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National Local News Sagan speaks on the nuclear war issue Dr. Carl Sagan, noted astronomer, author and lecturer spoke at the University of South Florida’s Sun Dome on October 17. His topics ranged from space exploration and the solar system to the possible decimation of the hu- man race. Sagan began his lecture by taking the audi- ence on a slide show tour of Mars, Venus and Saturn. From there, he went on to describe past space programs and expressed regret at this country’s diminishing space exploration budget. He feels that money is being diverted from NASA and used instead for unnecessary defense spending. The remainder of his talk was devoted to the threat of nuclear war. He likened the cur- Trivia Mania “What president was the youngest man to hold the oval office?’’, “How many drops are in a dash?”, “In what city would you find the Scar’s Tower?” If these questions sound familiar, you have probably experienced the trivia mania. Trivia has taken the country by storm and Trivial Pursuit® is the reason why! From college students playing in a dorm room to family teams at family reunions, Trivial Pursuit® has found its way into many people’s lives. Trivial Pursuit® is a board game the object of which is to successfully answer questions from six different categories, ranging from Sports and Leisure to Arts and Literature, thereby obtaining “pieces of pie” to fill the circular marker. With the demand for more trivia, Trivial Pursuit® now offers various editions. The Genus edition has 6,000 questions that test one’s wit and w isdom. The Silver Screen edi- tion has memory teasors draw n from the rich lore of Hollywood. Sports fans seek the Sports edition to kick off a treasure trouve of sports trivia questions. The Baby Boomer edition has questions ranging from the 60’s rock era to the women’s liberation movement. The ultimate trivia question that no one can answer is, “Will the demand for trivia ever cease?” rent arms race to two men locked in a room ankle deep in gasoline: One man has nine thousand matches, the other had seven thousand; which has the greatest deterrent to attack the other? Sagan presented a variety of nuclear war scenarios and warned about the effects of “nuclear winter,” the theoretical result that thermonuclear warfare will have on the earth’s climate due to the blocking of the sun’s rays by huge clouds of dust, smoke and ash caused by nuclear explosions. Such a “nucle- ar winter” as he envisions could very well herald the extinction of the human race. His message was grim, but not without hope: “We must understand the issues,” he said. “The only creatures who can save the human species are ourselves.” Pak Attack As the lone shopper pushes her cart along the w ide aisles she suddenly realizes it is near midnight. She wheels her way around the boxes in the aisle toward the bulk food sec- tion. A familiar voice sounds from behind, “Hi Jen!, You’re doing some late night shop- ping too, I see.” Pak’ n Save warehouse foodstore has made its way into the Tampa Bay area. Students have found the lower prices, w ide selection, and convenient daily store hours appealing. These services can be offered due to low overhead. There is no individual product pricing or stocking. Most products are shelved in their original boxes. A bulk food section enables customers to buy foods by the pound. Shop- pers must bag their own groceries, hence the store name “Pak ’n Save”. Many colloquialisms have arisen such as “Do you want to go to Pak?” I’ll be Pak ’n it today” or “Bulk food binge”. A Thanksgiving Day Guest As the Thanksgiving season approaches, people tend to count their blessings. Mollit Wilmont. a millionairess and resident of Palm Beach, was thankful for her fortunes but not the crashing of the Mercedes 1, a 230-foot Venezuelan freight, into her ocean shore home on Thanksgiving Day. The accident gained the attention of Palm Beach residents as well as curious tourists. Both the residents and tourists were seen gaping at the ship wreck. Mollie Wilmont, who didn’t find the incident quite as ‘awesome’ as her neighbors filed a $10,000 suit against Navicrasvel Carib SL and XYZ Corporation, the owners of the vessel. The wreck occurred during a wind anc rainstorm that caused destruction along Flor ida’s Atlantic coast. Ironically, the ship suf fered no damage and the twelve crewmei were unharmed as well. The Palm Bead County Circuit Judge ordered the owners U remove their vessel as soon as possible. Thcii first attempt, using a 3,500-horsepowere tugboat, failed. Because of this, it was sug gested that the ship be dismantled before re moval from the sand. 18 News

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