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Page 10 THE BATTALION MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1978 ‘Old Sparky’ gone, but more may die HUNTSVILLE — Changes in Texas’ death penalty law have brought changes at the place of execution. Death row is growing again, but “Old Sparky” has quietly retired to be replaced by a lethal syringe. Texas has not executed anyone since a 1964 Supreme Court ruling voided most capital punishment laws. For a while, the death row population was relatively stable. But under new law, it’s growing again. And appeals are running out. “We originally had the one cellbloek. Texas Department of Corrections spokesman Ron Taylor said. “We’ve had to expand to another cellbloek and when we reach 120, we will have to expand to a third cellbloek.” Tbe Texas inmate-built electric chair, in which 361 capital criminals died between 1924 and 1964, has been crated and stored without fan fare somewhere at TDC’s Huntsville headquarters. Mary Lou Anderson, 35, of Lake Charles, La., currently is the only woman in Texas on death row. She is being housed in a special section of the Goree Women’s unit five miles south of Huntsville. Taylor said currently 98 men are on death row at Ellis, but at least 11 more have been sentenced to die and are in county jails around Texas waiting to be sent to Huntsville. “The officials are trying to keep track of the announced death sen tences, which we have not re ceived,” he said. “We originally had the one cellbloek. We’ve had to ex pand to another cellbloek and when we reach 120, we will have to ex pand to a third cellbloek.’’ All inmates on death row are in dividually housed. Taylor said the state’s first death by injection could come “some time in 1979. “It will be the consequence of timing, rather than a shift in philosophy,” he predicted. “It's simply a matter of the inmates on death row. They are getting to the point where their appeal oppor tunities are severely curtailed. “There’s a fairly high probability that in 1979, there could very well be an execution in Texas.” Keeping his eye on the ball? Student Scott McKercher isn’t being hit by a tennis ball, as it appears here. The camera just happened to catch the ball at the moment passed in front of his face after his serve. He was playing tennis Sunday morning at the Bryan High School tennis courts. Entire town celebrates end of 8-year battle 11-year-old boy survives, conquers leukemia United Press International SHEEP RANCH, Calif. — The whole town sipped champagne Saturday as it watched the ceremo nial burning of 40 left-over syringes to commemorate the victory of an 11-year-old boy over the leukemia he has battled for eight years. seen in a century of existence. The hero was Stephen Kenning, a towhead whose lymphoblastic leukemia was discovered just in the knick of time. It was a celebration of life unlike any party this Mother Lode com munity in the Siera foothills has "The doctor told us that if we had waited much longer, it would have been too late,” said the boy’s mother, Nancy Kizer. “One cell, if untreated, can kill a rat in 60 days and a human being in six weeks." Ever since then, until three months ago, Steve has undergone chemotherapy. From now on, the treatment will only be occasional bone marrow tests to determine if his remission is holding. I think lies got a better than 50 percent chance, and maybe as high as 80 percent, of being in perma nent remission,” Dr. William Thayer said. Except for nine arm and leg frac tures, caused by drugs that weakened the bones, Steve has led a near-normal life. He earns money to buy photographic supplies with a parttime job feeding horses. “He deserves the biggest party 1 can think of, Mrs. Kizer said. “I decided that if he made it, I was going to throw one heck of a party for h im because he’s just a super kid." For the occasion, the population of Sheep Ranch was swelled from 50 to 250 by guests milling around the 100-year-old Pioneer Hotel playing horseshoes and nibbling homemade ice cream, apples, cheese and tur key cassarole in flower pots they can take home. For Steve, there was only one slight disappointment. Because the big event was coming, he didn’t get his normal birthday party in July. 8 ATTENTION JUNIORS! Hr YEARBOOK PICTURES TIP T0P A-Z and MAKEUPS MUST BE TAKEN THIS WEEK (SEPT. 25-27) RECORDS AND TAPES 1000 S. COULTER — BRYAN — 823-5745 barker photography TAPES • STEREOS • NEEDLES &TDK BI <i n k Tape Quantity Prices Special Student Discounts 3 846-5766 NORTHGATE COMPLETE SERVICE DEPARTMENT Store Hours: 1 9:00-6:30 Mon.-Sat. TAMU TEXAS AVE. a: * rc SEARS 5 -i 3 Q t ★ TIP TOP 1978 Aggielands Are Here ! Anyone who has paid for the book may pick up his or her copy starting TOMORROW, Tuesday, Sept. 25, — at Building G (second barracks off Ireland Street, adjacent to University Drive). 9 to 4 You MUST have your Student ID card for identification. No one will be allowed to pickup a book other than his own EXCEPT for members of the immediate family, and even then, the person making the pickup MUST have the Student ID card of the person who has paid for the book. There will be no other exceptions. ... And while you’re at it, let this be a reminder to have your picture taken for the 1979 books at BARKER PHOTOGRAPHY 405 University Drive, College Station IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY & GRADES WITHIN 6 TO 8 WEEKS WITH HIGH POTENCY VITAMINS & MINERALS FROM ELLISON DISCOUNT APOTHECARY 2706 TEXAS AVE. (CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION) r Here is the schedule — cut it out — and be sure YOU get there during your assigned time period. JUNIORS Today through Wednesday of this week is MAKEUP TIME for ALL JUNIORS who haven’t had their pictures made. DON’T MISS your last chance to have your individual photo in the 1979 AGGIELAND. SENIORS FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES Oct. 2-Oct. 6 Oct. 9-Oct. 13 Oct. 16-Oct. 20 Oct. 23-Oct. 27 Oct. 30-Nov. 3 Nov. 6-Nov. 8 Nov. 13-Nov. 17 Nov. 20-Nov. 24 Nov. 27-Dec. 1 Dec. 4-Dec. 15 Jan. 15-Jan. 20 Jan. 22-Jan. 24 500 believed in GSA fraud United Press Internatioal WASHINGTON — About 500 government employees and their associates in at least 20 cities are be lieved to be involved in the snow balling corruption scandal at the General Services Administration, sources said Saturday. The sources predicted the list of cities would lengthen in the weeks ahead and the number of persons involved in the investigation would more than double. "We believe the real count will be between 1,100 and 1,300 people when this whole thing is opened up,” one congressional investigator. GSA Special Counsel Vincent Alto has estimated the agency is los ing more than $66 million a year be cause of fraud. He said the figure soars to more than $100 million if mismanagement and waste is in cluded. Based solely on the amount of money involved, tbe widespread GSA corruption is believed to be the single biggest scandal governments history. Grand juries are'investiw charges in Baltimore, Wasfi and Boston Manchester ’ New York City, P„e rto ^ 1 Bayonne and Newark, N.j , S f i1 ' < ? tl ? er inv estigatio ns o/Afcf ro f M£ LA01.E UtCKER # m a i' <) i Den 1 ver . Missoula \ Honolulu and San Pedro and S J Ana, Calif. 1 The building, leasing and o|| supply agency, which hasaU, nearly $5 billion a year peo^ of employs more than 36 000 has been battered by disclosure, corruption for more than months. The allegations of p ayo | kickbacks and other fraudulent ties include stealing GSA supi payment for work never corrupt contractors and use of government credit federal employees. UTS A coed mayt^ be released soon United Press International TEL AVIV — Tlie lawyer for a former University of Texas at Sa Antonio coed convicted on spying charges said Saturday she her client will be set free in the near future. "I do not know, but I hope it is true,” said Felicia Ganger,\i defended one-time Kuwait airways stewardess Terri Fleener inatnj that resulted in a five-year sentence. She said she expects to hear by Monday of the fate of the 23 yeii old from San Antonio, who has been in jail since her arrest at Bn Gurion airport last Oct. 25. Fleener was convicted of conveying information to the enemy, conspiracy and rendering service to an illegal organization. After the verdict and sentence were upheld by a higher court, Langer appealed for clemency to President Itzhak Navon. She said she asked congressmen from Texas as well as Ohio and Kentucky, where Miss Fleener’s parents live, to send petitions of their own. “I am sure they did so,” she said. “She really hasn’t done anytbj wrong.” Fleener was convicted Jan. 9, 1978 by the Tel Aviv district couit after a secret trial. She was accused of intending to take pictures part of a scouting mission from Arab guerrillas. tl YO A Cancer-causer DES cannot be reduced in animals, judge s» United Press International WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration judge has ruled that the growth-stimulating chemical DES causes cancer and there is no way to reduce the animal feed additive to safe levels. FDA administrative law judge Daniel Davidson issued the ruling Friday, but the agency said it would give DES producers 50 days to re spond. After that, FDA Commis sioner Donald Kennedy will make a decision. The FDA has been trying for six years to ban DES as a feed additive and implant since 1972, but the U.S. Court of Appeali Washington ruled that (lief could not act until it held a tel Davidson held the hearing a according to FDA officials,! — DES causes cancer atejtjMiere real good a no known amount below w |, Iftheir drives.’ can be shown not to cause®#® I The Aggie clef By DAY Battalion Boston lekend descri id area as “a itball. Hunimm? Obviously, th many Nev iston-area h jnd more im Yale-Brow nost-nationall n-Notre Dann But if New En liege football, ■ence must be xas A&M ’s 3' College. |Tlie reasons t ire? Fairly sim little vvron iry little right. ranked Ap iperior football However, Tex a slow start, ta arter to warn '-degree'Atiant “In the first qi ge was moving was A&M heac 'rd. "And win they turn [oalline, so we ora. But our dense seemed man or animals. -saa* - —The existence oi DES rest# nisim to stop in animals has been sufficiently8 nee first quart tablished. rback sack by —Public health, environment! ig against the and economic benefits from® ick by James 2 tinned use of DES as an ani® led pitchout i growth agent do not outweigh® rulich all adde risks to consumer health. I Eagles’ early Let Sunshine into your life!_ SUNSHINE LAUNDROMAT manor ea the boys I 3815 E. 29th Street Featuring: coin operated machines attendant on duty at all times Wash, dry and fold services done in-house air conditioned lounge with T.V. Professional dry cleaning and laundry service CONVEN MAKE DUT( dirtw Town and Country Shopping Center 846-7921 8-8 SaL-Sun. HO BRYAN COLLEGE STATION JAYCEES CASINO NIGHT WWRSUY SQ SEPT. 30 7:30-11:30 GAMES 11:30 AUCTION TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY 3 Blocks off Coulter on 25th Street OPEN 6:45 shows 7:20 9:30 ADULT S3.00 child &1.50 *5.00 at the door secures you $5,000.00 in play money to bet on various games of chance; Chuck-o-Luck, Roulette, Black ack. Wheel of Fortune, dice and more. Bid your fortune In play money on Prizes like a pair of speakers worth $400.00, a T.V., a ten speed bike, dinner at one of the finer restau- ra *n t u * n town or onc °f the many prizes that WI e auctioned off when the games end. Mixed drinks and beer will be served. _Conie out, be a winner. opens it was 6:45 a gains shows the mi 7:30 9:40 N * IAB AH is: TOT^j 4 - 5 .^'^'