European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 16, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9women faulted on sexual . Females ignorance of danger Washington apr american women have a false sense of Security in the face of an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases health advocates say. A Survey released monday found that the attitude of most . Women toward the diseases is a it wont happen to  to change that the government must educate women about All sexual diseases just As it teaches them about aids said a coalition of women a groups. A we done to merely want tracking of the problem. We want action and prevention a said Joan Kuriansky of the Campaign for women a health. A women Are uninformed unconcerned and not taking action in the face of rising  there Are an estimated 13 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases every year not counting aids. One of the most dangerous syphilis is at the highest level in 40 years. Women get the diseases More easily than men experience More severe complications and often go undiagnosed until permanent damage is done. As a result More than 1 million get Pelvic inflammatory disease become infertile or develop life threatening ectopic pregnancies according to the new York based Alan Guttmacher Institute. In such pregnancies the fertilized egg develops outside the uterus. Yet 84 percent of . Women think they Are Safe from sexually transmitted diseases even though two thirds acing because these diseases can easily be prevented by treatment or use of a condom said or. Sally Faith Dorfman of the american medical women s association. The Telephone poll of 1,000 women by eds associates in new York also found thata 72 percent of women under 25, 78 percent of women who have had Many sexual partners and 85 percent of women whose partners have had Many previous sexual relationships think they re Safe. These groups Are the most at risk. A women say they know Little or nothing about syphilis gonorrhoea chlamydia herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases. Only 11 percent know that sex knowledge that they know almost nothing rally transmitted diseases can be More about them according to the Survey. Harmful to women than men. A these Low awareness Levels Are alarm a monogamy was the most cited method of Protection a by 49 percent a despite the danger from partners who were infected during previous sexual encounters but show no symptoms. Twenty eight percent of women cited condoms. But those numbers flip flopped with age. Fifty four percent of women under 25 use condoms and 26 percent rely on monogamy. For women 55 to 60, 16 percent use condoms and 45 percent rely on monogamy. The More women know about sexual diseases the More Likely they arc to pro acct themselves the poll found. It also showed that Young women Are getting the message of aids education. So the women s groups urged the government to Leach the nation about gonorrhoea and its cohorts just As it has about aids. Davis Calif. Up a a Davis woman prone to snoring has a problem Worth losing sleep Over. Police have cited her for violating the City a noise ordinance by allegedly snoring too loudly. A a it a really sad that this is happening a a said the 30-year-old woman who asked not to be identified. A a five been married for nine years and my husband has never complained about the snoring a the commotion began Early Jan. 31, when neighbor Chris Doherty called police to complain that the snoring on the other Side of the duplexes thin Wall was keeping him awake. After failing to reach a Compromise police cited the woman under an ordinance that bars residents from making noises that would annoy any a reasonable  a this is the first Case of its kind a said it. Nick Concolino. A and hopefully the  the woman faces a $50 Fine but City officials have stepped in to try to resolve the Issue out of court. A. A. A. A court Date has been set for feb. 23. In no Paterson . Apr a 20-Ycar-old was convicted monday of masterminding the slaying of a teenager who was parroted As he recited the a Hail  a Superior court jury col evicted Frank Castaldo of conspiracy to commit murder and two counts of attempted murder. He faces a mandatory life sentence at his March 25 sentencing. Prosecutors said Castaldo. Directed a group of four teen agers to kill 17-year-old Robert Solimino or on feb. 16, 1992. Three of the teens testified that James Wanger then 17, persuaded Solimine to recite the a Hail Mary As he sat in the front scat his car then Washington a Deborah Gore Dean convicted of 12 felony counts in a department of housing and Urban development scandal has lost bids for a new trial and for a judge to declare her innocent. The former executive assistant to Hud Secretary Samuel r. Pierce or. During the Reagan administration faces up to 57 years in prison and $3 million in fines when she is sentenced feb. 25 by . District judge Thomas  on monday turned Down motions that asked him to order a new trial and to acquit her of the 12 strangled him from the Back scat As he reached the last line of the roman Catholic prayer. Wanger was convicted As an adult of murder and sentenced to life in prison. The three teen agers pleaded guilty in juvenile court one received a 12-year sentence and two were sentenced to 15 years. The juveniles said their group had a mafia Type Hierarchy led by Castaldo and distributed religious medals to show their Unity. They said the group grew to dislike Solimine after he stopped drinking and tried to get them to do the same. They said they considered him a tattletale and pest. Sex counts of defrauding the government. She was convicted. By an eight woman four Man jury last october. A pre sentencing hearing is scheduled next tuesday. Dean was the 10th person in the Hud scandal convicted through trial or guilty pleas in an investigation led by Independent counsel Arlin Adams. During her six week trial Dean was depicted As being instrumental with others in funnelling millions of dollars to housing projects that benefited politically connected republicans. Pierce who served through Reagan a eight years in office has not been charged. . Learn come mfrs of Honin with a a  Arron Diford of Infin i Turlij pm Mim using metric system on of a pm Pilar mini or Aud f for i pupa now re is  4v.t. My my Tom k f omit talk u by to m tha n in talk i 10 of if Washington a Inch by Inch a oops make that centimetre by centimetre a the metric system is coming to the United states. The latest step became official monday with a Federal Trade commission Rule that requires labels for Many consumer products to include metric measurements along with such traditional units As ounces inches and Gallons. Done to look for change to come a mile a minute though. The Rule permits businesses to use up their Supply of old labels. And the commission says it wont Start enforcing the regulation until nov. 8. Congress passed a Law making the metric system of weights and measures Legal for Trade Way Back in 1866, but the United states has not been Swift to change its ways. And a recent study for Congress found that resistance to conversion remains in Industry because of the Cost. It also found that the Public is reluctant to change because of the confusion it would cause. In fact Only the United states Burma and Liberia still use what is known As the . Customary system according to the . Metric association. The new Labelling Rule should not cause Many problems though said William g. Morin a vice president of the National association of manufacturers. There have been a few complaints by businesses about the Cost of change he said a but in the Long run it just makes sense if you re going to compete in International markets. Which is virtually a Given if you want to stay in  a was More people Are doing business around the world they seem to become less provincial a Morin said. Products covered by the new Rule include soap toilet paper tissues foil wrap plastic bags detergents mops deodorants shampoo and batteries Fri lawyer Robert e. Easton said. The food and drug administration is developing Labelling rules to require the addition of metric measurements on foods drugs and cosmetics. Many . Products already include metric measurements especially alcoholic beverages and soft drinks which have been packaged in metric sizes in recent years. 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