‘Pace 10, THE HERALD, Thursday, August 31, 1978 Battered wives doing their duty Battered wives, some afraid to be alone and others fearful of not being dutiful, have a desperate desire to maintain their marriages, despite the consequences, In a study presented Tuesday to a convention of the American Psychological Association, battered wives were shown ag women who believe they are fulfilling the work as dull as women’s _ duties of a good wile. Many women blamed groups say they do. “They are just as likely to “ae F themselves for theincidents. A report from the be satisfied with their ac- = , The study, for the family They knew they should not University of Southern complishments as are : clinic of the Texas Research stay in the relationship but a California and Texas A and women in the higher grat : Institute of Mental Sciences in Houston, involved 63 Tnjuries reported included broken jaws and noses, cracked ribs, a fractured skull and loss of con- sciousness from choking, “The majority of women reported that they did not fight back because they were afraid of being killed or more severely injured,” it said. BLAME THEMSELVES protective attitude toward their husbands prevented regression in school, night- mares, tremors, whining, and loss of bowel and bladder control,” the report said. Another group among the 1,500 delegates to the week- leng convention was told that women with traditional female jobs, such as secretaries, do not find their M University said women who ventured beyond the traditlonal job fields were more afraid of success and more pessimistic about a women's promotion possi- bilities. — “Women in female- dominated jobs did not feel discrimination exists in their jobs nor did they indicate dissatisfaction with their progress," the report said, prestige, higher paying, male-dominated jobs.” women. Thirty-three them from discussing the reported incidents of con- violence freely. ; early-morning explosion, jugal violence within the “The tenacity of couples in Roman police said, There were no preceding 18 months. maintaining their chaolic, casualties, violent relationship is dis- b b The beaten wives had less ccuraging,” the study said. om education, smaller incomes oe ena in therapy is on OMB and more ¢ an the slow a e dropout rate . MEMORIAL Bi ED BUS ¢, VERTURNS isti H ; 7 . wives who were not beaten, high as couples alternate ROME (Reuter) — A EUFAULA, Ala. (AP) — ; ; All listings subject to change without notice. BEE RARE CRE ERR RR RR Re EEe the study said. “The majority of (bat- tered) women reported that they had heen slapped, between separation and reconciliations.” Only nine per cent said either they or their husbands abused their children but bomb exploded Wednesday outside the: entrance to Rome's main antiFascist war memorial, the Fosse Ardeatine Caves where Thirty-five children escaped serious injury when the school bus in whith they were riding lost a wheel and overturned near here, state ‘Thursday, August 31 5 pm. to midnig pm. to midnight : punched with fists and 1 d : many wives said their German troops shot 335 troopers said Tuesday. “Twelve percent had been children had seen their Italians in a reprisal killing Officers said. 13 -children . . beaten severely during husbands’ attacks. in 1944, police said) The were taken to hospital but by 2 KING 3 cFTk BCTV KCTS pregnancy, Six percent had “The children’s emotional heavyiron gatestothe caves only one student was being (NBC) | ' (CBr) (CTV) (PBS) been beaten daily.” trauma has beenreflected in were badly damaged in the held for observation. -:09 | Newlywed Flinsiones Emergency Mister . . ; 15 | Game Emergency Rogers ee 30 p wews Gang: Electric oe ,