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\ Page 6 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1979 r Divorce filmstrip blocked United Press International AUSTIN — A state district judge temporarily has blocked the Eanes school district from showing a filmstrip on divorce to first and second grade students. Judge Hume Gofer issued the temporary restraining order and scheduled a hearing at 9 a. m. Thursday to determine if the order should be expanded pend ing a trial on the merits of a suit filed by the parents of a first grade student. Joe A. and Mary Goeth filed the suit contending the program on divorce violated their reli gious beliefs and parental rights and had the potential of intrud ing on their privacy rights. Mrs. Goeth said she discussed the program with a school coun selor, but said the discussion was “not effective.” The suit contends the showing of the filmstrip intrudes on the privacy of the parent-child rela tionship by encouraging children to reveal intimate facts of home life. Seafood, alcohol linke( to cancer in Louisiana We’re cutting prices chsctoak . While Chartpak suppliers are raising prices, we’re cutting our prices! And these are permanent price reductions! IMNSfeR L€TT€M1G Shee,s * 2 40 (Reg. 3.00) NOW PATTERN & SHADING FILMS $-1 20 United Press International NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State medical researchers said smoking remains the No. 1 cause of increased lung cancer risks, but numerous other environmental and lifestyle factors also may be a factor in high cancer deaths in south Louisiana. Scientists investigating the area’s extraordinarily high rate of lung cancer deaths said Monday factors ranging from the popularity of sea food and beer to the high humidity may be linked to cancer deaths. William Johnson, assistant profes sor of biometry at the LSU Medical Center, said a study released Monday attempts to identify factors other than smoking for the high rate of cancer in south Louisiana. He said factors present in the high-risk parishes range from in creased rainfall and cloud cover to higher consumption of alcoholic beverages and seafood and lower consumption of pork. “We have found a correlation be tween lung cancer mortality rates and the amount of surface water per parish,” Johnson said. “On the aver age, southern Louisianians eat more shellfish and less pork and drink more coffee, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages.” He said no evidence was found indicating the smoking habits of south Louisianians differed from smokers in other parts of the coun try. “This does not preclude the pos sibility that the high rates may be a result of tobacco smoke acting in conjunction with some other fac tor,” Johnson said. “For example, a person exposed even for a relatively short time to asbestos has as much as a threefold increased chance of dying from lung cancer if he does not smoke. If a person is a smoker, he has about a 10-fold increased chance of dying from lung cancer.” The study, financed by the Louisiana Division of the American Cancer Society, was prompted by national statistics showing 38 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes rank the top 10 percent in the con among areas with the highesta death rates. Thirteen Louij parishes ranked among thety percent in the nation. Of the 13 parishes in the (15 percent, all bordered ; Mississippi River, Lake Pontd rain or the Gulf of Mexico, Williams said results of the s» will help direct future caneei search and suggest legi control potential cancer-cam elements. Army general will head A&M facilities Maj. Gen. Wesley E. Peel, currently commanding officer of ih U.S. Army Engineer Center at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., wiDI* come director of facilities for the Texas A&M University System effective May 15. Clyde H. Wells, chairman of The Texas A&M University Systei Board of Regents, said Peel will oversee construction and relattt programs for all parts of the statewide teaching, research and pub| service organization. Peel, 53, is a 1948 graduate of Texas A&M. He also holds a c in civil engineering from the University of Missouri and is a regis tered professional engineer. During his Army Corps of Engineers career. Peel supervised ani managed a $2.8 billion construction program in four northwestern states and Alaska and planned and directed a massive military ani postal construction program for a large Pacific region, includinj Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Okinawa and Taiwan. His military career also included college level teaching of enginees ing subjects. MSC AGGIE CINEMA I Engineering & Office Supply 1412 TEXAS AVE. SO. Redmond Terrace Mall - College Station 693-9553 Admission $1.00 With TAMU ID CARY GRANT Film Festival The Philadelphia Story with Katherine Hepburn Wednesday March 28 8 p.m. Rudder Theater r|W Notorious with Ingrid Bergman Wednesday, March 28 10 p.m. Rudder Theater nrted Off Campus Student Association Outstanding Spring Announcements (Merger Underway) Merger News Representatives from OSA and Hassle-Free have been meeting each Thursday since Feb. 8 to work on the merger between the two organiza tions. Debbie May, Bruce Martin and Debbie Up- tmore from OSA and Mike Pettus, Cindy Corn and Frank Krenek from HF, with Jaime Hemphill as chairman, have devised a single-constitution proposal that would serve the purposes of both groups — to serve the off campus students. The proposal has been approved by both organiza tions. At the remaining meetings the constitution will be polished and a name chosen for the organiza tion. PICKLE YOUR BRAIN Sound by Phase I Systems (Apartment Get Together) A GET TOGETHER for area apartment managers and OSA April 5 7-12 pm APRIL 12 2 pm Brazos Center Tickets $2.50 in MSC Briarcrest Star \ Furniture By OSA University ID required at door at the MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER ROOM 231 REFRESHMENTS SERVED The Off Campus Student Association presents this opportunity for the managers to meet with the members of OSA informally. (Spring Elections) Elections Filing for officer positions is taking place this week in the Student Programs Office. The election itself will be April 5 and 6. Under the new organizational proposal, created by the merger, officers to be elected this time are President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. To run for these offices you must be an off campus student, maintain a 2.0 GPR throughout your term, have 30 semester hours and be an active member of OSA. If you can’t run, then be sure and vote next week. Watch for names of the candidates in the Battalion next week. (Parent’s Day) The Off Campus Student Association presents the first annual Parent’s Day Barbecue for the parents of off campus students. It will be at the Grove on April 23, following Muster from 4:30 to 5:30. In case of rain, it will be in room 201 MSC. Tickets are $3.10 per person, and are available at the MSC Box Office- For lots of Barbecue and a good time, it’s a real bargin. The following letter is for you to cut out and send to your parents. Dear (V)Mom and Dad ()Breadwinner ()Other, I’m doing (-/)fine (jbetter than the Jone’s kid ()in the bottom 5% at college. The (V)package ()empty box ()blank check you sent really made my day. Please send (^)more money ()fewer socks ( )food the next time. If you are free on April 23, I have a(n) (V)invitation ()proposition ()paid vacation to Peru for you. It is Parent’s Day at A&M, and the Off Campus Students are ()starting a commune ()renting a bar (V)holding a Barbecue of their own this year. It is sponsored by the Off Campus Student Association and off campus students as a service to the University. OSA is (V)a fine organization ()an undercover group for the CIA ()rejects from dorm applications. The barbecue will be at The Grove from 4:30 until 5:30, when ()the paddy wagon arrives (V)they run out of food ()the lights go out. Tickets are on sale at the MSC Box Office for $3.10 a person, so (V)please come and bring money ()send a representative ()write our Congressman and complain about inflation. I’m looking forward to a real good time. Love, (V)your faithful child ()the biggest deduction you have ()an underprivileged Aggie