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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1978 U.S. rejects French idea for aid and arms in Zaire United Press International PARIS — An agreement in principle between the United States and four Western allies to shore up African nations against Soviet and Cuban influence will apply only to emergency cases such as Zaire. A policy of dealing with Afri can crises one at a time emerged from the Western nations meet ing on Africa, which ended Tuesday in Paris. For Zaire alone, this policy is expected to cost $100 million in logisitic sup port and supplies in the next three months. The United States rejected two proposals from France to help “moderate” African nations by forming a billion-dollar aid fund and a full-fledged pan- African security force. The meeting of the five West ern allies — Belgium, Britain and West Germany also partici pated — will be followed with another meeting next week in Brussels. A senior U.S. official said that Congress was not interested in multi-national aid projects and that the Carter administration believes any African security force would have to come under the auspices of the Organization for African Unity. The OAU includes not only “moderate” countries like Zaire and Morocco, but also Soviet- aided ones like Ethiopia and An gola. Washington’s obvious con cern, though not spelled out, is to avoid polarizing Africa into East versus West blocs any more than it already is. Vet says more bones will heal if steel implants used on horse Terrorism involves commies says council for freedom United Press International WASHINGTON — A new study on international terrorism claims that communists “are doing the coordinating” among terrorist or ganizations throughout the world, even supporting groups which are non-communist. The conclusion is contained in “International Terrorism: The Communist Connection,’ a 172- page study published by the Ameri can Council for World Freedom. The council describes itself as a non-partisan, Washington-based public research institution which publishes research in connection with international affairs. The authors said there are no facts to conclude that these organizations take orders from a “central author ity,” but they said “a significant de- Sun Theatres 333 University 84t The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun No one under 18 v Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS 846-9808 gree of coordination of terrorist ac tivities does exist and it is mainly communists who are doing the coordinating. “Put differently, if communist governments and political group ings, of one ideological emphasis or another, were to cease terrorist ac tivity and assistance, the present wave of international terrorism would be squashed.” The study concludes, “There is virtually no terrorist operation or guerrilla movement anywhere in the world today, whether com munist, semi-communist, or non communist, from the Irish Republi can Army to the Palestine Libera tion Organization to our own Weather Underground, with which communists of one sort or another have not been involved.” “This includes non-communist operations and movements,” it said, “for communist parties and gov ernments always stand ready to ex ploit disorder in Europe, the Mid dle East, Latin America and elsewhere, however and by whomever it is fomented.” In the olden days when a horse stepped into a prairie dog hole and broke a leg the cowboy’s only choice was to pull off the saddle, and with a bullet send the animal to that big corral in the sky. Nowadays, the odds are much higher for recovery, since veterinar ians and bioengineers at Texas A&M University teamed up with a bunch of bones and a machine used for testing stress of materials used in airplanes. “We feel that at least 20 percent more horses which fracture a leg can recover because of what we learned,” explained Dr. Charles L. Boyd, head of large animal medicine at A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Boyd, a former practitioner near Fort Worth, said that 309 sets of materials and bones and devices attached to bones underwent stress test until the bone cracked, broke or exploded (shattered) during the 21- year project. The scientists tested steel, plas tic, nylon, fiberglass, polyester, polymerizing agents and bolts, pins, screws and rivets in their search for materials with highest compatability with bones and fractures to enhance recovery. “Design importance of the im plant, and that steel proved to be the best material for it, is what we came up with, ’ Dr. Boyd said. “Then came size and shaping of plates and screws necessary to hold pieces of bone in place for union and recovery. Fractures differ, resulting in shaping each implant to take the required stress.” “In times past owners of horses knew a fracture wouldn’t heal prop erly, if at all,” Dr. Bond said. "And the fracture and lack of healing re lates to the very nature of a horse. It’s weight, shifting of weight often all to one leg, contraction of muscles and fatigue often leads to a frac ture.” About 65 percent of a horse’s body weight is borne by its front feet, hence its getting up from a lying position by extending its front legs forward. “So, every movement a horse makes a fidl thrust, total exertion, when they go from a lying to a stand ing position,” the veterinarian added. “It’s virtually impossible to put a cast on a broken front leg which will be light enough for a horse to walk, and for the cast to still be durable. This problem of light weight and durability for mending has been ap proached both internally, with plates, screws and pins, and exter nally with casts of plaster of paris, fiberglass, polyester resin and other materials. “This whole thing set me to won dering and thinking about what really happens when a bone breaks. You can hear it like when you snap a dry twig, Dr. Boyd explained. “I gave thought to physical properties of bones. What are they, and how these properties change in the frac turing process?” With cooperation of the bioen gineers and with use of long (leg) bones the bones were tested for their reactions when enough stress was applied to break them—either by pressing, by flexing and by twist ing. Machine pressure was about 14,000 pounds per square inch when fracture occured in the canon bone of a horse. However, Dr. Boyd said that fracture by a horse doesn’t require this much pressure. “We also learned that proper shaping of a plate to fit the bone, plus complete immobilization of the fracture, will permit desirable re covery. About six months is re quired for recovery which will per il ni fcEATT llets, 1 [pel Mitel the be at ion an Natic s cho feated tl 105-99 W( NI'A title wice b Dr. Charles L. Boyd, left, and Dr. Bill Ledbetter of if A&M use a stress-test machine for aircraft materials!) I termine the cracking, breaking and explosion levelsofif in horses and materials that could provide protectionfr The Texas week ii the Ag] NCAA covery. Boyd said 25 percent more horses could be resin ■'j' en ^ by surgical application of stainless steel plates fashioned Ii the fracture. mit a horse to perform normally,” he said. However, bone grafts are sometimes necessary. A simple fracture of a canon bone (below the knee) is easiest to repair, he said. Dr. Boyd said that several equine practitioners have adapted the ma terials tested—stainless steel to that used in human bone repair. The hardware remains within the leg after the bone was mended. Cost of this new internal type fixa tion of a fracture was set at $800 to $1,000, which Dr. Boyd described as too expensive for the average horseman. It is not too high, how- ever > to save a good stallion or mare, he added, "nor is it too much for a good gelding or cuttii when the owner thinks the worth spending the money. A cast costs a minimumof! $1000. For fixation of a fracturel)[ the new internal surgery to cessful, Dr. Boyd said that! pendent largely upon whet owner of the animal and his narian place splints oracasl animal prior to loading and to a veterinary hospital. He said an unprotected becomes worse, particular!' the end of a broken bone per the surface skin, triggering! tion which cannot be repairs "People can amputate, added, "but not horses.’ utn BUSINESS COLLEGE Inquire About Our Term Starting June 27 Phone 822-6423 or 822-2368 A special 6-week typing course for beginners will be offered in the afternoons starting July 5. For more information, call 822- 6423. Foreign investment doesn’t helpU president of farmer’s union states Discount trophy^ AND ENGRAVING 215 S. MAIN 822-5923 United Press International WASHINGTON — One of the first rounds of an emotional fight against foreign acquisition of U.S. farmland will take place in the Se nate on an unlikely topic: a tax treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty, supported by corpora tions, has been fought by state gov ernments, who fear it would restrict their taxation of foreign businesses, and by unions, who fear the treaty will encourage U.S. corporations to export American jobs to Great Brit ain. Those groups strongly opposed the treaty in hearings last summer but "the farm angle didn’t surface at that time,” explained Milt Hakel of If you have money to invest... Optional Retirement Plan Tax Sheltered Annuity Deferred Compensation Financial Planning Call Hays Glover GUGGENHEIM GLOVER, ASSOCIATES If you have calculator problems.. We carry a full line of calculators & accessories. Rother’s Bookstore 340 Jersey — At the Southgate the National Farmers Union. When the Farmers Union leader ship became convinced the treaty could give foreign buyers of land more advantages than they already have, they joined the opponents. The Farmers Union interest de veloped after Commerce Depart ment officials estimated that at least $800 million in foreign investment in the United States last year — or 30 percent of the $2.5 billion total — went for purchases of farmland. Tony Dechant, president of the Farmers Union, said, “While some may contend that foreign invest ment would be desirable because U.S. farmers have a capital short age, we maintain that this influx of outside capital is disruptive rather than helpful. 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The farm group’s concern centers around Article 9, section 4 of the treaty, which would restrict state tax officials from requiring corporations doing business in the states to sub mit tax data on the parent corpora tion and all its subsidiaries. Many states do so now. The practice, called the “unitary business doctrine,” is intended to prevent corporations from shifting businesses from state to state to avoid taxes. The treaty would allow British corporations to only submit tax data on business done in the states. States would have to take their word the tax returns were complete. Corporations have failed for years to get Congress to outlaw the “unit ary business doctrine,” and the British tax treaty, if it is ratified in its current form, would be the first victory for the corporations in their fight for the concept. Even tax experts who argue the corporations have a good case say the treaty is not the proper forum to discuss the changes. One effect of the law would be to keep secret real British ownership of farmland, when both the Carter administration and Congress are moving to develop a method to ac curately reflect the number of foreign buyers. A second effect would be to re duce further the amount of taxes British owners would have!) American land Sen. Frank Church, D- sought a reservation on delete Article 9 (4), buthel 10-5 vote by the Senate Fori lations Committee, Farmers Union joined in tie Now Church, the Farmer and other opponents are ser strip the treaty of that port* Senate floor. If they succet British would be asked toa« reservation. Fifty-one votes would be to win and if they do not they may try to kill the entire which would take just one-i the Senate, or 34 votes. "We think we have about! votes now and another said one vote counter. Reports indicate the not the major purchasers farmland. The major purcta pear to be Germans, Fren; lians, Dutch, Japanese a#l Americans. 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