rest, we
continue to be the dominant party at
every level."
But Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, a
Democrat who easily won re-election
himself, acknowledged, "Our Demo
crats had a pretty rough time yester
day."
The state house victories provided
solace for President Reagan and Re
publicans smarting over their lost
control of the U.S. Senate.
"Overall, yesterday's election
brought fairly good news, though we
lost the Senate," Reagan said. "We
won unprecedented victories in gov
ernorships, gaining eight, resulting in Governor-Elect Bob Casey and his wife Ellen hold a press conference outside their Scranton home yesterday during the
Republican governors serving more season's first new snowfall.
than half the population of the United
States." •or three days I'll wake up still pinch- himself, and believes he's got a mes- "A lot of times local issues play a
Democratic incumbents Mark ing myself," said Hunt. sage, can win an election regardless big role in these governorships," said
White in Texas and Anthony Earl in He took a traditionally worthless of what his name is," Martinez said. Clinton. "We have to demonstrate an
Wisconsin were turned out of office as GOP nomination that virtually no one Republicans also will succeed independence from the national gov-
Republicans claimed victories in 11 else wanted and rode to victory on the Democrats in South Carolina, Okla- ernment, no matter which party's
states now held by Democrats. Re- good fortune of a bitter Democratic homa, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebras- in."
publicans couldn't hang on, however, Party split. He is the state's first GOP ka, Maine and Arizona. lowa Gov. Terry Branstad was a
in Pennsylvania, Oregon and Tennes- governor since Reconstruction. The Democratic losses were due in Republican who withstood a strong
see .Hunt, 53, was the GOP's sacrificial part to the retirement of many popu- challenge after distancing himself
Texas, where Republican Billlamb eight years ago, losing the gov _ lar incumbents and the fact the GOP from Reagan's farm policies, unpop-
Clements reclaimed the seat he lost ernor's race 3-to-1. He won with 56 had few governorships to defend. ular in among the state's farmers.
four years ago, and Florida, won by percent of the vote this year over There were 19 retiring governors, "I think it was a decision by the
former Tampa Mayor Bob Martinez, Democratic Lt. Gov. Bill Baxley, who 15 of them Democrats including Alas: voters that they want common sense
were the big prizes sought by the lost a runoff primary but wrested the ka Gov. Bill Sheffield, who failed to and hard work,". Branstad said.
GOP. • nomination in the courts in the win renomination. "They don't want to go in debt, they
They are growing states that the process leaving a splintered state The victories of Clements in Texas don't want higher taxes." •
GOP will hold going into the 1990 party. Baxley's crushing loss was and of GOP legislative leader Tommy The secret for farm-belt Republi
redrawing of congressional districts, made more vivid by Alabama Demo- Thompson in Wisconsin assured there cans, said newly-elected Kay Orr,
when both states figure to gain rep- crats' upset Senate victory. will be 21 new governors. That ex- governor of Nebraska, is "being a
resentation. Republicans will control In Florida, Martinez also rode to ceeds the modern records of 20 new fiscal conservative —by talking
four of the six most populous states. victory as Republicans were losing a governors elected in 1978, 1966 and about taxes and not raising them."
In Alabama, the successor to Dem- Senate seat. A former restaurateur 1962, according to the National Gov- The gubernatorial elections
ocrat George Wallace, who didn't whose grandparents came to Florida ernors' Association. brought small gains for women. But
seek re-election, is Republican Guy f r om Spain, Martinez, 51, had bolted The results also underscored the bids to become the nation's first elect-
Hunt, an Amway salesman who never the • Democratic Party three years differing nature of gubernatorial ed black governor —by Republican
went to college and whose only pre- ago and was welcomed to the GOP races, with local . issues of jobs, William Lucas in Michigan and Dem
vious public office was probate judge. with fanfare by Reagan. schools and taxes setting them apart ocrat Tom Bradley in California
"I guess sometime in the next two "Any American who believes in from national politics. fell short.
AIDS found to cause
distinguishing facial
features in infants
It is the first drug to show substan
tial benefits against AIDS, but it is
not available for children, Marion
PHILADELPHIA Newborns in- said.
fected with the AIDS virus have char- AIDS, or acquired immune defi
acteristic facial features that can be ciency syndrome, is a disease in
used to predict how soon they will which a virus attacks the body's
develop the disease, a researcher immune system, leaving victims sus
says. ceptible to a wide variety of infec-
Quickly identifying which infants tions and cancers.
will develop AIDS could help doctors Not everyone agrees with Marion's
treat those children when treat- contention that the fetal AIDS syn
ment becomes possible. drome occurs in 50 percent to 75
The fetal AIDS syndrome, as the percent of children infected with the
pattern_ of facial features is called, virus. A research team in New York
includes a small head, prominent says it has been unable to find the
forehead, flattened nose and very same features in newborns exposed
prominent eyes with a bluish tint in to AIDS, he said.
the whites of the eyes, said Dr. Rob- But Marion said two other groups
ert Marion of the Albert Einstein have found the same features, but
College of Medicine in New York that he could not identify them be-
City. cause they have not made their find-
These features and a few others are ings public.
coupled with a growth deficiency, Marion and his colleagues An-
Marion said. drew Wiznia, R. Gordon Hutcheon
"The children who are most se- and Arye Rubinstein, all of Einstein
verely stigmatized develop AIDS in first reported the fetal AIDS syn
the first six months of life," said drome in July in the American Jour-
Marion, who reported his findings nal of Diseases of Children, Marion
Tuesday at the annual meeting of the said.
American Society of Human' Genet- Their most recent work, described
ics. Tuesday, involves the development of
Those who are less severely a rating system to classify infants as
marked develop AIDS after one year either mildly, moderately or severely
of age, he said. "We think this is afflicted with the syndrome.
going to be very helpful in predicting They found that those who are most
which children will develop AIDS severely afflicted contracted AIDS
early in life. We're looking to the from their mothers during the early
future when any kind of treatment is stages of pregnancy, while those chil
available." dren who are less severely affected
Knowing how soon after birth an contracted the disease later in the
AIDS-infected child was likely to de- mother's pregnancy. .
velop the disease could enable doc- The appearance of AIDS symptoms
tors to start treatment at the most in the infants follows by about a year
appropriate time. They could balance their exposure to the virus, Marion
the need to attack the disease early said, so the most severely affected
against the potential side-effects of infants who contracted the disease
whatever treatment was available. earlier will begin to show symp-
Government scientists recently an- toms earlier.
nounced with considerable fanfare Many mothers with AIDS are drug
that a drug called azidothymidine, or abusers who contracted the disease
AZT, was of some benefit in slowing through the sharing of hypodermic
the progression of AIDS. needles.
By PAUL RAEBURN
AP Science Editor
The Daily Collegian
Thursday, Nov. 6, 1986
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A new greek tradition
Fraternities creating their own alcohol policies
By VICTORIA PETTIES
Collegian Staff Writer
Over 25 percent of University fraternities have
implemented their own alcohol policies this se
mester because of pressure from their national
chapters coupled with the fact that fraternities
are now held liable for alcohol-related accidents.
About 14 of the University's 52 fraternities
have enacted their own alcohol policies, accord
ing to an informal poll taken at the IFC meeting
Oct. 27.
Jeff Granger, president of Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon fraternity, 200 E. Beaver Ave., said the
fraternity's national chapter usually recom
mends the fraternity mandate alcohol policies
partly because of the high costs of liability suits.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has $500,000 in
liability insurance.
A fraternity's national chapter, along with the
local chapter, is usually named in a liability suit.
"I don't think fraternities have any other
choice than to implement their own policies,"
Granger said. "They will need policies that go
beyond those of the Interfraternity Council."
Policies implemented at the fraternity include
serving no alcohol over 100 proof at rush func
tions, a limit on the number of beer kegs at
parties and strict door policies, Granger said.
Granger cited a 1981 court case in which Kappa
Alpha fraternity at the University of Texas at
Austin was sued for $2l million because of an
alcohol-related accident.
In the past, Sigma Alpha Epsilon would allow
fraternity members from Kappa Delta Rho, 420
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Granger said.
Mike De Tommaso, president of Sigma Pi, 303
Fraternity Row, said "many fraternity houses
feel uneasy with the whole issue of liability."
`I don't think fraternities have
any other choice than to
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policies.... They will need
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"Right now there are too many houses doing
their own thing," De Tommaso said. "Many of
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some direction."
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"Houses are going to have to take a step
themselves and not solely rely on IFC bylaws,"
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Sigma Pi implemented alcohol policies includ
ing: prohibiting loitering around the bar area,
refusing to serve intoxicated people and serving
a guest one beer at a time.
De Tommaso said requiring fraternities to
request identification for 2i years of age will
"simply open up another can of worms." He said
he believes "not many of the social fraternities
would support such a ruling" and, if passed, it
would be hard to enforce because it would be
impossible for IFC to monitor all of the fraterni
ties.
IFC Vice President Jeff Peters, chairman of
the Alcohol Research Committee, said the com
mittee will present a set of alcohol-related rec
ommendations to IFC this semester.
Peters said many national chapters have rec
ommended their University chapter implement
alcohol policies.
Alpha Gamma Rho, 322 Fraternity Row, and
Delta Theta Sigma, 101 N. Patterson St., require
all people attending parties to be at least 21 years
old.
Mike Kuhns, president of Alpha Gamma Rho
fraternity, said his fraternity does not check
identification of fellow members or little sisters.
Kuhns said checking for identification "is what
all fraternities are on the verge of doing."
Craig Williams, president of Delta Theta Sig
ma, said "frternities should not place a heavy
emphasis on the social aspect of fraternities
since they are suppose to stand for brotherhood."
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