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THE BATTALION Page 5 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1977 orees >m «it N|i| i’ RokiJ (>r studem Orleans, l()no r for 4 r Program raft tr a Nation ll 'ericanF J rr ent Soii -ombat. lm ended l, "mnandli r* documft. ' ev elopjjj Legett residents get new sign for old dorm tinted ftomas, i '"'eerinjii •y. basbej, ^'alioiil Paoeriaji "Per A«y Legett Hall has been here nearly seven decades, hut it has a new sign this week. The sign, painted on the west side of Legett, was the project of three of the dorm’s residents. Treasurer James dead at 72 ‘as madeb ln K ageniil ft Coum United Press International AUSTIN — Texas Treasurer Jesse ames, who held state office longer Jian any other person, died today of rovidepilheart at t a ck. He was 72. ' lr ^*l James, who was appointed to the pu eri|* asurer - s j () j 5 Oct. 25, 1941, by lrin R' !ov. Coke Stevenson, died at 12:05 1 ,m. at Seton Medical Center. Fu- ^ leral arrangements were pending at SlirilS fook-Walden Funeral Home. ! The veteran state treasurer was maiioml e-eleeted to the statewide office 18 Calif,-] fees during his political career and living ilij ras seldom seriously challenged de- Ipite limited campaigning on his Tart. He was forced into a runoff in the 1 for tlr iind-raisi ‘scan’ll 51 a (linnwi vas sck r with Fa ■ award. Democratic primary election in 1942 by four challengers, but has won handily in every other cam paign. Most political observers credited his name, the same as the infamous early west bandit, for much of his success. Even Robert Ripley’s “Re lieve It or Not” spotlighted James several times, noting Texas’ trea surer shared the name of an outlaw. But it was James’ real name, and he was happy with it. James had one leg amputated in January due to circulation prob lems, and had been in poor health for more than a year. United Press International HOUSTON—The surgeon who pioneered the coronary bypass 14 years ago says, contrary to recent reports, the operation has proven more effective than other treat ments in restoring many heart pa tients to vibrant life. Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the president of Baylor College of Medicine, called a news conference Tuesday to respond to a Veterans Administration study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The VA study of 596 patients dur ing a three-year period suggested patients with blocked coronary ar teries might be treated as effectively with medicines as with the sur geon’s. knife. DeBakey—who has performed thousands of bypasses , transplanting arteries from the leg to bypass sclerotic heart artery blockage— offered a five-year study of 1,108 of his patients and said it showed just the opposite. “The surgical treatment does have an influence upon survival in addition to restoring patients, re habilitating patients, to a reasonably normal life and life expectancy,’ DeBakey said. “Excellent results can be attained. He and colleagues Dr. Gerald Lawrie and Dr. George Morris said the five-year survival rate of patients who suffered heart attacks before surgery was 90 percent. Heart at tack victims treated nonsurgically fared less well. Patients who suffered no serious attack before surgery enjoyed a Lockhart resigned in October of five-year survival rate of 93.2 per- Richard Wolf (kneeling) designed the sign and Leonard Pickel, left, and Kelly Hooper as sisted with the painting. As treasurer, James also served on the State Banking Board, which approves or denies requests for charters of new state banks in Texas. Born Oct. 10, 1904, in Milam County, James was elected to the House of Representatives in 1932 and twice was re-elected to that of fice, but resigned on Sept. 1, 1937, to accept appointment as first assis tant chief clerk to Treasurer Charley Lockhart. Lover flees ‘conned’ guard 85 ;6ll United Press International SAN DIEGO — It was a new sort loflove story. Boy (crook) meets girl (prison guardl. Boy escapes from prison. Boy jilts Rirl. Girl gets arrested. That was the unusual tale told by ike FBI Tuesday in a federal court where Norma Jean Spearman, 30, was arraigned on charges of conspi- acy and aiding and abetting the es cape of a prisoner from the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center. Miss Spearman was a guard there. She was arrested Monday for al legedly aiding the Saturday escape of Roy Madison Snipes, 40, a con man and disguise artist sentenced to 10 years for swindling travel agen cies. Snipes was arrested in St. Louis last spring after eluding the FBI for six years, moving often and employing about 40 aliases. They met in May when Snipes was brought here to stand trial. “She was in love with him, said FBI agent Danny Stovall. “There were love letters. Some of these were found in Snipes’ effects left behind. Miss Spearman stood silent and impassive as the charges were read and bail was set at $10,000. The escape, the FBI charged, was plotted with the help of Vaughn Morinville, a convicted counterfei ter recently released from the cen ter, also sought as a suspect. Morinville visited the center Saturday, wearing a jacket and jeans over an inner layer of clothing and carrying a concealed wig, the FBI said. Miss Spearman served as the guard overseeing their visit. After such contact with atr'outsider, thei- prisoner is supposed to he frisked by the guard for possible contraband that could have been passed. But Morinville accompanied Miss Spearman and Snipes into the “pat-down room, the FBI said, a breach of regulations which was re ported later and led to her arrest. In the room. Snipes took the outer layer of Morinville’s clothing, put it on over his prison coveralls, donned the long-haired wig and walked out of the prison as a visitor. Snipes had promised Miss Spearman he would call her as soon as he was free, and they would cross into Mexico and fly to southern France, where they could live to gether. “He never called after getting out,” the agent said. “She is heartbroken.” 1941 because of poor health, and James was appointed treasurer. During recent years, however, the treasurer was frequently criticized for failing to achieve maximum interest returns on state funds deposited in banks. One chal lenger this year said the state had lost about $91 million in potential interest earnings in the last five years because James allowed state funds to he deposited in checking accounts that earned no interest. James seldom responded to such allegations, and when he did his comments usually were accom panied by a statement detailing how much interest had been earned on state funds. Gov. Dolph Briscoe will appoint:a successor to serve the remainder of James’ term, which #pds Dec. 31, 1978. cent, greater than the 92.7 perct rate among similar persons not known to be sick, he said. DeBakey said improved survival statistics were not the only goal, that “quality of life” was important. “Results show that the great majority of patients, more than 80 percent of them, will survive for more than five years and be restored to relatively normal activity, most of them working, he said. VA cardiologist Dr. Marvin Mur phy of Little Rock, Ark., said earlier that “preliminary review of his 596 patients showed "no significant dif ference between surgical and non- surgical results. But Murphy described the three-year study “preliminary, con tinuing,” and Lawrie said Baylor specialists believe the VA study 1 eventually will support Baylor find ings. ppps EVER BEEN CAUGHT WITHOUT YOUR CLOTHES FOR THAT EXTRA SPECIAL DATE? We Tailor Our Schedule To Fit Your Schedule “Custom Aggie Care” AGGIE CLEANERS 111 N. MAIN — NORTHGATE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT BOIL >ll\ SIEAJPCIH hi^ ccuLEenAiriE TAIL IE NT LET US ENTERTAIN YOU! WANT TO SEE THE BEST IN AGGIE TALENT? HERE’S YOUR CHANCE! On the nite of Oct. 5, A&M will have its first talent show in quite some time. The contest here is just part of the nationwide search for those lucky students who will appear on a BOB HOPE television special. Come out and see your friends and classmates perform! The contest is Oct. 5 in the Rudder Theater. 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