Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1978)
rapists jailed Twenty-five percent were dismissed because the eomplain- sex otienders, once caught, usu ally do not repeat their crimes, but those who do repeat are likely to commit other violent crimes. In reviewing the reasons for dismissal of rape charges, the study found that 7 percent of the cases were dismissed because the story of the witness “was im plausible or contradicted by other testimony. ing witness did not show up. Another 3 percent were dis missed for “lack of prosecutive merit,” 9 percent for “evidence problems,” 4 percent for "ele ment of offense missing,” and 6 percent for “problem with an es sential witness.” Back to good ole Mother Nature 5rm Start 26 822-23f( Aggies now are able to test their abilities to cope with the forces of nature. The Physical Education Department offers a series of sur vival, backpacking and shooting sports courses and furnishes much of the equipment required. The class shares any extra expenses that may occur on the weekend trips. Battalion photo by Craig Rogers Survey shows Soviets are expanding arsenal H H 0 M i f 0 - 3 United Press International LONDON — The United States a Stockpile of more than twice as my nuclear warheads as the oviet Union, but the Soviet arlwnds pack a heftier punch and irir number is growing fast, the au- loritative International Institute ir Strategic Studies said recentK . [in its annual "Military Balance” urvey the Institute said the two ipeqwnvers, unable to add to their niories of missile launchers under le 1974 Vladivostok agreement be- een former President Gerald ordand Soviet President Leonid I. rezhnev, are concentrating on modernizing and in some areas ex- anding their nuclear capabilities. Tlie Institute is an independent itemational center for information ad research on problems of secu- ity, defense and control in the nu- tear age. The survey did not make any as sessment of relative nuclear strengths of the United States and the Soviet Union. "The United States," it said, "concentrated on improvements to the existing triad of intercontinental ballistic missiles, sea-launched bal listic missiles and bombers and con tinued to fund development pro grams for new systems for deploy ment in the 1980s. “The Soviet Union,” it said, “con tinued with broad modernization of intercontinental ballistic-Iaunched ballistic missiles and bombers. In actual nuclear warheads the Institute said the United States could launch more than 11,000 — almost twice as many as a decade ago. The present Soviet warhead ar senal, it said, is 4,500. But this will soar to more than 7,500 in the early 1980s, and the “individual warheads have significantly higher yields than U.S. ones.” On the ground in Europe the In stitute said the discrepancy between Communist Warsaw Pact and North Atlantic Treaty Organizatior strengths continued to widen. The Soviets, the Institute said, have added 7,0(X) tanks of all types during the past year to bring their total from 43,000 to 50,000 — more than three times as many as NATO. NATO’s tank strength remains “fairly constant, the survey said. But it said the West has partially offset its weakness in tanks by in creasing its armory of anti-tank missiles. The survey said the overall bal ance of Western and Communist bloc forces in Europe is “moving steadily against the West.” But it said “the overall balance still appears to make military ag gression seem unattractive. Experts say cancer s start may be in today s suntan WASHINGTON — Experts who iave completed their review of the ink between skin cancer and expo- in e to the sun say their concern is lot a matter of this summer or next -but what happens to your skin 20 to 50 years from now. It can take that long for today’s ose of sun to show up as skin mceror other changes in the skin. That is why the scientists who re- lewed the situation for the Food nd Drug Administration have rec- Immended that products which bill lemselves as sunscreens carry a 'arning that too much sun can luse skin cancer or prematurely ;ed skin. They have also concluded that iinscreen products do work, and ley can help in reducing the inci- ence of skin cancer. Currently about 9,000 Americans develop lalignant skin cancer each year, nd another 300,000 develop benign in disease. While the report officially rec- mmends that the FDA require a statement on sunscreen labels say ing that “liberal and regular” use of sunscreens can reduce the chances of developing cancer, the suggestion was not a unanimous one. Three of the seven outside ex perts the FDA called together to make the report disagreed with the warning recommendation. The con sumer representative on the panel, who did not have a vote, also dis agreed with the advice. The reason, they said, is that the language would suggest to users that skin cancer can indeed be pre vented by use of sunscreens, and that it doesn t take into account the fact that some persons may already have had too much exposure to the sun. The minority report concludes: “Because data are not yet conclu sive that skin cancers are prevent able by these over-the-counter products, the minority suggests that a claim of may reduce harmful ef fects of the sun is acceptable, but the final step of preventing cancer is unwarranted at this time. ” The FDA has published the re port for comment and will make a final decision on whether to propose a label warning later on. It noted the disagreement among the experts and said special attention must be given to make sure consumers are not misled by whatever stejrs it fi nally takes. The panel’s report noted that damage to the skin is “cumulative and 20 to 50 years may pass before skin changes including skin cancers appear.” Persons who do develop skin cancer are advised to use sun screens by their doctors, it added, not to correct the situation “but to prevent skin cancer from today’s ex posure from appearing 10 to 20 years hence.” The report gives a clean bill of health to several sunscreen ingre dients, including one of the most common — aminobenzoic acid, or PABA. “For over 40 years aminobenzoic acid has been known to be an effec tive sunscreen,” the report states. ATTENTION ORP & TSA PARTICIPANTS Mules laden urith Blue Maguey jrinas on their way to Cuervo’s La Rojena plant. Since 1795we’ve gathered our Blue Magueys for Cuervo Gold l he gentle way. Its the old way. And still the best. At Cuervo we know that there is only one ivay to make Cuervo Gold perfect. The way we’ve been doing it for more than 180 years. That's why people still nurture our fields of Blue Maguey plants. And why mules are still used to bring these precious plants to our distillery. Fbr tradition is still the most important ingredient in Cuervo Gold. This is what makes Cuervo Gold truly special. Neat, on the rocks, with a splash of soda, in a perfect Sunrise or Margarita, Cue rvo Gold unit bring you back to a time when quality ruled the world. Cuervo. The Gold standard since 1795. CUERVO ESPECIAL® TEQUILA. 80 PROOF. IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BV © 1978 HEUBLEIN, INC., HARTFORD, CONN. Let’s put a stop to . home S burglaries in Bryan- t College sr Station. Vi Every homeowner in Bryan-College Sta tion is alarmed about our community’s recent wave of home burglaries. AN CO is doing some thing about it. In cooperation with the District Attorney and the Police Departments of Bryan and Col lege Station, ANCO is offering a $250.00 cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons involved in the burglary of a home in Bryan or College Sta tion.* You can help protect your property by installing dead bolt locks on all exterior doors, providing security lights in garages and door ways and by stopping newspaper deliveries when out of town. You can help protect your neighbors by calling the police to investigate strangers in the neighborhood or unusual ac tivity around homes when families are out of town or on vacation. Let’s put a stop to home burglaries. This is too nice a place to live to let thugs spoil it. 'This reward is a public service and is available to every homeowner -not just families with Homeowners Insurance provided by ANCO. If you are not sure that your Homeowners insurance is adequate - contact your own insurance agent -or ANCO. . ’ 1%. ft ■ V- ? ?a- ; : T. . " -■'O'. $250.00 REWARD Leading to the Arrest and Conviction of Home Burglars Call the BURGLARY HOTLINE 822-9411 Bryan/Lt. Riggs 846-8864 College Station/Det. Miller