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r1,1993 LSt ists top- County ■ nt offi- bandon 3n Cape ling, ng in a ton, and s. f Hawk by pre- the At- ig terri- waves. ywhere, Drs and ? roof," home : Frisco, louse ... ?et with Jnesday, September 1,1993 The Battalion Page 11 ormer Texas professor goes on trial in shootout The Associated Press [OTEAU, Okla. — A former isprofessor was ready to kill a ■lore County deputy to keep Agoing back to Texas to face iges there alleging he held a nan captive, a prosecutor rged Monday. Cathey's trial began Mon- i charges connected with former English instructor's vi- itcapture in a remote part of lore County April 21. Cathey lawmen began firing at each irafter they told him they aied to tow his car from the a state prison, prosecutors ithey, 52, faces a life sentence nvicted on a charge of shoot- |:atDeputy Ross Parkhurst with the intention of killing him. "There is no doubt that Cathey was going to be Ross Parkhurst's assassin," Assistant District Attor ney Gary Buckles said. "With his words and deeds, it is obvious that he intended to kill every one there." Cathey was wearing a bulletproof vest and car rying a .25 caliber hand gun and a 9mm pistol at the time of his arrest, Buckles said. Cathey also is charged with feloniously pointing a gun and us ing a bulletproof vest during a felony. He could get another 95 years if later convicted on federal charges of possessing stolen cars and illegal silencers that police found at his backwoods hideout. "I'm not going to stand up here and tell you that Dr. Cathey is a model citizen," attorney Russell "Sure, he made some dumb mistakes, but he did not form the intent to kill Deputy Parkhurst." - Russell Barber, attorney Barber said. "Sure, he made some mistakes — some dumb mistakes. But he did not form the intent to kill Deputy Parkhurst." Cathey says the gun dis charged after he was shot. LeFlore County prosecutors say they expect the trial to last through Wednesday. Texas prosecutors are waiting to try Cathey on a variety of charges that include the kidnap ping of the woman who says she was made to be a sex slave at his home in suburban Sunnyvale. The former professor at the University of North Texas says the woman, now in prison on drug charges, was a willing participant. Cathey was about to go to trial in that case when he disappeared. He established a new identity in Poteau where he was known as Preston Primm, a recently widowed psychologist. For nine months he lived in Poteau, building a wooden cabin and becoming a familiar figure. His disguise included a beard and shaved bald spot, authorities say. His identity was discovered in April when two guards from a nearby prison spotted a stolen car near his camp and summoned sheriff's deputies. When the deputies arrived, Cathey was waiting with his vest on and carrying a Clock semiauto matic pistol, authorities said. He told a reporter shortly after the shootout that he had one of the deputies in perfect firing range when they first arrived, but that he was incapable of pulling the trigger and killing the officer. Barber has said those state ments are the crux of his defense. The judge has ruled that the re porter cannot testify about the statements, which he said were self-serving hearsay. October GMAT Small Classe 35 Class Hours 4 Practice Tests + Unlimited Tutoring = Great Scores Classes begin Sept. 11th THE PRINCETON REVIEW We Score More! j *reasy burgers more healthful by ian Chinese food, study shows ns - Hun- many of rivers - backup Monday wished The Associated Press y iysseems to be out to trash food you enjoy the most. Now calorie counters, sodium sand cholesterol cops are igout after Chinese, lie Center for Science in the Interest decided to test the that Chinese food is better you than, say, McDonald's ;ers and fries, and came out r McDonald's, tor instance: An order of Kung ichicken has almost as much est to help Alzheimer's patients The Associated Press city re- tmuters plicated ?uses to Is again a water y flood- ^ that de ne rem- 1 Storm iches of ea, with WASHINGTON — A laboratory skin test devel- vice re- ^atthe National Institutes of Health may identi- n spots. |(op]e with Alzheimer's disease, a mind-destroy- pound- Ijisorder that now cannot be positively diag- he Mid- id^] a ft er death, researchers said Tuesday, a sum- jetest could save a great deal of money, shield jits from having to undergo extensive testing, red an-,, : elpdoctors quickly distinguish those with a fa- ' heavy 5 | -sease from those with treatable forms of im- -ver, as aent, said Dr. DarllGl L. Alkon, a researcher at oved to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and 7 inch- % ern Ne- fthis test fulfills its promise, it should have an i Iowa. Uate positive impact on our health care deliv- ■ falling system because we can save hundreds of mil- eastern bof dollars in diagnostic evaluations," Alkon ■ hat has ietest is based on the discovery that the brain vas un- in Alzheimer's disease patients develop a flaw water, itcloses up a microscopic pore, or channel, king its -ugh which flows a form of potassium, loaded fcnsaid researchers speculated that if this hap- Dn that sin brain cells, why not other cells in the body? ring its j that in mind, the NIH team tested cells taken In tissues in the nose and from the skin. In both y mess homes fat as four Quarter Pounders. An order of Moo Shu Pork has more than twice the cholesterol of an Egg McMuffin. And House Lo Mein had twice the salt of a Pizza Hut pizza. "Popular Chinese dishes like Kung Pao Chicken and Moo Shu Pork are as bad for you as a greasy cheeseburger and fries," said nutritionist Jayne Hurley in CSPI's September Nutrition Ac tion Healthletter. But wait. General Tso's fans. You can make it all better if you eat a cup of steamed rice along with a cup of entree. Says the newsletter: "Chinese food sud denly becomes good for you." Most devotees of Chinese cuisine do that anyway. CSPI, a consumer advocacy group, bought dinner-size take out portions of 15 popular dishes from 20 Chinese restaurants in Washington, Chicago and San Francisco, and sent them to an in dependent lab for analysis. Sweet and Sour pork was OK for sodium, but stir-fried vegeta bles hit the day's quota with 2,100 mg. House Lo Mein had 3,460 mg., which CSPI called "incredi ble." cases, he said, the test showed that the potassium channels were collapsed in tissue from Alzheimer's patients. Alkon's team then treated cells with chemicals that cause microscopic sparks in healthy cells. Where the potassium channels were closed, in the Alzheimer's cells, there were no sparks. Jo Ann McConnell, senior vice president for med ical and scientific affairs of the Alzheimer's Associa tion, said that if the validity of the diagnostic test can be proven it would be important in dealing with the disease, but she warned that other promising tests for Alzheimer's have been disappointing. "We are guardedly optimistic about this," she said. "There have been a number of tests for biologi cal markers which have been proven to not be true." "It would be very beneficial to doctors to deter mine exactly what the disease entity is because there are many forms of dementia that are treatable," said McConnell. "If you could rule out Alzheimer's then you could explore seriously the other possibilities." Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that gradually destroys memory, the ability to function, and, eventually, life itself. There now is no treatment and the disease always is fatal. An estimated 2.5 mil lion to 4 million Americans have the disease and Mc Connell said it is expected that number will triple within 20 years. a 43 per- ^ercent luslims Croats idiator Ability. □ slims iosnian mt also -\ to en- outros j Man- how to e num- would peace- air and be dif- to roll >00,000 2 mil- t's NOT too late to join The Fightin' Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets aTm ■ Keepers of the Tradition ■ Leadership Training ■ Scholarship and Career Opportunities I 818 For more information contact: Capt David Onaka, Air Force ROTC (409) 845-7611 Big Bend Bears The Associated Press AUSTIN — Hiking alone on Emory Peak Trail in the Chisos Mountains, Carl Teinert was startled by a noise in the brush. "Lo and behold, there was a bear moving through. He looked up, saw me, shorted a bit and just kept wandering through," said Teinert, 43, an environmental consultant from Austin who vaca tioned in Big Bend National Park this month. He joined a growing list of visitors who have encountered black bears in this 801,000-acre wilderness of austere desert and jagged peaks along the Rio Grande. The park had no bears when it was established in 1944. They had been wiped out by hunting and trapping. Park officials believe bears waded or swam across the river from Mexico in 1988. Park officials estimate that a dozen bears now inhabit Big Bend — more than are found anywhere else in the state. So far this year, visitors have reported 170 bear sightings — more than double the number for any full year. Most of the sightings have been in the mountains, but bears also have been reported at lower elevations. They've been seen outside the park as well, on private land and at the nearby Black Gap state wildlife management area. "Their return here is one of the greatest things that have hap pened in Big Bend's history," said Raymond Skiles, the park's wildlife biologist. "It's mind-boggling and fascinating." It also has brought new challenges to the National Park Service, said Kevin Cheri, assistant superintendent at Big Bend. Officials want to avoid the "bear jams" that plague Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains and other national parks, where motorists stop to photograph and tease animals that have lost their natural fear of humans. The service is taking a two-pronged approach at Big Bend: edu cating visitors and bear-proofing receptacles for food and garbage. Crews recently installed 50 metal food lockers at mountain campsites used by backpackers. Special lids costing more than $500 each have been acquired for trash bins at the popular Chisos Moun tains Basin campground. Yellow road signs show a bear walking. Other signs admonish visitors, "Do not feed the animals." Karen Boucher, a park ranger, gave another piece of advice dur ing a recent evening slide show at the Chisos campground, which occasionally is visited by bears: "Please make sure you put all your food in your vehicle." No one has been hurt by a bear,, but a few encounters have left visitors shaken. Two years ago, a female bear escorting two cubs dashed toward a hiker and skidded to a stop 20 feet away — a type of behavior that wildlife biologists call a "bluff charge." "In a case like that, the best thing to do is back out slowly," Skiles said. 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