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t what’s up Monday Salfll AGGIE PLAYERS: Tryouts for “Three Penny Opera” will begin at 7 1 p.m. in Rudder Forum. The tryouts are open to everyone. r, iey generj the extent WELCOME BACK DANCE: Sponsored by the Class of’79, will be Selleneit: . held at Lakeview 8-12 p.m. Everyone is invited. 'gned tojjoCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR: Christopher Mathewson will dis- r states cat cuss “Hurricanes in Texas — Are They The Planned Disaster” at ’te. 3:30 p. m. in Room 112, Oceanography and Meteorology Building. KARATE DEMONSTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION: The TAMU Tae Kwon Do Club will give demonstrations and classes at \7 Q.f" " ^ P- m - in G. Rollie White Coliseum tonight through Thursday ' 'W higbt. For more information call 846-3013. Tuesday AGGIE PLAYERS: Tryouts for “Three Penny Opera” will begin at 7 ! p.m. in Riidder Forum. The tryouts are open to everyone. Wednesday ma ild ernationil 3 — The es an estim BASKETBALL: The men’s team will play Arkansas at 7:30 p. m. in G. i-'ornmercii, 1 Rollie White Coliseum. ".‘t'l he fttBASKETBALL: The women’s team will play Texas Southern Univer- 11 of whidiM^ s jty 5.25 p. m . in G. Rollie White Coliseum, vith sugar, d, the Fi opens a point thep argeted mine what anted Epidemic may he brewing Alcohol can harm unborn babies THE BATTALION Page 11 MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1979 HATE DOING * LAUNDRY? $ Let Frannie's do it for you -ft Aunt Frannies United Press International ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Pregnant women who drink heavily often are ignorant of the dangers because their doctors never raise a warn ing flag, researchers say. Alcohol abuse specialists see the problem of excessive drinking by expectant mothers as a potential epidemic in the United States. It already is cited as the third most common cause of mental retardation in infancy. Abnormalities in offspring have been classified as the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, or FAS. These include growth, weight and cardiac de ficiencies, lower IQ and malfunctions of the brain. “You really have to think of this situation that when a mother drinks during her pregnancy, her unborn baby is drinking, too,” pediatrician Kenneth Lyons Jones said at a recent FAS conference at the University of Michigan. “So, if you will, the baby is being pickled in alcohol during the entire time that the mother is drinking during her pregnancy,” said Jones, ah assistant professor of pediatrics at University of Californfa- San Diego. Researchers generally agree heavy drinking by pregnant women is risky, but have been unable to pinpoint how much alcohol is damag ing, said Dr. Michael Liepman, a U-M psychiatrist and conference coordinator. In one study cited at the conference, there was some evidence of damage in children born to mothers who drank as little as one ounce of pure alcohol per day, or about two drinks, Liepman said. Drinking would seem to be one of those things pregnant women would be aware of as a potential danger to their unborn child, Liep man said, but many apparently remain unaware of FAS. “I think there are a lot of obstetricians who never mention it to their patients,” he said. “And a number of the obstetricians do not have the skill to take a good alcohol history on their patients. “The doctors who have been trained in the past are not aware of the danger of alcohol in pregnancy, or many of them are not, and if they are aware they’re not doing anything about it.” Part of the problem, Liepman said, might be that “alcoholism is considered a social thing or a moral problem by a lot of doctors. It is not considered a medical problem. In addition, he said, many women who do have drinking problems don’t tell their doctors because of “the stigma that women feel about being heavy drinkers. ” The National Council on Alcoholism urges women to abstain from drinking during pregnancy, a position Liepman “can’t quarrel with” based on current data. “It’s safer not doing it at all,” he said. tea room Laundromat 4c ^Holleman at Anderson 693-658/fl' 3§K= DOC izmk: !J UNIVERSITY HREFRIGERATORSI I FREE PICK-UP II DELIVERY l 846-8350 _ S lii 'ected ironj resenting nd millioul children’s I will consi tial reguktiB t ban on aP: to childreiii ILL. King lonored >y stamp United Press International WASHINGTON — The U S. Postal Service has issued a 15-cent commemorative stamp honoring the late Martin Luther King Jr., who was born 50 years ago today. The Postal Service scheduled a first day of issue ceremony at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in At lanta, Ga., Sunday, and will make the stamp available in post offices throughout the country today. King, who played a major role in civil rights activities until his assas sination in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The stamp is the second in the Black Heritage USA series honoring black Americans that began with the issuance of the Harriet Tubman commemorative on Feb. 1, 1978. Both stamps were designed by Jerry Pinkney of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, an illustrator of children’s books. The stamp is yellow, ochre, magenta, cyan, brown and black. It shows King full face in clerical attire above civil rights marchers carrying placards. Featuring . . . 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