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Page 8 THE BATTALION MONDAY, September 4, 1978 Drivers to pay more per gallon United Press International HOUSTON — The American Au tomobile Association Friday re ported Texas motorists will pay an average of almost two cents more per gallon of gasoline this Labor Day compared to last Fourth of The AAA said a survey of 236 service stations throughout the state showed the average full-service price for regular gasoline was 63.4 per gallon, a 1.7 cent increase since July 4. Unleaded gasoline averaged 66.3 cents, compared to 64.6, and pre mium 68.3 compared to 66.4. Self- service gasoline increased about as much to 57.1 for regular, 61.8 for unleaded and 63.4 for premium. The AAA reported no supply problems were expected anywhere in Texas during the Labor Day holi day. Island evacuated after atomic tests United Press International KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands — The rushed evacuation of the radioactive island of Bikini has sown new seeds of bitterness in the hearts of its people. They were ordered off Bikini Thursday after scientists found it still unsafe for habitation 32 years after it was used for atomic tests. They were evacuated to Kili Is land, 500 miles away, and, on a shopping stopover at the U.S. mis sile base at Kwajalein, some of the 139 Bikinians talked about the hur ried farewell. “There are some things we didn’t feel good about, ” said Taro Lokebal, who was born on Bikini and serves as liaison between the Council of Bikinians and the United States. “And yesterday it rained. We had to have our ceremony on the ship. It was supposed to be on the shore but we had no time.” Aboard the U.S. Trust Territory vessel MS Micro-Pilot, Lokebal said, the people sang hymns and prayed while the older ones, who recalled another farewell in 1946, wept. “The pastor said Bikini atoll was our home given by God. In some way, the American people came and took it from us to improve their test ing to be the world’s security from our enemy. Scientists estimate Bikini will not be safe for at least 30 to 60 years because of the levels of cesium 137 and strontium 90 in the ground, food and water. CLASS OF 81 First class council meeting. Tuesday, Sep tember 5, 7:30 P.M. Room 226 MSC. Get in volved in your class T-Shirts, Projects, Band Committee. Running: ‘real and actual’ Boa constrictors protect jewelry United Press International CHICAGO — Two boa con strictors will attempt to justify their stay of execution by helping guard millions of dollars in gems and jewels to be displayed dur ing the International Gem, Min eral and Jewelry Show next month. A spokesman for the show said the snakes, Crunehita and Fire Agate, will slither around inside glass cases displaying the wares of the El Cajon Gem Co., one of the exhibitors. Ed Alexander, a representa tive for El Cajon, said Fire Agate is 7 feet long and Crunehita is slightly longer. Alexander said he rescued the snakes in Mexico, where they were about to be killed for their skins. The show will be at the Expo- center from Sept. 28 through Oct. 1. Book examines runnim Unitec Press International ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Sortie people consider running an exhaust ing physical activity to be avoided at all costs. Others accept it as a neces sary evil of physical fitness. Dr. George Sheehan has a differ ent approach. “Running is real and actual, said Sheehan, a 59-year-old New Jersey cardiologist. “Life is what you spend between races. Sheehan’s book,“Running and Being, examines the sport from a philosophical standpoint, describing the intellectual release and enjoy ment he gains from running. Sheehan equates the experience with joining the body and soul — an act which “brings together work, play, love, and religion. According to Sheehan, everyone should run at least an hour a day to “forget God, country and family. If it makes you sweat in the bargain, then you’ve really got it good. "For me, running is play and a lot of other people are finding that it’s play. 1 thought runners would be loners. But we meet and love eacli other. It’s odd for runners to be demonstrative. Sheehan, who traveled around the country promoting the book, said his main point is to promote play — enjoyment away from the regular routine of life. “It’s not about how to run, but about why to play.” The only way a person can be come physically lit is to find the play activity that suits him or her, he said. “It becomes its own compul sion. After people run for awhile, hardly any of them are caring about physical fitness anymore.” Experts who say running can hurt a person’s health, in Sheehan’s view, usually sit in their offices all day and pontificate, while the “common man finds his own truth. will kill you, well, it’s the otta 1 that are killing you.” Women, he believes, are!* than men at reading their luj I because they have a change ii bodies once a month. “Men don’t look to theirbodij] the cause of emotional and highs and lows as women learned. It s people who attad ness programs who get in IraiSi They are attacking their bodits stead of reading them.” At age 59, Sheehan has A Stanford University study showed 2,000 calories of strenuous activity — or about 20 miles of run ning — can protect people against heart disease, Sheehan said. “Sweating is one of the most cleansing aetivites one can have both mentally and snirituallv. It seems to absolve you of wrong doing.” Sheehan said a person can provoke a heart attack doing any thing for which the body is not pre pared, whether it be running or shoveling snow. "You have to read your body to determine how much it can handle. “Plutarch said we are blind and deaf tenants of our bodies. And the people who say an hour on the road running every day is too exhai So he runs 10 miles three tii week and races on weekends Bui liirb; ms competed in about 50maralkB^j^ since he started running sodim ne> years ago “I used to race all the time, epi jnd t m my car in («■ t carry my gear find a race somewhere.” Sheehan said marathons fgrei Rich people a chance to c h a ll en !> e iiJLosf selves even more than the chan* i ... . , . .Brely compete. Its the moral eqnn” of war that William James should have.” in. loffi d go AnRoI But e\ 16 19 lanta, and other major cities.'™’ He adheres to his schedule no matter whereheis has run in downtown Dallas, tion, ’ he said, "is not a deferral It s better to run in pollution! mtt in Vennont' to sit on your butt Executives are better able to handle extreme pressur THE HAIR ART is having a (Reg. 10.00) $5.00 HAIR-A-THON A haircut and blowdry only (Let Sarah or Lauri give you that special look now at this| low, low price. Call 779-6823 for an appointment. United Press International SILVER BAY, N.Y. — Many executives and middle management personnel are better able to deal with higher lev els of pressure than most people, says James J. Gal lagher, a business consultant to in dustry. Gallagher told a YMCA-spon- sored conference on management problems that stress also can be a major cause of being fired, when it causes poor job performance. He said good news as well as bad can add to stress. A table in the "Journal of Psychos.omatic Re search that rates 43 events accord ing to the stress they engender gives death of a spouse a 100-point rating, divorce, 73 points, being fired. 47, a happy Christmas, 12, and traffic tickets, 11. Gallagher, whose Career Man agement Associates counsels indus try on firing practices and execu tives on coping with job loss, offers these stress-reducing tips to chair- bound executives: —Stand up during phone calls. —Stand up and stretch liv e’ or six times daily, and always between meetings. —Take catnaps. Lie down in your office and listen to your breath. This helps blank everything fromi mind Forget your convenient^ mu rorget your convenient ml . five parking space. Park youiiV the far end of the lot andvvallitiJ from vour office. ' ien * -Try to keep people on theiii ^ , during short meetings. It rein r tension and makes the meetii even briefer. —Overload your briefcase. 1 lied 1 2305 B. Cavitt (Behind Krogers-Bryan) OFFER GOOD FOR SEPT. 4 >S GO TO MUSCULAR DYSTRAPHY History of crowns get exercise carrying the eit q cc;| weight. lthe Flex your arm muscles 4 g the carrying the briefcase. This lie lairc; relax tension. Expe oths Papal crown pawned for mom] ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRATERNITY ANNOUNCES THE BEGINNING OF ITS FALL RUSH 1978 FOR A PARTY SCHEDULE AND MORE INFORMATION CALL 846-5226 693-5446 693-2750 THE MARINE PLC PROGRAM ? s ijlifr Ml# ■ ( . United Press International VATICAN CITY — The papal crown that Pope John Paul I re nounced for his Sunday investiture as the 263rd pontiff was stolen, pawned and used to raise money for the starving. Papal crowns, officially known as tiaras, have come in all shapes and sizes for 15 centuries and have in cluded from one to three tiers. Many crowns were plundered when German mercenaries sacked the Vatican in 1527. Julius II (1503-1513) allowed his magnificent tiara to be pawned so that Prince Agostino Chigi could raise an army. It was redeemed, survived the sacking of the Vatican and was later enlarged by Pius VI in 1789 to a mass of gold studded with three enormous diamonds and 36 smaller ones, 24 oriental pearls, 22 large sapphires, 24 emeralds, 14 rubies and a huge emerald at the top. Paul VI donated the triple tiara presented to him by' the Milanese for bis 1963 coronation to raise money for Third World needy popu lations. The first known crown presented to any pope was by the Roman Em peror Constantine to Pope Silvester I in the fourth century. Although the first Christian Roman Emperor had not yet been baptized, he gave the crown to Sil vester as a pledge of his friendship for the Christians he allowed to wor ship openly alter more than three centuries of repression by his pre decessors. But, like the new pontiff, fc ter did not use the crown, pis , ring a round, white gold-emk ered miter. The first pope picturedwemi'iij gold-based white crown si| mounted by a crucifix wasSyriy „ Constantine I (708-715). The first recorded solemnn tion was that of St. Leo Mi® and for the past nine ce nturioi 0 J erl Sun Theatres 333 University 84C 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 Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS 846-9808 John Paul I, all popes wj crowned. For five centuries, popes* single-tiered crowns until B VIII wore the first known ( tiered tiara in 1295. French Pope Benedict XII id triple-tiered tiara in 1334 to into his position as “father ofprineesl of kings, guide of the worldi vicar upon earth of Christ Jesnsi Savior.” The tiara came to be known* symbol of authority and wasi used liturgieally. 11 has been won coronations and at other mj ceremonies, including the nouncement of papal dogma, The tiara most frequentlyse tourists in St. Peter's Basilicata ury is the 18th-century crown® every June 29 to adorn the l)i# statue ot the first pope, St. Petei, the church’s central aisle. 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