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THE BATTALION Page 7 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1977 Michiii'l Frt a one- le Me- senior in Tip- t onl October» the recti inn in 1911 in averap grees, Gif \ a degicf igc- of 82 (» ober 19" es p.m , liml- -accs ill l>. 701 Ruclilrr l AB . 7:30 p.m, ion lor teur- m., Bmidi'i wood I'nitcd Press International Tlie United States, Britain and France have vetoed three African resolutions imposing tough eco nomic sanctions against South Af rica, but they agreed for the first time to support an arms embargo against the white regime. The Western powers Monday handed down nine vetoes in the U N. Security Council to block the three resolutions, which Ambas sador Andrew' Young said would have been the same as declaring a practical state of war with South Africa. The black Africans demanded not only a tight arms embargo, but a ban on investments, loans, export- import credits and nuclear coopera- tjion. The vote was 10-5 on all three fesolutions, with Canada and West Germany joining the three perma nent council members in dissent. It was the fourth time the United States, Britain and France had used their vetoes in the Security Council ‘To sleep, perchance to dream With the Rudder fountain beyond to lull him to dreamland, John Coulter, sophomore agri cultural engineering major, sneaks a nap on a bench located on the breezeway between the Memorial Student Center and Rudder Tower. Battalion photo by Ouina C ochran Western Powers initiate Africa arms embargo to block resolutions against South Africa. But the three powers joined Canada and West Germany to sup port a milder resolution calling for an international weapons boycott against the Pretoria government. The Security Council was scheduled to meet today for infor mal consultations on the resolution, which was expected to be adopted later this week. In Washington, the House voted 347-54 Monday to denounce South Africa for its white supremacist policies and urged President Carter to take effective measures against Pretoria. The House condemned the death of black leader Steve Biko, who al legedly died from a blow to the head while in prison and the govern ments Oct. 19 crackdown on black newspapers and critics of its racial policies. Black unrest continued in South Africa Monday when nearly 80,000 students in the black ghetto of Sow- Court appoints 3 lawyers to guide handicapped girls Iniletl Press International HARTFORD, Conn. — Three awyers have been appointed guard ians for three blind, deaf and re tarded girls whose parents want them sterilized because they would he unable to cope with pregnancy . U.S. District Judge M. Joseph Blumenfeld previously had suggested guardians “for the better protection of all concerned in this matter, Counsel for the parents agreed and filed the motion the judge implemented Monday. Blumenfeld named James Wade, Richard Reynolds and Brenda Ec kert, all attorneys with Hartford firms, and said he would file an order defining the roles and respon- sibilitites of the guardians. Blumenfeld set Nov. 21 as the date for a final hearing in the mat ter. Judith Meats, counsel for the parents-two sets of mothers and fathers and a divorced mother, whose names have been shielded by the court-said the parents believed the guardians would serve to ensure both fairness to all parties and the appearance of fairness. The girls range in age from 12 to 15. Two are certified blind and deaf; the other has limited vision and is deaf. They are named in the court papers as Diamond, Ruby and Pearl. They live at a priv ate school dur ing the week and go home on weekends. The girls barely are able to care for themselves. They cannot put their clothes on correctly unless they are given them in the proper order. The parents asked the court to order the University of Connec ticut s John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington to perform the opera tions, but the hospital declined out of fear of future lawsuits. Blumenfeld, who has said he is inclined to approve the operations, cited a statute that allows a minor with a child to give consent for med ical services for the child. “Now if a minor can do it with a minor’s child, why can’t an adult do it for an adult’s child? he asked at a hearing Sept. 26. eto boycotted their final exams to protest what they consider discrim inatory education. Canada and West Germany in troduced the arms sanction resolu tion as a compromise after a week of heated arguments behind closed doors over punitive measures to be taken against South Africa. The resolution calls for all nations to stop the sale of arms, ammuni tion, military vehicles and equip ment or material for the manufac ture and maintenance of arms, in cluding spare parts. The United States has observed an embargo on the shipment of major armaments to South Africa since 1963 and President Carter last week ordered a halt to other “gray area’ equipment such as light airplanes. France and Israel are South Afri ca s largest suppliers of arms, but the white government manufactures most of its own weaponry and could easily survive a Western arms boycott. From the Western point of view, the resolution represents major concessions to the Africans. Last week, the West proposed limiting the embargo to six months to give South African Prime Minister John Vorster a chance to stop his anti black measures. Young appealed to the Africans to drop their resolutions in the interest of a common approach that could be supported by all council members. “We believe. ..that the Security Council should pronounce itself on those measures that can unite us, not those that would divide us, he said. But the three African members, Libya, Benin and Mauritius, in sisted on a vote. LAKEVIEW CLUB 3 Miles N. on Tabor Road Saturday Night: Tony Douglas & The Shrimpers $5.00 per person From 9-1 p.m. STAMPEDEDANCE Every Thursday Night Ladies $1.00 Men $2.00 All brands beer 40c 8-12 GARY’S PLACE located in the Mansard House 2 for 1 Drinks 8-12 midnight Disco and live entertainment Research takes much time Cancer cure may be near By CLAY COCKRILL Despite numerous restraints dur ing the last five years, medical re search has come extremely close to developing a cure for cancer, said Dr. R. Lee Clark, M.D. Clark is president of the Ameri can Cancer Society and of Houston’s M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. Clark’s lecture, held Monday at Rudder Tower, was sponsored by the Great Issues Committee. “In 1946 one person in five treated for cancer survived. Now one in three survives, said Clark. A person is considered cured if he survives five years beyond the initial cancer therapy, he said. “We would like progress to go fas ter but it takes about 15 years for an idea to be researched, accepted, and applied, he said. One reason it has taken so long, said Clark, is a past lack of funds for cancer research. Since the 1971 pas sage of the National Cancer Act, re search progress accelerated. The act cut restrictive, bureaucratic reviews thus increasing congressional ap propriations, he said. Clark was co-chairman of the con gressional committee which estab lished the act. In 1971 Clark said $230 million was appropriated to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a research funding organization. In 1976 NCI received $761.7 million. Of 3,838 grant proposals submitted to them iu 1976, the NCI could still only fund 60 percent of the proposals, he said. Clark said another restraint is the fact that 5,000 possibly carcinogenic chemicals are added to the Son of Sam says he is ‘an animaV United Press International NEW YORK-Son of Sam suspect David Berkowitz told a Brooklyn Supreme Court justice Monday he cannot control his own affairs be cause he is an animal and is less than human. Justice Carmine Ventiefa ap pointed Nathan Berkowitz to con trol the financial assets of his adopted son David, accused of kill ing six people with a .44-caliber re volver. “I have no right to control my af fairs as a prisoner and an animal and as less than human, Berkowitz said. It was the first time the suspect had testified in connection with the year-long shooting spree. Court-appointed psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Schwartz and retired state Supreme Court Justice Harry Git- tleson, appointed by Ventiera in September to be Berkowitz s tem porary guardian, testified that Nathan Berkowitz should have permanent control over his son’s as sets. “Berkowitz s overriding concern is with his belief concerning demons and that all else, including his per sonal property, is secondary, Schwartz told the makeshift court room in the Kings County Hospital, where Berkowitz has been held since his arrest Aug. 10. Gittleson, citing Schwartzs re port to the court that Berkowitz s judgement was impaired, agreed with the doctor’s finding that a con servator should be appointed. He said, “There was a good rela tionship between David and his father... who seemed to have a very deep affection for him. I strongly recommend the appointment of his father as conservator. Berkowitz has only a few hundred dollars now, but this could increase considerably because of the poten tial for film and literary contracts. But state law allows victims and their families to seek part of a con victed assailant’s assets as compen sation for injury or suffering. So far, relatives of those killed or wounded have filed four lawsuits claiming $20 million in damages. POOH'S PARK #1 IN AMUSEMENTS . 1907 TEXAS 693-5737 Across from C.S. Water Tower DINNER THEATRE presents Barefoot in the Park Saturdays, October 15 and 22, 29th at the 105 year old Calvert Hotel Calvert, Texas Reservations or for more information, 364-2641 Tickets: A&M Student $5.95, Others $7.95 CtcvuiLb- Manor East Mall MUSIC MAN th 779-3988 Bryan GIBSON STARSHIP SHOPS 822-2092 “Your Guitar Specialist” TAKAMINE Sr jOoTf fcjUtTir*** 'We.Vc- -tW SYiYit • rn: TV LIMITED TIME OFFER Have an In-Dash 8-Track AM/FM Stereo Installed in your car for only ^1 29 95 'Cost of speakers not incl. Model PE-618A Existing Stock Only TAMU TEXAS AVE. ^ SEARS | 3 O k TOP 1000 S. COULTER - BRYAN ■ Store Hours: 9:00-6:30 Mon. 823-5745 Sat. TIPlTHP <^: AND TAPES s. . . tropical fish SPECIALS OF THE WEEK 3715 frst ZV* 3 Tcm/#4 4 Cooi4rr**u Go-brcr*j — environment each year. He said it takes approximately two years and $150,000 to determine if just one of these substances is cancer-causing. Progress has been made in spite of restraints because of technologi cal developments said Clark. New techniques have been de veloped for studying gene se quences, he said. Genetic material effected by external factors ulti mately causes cancer, he said. Advances in radiation therapy have also proven promising, said Clark. It has been discovered that bombarding cancer cells with light particles produced by a cyclotron, or nuclear particle accelerator, will kill the cells. Clark said M.D. An derson Hospital has used the cyclo tron at Texas A&M University to treat over 500 patients. EXTENDED By popular demand, the free head and shoulders portrait sitting offer has been extended through November. If you didn’t receive your coupon over the summer, call for details. UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 COLLEGE MAIN 846-8019 We accept your personal check and also honor: FORD RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM FORD MERCURY LINCOLN beal Pord 1309 Texas Ave., Bryan, Texas • 823-0044 PIPES — CUSTOM BLENDED TOBACCO CIGARS — DOMESTIC & IMPORTED We also carry imported cigarettes: DUNHILL, BALKAN SOBRANIE & SHERMAN 3709 E. 29th St. Town & Country Center There will be a meeting of all persons interested in helping to organize the Fall Voter Registra-) tion Drive on Thursday, Nov. 3 in Room 308 of the Rudder Tower at 8:00 p.m. SEBRinG men look like they just come from their stylist ... everyday! COURTEA Hair Designers 9 3808 OLD COLLEGE ROAD BRYAN Next to Triangle Bow! 846-3877 or 846-2924 for appt. 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