The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 14, 1980-Page 3 ....... . ...:..:....'....:.....v.."..... . . ..................... ....... . . r.:d iss.ny..p rd ......... ......-,.r: v:.".... Heat dsese ay e revented BOSTON F(AP)-A comparison of blood samples taken from marathon runners, joggers, and inactive people vides new evidence that exercising ay help prevent heart disease, researchers say. The study found that the more people run, the higher their blood levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol, or HDL, a substance that is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. The researchers said it was the amount of running, not what people ate, at determined whether they had high low levels of this blood fat. Unlike low .. density lipoprotein Run for a healthier heart cholesterol, which is suspected of causing hardening of the arteries, the high density substance is believed to provide protection from heart trouble. The study, conducted at Methodist Hospital in Houston, was published in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Results suggest that HDL differences among the three groups were primarily the result of distance run, not dietary factors," the researchers concluded. The researchers took blood samples from 59 marathon runners, 85 joggers, and 74 inactive men, all between the ages of 35 and 66. HDL levels were 65 milligrams per deciliter in thermarathoners, 59 in joggers and 43 in non-exercisers. Earlier studies have shown that high levels of HDL are associated with a lowered risk of heart disease. But researchers were unsure whether people could change their HDL levels by varying what they ate. There have been reports that HDL levels go up if people drink alcohol moderatley or lose weight. "The marathon runners and joggers did not differ substantially from the inactive subjects in their reported dietary habits, although they had significantly higher HDL-cholesterol levels," the researchers wrote. They attributed the differences to the men's exercising habits. "Even the joggers, who averaged only 11 miles per week, had significantly higher HDL levels than did the inactive men." The scientists noted that HDL in the blood of the runners was elevated "to a level associated with a significant reduction of coronary risk." COUNSELING GROUP FOR: CHILDREN OF DIVORCE Counseling Services is offering a group for students who want to explore the effects their parents' divorce has had on their own interpersonal relationships. Such topics as security, trust, rejection, loneliness, and commitment will be discussed. Meeting time: Mondays 2-4 p.m. For more info, call 764-8312 or stop by 3100 Michigan Union .. . ...... ............ ..................... ..:.......::,:. .: .. .. .................... ....:. .: . Gov't: U.S. losing lead in space technology WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is in 4anger of losing its lead in space technology unless it vests more in the promising new field of space manufacturing, the General Accountin Office (GAO) warns. Russia, Japan and several European countries, particularly West Germany, are devoting strong ef- forts to this potentially exciting research, which could lead to a big commercial payoff, the GAO said in a report released this week. MANY SCIENTISTS, the agency said, envision that by the end of this century there will be orbiting factories producing new or better metals and alloys, 0mbi perfect crystals, composite materials, glasses, semiconductors, chemicals and high purity medicines and vaccines that can't be made on Earth. If the United States is to exploit this relatively unknown field, the government must develop an in- novative plan with private industry, and both must be prepared to take financial risks, the report stated. "Failure of such creative and extraordinary measures on the part of the U.S. government could lead to the loss of U.S. preeminence in space, both technologically and ecqnomically," said the GAO, which is the investigative arm of Congress. ALTHOUGH EXPERIMENTS conducted aboard Skylab and the Russian Salyut space stations have been encouraging, the agency said it is too early to predict what materials might be manufactured in the weightless vacuum of space or their economic poten- tial. "Thus, the program receives little'visibility or sup- port in the Congress or by the administration, and correspondingly, low priority and funding by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the report said. "Similarly, private industry cannot be expected to risk high, long term investmen- ts at the present stage of research. Valentine's Da and Thur. Feb. 14 8pm on Try the Count's Love Potion. 668-8411 S.University and Church 41 *4 r1 !': Youth overreacting to registration plan-Carter (Continued from Page 1) fort by Congress to reduce the defense budget below the level he has proposed. Carter said there have been steady in- creases in defense spending throughout is administration, and said the proposal to increase that spending by five per cent, discounting for inflation, is proper. s He signed "with enthusiasm" the congressionally approved legislation providing for $1.5 billion in government loan guarantees, to the Chrysler Corp. Carter did say he would not support such actions as a continuing policy of the government. " The refusal by the French gover- nment to take part in a meeting of the United States and its European allies in Bonn, West German, on Feb. 20 was "unfortunate." He said, "We did not communicate adequately, but that is just a minor in- cident among the major agreements between ourselves and our allies." Carter said he has been generally well pleased with the support the United States has received from its allies on the Afghanistan crisis. Let Your Love Run Rampant HP - HAPPY VALENINE'S DA Y! WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE JAPANESE? (PART I1) THE CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Announces o PANEL DISCUSSION ON EZRA VOGEL'S JAPAN AS NUMBER ONE FILMS 1 I I Y t Ifr t -'.4' lpt:- JOHN C. CAMPBELL, Dept. of Political Science Strengths and Weaknesses of the Japanese Bureaucracy and Welfare System ROBERT E. COLE, Dept. of Sociology The Japanese Company: Employee Satisfaction and Alienation VICTOR KOBAYASHI, School of Education The Japanese Education System: Model or Nightmare DAVID H. STARK, Dept. of Anthropology Crime Control in Japan: The Social Context of Law Enforcement M School of Public Health - Noontime film fest, Living the Good Life, See No Evil, 12:10p.m., Aud., SPH II. Cinema Guild - La Strada, 7, 9:05 p.m., Old Arch. Aud. Ann Arbor Film Co-operative - Salesman, 7 p.m.; Roger Corman - Hollywood's Angel, 8:45 p.m.; Nat. Sci. Aud. MEETINGS Michigan Economics Society - 5 p.m., 301 Econ. Michigan Republican Club -7 p.m., Union Conference Rm. 5 & 6. LSA-SG Curriculum Action Group -7 p.m., Union Conference Rm. 4. Ann Arbor Advocates for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth - 7:30 p.m., Wesley Foundation Lounge, 602 E. Huron. City Recreation Department - Men's City Fast Pitch meeting, 7:30 p.m., Lawton Elementary School auditorium. Ann Arbor Democratic Party - Prof. Allen Whiting discussing Afghanistan, 8 p.m., Public Library. SPEAKERS Continuing Education - Walter & Lucy McCrone, McCrone Research Institute, 9 a.m., 4th floor Rackham. Center for W. European Studies - Robert Escarpit, Le Monde, "The French Media & the Crisis in Afghanistan," noon, 5208 Angell. Dept. of Medical Care Org. - Stephen Eraker, "Patient Values in Medical Decisions," noon, 3001 Vaughan Bldg. Resource Pol. & Mgmt. - Samuel Hays, "The Politics of Health, Beauty & Permanence: Shaping the Commons . .. with apologies to Schumaker and Hardin," noon, 1028 Dana. Ctr. for S. & SE. Asian Studies - Yu Insum, Michael Aung Thwin, Chatchai Tanananon, "Slavery Bondage Dependency in Mainland SE Asia," 2 p.m., 245 Lane Hall. Dept. of Chemistry - Robert Ullman, "Small Angle Neutron Scattering of High Polymers," 4 p.m., 1200 Chem. Bldg. Hispanic-American Lecture Series - Angela Ginorio, "The Hispanic Social Scientist; Ethnic Relations and Social Advancement," 4 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. Dept. of Near Eastern Stud. - Robert Alter, "Eros and Pathology in the Fiction of S.Y. Agnon," 4 p.m., 3050 Frieze. Physics/Astronomy - J. Shigemitsu, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton - "Strong Coupling Calculations of the Renormalization Group Beta Function," 4 p.m., 2038 Randall. Students' Counseling Office - Michigan Ass't. Attorney General, Melba Copel, speaking on sexual harrassment at the University, 7 p.m., MLB Lecture room 1. Dept. of Chem. - Tak-Hang Chan, "Reactions of Enol Silyl Ethers," 8 p.m., 1300 Chem. Bldg. Museum of Art - Guy Walton, "Versailles and the Eighteenth Century," 8p.m., Angell Aud. a. PERFORMANCES Studio Theatre - "The Bedtime Story," 4:10 p.m., Arena Theatre, Frieze-Bldg. Guild House - poetry series, Bert Hornback, Leslie Bayern, 7:30 p.m., 802 Monroe St. School of Music - University Concert Band and Chamber Winds, 8 p.m., Hill; Piano Chamber Music, 8 p.m., Recital Hall. Ars Musica -8 p.m., League Ballroom. n nkndstae Cnffee Hnoe - musical entertainment U Cluh .Union 8 POETRY READING with Bert Hornback & Leslie Bayern reading from their works Thurs.,Feb. 14 - 7:30 p.m. REFRESHMENTS ADMISSION FREE GUILD HOUSE 802 Monroe NOON LUNCHEON Homemade Soup & Sandwich 75ยข Feb. 15 BARRY LYNN, chairperson, National Committee Against Regis- tration and the Draft: i "WHERE THE DRAFT GUILD HOUSE 802 Monroe i IS" The public is cordially invited. Please contact the Center for Japanese Studies, 108 Lane Hall (telephone 764-6307 or 763-4301), for further information. 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