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'Pesticide attacks by LINDA ULRICH Nebraska!) Start Writer Current attacks on pesticides are irrational outcries, caused primarily by ecologists who are "grasping at straws," ac .cording to John D. Furrer, NU professor of agronomy. Furrer contends that both sides of the pesticide story are not being told. "The informa- Home Ec A $29,000 three-year research grant has been presented to the School of Home Economics to conduct a study on a family oriented rehabilitation program for physically disabled homemakers. The grant was given to the School of Home Economics by the Research Foundation of the National Easter Seal Society. Virginia Trotter, home economics school dean, is pro ject director, Lois Schwab, professor in family economics and management, is project HEIP WANTED PerMlma artist Call 477-0533. Students help- wanted, wore; aerf or full time In Lincoln. Guarantee Mlary $50-100 per week. Must have car. Scholarship available. Call collact 397-0377 Omaha between M. 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Like new Smith Corona porteble type writer and case. Originally more than Siuo, now $50 or best otter. Call 47 Hua after 5pm. PERSONALS Wanted: Room-mate for the summer. SJ7.50 at 442 Holdrese, Apt. 3. Marvin L. Hetmen, 404WS5S. about the dangerous effect of pesticides is completely out of proportion to the established facts." Ecologists deplore the slow breakdown of DDT and other pesticides and the resulting long period of time they remain in the environment, "but so far no one has definitely proved that the DDT presently found in gets research grant leader and Marolyn Merchant, family economics instructor, is research associate for the pro ject. The project will investigate the differences in change of attitudes in self-perception between two matched groups of families, each having a father, a physically disabled mother and at least one teen-ager. One experimental group will receive homemaker rehabilitation and family counseling services and a matched control group will not. Each group will consist of 15 to 20 families. "We are interested in helping the physically disabled homemaker in her work in volving her home, her family tfewCamara. We didn't make it for just anybody. We did make it for people who like sleek new shapes. Long hoods. And fast fastbaeks. We made it for people who like to drive on a road. Not just ride on it. That's why Camaro has an improved road-hugging front and rear sua pension. fill H A v GM MM IIP UUtklMMa our bodies or in our environ ment is harmful in any way," he said. "The attack on pesticides is comparable to people who believe that since fluoride is poisonous in large amounts, any amount of fluoride in the drinking water is dangerous," Furrer stated. As an example, Furrer said and herself," Mrs. Schwab said. Since rehabilitation is a very slow process, the study will be conducted over a period of 18 months to two years, she add ed. The home economics school officials hope to demonstrate a feasible rehabilitation service which will benefit families across the United States, as well as in Nebraska. "There is a definite move ment across the country to help disabled persons in their im mediate environments but the School of Home Economics is in a unique position to deal with the family members and their role in rehabilitation," Mrs. Schwab said. Camaro is made for people who like to choose their power. Four transmis sions are available. And six engines, up to the Turbo-jet 3tt V8 with the SS version. It's for people who aren't necessarily fond of large crowds. There are two buckets up front, two bucket cushions f .. t --- :rr - - - - it jJii"'",,,l"r" mm m- .it,-,., n a & . 0L Enter th '70 Chey Sports Holiday Drawing. Now thru March 31. Y, nu could win a wa-Mnng. trip liir twu hi a famous spurts event, any whwe tu the world! tr a now Tsmam or ol hr Chevrolnt mrt mmli! ! 1,1 IS priwie to all. For full dtalla and an entry form, visit your participating .-hvr,rtt Dmtlur'S Spurta tVpartmenc. Ki-slilvuta ol Nw Jn.y, l.iwa, Florida. t.'bJo, UmnIa and Mlawiuri mny miuMit an entry form by arndinc a siumi.mi, evl(-adlrM'(l enveiupe to Uiuir Clievralut dtwlurt This offur void la tlu atatva ul Whiniun and Wisconsin or wherever pruhibitvd by law. irra t,of cfi.riioc mnducted at the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Ga., show that persons whose bodies contained more than 400 times the amount of DDT found in the average person still suffered no ill effects of any kind. Ecologists are ignoring the beneficial effects of pesticides, such as their usefulness in lice and fly-control, he stated. In 1953, there were 75 million cases of malaria in India and nine years later after extensive use of DDT in mosquito control, the number of malaria cases had dropped to 100,000. Ecologist and environmen talists concerned with the decline of wildlife such as the bald eagle, and the falcon, have blamed DDT for the population decline since DDT has been present in the bodies of some of these dead birds. "Ecologist are ignoring the fact, however, that while in some areas these birds are in deed declining in numbers, in other areas such as Alaska and Northern Canada, the popula tion of these birds U holding steady, with both groups of birds containing the same amount of DDT. However, he continued, Audubon Bird Society bird U a S?78 LE HI! U v the way ...l . w nat ,f I- I V ? " " I S v.. I 9) tiomal 9 counts conducted in 1941 when DDT was first used compared to bird counts taken in 1960 when DDT was at the height of its use show tremendous population increases In birds such as the robin which live with man. "For example, blackbirds experienced a 39-fold increase in total population and robins experienced a 12-fold in crease," he pointed out. This would lead us to believe that birds such as the eagle can't tolerate the encroach ment of man on their en vironment and this factor, rather than the use of pesticides, has caused the wildlife population decline, Furrer said. "If we had to depend on nature alone for our world food supply, we couldn't even sup port one-tenth of the world's population," he said. n a nn Bfigf in back. And longer doors that mak them easier to get to. We made the new Camaro for people who like the stopping power of front disc brakes. And protection of side-guard door beams. It takes a certain kind of person to drive a car like this. Because it says a lot about he tninKs. 1 iL!K4 ao you mum i Putting you first, keeps us first. Sm it. At your ChwtDalSforttDepta S Camnro Sport I Cuium with Ixttllu ' Spurt pavkuut. PAGE 8 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1970