European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7americans flunk latest Kinsey test on sex new York apr most americans would flunk a test of Basic knowledge about sex says a new Survey that sold news to sex experts. Fifty five percent of people surveyed failed to get at least 10 of the 18 questions right in the test designed by the Kinsey Institute. Half did no to know that a woman can become pregnant while having her period the report said. Half also did not know that some lubricants like Petroleum Jelly  be used with condoms or diaphragms. Petroleum Jelly weakens rubber. Half the respondents incorrectly believed anal Intercourse itself can cause aids even if neither partner is infected by the virus. Only 30 percent knew that menopause does no to cause most women to lose interest in sex. And Only 35 percent knew that problems with achieving erections usually Are physical and can be treated. A a in a not surprised at ally by the poor showing Virginia Johnson masters director of the masters amp Johnson Institute in St. Louis said in a Telephone interview. She said people just do not seem to absorb factual information they hear about sex unless a sex related problem affects them or a family member or Friend or they Are health professionals who Deal with sexual problems or they have a Good understanding of sexual function and behaviour. Kinsey Institute director june Rei Nisch said wednesday the questions were drawn from those most often asked of the Institute. They represent facts that a people need to know for both their physical health and their mental health a she said. Nearly every question a affects Peoples feelings about themselves their self esteem a she said. A recurring theme in questions asked of her she said is a am i Normal. The reason we done to know what a Normal is that we re not taught what a going  among the polls other findings a Only about 25 percent knew that the typical american has first Intercourse at age 16 to 17, or that an estimated 30 percent to 40 percent of married men have had an extramarital affair. A and Only 21 percent knew that More than a Quarter of american men have had a sexual experience with another male As a teen Ager or adult. Poll results emphasize a need for sex education of pre teen children and of medical school students because the poll found people turn to doctors for sex information Reinisch said. Less than 20 percent of poll participants got at least 12 questions right and Only five people out of the 1,974 polled answered at least 16 questions correctly Reinisch said. Participants from the Midwest generally scored Best with 55 percent passing followed by 47 percent in the West and 40 percent in the South and Northeast she said. Overall there were no differences in accuracy by sex but men did better in questions about rates of sexual behaviour and women in questions about sexual health care and contraception Reinisch said. The poll is described in a new Book a the Kinsey Institute new report on  at a news conference Reinisch said the poll was financed by Book publisher St. Martins press and the Kinsey Institute for research in sex gender and  legion Post votes again accepts Black vet Florence . Apr an american legion Post that rejected a Black Vietnam Veteran for membership two months ago because of his race has admitted the Man after his second application. The Fred h. Sexton Post 1 approved the membership of Thurman l. Thompson 39, during a closed door meeting tuesday night. Members said the vote was 17-1. Post commander Allen Stein said he did not know who cast the dissenting vote. A i just want to go Back to being Thurman l. Thompson jr., who happens to be a member of the american legion a the . Navy Veteran said after the meeting. A i just wanted to be a member and work toward helping the veterans and the  he said Telephone Calls and letters of encouragement from around the country persuaded him to reapply. Thompson a naval reservist said he looks Forward to watching and participating in the american legion baseball program. A Nephew of Thompson and other teen agers who live near his Florence Home play for the league. Thompson said he first became interested in joining Post 1 because of its baseball team. Thompson said he is not bitter about the incident which he called  his initial application was rejected at a july 3 meeting in which at least three members said they did not want a Black to join the All White Post. After the vote became Public the state american legion suspended the posts charter pending an investigation. The probe is continuing. The state legion restored the charter in August after the Post amended its bylaws to ban segregation and eliminate the procedure that enabled Board members to reject applicants on the strength of just two votes. The Post also promised to invite Thompson to reapply. State american legion commander j. Norris Kinion called Thompson tuesday night to Welcome him into the  town of new Prague fetes Dubcek in Minnesota new Prague Minn. Apr czechoslovakian Leader Alexander Dubcek feasted on sausages and potato dumplings wednesday and told residents of a town founded by czech immigrants they were like a members of my  a i am glad that Many of you have found a new Mother country in the United states a the president of the czechoslovakian parliament told a crowd of about 1,200 a half the population of the Southern Minnesota farming Community. Children chanted a Dubcek Dubcek a and waved czechoslovakian and american flags. A i am especially glad that the new generation that is Here does not forget the old country a he said through a translator. In an Effort to inject life into Czechoslovakia a sagging Economy a six member delegation including top ministers of Industry and science is visiting Minnesota to learn about medical and computer technology. Soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev made a one Day visit to the state in june for similar reasons. Dubcek met with about 100 health care executives tuesday at me tronic inc., the worlds largest maker of cardiac pacemakers in the Minneapolis suburb of Fridley. Dubcek said at a luncheon address wednesday that the shift from a planned Economy to a free Market system will Progress slowly and painfully Over several years. That can be spurred by foreign investment and joint ventures with american entrepreneurs the czechoslovakian Leader said. Earlier Dubcek joined local and state officials for breakfast at Schumacher a new Prague hotel. They ate the czech sausage Jit Emice with horseradish along with biscuits potato dumplings and scrambled eggs. Sister Anita Smisek shares Light moment with Alexander Dubcek in new Prague Minn. New Prague was founded by czech immigrants in the 1870s. More than 500,000 people with Eastern Europe roots live in Minnesota. Dubcek now 68, led the 1968 Prague Spring liberalization movement that was crushed by Warsaw pact forces. Last year he regained his Post As head of parliament following two decades of political exile and relative  links cancer to secondhand smoke Boston apr non smokers who grew up with smoking parents face twice the usual risk of lung cancer according to a study that provides additional evidence of the dangers of secondhand smoke. The report estimates that 17 percent of lung cancer in the United states among people who never smoked cigarettes results from their exposure to smokers during childhood and adolescence. A there is another piece of evidence that smoke from other Peoples cigarettes is harmful to your health. This is the first finding that indicates that exposure Early in life May be particularly important a said or. Dwight t. Janerich of Yale school of Medicine who directed the study. The environmental Protection Agency estimates that about 25,000 of the More than 150,000 new cases of lung cancer annually occur among non smokers and 40 percent of them or 10,000 people never smoked. If the latest estimate is Correct this Means that about 1,700 cases each year Are caused by childhood exposure to other Peoples cigarette smoke. A it makes a Strong Case that exposure to secondhand smoke As a child increases your risk As an adult. This is quite convincing a said or. Stanton Glantz of the University of California san Francisco. The study published in thursdays new England journal of Medicine was based on a Survey of 191 non smokers who were diagnosed with lung cancer during the Early 1980s. Researchers calculated their lifetime exposure to cigarette smoke and compared it with that of healthy non smokers. The researchers added up each persons  these were the years they lived in a House with smokers multiplied by the number of smokers there. For instance someone who lived at Home for 18 years with two smoking parents had exposure of 36 smoker years. The study found that exposure of 25 or More smoker years during childhood and adolescence doubled the risk of lung cancer. Twenty seven percent of the cancer victims had this level of exposure compared with 15 percent of the healthy comparison group. Household exposure of less than 25 exposure years while growing up did not appear to increase the risk of lung cancer. Exposure to a spouses smoke made up less than a third of total household exposure on average and it was not linked with an increased risk. Or. Alfred Munzer a spokesman for the american lung association. He said this might be explained by the fact that spouses who work spend fewer waking hours together at Home so their exposure to smoke is Shorter. A children Are really a captive audience a said Munzer a pulmonary specialist at Washington adventist Hospital in Takoma Park my. A a they re the Ideal Guinea pig because they have no Way of escaping their parents