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The Pioneer, BemMJt, Saturday, March 20, iril Foreign students By STANLEY JOHNSON AwclMted Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) Ten out of 19 body and baby powders tested at Mount Sinai Hospital here were contaminated with asbestos fibers capable of causing a rare form of chest and a i a a researchers said Monday. Dr. Arthur Rohl, who conducted the tests with Dr. Arthur Langer, said there has been no investigation of the dangers from asbestos in such powders. "There should be some sort of quality control instituted ci- Iher by the industry or by congressional legislation," he said in an interview.

The researchers said the contamination usually was found in the talc used in the powders. Asbestos fibers can cause mcsothelioma, a chest and abdominal cancer, and can also result in the scarring of lung tissue and gastrointentinal difficulties, Rohl said. The researchers said: --Ten of the 19 American samples contained from 2 per cent to 20 per cent asbestos fibers. The highest concentration was In ZBT Baby Powder with Baby Oil; Cashmere Bouquet Body Talc, Coty Airspun Face Powder and Rosemary Talc. These were in the 8 per cent to 20 per cent bracket.

--Rosemary also contained 30 per cent quartz. --Bauer Black Baby Talc, which is no longer on the market, had a 15 per cent concentration. --Other powders containing less than 5 per cent asbestos were Fabcrge Brut Talc, Yardle Invisible Talc, Yardley Black Label Body Human potential One investment where your dollar is still worth a and more. You Can Help By Being a Block Worker Volunteer: PLEASE Special program available for foreign students By Rachel Reabe involvement with the Don Emery family. "I Student Writer have changed my mind about American life, I Coming to a foreign country for an extended have a more positive feeling for it all now.

My period of time can be a frightening experience, host family helped me get adjusted here. They A different culture, strange customs, and new invited me to their home for supper, we went on food can be overwhelming to an alien. outings, and spent time together," Bemidji State University has a program for Rutanahirun commented. "We have gotten to its foreign students to alleviate some of the know each other by talking and they help me strangeness of American life. This concept, when I need it." which matches each student with a community He added that BSU as a whole offers foreign family, was begun in the fall of 1970.

A group of students personal, individual treatment. Interested parents from the university and Bev Riley feels the program is as beneficial community, saw the need to provide the foreign to the hosts as to the students. "My family and I students with a family to facilitate their have learned more about the world and people adjustment. in general by having a foreign student. It gives Currently over 50 students from such us a broader view of the world." countries as Thailand, Ethiopia, Nigeria, She first became involved with the program Pakistan, Germany and Norway are involved soon after its inception.

Her family has been in the family host program. According to Lorna acting as host for various students ever since. Sullivan, university project coordinator, the Riley said, "It's not easy to come to another idea has proven mutually beneficial to the country. We need to extend our hands in families and foreign students. friendship to make life more pleasant for these Solomon Gabriel, a participant from students." Ethiopia, has gained a deeper understanding of Riley, having lived abroad for several years, American culture through his experiences.

"I remembers the feeling of being a foreigner in a learned about American family living. It gave strange land. "You go through extreme me a positive impression about the United loneliness. You need someone to help you with States," said Bagriel. the language because it's a real adjustment to When he arrived last spring, he wasn't aware be in a different country for a long period of of the program but soon was assigned to the time." Wes Simonson family.

"They invited me to According to Sullivan, sharing a family their home and showed me places. They were a environment has fostered a growing sense of part of the whole friendly community," he understanding and respect between all parties, stated. "The family host organization has done much Nipon Rutanahirun of Thailand feels he has to foster and promote an of oUier Powder, Mennen Shave Talc Dust; Diaperene Medicated learned much about American life through his cultures," concluded Sullivan. Photo by BSU Among the members of the International Students Club at Bemidji State University, are representatives pictured above from Thailand, Hong Kong, Ethiopia, Japan and Norway. Baby powders contaminated with asbestos fibers and English Leather After Shave Talc.

The manufacturers of Rosemary could not be reached for comment, but the others said they were convinced their products were safe and said their own tests had shown no asbestos. The baby and body powder tests were undertaken as part of a study of the dangers involved in occupational exposure to asbestos, Rohl said. "There is no firm evidence on low level or intermittent exposure such as from using talcum powder," he said. "We don't know for sure what the danger level is." The tests at Mount Sinai used electron microspy. Heinz J.

Eirmann, director of cosmetics technology in the U.S. Food and Drug Sinai were financed by a grant Administration, said it was too from the National Institute of expensive and time i a a consuming for the agency to Services and began in 1973. use. There is no "fast control" method, he said. The products which the two doctos found uncontaminated with abostos fibers were Ammen's Medicated Powder; Avon Bird of Paradise Beauty BRENT'S MUSIC AND QUALITY AUDIO, EQUIPMENT CB RADIOS ELECTRONIC ACCESORIES, GUITARS- MUCH MORE BRENT'S MUSIC AND Radio CENTER MtCADE ni-ini Body Powder; two Johnson's Baby Powders one made here and one in Britain; Johnson's Medicated Powder; A rf rlnh Mennen Bath Talc; Yardley t' I IUU After Shave Powder and i i i Yardley Original Body TO Powder.

RohlsaidheandLangerhad done a parallel survey of body and baby powders manufactured in Britain and found "very few of those were contaminated and those that were, were considerably less so than those made here." He said the reason was that British manufacturers used "northern Italian and Chinese talc which are not contaminated whereas American talc deposits are usually con- laminated." The experiments at Mount Family The Bemidji Archery Club will hold their annual organizational meeting and election of officers at the Otter Tail Power Co. meeting room on Tuesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. All members and persons interested in joining are urged to attend. A business meeting will follow the showing of a hunting film. The club shoots every Thursday evening from 7 to 10 p.m.

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