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the state THE BATTALION MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1978 Page 9A Tower, Krueger both pointing accusing fingers United Press International I AUSTIN — Sen. John Tower, I,-Texas, and his Democratic chal- rnger, U. S. Rep. Boh Krueger, lave accused each other of trying to pislead voters. My opponent has resorted to latant demagoguery over the pro posed constitutional amendment which would put the District of Co lumbia on the same footing in Con gress as the states,” Tower said Fri day . Krueger said Tower is buying ad vertisements to falsely brand him as an opponent of right-to-work laws. “John Tower and some of the members of his ‘closed shop’ have purchased advertising throughout Texas blatantly misrepresenting my position on the closed shop vs. right-to-work laws of Texas,” Krueger said. “I have always sup ported right-to-work.” misdiagnosed pregnancy Couple sues doctor Tower said Krueger tried to polarize minorities by saying To wer’s vote against giving the District of Columbia two senators and a rep resentative indicated an insensitiv ity to the concerns of blacks. “Voting representation in Con gress for the District of Columbia is not a racial issue,” Tower said. “If my opponent is so concerned about the interests of minority groups in this instance, he ought to think twice about how this action will ef fect the minority groups in our own state.” Tower said the constitutional amendment would dilute the power of Texas’ and other states dele gations in Congress. Krueger hit Tower for taking jun kets to foreign nations at taxpayers’ 'expense and voting for a 29 percent pay raise for himself and other members of Congress. SENIOR PLACEMENT SEMINAR PRESENTED BY MR. MACON SOUTHERLAND OF THE TAMU PLACEMENT OFFICE TOPICS TO BE COVERED: PLACEMENT PROCEDURES RESUME & LETTER WRITING JOB SEARCH TECHNIQUES INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWING SEPT. 5 & 6 7:30 P.M. RM 224 MSC SPONSORED BY CAP & GOWN United Press International DALLAS — The doctor’s an- ounceinent to Linda Whisenant : she was pregnant sent the 24- ear-old woman and her husband itoa flurry of preparations. But the news six months later that condition had been misdiag- |osed shattered the couple’s plans id dreams. So Mrs. Whisenant and her hus- d, Melvin, have filed a damage suit in state district court against Dr. John O. Baker for their mone tary losses and “mental anguish.” Mrs. Whisenant s attorney, John Albritten, said Friday the “lower- income” couple, married three years, was living in a modest home in Dallas when Mrs. Whisenant had a pregnancy test in May 1977. Albritten said the woman’s physi cian, Baker, confirmed she was Hate traffic accident deaths ip 10 percent over last year terwoodl »nger. .1 id disas-1 colt Pent fed aid! flip RmJDepartment of Public Safety offi- ported by the same date in 1977. torney. United Press International [AUSTIN — So far this year 2,355 ;rsons have died in traffic acci- mts, an increase of 10 percent let the figure for the same period 1977. cials reported 221 more highway deaths by noon Saturday than the 2,134 recorded during the same period of 1977. Fatal accidents totaled 2,051, up 188 from the 1,863 fatal mishaps re pregnant and began prescribing drugs and treatment. The total bill for these services, he said, cam to about $300. But that wasn’t the biggest loss. The Whisenants, concerned that their house payments might inter fere with their ability to care for the child, moved in with relatives. Albritten said the situation changed in November 1977, when a month after she stopped going to Baker, Mrs. Whisenant visited another doctor. Then she was told she never had been pregnant. The Whisenants’ suit seeks an un specified amount of damages for the time she thought she was pregnant, as well as recovery of the money spent for drugs, the loss of their home and the "mental anguish” she says she suffered on learning she was not pregnant. Baker has refused comment on the suit, citing advice from his at- Hazelw tional to the S fli'ce luildin^H )ert !. 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