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8th chili cook-off — \no place hut Texas sistanl li Allen da An- lirs ol- United Press International SAN MARCOS — A state col legiate cook-off" today opens four lays of chili cooking eompeti- ion, dances, a parade and other [events that are part of the 8th epublic of Texas Chilympiad at ie Hays County Civic Center. Mike Gilley and Joe Bob’s Bar d Grill Band will be the fea- ured performers at Thursday ight’s opening of the chili bash. On Friday, activites will in dude a beauty contest, a chili cook-off for youngsters and a dance to the music of Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke and Ace in the Hole. The big day of the event comes Saturday when a downtown ie incJi Senatel it a fti ir distil Is leatiii ?anel to investigate X-ray exposure influence on breast cancer development nd So o boo! nn the $2.6-5 so pm ■eases prodi that pi United Press International ASHINGTON — One of every American women alive today ler or later will develop breast :er, if past patterns continue, hances of overcoming the dis- egree but no job? Try Stout Means list itv nadi 6 arade ope hili cooks go to work Saturday morning and judges will select the champion chilis later in the day. As many as 200 “chili heads’’ are expected to vie for the title of the state’s best chili chef. The Original Bob Wills Texas Playboys and the Hi-Cotton Ex press perform at the Saturday night dance. On Sunday, the State Chamber of Commerce Cook-Off is scheduled. Other events set throughout the four days of festivities in clude an old fiddlers’ contest, beard growing contest, tractor pulls and an arts and crafts show. Damage in billions Flood kills 22 United Press International KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The death toll in the city’s worst flood in 26 years rose to 22 late Wednesday and state officials said damage to homes, businesses and public buildings would probably run into billions of dollars. The bodies of two unidentified women were found by a rainswollen creek near the Kansas City Royals baseball stadium. Earlier in the day cleanup crews found the body of Rev. Harold A. Thomas, 42, of Fairway, Kan., who police said was swept into a creek during the height of the flood Monday night. More than a dozen persons are still missing. There was some good news for the flood devastated areas. Presi dent Carter signed disaster state ments Wednesday afternoon, mak ing flood victims eligible for im mediate federal aid in the form of ease are much better if the tumor is detected and treated early, before cancer cells have a chance to spread. Specialists say X-ray examinations of the breast have proved to be the most effective way to discover tiny "" ro !cl \n pj. United Press International r robably no other college can Ich the record of the University isconsin-Stout when it comes to An» , for new graduates, is a special mission school in the es university system. If the 1,100 who graduated in ie from Stout in Menomonie, 95 per cent are employed. rting salaries range from $9,000 (18,000. lo what’s the secret at Stout, in s era when more than a few would t nit 1 i 86,(Km I sessM h K« . No duates with plain old bachelor’s 0111 'rees in the class of ’77 drive k (,rtl s, sell books or hold menial jobs, tout’s job record for new grads is to a turn-of-the-century educa- idea that works as well today as aloiwi id t hen. toril; Chancellor Robert S. Swanson, ■VifA 1 1 he got hands-on training as a ■r-lin* penter when going to the un- ciii'ff . id school. ation [ 1949 graduate, he is a card- ninislsi py^g un ion carpenter who owns oints . home he built with his own ids. What we offer,” he said, “is not a formal education but educa- with a skill. he company president may say wants a man who has been edu- for promotion and who can be ined for a specific job. But ask the plant foreman who to do the training. He wants a who can do the job now. We ir them an employee who can do job and who is ready for litional responsibility.” tudents majoring in hotel and gSSSS taurant management and in other d-related subjects operate a re- urant, open to the public, ilthough training to be mana- s, the practical experience in the ihen and dining room enables the dents to be more effective bosses the restaurant industry, ndustrial education students ild an airplane as part of their irse work. Ifl' Youths preparing to be industrial managers run their own manufactur ing facility on campus. They hire employees, do marketing and pro duction development, as well as run an actual assembly line. They have manufactured such things as steel filing cabinets for the school and bicycle racks. Some students also get credit for working off campus to fill course re quirements. “This is not a vocational education college,” Swanson said. “Our offerings include those which help students understand the context in which they will perform their work. Liberal arts subjects in cluding history, psychology and the social sciences, for example. ‘We have rejected the narrow view of vocationalism — skilling — which provides only a set of job cre dentials.” The courses are grouped in six areas: Industrial Arts, Technology (computer to assembly line man agement); Home Economics (family life, hotel and restaurant manage ment); Applied Art (industrial and interior design); Helping Profes sions (guidance and vocational re habilitation); Education (teachers of industrial arts and home economics only). A part of Stout’s success formula, according to Swanson, is that new majors are developed as needs of so ciety change. For example, the hotel and re staurant management major was added as a result of career oppor tunities — jobs — in Wisconsin. Tourism became a major industry. Swanson’s practical experience, in his student days? Building a new porch for the then Chancellor’s house. He enjoys sitting on it these days. “It’s a well-built porch, if I must say so,” he said, eyes twinkling. tumors. But there is concern radia tion from those X-rays might slightly increase the risk of developing breast cancer later. That poses a major problem that a panel of 16 scientists, physicians and public representatives is addressing at a three-day meeting that started yesterday at the National Institutes of Health. Do the benefits of the X-rays called mammograms outweigh tbe risks, and if so, for whom? The panel is expected to reach a consensus Friday after studying a report to be presented today by a committee sponsored by the Na tional Cancer Institute and headed by Dr. Oliver Beahrs of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. At stake is the use of X-rays as a cancer spotting tool at 27 cancer de tection centers across the nation sponsored by the cancer institute and the American Cancer Society. About 27,000 women, 35-years old and older, are being examined annually at the centers. In addition, many private physi cians are expected to follow the panel’s recommendations. Because of the concern over the dangers of radiation from mammo grams, the NCI last year issued interim rules for the 27 centers, say ing X-rays could be used routinely to check women over 50 annually for breast cancer. temporary housing and grants. Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, D-Mo., said the damage to urban and rural areas “is likely to run into the billions of dollars.” Public dam age alone in the five-county Missouri disaster area was estimated by Gov. Joseph P. Teasdale at $30 million, and no one could estimate the personal losses. A spokesman for the American Insurance Association said very few businesses damaged by the waters were covered by flood insurance. “As far as we can determine, there are only 1,358 flood insurance policies in the metropolitan area,” said Frank Lewis, a regional man ager. “Most of those are for private homes.” The city’s last major flood in 1951 caused an estimated $1 billion in damage. It was feared some of the missing might have been trapped in under ground garages in the posh Country Club Plaza area when Brush Creek, normally just a lazy stream became a rampaging torrent as the result of up to 16 inches of rain during a 24 hour period. “As far as we can determine, our store is a total loss,” said Dave Car penter, manager of the Jack Henry clothing store where damage to in ventory and property was estimated at $1 million. “We’re shooting for a Nov. 1 opening date. It is going to be a costly proposition.” campus activities Thursday MSC Great Issues, Dr. Larry McCul lough, 12:30 p.m., MSC 206 Cepheid Variable, “Death Race 2000’’, 7:30 p.m., Rudder Theater Handball Club, 7:30 p.m.. Deware Fieldhouse Brazos Ornithological Society, 7:30 p.m., Oceanography-Meteorology Build ing 112 TAMU Veteran’s Club, 8 p.m., Ramada Inn Friday Organization of Arab Students, 7 p.m.. Rudder 404 Aggie Cinema, “Death Wish”, 7:30 p.m.. Rudder Theater Aggie Cinema, “Norman, Is That You?”, Midnight, Rudder Theater 4 Saturday •-ityi*.v.’ Humane Society of Brazos County, flea market, 9 a.m., Kroger parking lot TAMU Frisbee Club, Frisbee Flip-In, noon to dusk, between Hughes Hall and . Sbisa > a million years, a man, and a masterpiece. 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