Page 8 THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1978
Germ-free world
‘Bubble baby’ celebrates seventh birthday
United Press International
HOUSTON — Little David, the
immune deficient youth whose life
is restricted to a sterile plexiglass
isolator, took time off from his
schoolwork Thursday to celebrate
his seventh birthday with family and
friends.
He unwrapped gifts inside his
isolator in the family den with his
sister, cousins, friends his own age,
and grandparents looking on. From
there, the festivities moved to a
spaghetti dinner and chocolate
birthday cake.
David’s full identity has never
been revealed publicly to protect
the child and his family.
He suffers from severe combined
immune deficiency disease, which
means his body has no natural de
fense against germs. Catching the
common cold could prove fatal.
David has spent all but the first
few seconds of his life in a plastic
“bubble” and is the oldest of about
five SCID patients.
Along with his presents David has
a new attending physician.
Dr. William T. Shearer, recently
appointed professor of pediatrics,
microbiology and immunology at
Baylor College of Medicine, also
will work training immunologists —
those who eventually may find a
cure for his disease.
Shearer said he will protect David
and not let him become a “laborat
ory experiment.” He discussed
David’s progress with reporters
Wednesday.
“When David was born, the field
of immunology was young and the
body of knowledge was less,” he
said. “In immunodeficiency pa
tients, variation is the key finding.
One person with SC will not respond
to treatment in the same way as
another. ”
Shearer reported that David has
been exposed accidentally to a lim
ited number of nondisease causing
bacteria.
“These pathogens, though nor
mally non-disease producing, can be
harmful by causing what is known as
opportunistic infection. So the fact
that David lives with these or
ganisms in his body with no ill ef
fects is encouraging.
“Any systematic introduction of
bacteria into David’s system, how
ever, would be extremely risky. It
takes a while for all children’s im
mune system to become strong —
most children have four to six virus
infections a year — but we are not at
the point of sophistication in science
where we can give David exposure
to germs without inflicting serious
health hazards.
“It is my opinion that David
would be unable to survive outside
the bubble even with limited expo
sure,” he said.
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Police should defend both order
and human rights, says Bob Ben
nett, a criminal lawyer from Hous
ton. The attorney defended one of
the policemen in the Joe Campos
Torres case. Bennett was on campus
to speak to Political Forum Thurs
day.
“These days there has been much
public concern over the social rela
tionship between police and citizens
in a free society,” Bennett said. He
idiscussed the police mission and
'gave a list of what is believed to be
the standard functions of policemen:
crime prevention, crime investiga
tion, traffic control and providing of
emergency services.
These performances should ac
complish the police mission through
the maintenance of peace and sec
urity in the community, Bennett
said. This is the concept most
people have about the police func
tion.
But the role of police is viewed
differently, he said. The policeman
sees it as the cops versus robbers
role, engaging in the symbolic rights
of chase, search and capture when
they arrive on the scene of a crime.
The President’s Commission on
Law Enforcement and the Ad
ministration of Justice says this is a
widespread role concept by police
and frequently by citizens, Bennett
said. People with this view see
police engaging in the dangerous,
exciting and competitive enterprise
of apprehending criminals, he said.
Citizens may have a similar con
cept role but they have different
demands of the police. A policeman
is expected to act as a family coun
selor, physician, public relations
specialist, athlete, social worker and
educator.
“He is expected to perform these
functions with the patience of Job,
the wisdom of Solomon and the
strength of Goliath,” Bennett said.
The majority of police time is
spent in activities involving difficult
and complex social and behavioral
problems, he said. In handling
these problems they find they must
work with situations rather than
persons and this tends to present a
bad situation, Bennet said.
Citizens begin to react negatively
to this attitude and it puts a strain on
police-community relations. Also,
Bennett said, the apprehension of
danger on the policeman’s part adds
tension and frustration and this af
fects the performance of duties. He
said the very basis of police-
community relations are likely to be
negative.
Policemen are sometimes in the
position where being courteous
does not work with citizens, so he
begins to act rudely every time he
comes into contact with the public,
Bennett said; it is natural for nega
tive feelings to arise.
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it rightfully should be, that the rep
resentatives of their government. . .
should be courteous, should be re
strained and they should be effec
tive and should be able to cope with
any situation that they encounter,
he said.
The real conflict comes when a
citizen’s rights are breached and
contact with the police becomes
necessary. Bennett asked what the
American sense of justice dictates
when reacting to the problem of
conflict between police and citizens.
He said he hoped the citizens would
respond to the question with reason
and not with emotion.
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Friday
TAMU RACQUETBALL CLUB: Members of the club will partid
pate in the Texas championships at the Handball and Racquetbal
Clubs of San Antonio tonight and extending through the weekenc
AGGIE CINEMA: “Sorcerer," a film that focuses on four stranp
trapped in a filthy and primitive South American Backwater;tfie-
only hope is to volunteer for a suicidally dangerous job, willli
shown at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater.
MIDNIGHT MOVIE: “I Will, I Will... For Now,” a spoof of se*
manners and casual relationships in the 1970’s, starring E
Gould and Diane Keaton, will be shown in Rudder Theater,
VOLLEYBALL: The women’s team will go to the San Diego Stil;
Tournament in San Diego, California today and tomorrow
SOFTBALL:The women’s team will travel to Denton fortheTesj
Women’s University Tournament today and tomorrow.
CROSS COUNTRY: There will be a men’s and women s Invitation
Cross Country Meet here.
TENNIS: The women’s team will play in Texas sectionals inCorp,
Christi today and Saturday.
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FOOTBALL: The Texas Aggies will play Boston College in Bosta
Mass., at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The game will be
on radio station WTAW.
BIO-MED: The Bio-Medical Science Association Hamburger Ft)
from 4:30 p.m. until dark at Hensel Park. New people arewd
come to join the association for $3. Members are free; dates
members are $1.50. If interested, call Ed at 693-3088
DANCE: The Texas A&M Mainland Mother’s Club invite studec
and faculty to attend a formal dance at the Texas City Texas &
sler Civic Center. Tickets are $10 per couple. For more inform
tion please contact Mrs. Anrew Giamfortone at (713) 935-Mi
"The Dukes of Aggieland" will play at the dance.
AGGIE CINEMA: “Outlaw Blues,” about a song-writing convict^
gets out of prison only to find that his music has been stolen, tx .
tears up Austin in revenge will show at Sand 10:30p.m. inRudda (
Theater. The movie stars Peter Fonda and Susan Saint James
RHA: The Texas Resident Hall Association will hold a one-day meil
ing in Rudder Tower.
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS: an “Afternoon in the Country rod
rally will be held in Parking lot 50 at 12:30 p.m. Thecostis
per person and includes dinner and lx*er.
Sunday
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shown at 2 p.m. in Rudder Theater.
TENNIS: The women's team will have Texas Sectionals in Corpus
Christi.
Monday
CAREERS NIGHT: The College of Business will have a careeii
night, with mock interview and departmental speakers from
p.m. in Rudder Theater.
FENCING: The TAMU Fencing club urges anyone to try too
fence a fencer” and win a gift from area merchants at tMC
fountain today and tomorrow from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
CAMPUS SCOUTS: Will plan an outing at their meeting in iw
502, Rudder at 7 p.m.
MSC ARTS: All interested people are welcome to go to the MSCtt
meeting in room 216, Memorial Student Center (student pi*
rams office) at 8 p.m.
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DALLAS —- Gary A. Hani
Texas citizen’s hand radio opei
in Dallas, has become the first
son convicted since the recentl
Supreme Court obscenity rulii
the “seven dirty words’caseii
York.
Hancock entered a plea of
to the federal indictment contaii
one count charging violation of
18 U.S. Code, Section 1464.He'
sentenced to two years impri
ment and fined $1,000. The
tence was suspended and Hi
was placed on probation for
years and required to participa<
a group counseling program
The Federal Communicali
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was convicted on one count
U.S. District Court for then'
district of Texas Sept. 15 on chi
of using obscene language hm
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