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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1977)
r tudy says youths consider hemselves users of alcohol THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1977 Page 7 United Press International WASHINGTON — A survey of rth, fifth an ft s i xt ft grades in un- ntified West Coast schools indi es 45 P er cent °f the children isider themselves users of al- I )| he study, done for the De- tment of Health, Education and ■Ifare (HEW), said eight per cent [he children drink at least once a By the fourth grade, the major- 0 f students surveyed already had ; ast one experience with alcohol, aid. “Nearly half the students eyed 45 per cent considered mselves ongoing users of al- ot. Clearly, exposure of youth to al- ol occurs at an early age,” it said. The study concluded that much of the alcohol use reported by school- age children occurs within the fam ily, a pattern that gives way to “friends” and “social occasions” for older youngsters. The findings were disclosed by HEW, but with little detail, at re cent hearings in Congress on a budget for HEW’s National Insti tute on Alcohol Abuse and Al coholism. A copy of the study, made avail able to UPI by the institute, said it was done by Social Advocates for Youth, a private, nonprofit system of community centers based in San Francisco. It was conducted, with some community opposition, as part of a three-year grant from the institute. indent exposes self d9-year-old Texas A&M student i arrested Tuesday afternoon in mection with an indecent expo se incident that afternoon on the •th floor of the Sterling C. Evans pry. wo women who saw the man ex- himself identitied him to Uni- sity Police Officer Louis onka, who arrested the suspect. lie suspect confessed to expos- himself that day and on numer ous other occasions since January, said Koronka. The suspect spent the night at the Brazos County Jail and appeared be fore Justice of the Peace Michael Calliham yesterday morning. The suspect was charged with disorderly conduct and was fined $200. He also paid $2.50 in court costs. The offense was classified as a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $200. The survey was opposed in some cases on grounds fourth-grade chil dren were too young to be surveyed or for fear it would encourage stu dents to try alcohol. The re searchers disagreed with this and other opposition but said participa tion in the survey was voluntary. One unnamed community that participated did so on the under standing that any report published about the findings would not iden tify the community. For this reason, fictitious names were given to the 11 communities surveyed. According to the report, the three middle grades were chosen because “very little research has been done around alcohol use patterns among elementary-age school children.” Previous research has shown that alcohol use is “common” at the seventh-grade level, the study said. Tyson to be awards presenter United Press International Actress Cicely Tyson has been added to the list of presenters at the 49th Annual Academy Awards pres entation ceremonies March 28. William Freidkin, producer of the award ceremonies, said Miss Tyson’s appearance would be her second on the award show. Top of the News Campus MITCHEL YOUNG EVANS, a mime and regular cast member with Dick Van Dyke on NBC- TV, will perform Monday at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Student Lounge. His one-person program will feature “Count Dracula,” “Pierrot and the Dove,” “The Screaming Munchies,” “The Melodrama,” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” Evans is the resident street mime of the Los Angeles Music Center. THE MANAGEMENT OF OLD COLLEGE MAIN Apart ments, 4302 College Main, Bryan, is announcing a landscap ing contest open only to students of Texas A&M University. A first prize of $250 and a second prize of $100 is offered for the winning landscaping plans for the apart ment grounds. The winning entry will be used to landscape the grounds, with all work done by A&M students. For more in formation call Maren Williams, 846-2089, or visit the apartment office at 4302 College Main, Bryan. THE CIVIL SERVICE pro fessional and administrative lollege Station absentee voting \tfor March 29 at City Hall adline for in person absentee loting at the College Station City 1 is Tuesday, March 29. Arsons who will be out of town ng the general municipal elec- on April 2 should vote absentee. Three city council places will be on the April ballot. Voting in person will be at City Hall between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., where a balloting machine is avail able. ft/ Council to hold rezoning hearing D he College Station City Council I hold a public hearing tonight in [ Hall on the possible rezoning 107-acre tract. he tract is about 5,000 feet south le intersection of Harvey Road I the east bypass. |.\V. Schultz, managing partner of Raintree Developments, re quested the hearing to discuss pos sible increases in maximum density per acre in that area. The increase would allow more houses to be built. The hearing will be part of the 7 p.m. council meeting. FINAL WEEK! For Juniors to have their yearbook photos taken for the 1977 “Aggieland” AND For Seniors and Graduate Students to select their photo proofs for the 1977 “Aggieland”. . . university studio 115 college main 846-8019 Icohol, drug abuse subject of 'Alert’ i aduate students and seniors ning to enter the graduate ol next fall are eligible to file for iition on the Graduate Student iciJ (CSC) March 22-28 in the ent Programs Office, MSC ie effects of alcohol and other on the mind and body will be ssed at the public awareness ntation “Alert,” to be held at or East Mall March 25 and 26. ie event is sponsored by the os Valley Mental Health and tal Retardation Center, splays will include movies and literature on the physical and legal consequences of alcohol and drug abuse. Bill Rose of the health center said the display is intended to disuade people from alcohol and drug abuse. The booths will be open from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. )sitions open on Graduate Council Filing will be by college. The number of college representatives elected depends on the college enrollment. CSC elections will be held April 6 and 7. western union NEED MONEY FOR THAT SPRING VACATION, A TRIP HOME OR THE “BIG WEEKEND?” TELL MOTHER OR DAD TO WIRE IT TO YOU, CHARGE IT TO THEIR MASTER CHARGE CREDIT CARD AND PICK IT UP AT WESTERN UNION. HAVE YOUR MONEY SENT TO ANY WESTERN UNION LOCA TION. FOR MORE INFORMA TION CALL TOLL FREE 800- 851-2300. jet into some reat pants! DRAWER Culpepper Plaza Hev£ Contes Now Open Aggieland Harley- Davidson 801 Texas Ave. Bryan taflmvwvvvruvuwuvu^ Sr" >rioc^ tmowans i'Vwoqp tc> dv^®c«rA ext Vfeaon^ Shoe ScxVjon Kal pioc^ me r «pl£xce boots &spa.<Arcll»s Saturday 9:CCpm Htanv career examinations (PACE) will be given the last time this school year in May. To take the PACE test, students must make appli cation by April 16. The exams will next be given in October. Application forms are available at the Career Planning and Place ment Center. GARY D. COUPLES, 24, of Houston, a geology graduate student at Texas A&M Universi ty, has received a $6,500 fellow ship from the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. Couples is preparing a structural analysis of a mountain system near Cody, Wyo. for his dissertation. The former National Science Foun dation fellow is tracing the mechanical history of the 50 mil lion- to 70 million-year-old range. THE DIRECTOR of Texas A&M’s Gas Turbine Laborator ies, Dr. MeherwanP. Boyce, will be a U.S. delegate to NATO’s Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD). The meeting will be held March 28-April 1 at the Koninklijk Instituut van Ingen- ieurs. The Hague, Netherlands. Boyce will be the only non government representative with the U. S. delegation. STICKERS for state vehicle registration can be purchased Monday through Friday, Mar. 28-Apr. 1, 8-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:15 p.m. outside the Memorial Student Center post office. Prices for registration will vary with the weight of the car. The deadline for registration is midnight Apr. 1, with late regis trations fined 10 per cent of the sticker cost. Replacement cost of a sticker is $1.30. Only local checks and cash will be accepted for payment. Texas MEXICO may pay a $400 mil lion indemnification to descen dants of early Texas settlers be fore the end of this year, if a Spanish land-grant activist has his way. Reies Lopez Tijerina, founder of Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres, says he met with President Jose Lopez Portillo in January and that Lopez Portillo agreed to make good a 36-year- old treaty spelling out payments to heirs of 431 Spanish land grants in Texas. Tijerina has called an Apr. 16 “General As sembly of Texas Land Grant Heirs” in San Antonio to confirm the claims so he can present them to Mexico for payment. National THE SLAYING of 11-year-old Timothy King in Detroit’s affluent suburbs has been linked to three earlier kidnap-slayings of children in that same area, police say. King was held captive for a week, then murdered by suffocation, where he was found Tuesday night alongside a road. The killer had bathed the boy’s body before disposing of it, as was done to the three other victims. Police said similarities led them to believe Timothy was killed by the same person who kidnaped and murdered three other south Oakland County children—a boy and two girls— since February 1976. THE 10-DAY SEARCH for the fabled Victorio Peak treasure reached the halfway mark today without significant findings in White Sands, N.M. The 105 news reporters and photo graphers who covered the start of the search on the White Sands Missile Range Saturday had dwindled to about 20. TOWN HALL is now accepting applications for new members. Sign-up sheets and applications are available in the Student Pro grams Office. Rm. 216 M.S.C. Deadline for signing up is 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 30th. ALL INTERESTED UNDERGRADUATES ARE URGED TO APPLY. 1&E MANOR EAST MALL (Vvl~ M0N.-FRI. 10:00-8:30 SAT. 10:00-6:00 World’s Most Famous Jeans OFF REGULAR PRICES YOU SAVE 25% Mens Flare Leg and Big Bell Models Flares 646-0217 Reg. 16.00 Big Bell 684-0217 Reg. 17.00 oo 12 75 Limited Time Only! No Trade-in Necessary All 13 % ounce heavy-weight cotton denim jeans in our two most popular styles. The flare leg and big bell style. Hurry for best selections! Remember this sale is for a limited time only. Sizes 28 to 38.