Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba F u 11 Winnipeg free May third consortium formed to research Star wars technologies Washington a the beef face department has Ahtou faced the formation of a third fat Ampf re search to work on presi Dent Ronald reagans staf wars missile defence the with an immedi ate Grant of will include the state University of new York at the naval research Laboratory in Washington and the general electric in Scheneck the group has been asked to study a variety of novel materials for electronics and optical according to a Pentagon announce ment which million is expected to be spent for this re search thrust during the next three last the Pentagon announced the formation of a consortium of five universities to study nonnuclear options for generating Power for such in it second consortium of universities and laboratories was established to study a new Type of High Speed com fridays announcement said the state University at Buffalo was asked to concentrate its research on the creation of new semiconductor materials for High Speed electronic and novel insulating materials to store electrical Energy for various weapon the naval research Laboratory will concentrate on developing materials that could be used As High Power opening switches to release Energy stored for laser and particle the researchers at general elec tric will explore a revolutionary method to create compact electronic packages with High Den sity circuits for High Speed data pro nue tear age Lewis of Tatnen views split on War risk most americans think soviets steal How americans feel about the soviet Union affects nuclear arms if americans dont Trust the for their leaders will demand strict proof of compliance in arms if americans desire peaceful coexistence with the soviet leaders who add to the nuclear stockpile will find their Politi Cal careers in american Public attitudes toward the soviet Are an important Factor in the nuclear its one which changes with the after the soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Downing of the korean for opinions were harsher than they Are americans hold mixed feelings toward the the picture to follow of current opinion is mostly gleaned from polls conducted by the Public Agenda a private institution headed by former Secretary of state Cyrus additional information came from new York time and Harris negative Side on the negative Side of the americans feel the soviets cheat and steal do anything to further the cause of communism 61 per some 67 per cent say the soviet Union has violated past if we Are the soviet at the right will attack us or our allies in Europe and Japan 65 per whenever theres trouble in the world in the Middle Central or anywhere else chances Are the soviets Are behind it 56 per americans believe the soviets constantly Are testing probing for and there Quick to take advantage when Ever they find any 82 per the soviets treat our Friendly gestures As weak Nesses 73 per these views Are offset by Kinder Ameri can americans say the soviet people Are not nearly As hostile to the As their leaders Are in the soviets could be our friends if their leaders had a different attitude 88 per two out of three americans agree that we should let the communists have their sys tem while americans have theirs that theres room in the world for three out of four americans say you cant understand How the soviets behave without realizing their Homeland has been invaded Many they Are obsessed with their own military Securi cause of All trouble seven out of 10 americans believe the idea that the soviets Are the cause of All the worlds troubles is a dangerous Over simple americans feel that the soviets Are As afraid of nuclear War As americans Are 94 per if american attitudes toward the soviet Union seem it is not so much because the typical american holds conflicting its More because sizable groups in the population feel different ways toward the so says the Public Agenda they currently fall into four such one group views the soviet threat As mainly this is the Only group that sees nothing ideologically wrong with com the threat of nuclear they is confrontation should be arms reductions Are and the should Lead the this group is More male than very Well it represents 21 per cent of the Strong desire to weaken the soviets every Way possible is a Strong desire of a second this group does not believe nuclear War will it wants to establish dominance by building up arms rather than this group is mainly fairly it represents 23 per another group dislikes and distrusts the but says its time we stopped trying to change the group wishes to coexist peacefully with the so it urges greater american arms control this group is More female than fairly average and in the Middle it represent 31 per a fourth group sees the soviets As an evil morally and religiously threatening this is the Only group to think americans will have to fight the soviets one at the same they Are scared to death of nuclear they sup port buildup of american but wish to avoid they Are the Only group to feel the subject of nuclear weapons should be left to the president and the this group is the least educated of the and constitutes per cent of the Lewis Rothlein syndicated column on scientific and political issues in the nuclear Field appears sundays in the free a total store wide event hundreds of Gigantic specials throughout the store chair entertainment Wall unit an outstanding design that must be seen solid Oak show Wood High Grade acrylic velvet Rocker 1499 exceptional value versatile storage display space Glass doors bar Section Oak madness High Back traditional with Pillow arms Maiden 100 Nylon velvet madness 8 piece bedroom 5 piece Dinette distinctive modern design Arbori Teton table plus 4 High Back chairs Grey baked enamel madness 299 5 piece Dinette double Pedestal table plus 4 swivel chairs Grey baked madness 439 14 Inch color 100 solid state Chassis automatic 36 month madness 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