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armers won t pay way out of jail THE BATTALION Page 3 FRIDAY. MARCH 3. 1978 United Press International EDINBURG, Texas — The At- jUnney General of Texas met Thurs- da\ with Hidalgo County officials in the hope of resolving a tense dispute between them and 200 jailed farm ers who have refused to bond out, demanding that charges against them concerning an incident at the International Bridge be dropped. Attorney General John Hill met with District Attorney Oscar Mcln- nis and Sheriff Brig Marmolejo for about one hour and then returned to the jail to meet with the farmers. Hill said he had recommended the farmers be released on personal recognizance bonds. As the meeting took place, sev eral hundred more farmers arrived in the city to protest alleged police brutality used to move them from the bridge Wednesday. Prior to the meeting with Hill, Members of the Baroque Ensemble perform before a crowd of more than 200 during Thursday’s concert in Rudder Theater. The 12-piece ensemble was directed by Penelope Kosztolnyik, and its performance was part of Battalion photo by David Kcahty the conference of the South Central Society for Eighteenth Century Studies held at Texas A&M University. The concert was sponsored by the Texas A&M Modern Language Department. Mclnnis refused farmers demands to drop the misdemeanor charges of obstructing a roadway and said if they didn t bond out he would begin trying them. “If they stay very long I imagine we d set up some hasty trials. Maybe try several groups at a time, he said. “We re not trying to break their backs. It would probably only be a minor fine. But we haven’t con sidered, and I don t imagine we will consider, dropping the charges. By noon Thursday more than 300 more farmers had arrived and were milling around the jail. National farm strike organizers said they ex pected many more to arrive from across the nation. During the night most of the jailed farmers slept in an interior Five Aggies given $500 scholarships Five Texas A&M University ag ricultural majors have been awarded $500 scholarships from the Moorman Manufacturing Co. Recipients are Rebecca Ann Leake of Sherman, Stephen Seidel of Rosanky, Kenneth Von Gonten of Rockdale, Marcia Wagner of Tem ple and Dav id Wernli of Kenedy. O.W. Randolf, secretary of the Moorman Company Fund, pres ented the awards. The feed company, headquar tered in Quincy, Ill., sponsors scholarships in 25 land-grant uni versities throughout the nation. d the n re- Ruifi- ' pass ould >ma- The ould lent, m ol pro- latie hose Sleep sickness killing babies; cause unknown United Press International WASHINGTON — A silent dller, striking suddenly and without ivarning, kills 6,000 to 7,000 seem ingly healthy babies every year. Research can tell when the so- alled crib death is most likely to trike, and who is most likely to be ts victim, but nobody has identified he killer other than to call it Sud den Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Now the newest research indi- :ates the victims may not be healthy infants after all, said Dr. Julius Richmond, the government’s top doctor, in an unusual session of a Senate subcommittee Wednesday vening. Richmond, assistant secretary for lealth in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and a former lediatrician, said he has seldom encountered a more harrowing ragedy for parents. In my years as a practicing pediatrician, I don’t think I have ob served any other experience which is as shattering a personal tragedy for those families, who without warning lose their seemingly healthy babies, he testified. An estimated 6,000 to 7,000 in fants die suddenly, quietly and un expectedly in their cribs or baby carriages every year, during what has been considered normal sleep. The mysterious disease is the leading cause of death between the ages of one month to a year, peaking between the second and fourth month. “We know that the risk is higher in males than in females, in black babies than in white babies, in twins as compared to single-born babies, in low birth-weight infants and in babies who have had recent upper respiratory infections, he said. He said the highest rate of SIDS is: — Among mothers less than 20 years old. — Among infants of mothers who smoke. — Greatest during cold weather months and between mid-night and 8 a.m. “Solid Wood Furniture” “Solid Wood Furniture” “Solid Wood SHOP SMART & SAVE $$$ 5%off EVERYTHING IN STORE! UNFINISHED FURNITURE 314 N. Main (Downtown Bryan) 822-7052 „ainj!uinj room PIPS, poo/w Plios,, ..ajnpujnj a ance ■''i II'!' 1 ' Uncanny imitations of Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Moms Mabley . . . 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