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SIXTEEH MEDFORD (OHECOH) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. June 13. I95S Science Warns Public on Safety Limit Of Medical, Dental X-Ray Radiation Washington (U.R Science warned the American public to day that it is using up about one third of its atomic radiation safety limit in medical and den- tal X-rays. The findings of leading U.S. scientists indicated there is no such thing as a "safe" amount of atomic radiation. The medical profession was called upon to reduce X-rays to the lowest frequency of use con sistent with medical necessity. "Keep the dose as low as you can . . . the potential danger is great," the scientists warned. That advice comes from lead ing U.S. scfentists who partici pated in a year-long study spon sored by the National Academy of Sciences of "biological effects of atomic radiation. Her To Stay But their "initial report," pub . lished today, recognizes that atomic energy is here to stay. It recognizes that if the world escapes nuclear war, with its threat of possible extinction of the race, it is headed irrever sibly into an era of mushroom ing atomic power. So man must learn to live with and control radioactivity of his own making. Balancing the great prospective benefits against the known dangers, the scien tists came up with some propos als they believe will give hu manity full scope ot exploit its new energy source and at the same time survive its hazards and prosper. Dangerous Practices As of now medical and dental X-ravs are piling up more troubles for generations yet un born than are either nuclear weapons tests or nuclear power plants. Genetic scientists par ticularly deplored use of X-rays for fitting shoes and taking pic tures of yet to be born children. They said such applications were dangerous and medically inde fensible. But the prospective future of atomic power, with iU vast ac e u m u 1 a tions of radioactive waste, make it urgently neces sary for this generation to put control measures into effect now. Any addition, however small. to the natural background of radiation causes genetic changes which can inflict tragic injury on children born generations hence. . That is because man's inheritance mechanism is by far the most susceptible of all his organs to radiation harm. So what the scientists ,are con cerned with is not simply the fate of the people and Institu tions and governments of this century or even the next. They are concerned with the long range fate of Homo Sapiens. They recommend: Recommend Limits 1. That population as a whole be limited to an average radia tion dose on the reproductive glands, over and above natural radiation, of 10 roentgens from conception to aze 30. A roentgen is a unit of radiation. An aver age dental X-ray delivers five roentgen of stray radiation to his sex glands. The maximum total 30-year dose for any indi vidual would be 50 roentgens. 2. To assure that this average dose and the permissible maxi mum are not exceeded, ."records should be kept of the total ac cumulated lifetime exposure to radiation of every person. And medical application of X-rays should be rigidly limited to a minimum "consistent with medi cal necessity." It was empha sized this would not rule out tuberculosis checkups or other cases in which the "benefit out weighed the cost." The scientists did not suggest that the 10-roentgen limit would be "safe." From a genetic stand point there is no safe limit. But they said it would be "reason able" in an age committed to development of atomic energy. They seemed more concerned with X-rays than with weapons tests, which to date have had only a "negligible" effect upon mankind. . Robeson Contempt Citation Affirmed Washington flj.R) The House Un-American Activities committee today affirmed by a 7-0 vote a subcommittee recom mendation that Negro Singer Paul Robeson be cited for con tempt of Congress. Th committee also voted un animously to recommend a con tempt citation for Clark Fore man of New York. Testimony by Leonard Bou- din, also of New York, was re ferred td the Justice Department for possible perjury prosecution. The committee referred action on a subcommittee's further rec ommendation that Prof. Otto Na than, executor of the late Al bert Einstein estate, also be cit ed for contempt. All four men testified Tues day at subcommittee hearings on issuance of passports to alleged Communists and their sympath izers. Conviction for perjury or contempt carries a maximum penalty of a year's imprisonment of a year and a $1000 fine on each count. . New Trick in Silo Domes Introduced Marietta, O. (U.RO A new trick in silo domes has been in troduced by the Marietta Con crete corporation. To top its new concrete farm siols, the firm created a plastic roof. The new top. called 'silo lite, is constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic. While it is translucent, the dome shows" great strength and can be installed easily on exist ing wooden or metal silos. CHANGE FROM HOT TO COOL! for travel comfort Avoid dangerous highway heat and hazards. Go in comfort on UNION PACIFICs com pletely Air Conditioned trains to Chicago and the Mid-West Take the whole family and save money with "Family Fares" Youll arrive rested, relaxed and refreshed. Ike Probably Must Tell People Again About Physical Fitness By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower probably must tell the American people again whether he feels fit and ready to cam paign for a second term. But, this time it may be differ ently staged. An off-the- cuff response to a news con ference ques tion seems now to be the likely manner in which Mr. Eisen hower will let the people know what is in his mind. He will be asked about his political plans the next time he faces a news conference. An elaborate television report on his own well being was ar ranged last February for the President to reveal that he felt sufficiently recovered from a heart attack to take on four more White House years. Often Bench Victims Heart attacks are killers. When they do not kill they often bench their victims. The most enthusiastic Ike-men were will ing back there in the autumn of 1955 to believe that Mr. Eisen hower was lost to the Republi can Party. The popular belief also was that Mr. Eisenhower could not run again. A full dress response to that widespread doubt was essential and it was made by the Presi dent in his television appearance of Feb. 29. Surgery is something else again. A successful opera tion may leave the patient as strong or even physically in better condition than before. Mr. Eisenhower's attending doctors evidently consider their work to have been succesful and that the President will gain physi cally rather than lose by reason of it. A more informal assurance of his willingness to run again is. therefore, indicated assuming, of course, that Mr. Eisenhower's excellent recovery continues. Just when the President next will submit himself to news questions is not known. Harvard n , '4 i Smi .STRICKEN President Eisenhower is shown enjoying himself at the annual White House Press Photographers' dinner at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington the evening before he suffered an attack of ileitis (inflamma tion of the lower portion of the small intestine). The President's physician ordered him taken to Walter Reed Hospital as a precautionary measure. Medical School Professor David D. Rutstein said Tuesday in Cambridge that the forecast six week period of recovery from surgery w-as the absolute mini mum and too optimistic. Might take two or three months, Dr. Rutstein said. Would Raise Doubts A three-month convalescence from successful abdominal sur gery surely would raise some serious doubts about the Presi dent's comeback powers and per haps, about his fitness for an other term. His attending phy sicians are top flight men, how ever, and they are committed to the President's recovery in terms of weeks instead of months. Time will tell about that. Republican leaders and Mr. Eisenhower's White House asso ciates are as confident in private as in public that the President will run again. They do not be lieve that a successful bout with the surgeons will lessen his vote appeal. They argue that his physical reaction to the ordeal of surgery will be the best pos sible campaign proof that the Eisenhower heart is ticking on schedule. 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