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New smoker's heart ailments come to light NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Smokers' hearts are starved for blood during times of physical and eT110tional stress because of previously unsuspected damage done by smoking to tiny blood vessels, a study shows. Dr. Robert L. Minor of the Iowa Heart institute and his colleagues at the Uni, versity of Iowa found that life-saving blood flow to smokers' hearts through tiny blood vessels called arterioles falls well below the flow to nonsmokers' hearts at times of stress.
AIDS fight needs resources BETHESDA, Md, (AP) — A Democrat who once headed the government's health department says President-elect Clinton has a moral obligation to put more resources into the fight. against AIDS. And former secretary Joseph Califano also said political leaders should stop fretting Over matters of morality and take actions that will save lives. Those include allowing the distribution of condoms and providing clean needles for drug abusers.
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THURSDAY November 19, 1992
Seeking all 'global citizens' •• explore barriers at symposium By Michele Soh Staff Writer The Western Pacific Institute of the University of Central Oklahoma will be holding its inaugural country symposium tomorrow. The symposium seeks to "explore the barriers, relationships and issues existing between the U.S. and Japan," said Dr. Walter Jung, founder of the Western Pacific Institute. Jung added that the one-day conference was timely because of the on-going trade relation conflicts between the two countries. UCO President George Nigh will serve as master of ceremonies for the symposium's social functions, which will include the banquet and keynote addresses concerning diplomatic and commercial relations between the two superpowers. Dr. Clifton Warren, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, will preside over the academic functions of the conference. This international symposium serves to train "global citizens so
that we can work not just in Oklahoma, not just in the U.S, but all over the world," said Jung. UCO students, as well as the civic and business community of Edmond and Oklahoma City, are expected to attend the symposium, added Jung. During the day session, there will be academic presentations, a luncheon, film presentations and a panel discussion. The session, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will be held in the University Center. After the luncheon, a panel discussion concerning the barriers and opportunities which exist between the U.S. and Japan is scheduled. The evening session, hosted by Nigh, will be held in the Marriott Hotel in Oklahoma City from 6 to 9:30 p.m. A keynote speaker, the Honorable Shojiro Imanishi, Consul General of Japan, will speak about "Evolving U.S. and Japan Relations." "He takes care of Japanese interest in the region: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi," said Jung
about the Consul General, a high-level diplomat dealing with consulate affairs. The other keynote speech "Through a Glass Darkly: Reflections on U.S. and Japan Economic Relations" will be given by Ambassador S. Linn Williams, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and now partner-in-charge of the International Practice Group, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. During the banquet, traditional Japanese dances will be performed by the Cherry Blossom Dancing Team. The cost to attend the symposium, including the luncheon at UCO and the banquet at the Marriott is S45. Details will be shown to prove the extent of Japanese relations in Oklahoma. Oklahoma exports agriculture products like wheat and soy bean and processed food to Japan, said Chambers, from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. There are 32 Japanese companies located in Oklahoma, said Jung. The biggest is
Hitachi. He said Oklahoma's trade with Japan is slightly above the national average; Japan being the second largest market after Canada. UCO has 20 Japanese students. Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma City University have a greater number of Japanese students than UCO, said Jung; OSU has a branch campus in Tokyo. Next year, the Western Pacific Institute will be focusing on China, which has the potential to be the largest consumer market, said Jung. "The institute was set up to spearhead our efforts to understand the region and establish good working relations," said Jung. Other projects the institute is planning are a global study program emphasizing languages and cultures and the formation of sister relations with universities in the Western Pacific to give UCO students the chance to do internships overseas.
Subway strike called in Paris PARIS (AP) — Unions angered by plans to change drivers' working hours called a partial subway strike today, leaving hundreds of thousands of Parisians stranded or late for work. The rush-hour job action was the first in a week of planned strikes against the capital's underground transportation system.
A nurse pricks a University of Central Oklahoma student's finger to test for any diseases before she donates blood.
UCO sponsored the annual fall blood drive Monday and Tuesday. (Photo by Whitney Wheeler)