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*♦' Woodpeckers evour Texas lectric poles l| United Press International I SAN ANTONIO — There is some- ping about utility poles that wood peckers like and the Southwest Re- pearch Institute is trying to eliminate According to utility company statistics, woodpeckers chew up mil lions of dollars worth of poles each year But since federal law' protects the chiselbeaked birds, the poles lave for years gone unprotected. The Southwest Research Institute is trying to develop chemically treated poles, which would put a had taste in the woodpeckers’ mouths, [hey call the procedure “avoidance lehavior The study is being conducted for six rural electric cooperatives cover ing 59 counties in South Central [exas. The Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative of Gonzales, a manag- ig member of the groups that eom- ijsioned the study, estimates that roodpecker damage to the more han 67,000 poles in its nine-county reavaries from $75,(XX) to $1(X),(X)0 year, more than is caused by wind, ightning and ice storms combined. The birds damage poles by prob- ,g the wood for food and by ex- jvating large cavities tor roosting or jesting holes. In addition, nests at tract snakes which sometimes fall '■cross lines, causing power- aoto by MiVelwIdjsrupting short circuits. ‘Beat the Hell out of Rice!’ These students, among a group of about 500 who rallied on former head football coach Emory Bellard’s front lawn early Saturday morning, join in an enthusiastic Aggie yell. The rally had been called to show student support for Bellard, who resigned suddenly last week. Bellard came out to thank the students, then quickly retreated back into his home. Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. iis week’s i Bowl. ies iny Third !i Churches unite in hunger relief ion subcomm idying the i the chairman , deputy dim rrwegian Fon member of ive Board, became a dm 'estem oppos aft that, in s to control : is fully ha drive for adoji i in its pit United Press International WASHINGTON — The relief agencies of America’s three major religions have joined in an unprecedented effort to combat a world hunger crisis said to kill more than one-third of all children in develop ing countries. The three agencies — the Protestant-Orthodox Church World Serv ice, Catholic Relief Services and the American Jewish Joint Distribu tion Committee — have launched a “Thanksgiving Hunger Fund” to help feed the world’s poor. It was the first time the three faiths have joined together in a unified, hind-raising effort. “We consider it our immediate duty to make the right-to-eat possi ble forall members of the family of man, said Bishop Edwin Broderick of Catholic Relief Services. Broderick said “few Americans are aware of the magnitude of world hunger” — a crisis that he said is expected to kill some 15 million people of starvation or hunger-related diseases in 1978. The coalition said one-third of all children in developing countries ) Party Tocombat a world hunger crisis. . . three faiths have joined together in a unified, fund-raising effort. diefrorBrmaJnutri.tion before age 5 and more than a million suffer brain damage each year from lack of food. “At Thanksgiving, it is fitting that we act on the true meaning of the holiday and share our d,” said Dr. Paul McCleary of Church World Service, the relief arm of the National Council of Churches. McCleary said “hunger is a non-partisan, ecumenical problem which must be addressed on the broadest possible scale.” “Together, by pooling our resources and expertise, we can develop new and more effective channels for increasing the world’s food re sources and improving the quality of life, he said. The Thanksgiving Hunger Fund will use radio and television public ) service announcements in an effort to get Americans to donate $10, the cost of a Thanksgiving meal, to help alleviate hunger. The funds will go into long-term programs aimed at increasing food production and eradicating the causes of world hunger, organizers of the project said. Officials said 15 percent of the money is targeted for programs in the United States and “only a fraction” will be used for administrative expenses. “The Thanksgiving Hunger Fund will provide information to the American public about the realities of world hunger and what can be done about it,” said Donald Robinson, president of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. TION E THE! NLYWI aft - jp" MEM- C WOMEN ~VJRE SA- SIZE OUR PRICE F.E.T. 165-13XWW $50.32 $1.79 CR78-14XWW 56.47 2.08 19S-14XWW 64.46 2.39 FR78-14XWW 64.46 2.51 20S-14XWW 71.48 2.80 205-14XWW 69.67 2.75 215-14XWW 78.70 3.13 225-15XWW 81.56 3.29 230-15XWW 93.04 3.33 Join Tiie Move 1c SAVE ON FINE QUALITY MICHELIN STEEL-BELTED RADIALS FOR YOUR AMERICAN FULL-SIZE CAR, AMERICAN COMPACT, IMPORT OR IMPORTED SPORTS CAR! PILGER’S TIRE ft AUTO CENTER 400 E. UNIVERSITY OR. COLLEGE STATION, TX. 846 1729 MSC ARTS COMMITTEE brings you “Cousin Cousine is fetchingly loony and great fun.” — Janet Maslin. 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