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'Speaker: 1 By JANE SHEALY News Editor Heart disease, the number one westernized cultures including the result of unhealthy life styles leam according to Dr. Steven Blair at t! Physical Education. Hardening of the arteries and , blocked by cholesterol deposits) i smoking, high fat diets and lack < Blair. "We know now that even ii streaks which many believe t< atherosclerosis," he said. Bad habits are learned early in 1 disease may not show up for 30 to A.S. overnight," he said. "Howe dying of heart disease in their 3d SMOKING, A contributing factor t decline, according to Blair. "Thi the public to believe there are as before, but that's not true," he s In 1965, 53 percent of the n cigarettes and 32 percent of the i cording to surveys done by the Cen Atlanta, a branch of the U.S. Education, and Welfare. Reports published by the sai showed a marked decrease in the and female smokers. Only 39 perc Professors ? unt By LORRAINE CALLISON Gamecock Staff Writer Three USC professors ca continue teaching until their joir mandatory retirement case i settled in court, said biology ii structor Wade T. Batson. A suit has been filed in U.S District Court to make th university honor the verbs retirement age 01 /o under whic the three professors claim the were originally hired. The 65-year-old Batson's pari ners to the lawsuit are H. Henr Lumpkin, 64, history, and Paul V Blackstock, 64, government an international studies. IrHtM Amtr?w -TH1 OAMBCOCK ro \ i From page 1 among many states, except Virg opposition usually defeats us by 01 good measure. There are always < people who, I would have to gues! They oppose all progressive leg becomes a conservative or a lib* ERA-S.C. HAD A problem for financial backing because, accordi Southern state and the traditiona states are more progressive." The organization has received f Women Voters, the National Org* various business and professiona Holland said ERA-S.C. was ir )ad habits it cause of death in most U.S., is believed to be the fl| IfkH AC OQpltr QO v%? MU M.J UO VIUIUIIUUU, MflHT * he College of Health and atherosclerosis (arteries HffiiiB ire linked with cigarette JflPMNj sf exercise, according to 1 children there are fatty ) be the beginning of life, Blair said, and heart W 40 years. "You don't get + ver, people have started v i'S." o heart disease, is on the e tobacco interests want BrwS > many smokers now as aid. tale population smoked in 1975 as c< rvuiucu disu smoKea, ac- smoKing w ter for Disease Control in percent in Department of Health, "THE PI ne department in 1975 "About 90 percentage of both male smoking is :ent of the males smoked He predi allowed to tea il court action Federal Judge Robert W. Hemphill has ordered USC to take the case to the state Supreme n Court. Both sides are preparing it briefs and will present their s arguments at a hearing scheduled l- for April. "I wouldn't mind quitting school 5. since I will continue to be active in e researcn, tsatson said. "1 filed the il suit because I will miss daily h contact with students if fired, and y because it is unfair to have different retirement ages for dift ferent state jobs." y The mandatory retirement age 1. for other state agencies is 70. d "There is no question that this case has universal significance," Batson said. "The result will determine whether individual institutions have the right to set a mandatory retirement age as opposed to a state law aDDlvina equally to all employees." If the state Supreme Court rules against USC, the professors will continue teaching until age 70. If the court rules for the university, the case will go to federal court. "We are confident that the state Supreme Court will find in our favor," said Victoria L. Eslinger, attorney for the professors. "If we didn't feel that we had an excellent case, we wouldn't have gone to ;inia and Georgia. "The u/nmon in w ft v?a?v?? ie vote plus one more for was mutu one or two seniority-type cooperatio 5, are living in the 1800s. how the pc islation until everything in this sta iral issue." There is workers at many years acquiring themselve; ng to Holland,_^We are a grass root 1 belief is that Northern "Wtt WI unds from the League of ''Maybe w inization for Women and work been 1 groups. been more lost effective in getting "We stil lain cause ( mj\' \ ' ' * ' .w^^y ^j^V i ^,, ,v " ^Bbhmi LmII* ErktHM~TNI >mpared to 53 percent in 1965. The per omen declined from 32 percent in 1975. HOPAGANDA is finally sinking in," E percent of the population agree that harmful." icts that in the next two decades, s ich is taken Br mo* Andrew-THE GAMECOCK court." "It is obvious why the university wants to keep the mandatory retirement age at 65," Blackstock said. "It is an easy way to get rid of * - -a # unwanted pro lessors. "We have received encouragement from all sides and are most grateful. Recently a Massachusetts school teacher, after being forced to retire at 65, appealed to his state Supreme Court and was rehired." Blackstock, a jogger and mountain climber, said he could understand why a policeman would have to retire at 65 since his job demands top physical condition. "But you don't automatically become senile at age 65." the community to work together. "B< al suspicion among women instead n. Women have learned a darn gooc tlitical system operates both with and te." no feeling of personal failure among ; the amendment's defeat. They believ s and their issue and were well-orga s level. SHE VERY SUCCESSFUL here/' Ho e would have been more effective hi in operation longer. That way, we v > believable also. 1 have the same network of ERA w< >f heart dist become increasingly become very uncomm A second factor contr ifat diets cause high ch been linked uncontest "Children should be U diet," Blair said. "We in which A.S. has b jjffPSMP cholesterol serum level are sometimes affecte Lack of exercise car M?j||ilfi "Even unobese person || is having the energy U these factors are part MjjpjIB Blair said. "And, it's ! follow that is conducive heart disease, cancer, g?pS?| LIFE STYLE factors from congenital heart c number of deaths fron e oamccock about six percent of ? Congenital defects, wh centage of population, are not the 1965 to 29 but may be the rest cmA)r<j ?' dl?:- O?:j OlIKVItVU J AJiail ?KI1U. Blair, who is an avid Hair said. "Regular moderate es ; cigarette into now," he said. BU down to within 10 -15 p< is persons Qf course, no one shoi Plus gradin proposed b) By BRYAN GLAZER Gamecock Staff Writer A new eradinc svstpm hac Koon n Academic Committee for the third * adoption of a plus grading system bj The system adapts the use of lett give recognition to students on the t For example, a student who has an receive an A grade. With the propos a grade of B+, allowing the distinc proposed system, which is present! include the use of a minus scale. The proposal states "... whereas I the plus grading system and when defines grades. Be it enacted, then over the entire university as follo> define the grade point value of each THE PROPOSAL will be sent to I on final approval and enactment of been endorsed by the Faculty A chairman Dr. Hugh Norton. Norti presentation made to the committe been broucht to the attMitim nf each time for the past three year From 1927, when the university v grading system was used. In 1964, U scale and adopted a four- point systei nationwide trend on college campu system while still retaining the fou IF THE PROPOSED grading sysi for use next fall. According to Don ApofUnnio ITamalfu ? a avwuvAIHV * VA/HIIIIllV\A/j IV necessary. The space used to record 1 plus grades. The SG Academic Committee hir Firm., for $150.00 to poll 300 USC s students' views concerning the gri indicated 85.7 percent of those pol grading system; 14.3 percent were decided. efore there we'll trv to activate for of mutual close, though. We hav I bit about against us According to Holland in the state was the < I ERA-S.C. legislators.*' e they sold nized at a "I WAS STANDING < the day of the ERA vote discussin the amendr Hand said. granddaughter raped.' id the net- the ERA would be i vould have granddaughter ever be doubtedly knew better, >rkers and know better." 5ase health conscious, smoking will Dn. ibuting to heart disease is diet. High lolesterol levels which in turn have ably to A.S., according to Blair, lught to like the taste of a low fat have done extensive animal studies een promoted just by increasing s." Blair said that cholesterol levels d by heredity. i also promote disease, Blair said. 5 may not be fit," he said. "Fitness ^ live a full and vigorous life." All of each individual's total life style, the total life style many Americans e to all degenerate diseases such as obesity and diabetes." > are unrelated to fatalities resulting lefects, according to Blair. "And the i congenital heart defects is small, ill heart-related deaths," he said. ich affect a large percentage of the : result of the individual's life style, lit of his mother's if maybe she jogger, averages six miles oer dav. / ercise is a good health habit to get tir also recommends keeping weight Hinds of the desirable weight. "And, ild smoke," he said. g system r SG roposed by the Student Government >ti aigui year, i ne proposal calls for f the university. er grades, A "plus" will be used to >order line of the next higher grade. 88 percent average is not eligible to edsystem, the student would receive tion over an ordinary B grade. The ly used by the law school, does not the USC Law School is already using jas the plus grading system better ; will be a uniform grading system vs . . The proposal continues to letter grade. the Faculty Senate, who will decide the bill, March 1. The proposal has dvisory Committee, according to xi said he was impressed by the e. According to Norton, the bill has Faculty Senate and has been vetoed s. vas founded, until 1964, a six-point SC disposed of the six-point quality n. In recent years, there has been a ises to return to the phis grading ir-point scale. .em is approved, it can be applied na J. Walker, member of the SG ew report cards would not be law school grades could be used for ed the Midland Market Research tudents at random, to determine ide system proposal. TTie survey led favored the transition of the opposed; and 1 percent were unelection time. The office will have to e no money." , a major factor in the ERA's defeat amotion generated by "right-wing I OUTSIDE the Senate chambers on 5," she said, "and I heard a woman nent. She said, "I don't want my Someone led this woman to believe indirectly responsible should her i raped. Whoever told her that tinbut didn't want their constituents to \