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Previous research suggests. fire was being used in Kenya more re cently than 1.4 million years ago, a date many experts accept with some hesitancy, said Erie Delson, a profes. sor of anthropology at Lehman College of the City University of New York. STRONGEST EVIDENCE That research is supported by in. direct evidence: magnetic irregular- ities in the ground thought caused by ancient fire on the surface, he said in a telephone interview. The evidence from the new study is “certainly the strongest to date in favor of early, human-controlled fire,” Delson said. In the new work, researchers used bones recovered from South Africa's Swartkrans cave, well-known for providing remains of homo erectus and the ape-man robustus. To make sure they could identify signs of ancient burning, researchers took a fresh leg bone from a South African antelope called a hartebeest and heated bone slices to different temperatures. Then they used the chemical and microscopic characteristics found in the heated slices to analyse the fos- sils. They concluded that 270 fossil fragments had been burnt, with most identifiable ones from Fragments from zebra, baboon and a finger bone of robustus were also identified. REGULAR EVENT “We're not absolutely certain those bones were there (in the fire) because they were food remains,” Sillen said. “They could have been thrown into the fire as kind of a refuse heap.” The fragments’ color and structure showed that they had been heated to a range of temperatures similar to those recorded in experimental camp fires set by Brain. J December 14, 1988 Castlégar News cs Youth satanism linked to drugs MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. (CP) — While many teens are idolizing Madonna and Bruce Springsteen, youth workers and ministers fear a growing number of young people in this prairie city are worshipping the devil. Satanic cult activities in the rural southeastern Alberta community are being linked to teenagers hooked on drugs and a desperate need to belong. “We've come across numerous cases throughout the years around here,” said Pastor Ron Atkens of New Life Fellowship. Atkens said in an interview it was common for him to meet youths engaged in satanism when he ran a downtown street ministry several years ago. “I would say things have probably gotten worse than they were before just for the simple fact that kids are dabbling in all sorts of stuff. “Drugs are really the doorway to the supernatural. Major drug dealers are also into the occult and satanism.” Tell-tale signs of devil worship continue to crop up in the city, where police say at least two suicides within the past 18 months had satanic overtones. FIND SIGNS Sgt. Stan Hunt of the city police said books on the occult and other satanic paraphernalia were discovered at the scene of two drug overdoses. “We feel you don't have to be hit over the head by a two-by-four to feel this has (satanic) overtones,” Hunt said. Satanic symbols were recently discovered in an abandoned house on the outskirts of the city. The basement wall had an ominous inscription warning the house had been claimed in satan’s name and anyone entering would die. On the floor was a hand-drawn star, or pentagram, two metres across with melted wax at each of five points from candle drippings. A goat's head outline was in the middle and the apocalyptic number 666 was written on the wall. When police returned to the scene, the room had been freshly painted in white, with crisp white sheets draped across the furniture. An elaborate circle of blood-stained stones were discovered in a coulee south of the city. Bones were nearby. Police believe the site may have been the scene of animal sacrifices. And in May,'a beef heart wrapped in barbed wire with a dagger through it was placed on the doorstep of the city’s St. Patrick's Church — about the same time a statue was stolen. Father Brian Hubka of St. Patrick's took the incidents in stride. “I know there are people who get rather excited about these things and convinced the devil is under every corner. But I'm not unduly concerned, although I acknowledge it's a growing problem.” High school counsellors, youth workers and some ministers believe the bizarre practices are attracting teenagers to satisfy their sense of adventure, novelty and belonging. “Experimenting in occult is no different than experimenting with drugs or experimenting with sex. It's the curiosity of the adolescent,” said Bruce Clarke, supervisor at Saamis Children’s Centre. Clarke said in his 10 years at the-ventre, which treats mostly children with psychological problems, he has run across only a few real cases of satanism. “They were only as serious as their sense of adventure drew them to it. Usually it’s because they don’t have a strong sense of belonging anywhere. They're looking for some palce to fit.” School counsellors report teens have told them about taking part in satanic rituals. But John Wilson, counsellor at Medicine Hat High School, said he's skeptical teenagers take satanism seriously. “I'm not sure how much of this is faddish and how much of it is true practise of occult.” OTTAWA (CP) — Health officials say lead levels in drinking water aren't high enough for concern, but environmentalists say there's no room for com- placency. “Lead is a very toxic contaminant, and until we can be confident that we have removed it .. . we will continue to have blood lead-level problems,” says Julia Langer of the environmental group Friends of the Earth, Medical evidence now suggests that even the lowest levels of lead in a child's blood can pose risks for long-term health and development. High lead levels were discovered recently in the drinking water of several Toronto schools. After investigators discovered that lead used in solder on water pipes was leaching, the province proposed to eliminate lead in solder by the spring. Kathy Cooper, co-author of The Citizen's Guide to Lead, says Canadian health officials estimate that up to 500,000 children — a quarter of the under-six population — have worrying blood lead-levels. Environmentalists won their biggest battle against lead when the federal government ordered a virtual ban on lead in fuel by December 1990. Five per cent of the 264,000 tonnes of lead produced in Canada every year is used in fuel. Yet it produces 75 per cent of the lead pollution. NEW RULES Experts agree that government controls can only go so far. New regulations on lead in solder, for example, won't help people who already have plumbing in their homes with 50-per-cent lead solder. Solder used in the seams of some food and drink Levels disputed cans, for example, contains lead. Some Canadian manufacturers are switching to lead-free cans, but then you have to worry about tins imported from countries less concerned about lead poison. “Lead is so persistent in the environment, Cooper, a researcher for the Canadian Environ. mental Law Association. “It could take thousands of years to work itself out of dirt and dust.” Acute cases of lead poisoning are rare. in Canada. Marcus Hotz was the research scientist on the Royal Society of Canada’s 1985 commission on lead in the environment. He says only five or six children a year are treated in Canadian hospitals, most because of accidental contact with a major lead source. Lead in paint, for example, was dropped to half a per cent from 50 per cent years ago. But that is eight times higher than in the United States. Cooper warns that children who swallow paint or paint chips are still at risk. While governments and industry are working to control lead, s can help th at home, says Cooper. Householders are advised to: — Avoid drinking tap water that has been in the pipes overnight. Flush the toilet and let enough water run in the morning until you feel the cold supply from the water main before you fill your glass. — Recognize and avoid cans with lead-soldered seams. Choose the seamless ones with the rounded bottoms. KELOWNA (CP) Warm-hear- ted people in this Okanagan Valley city are not only disrupting the migration plans of some ducks and geese, they're helping create quite a mess. Recent water tests near a city park revealed relatively high levels of fecal contamination from flocks of water fowl, Mayor Jim Stuart said. This is the first time local health officials have found high fecal bac teria counts in Okanagan Lake during the winter, he said. 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Fewer marrying OTTAWA (CP) — Marriage is losing its appeal for Canadians, with fewer people accepting the tie that binds and almost three in 10 couples winding up in divorce court. Even though most will still marry, more Canadians are postponing it until their mid to late 20s, Statistics Canada said in releasing a report on marriage and divorce. It speculates that the advantages of being single are looking more tempting, that Canadians are losing iS @Smart S Ren ww. There has been a final production of 300 of this model RCA XL 100 Color Television with full remote control. A *549 value and limited quantities & SHOPHERE YOURS NOW FOR ONLY *419 —_—™. HOME GOODS = = Furniture Warehouse Floor Covering Centre Phone 693-2227 Located halfway between Trail & Castlegar Open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday REE EEE EEE EE EER CEE EAE EEE AEA CUE ULCER interest in marriage as an institution or simply that men and women are becoming more cautious about that trip up the aisle. But Roderic Beaujot, a University of Western Ontario sociologist who helped prepare the report, says work is overtaking marriage and the family as the central focus of Can. adians’ lives. One result is that more Canadians are deciding to remain single throughout their lives. “People are describing the 1950s and early 1960s as the golden age of the family,” he said in an interview. “It was the wife in the home and the home in the suburbs. Those values have obviously lessened over the years and now there's more emphasis on individual achievement and get- ting good jobs.” In 1971, it was estimated 10 per cent of the population would never marry. That has now risen to 17 per cent for men and 14 per cent for women.” FEWER MARRY Statistics Canada said that in 1986, 176,000 couples got married — a drop from 200,000 in 1972. 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Between 1971 and the early 1980s, remarriage by widowers and widows fell by more than 40 per cent. “Many people for whom marriage has failed are still willing to risk marrying again,” the report said. “In 1985, for example, in 27 per cent of marriages at least one spouse was remarrying having been divorced.” But the willingness is dropping, with a dramatic difference between the sexes. Since 1971, the probability that a divorced man will remarry has fallen to 76 per cent from 85 per cent. “A divorced woman's chance has gone done by almost twice as much from 79 per cent to 64 per cent.” “There's a growing recognition that marriage doesn't play as posi- tive a role for women as for men,” Beaujot explained. “That might be especially obvious to people who have been through a previous mar- riage. “In many ways, marriage limits a woman's opportunities but enhances those of men. This is particularly true of work opportunities once there are children in the family.” Ending a marriage has been made legally easier in recent years as divorce became more socially accep- table. The Divorce Act which came into effect in July 1968 expanded the grounds for divorce beyond adultery. Another change in 1986 allowed people to apply for. divorce after being separated for one year rather than three years. In comparing the provinces, Stat- istics Canada found Quebecers are the most reluctant to marry. While about 15 per cent of Canadians will never marry, in Quebec that figure is over 20 per cent. British Columbians have the high- est marriage, divorce and remarriage rates in the country. Couples in the Atlantic provinces have the most stable marriages, with only one in four ending in divorce. Santa Box Sale Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun. 9 Pieces ot Golden Delicious WASHINGTON (AP) — Studies of “silent” episodes of cardiac distress show that an absence of pain does not mean an absence of heart problems, scientists reported at a meeting of the American Heart Association. The temporary reduction of blood flow to the heart, a condition called ischemia, can occur with no symp- toms and no pain, and thus are silent. Yet these episodes indicate that a patient may be in real danger of serious heart disease or even fatal heart attack, doctors told a news conference. Dr. Carl Pepine of the University of Florida said many cardiologists now recognize that silent ischemia can strike time after time and never leave a trace of pain or discomfort to signal there is a problem. Usually a reduced flow of blood to the heart will cause chest pain. Severe pains are called angina pec- toris and usually quickly send patients to the doctor. Vessels narrowed by disease, spasms or blood clots can all block or impede blood flow to the heart. If it’s serious enough, the result is a major heart attack and much pain. But even Pepine said doctors now realize that even when there is no pain, the heart may be under seige. RECORDS ACTIVITY Dr. Sydney Gottlieb of Johns Hopkins University Medical Institu- tions said tests using ambulatory electrocardiograms, which record activity of the heart for 25 continuous hours, are able to detect episodes not felt by the patient. Such patients, he said, can be “at very much higher risk of subsegent heart attack” and should be treated Good Business $sense... ECONO SPOTS Call 365-5210 more aggressively than their pain symptoms indicate. 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