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Page 8 THE BATTALION MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1979 Natural high may kill United Press International EVANSTON, Ill. — Ingestion of a plant found in Illinois and the Southwest, often called the “loco weed,” may lead to delerium, coma and death, a group of researchers says. A group of physicians from the IS LOCATION IMPORTANT? NEAR CAMPUS NO LONG LEASE HOLLEMAN STREET APTS. 1 bedroom unf. $165. SUBURBAN CEDAR RIDGE APTS. 2 bedroom - unf. - all built-ins, in cluding dishwasher, laundry hook ups. $240. One month free rent. Call for details. REQUIRED RENT BY BR1ARCREST MANOR 2 bedroom - stove, refrigerator, fur. $210. Unf. $175 - water sewer, cable paid. One month free rent. Call for details. THE MONTH IVirMU T A I/ - 1ADDITtf^A DOWNTOWN TIONS FOR SUMMER AND WELLINGTON ARMS APTS. 2 bedrooms - all built-ins including dishwasher - water and sewer paid. Unf. $215. LOS OCHOS APTS. 1 bedroom, fenced yards. Unf. $160. Fur. $185. ACCEPTING SUMMER LEASES Bee Creek Park Briarcrest Apts. Hyde Park Apts. 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The “altered mental state” that results from injection of the weed may last for several days and may require hospitalization, they said. The plant — d. stramonium — also is known as “devil’s weed,” “devil’s apple,” “stinkweed” and “g- reen dragon.” Carter su draws sup in N. Irelai irfej U.S. authors get no royalties China looks into U.S.‘Roots’ United Press International PEKING — “Roots,” Alex Haley’s best-selling story of his search for his family’s origin in Af rica, is being translated into Chinese for publication in China, a prominent American publisher said Saturday. HATE DOING LAUNDRY? Let Frannie's do it for you Aunt Frannies Laundromat * * * * A'Holleman at Anderson 693-6587^ -A Arc cousidennj Abortion?. Unfidenffa/ Caunsulina and Rekrtzik £ 61 f * tftl-MSO In Amlin 52V-0SVI in Hcusfon Easy handling. Great pictures. Priced so low you'll think it's hot. The Pentax K1000. Now you can enjoy fine 35mm photography at the cost of a good pocket camera. 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Among them are Herman Wouk’s two long novels on the World War II era, “Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance,” and Saul Bel low’s “Humboldt’s Gift.” The royalties to Haley, Wouk and Bellow probably will be zero. China has no internal copyright laws, and is not a party to the International Copyright Convention, Knowlton said. A 1903 treaty of friendship, com merce and navigation between the United States and China’s old Man- chu government gave China the right to publish American books at will, and the present regime says it inherited the treaty from its pre decessors. Other popular American books now being translated with an eye to publication are the collected short stories of Irwin Shaw and Joyce Carol Oates’ “Wonderland.” After the death of Chairman Mao Tse-tung and the arrest of his fol lowers in late 1976, the Chinese brought out a Chinese edition of Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” that sould out in two days. Knowlton, chairman of the As sociation of American Publishers, heads a delegation of 19 American book publishers now touring China. Their host is the China National Publications Import Corp., which handles all purchases of foreign books and scientific journals by China. Knowlton said China published about 15,000 titles in 1978 but its book industry is limited by a bad paper shortage and backward technology. The Corps of Cadets gets its news from the Batt. United Press Intermtioiu] DUBLIN, Ireland newspapers Saturday brii House Speaker Thomas O’Neill’s visit to Northern and said he and his ‘ league” Ted Kennedy sho their own business, Irish politicians hi Jimmy Carter summit bring peace to the Briti: Sidestepping the tempest red up, O’Neill went golfinj The 66-year-old MassacSj Democrat’s one-day visit to ern Ireland Friday sparked tion the United States ready to help end lOyeai .. violence between the majoii testants and minority Catkol The Irish Independent paper, in an editorial titled, dent Carter set for Northsii said Carter was reported to hind O’Neill’s visit andn, with Catholic and Protestai ers. “Whether it is so or not,! delegation should atleastbiiJ the facts and hopefully a»; tive,” it said. London’s Daily Express,|j exception to an earlier comment that Britain had ter a “political football,” if “Mr. ‘Tip’ O’Neill, like his colleague Senator Edward] nedy, is unable to mindli business — like the appallinjj violent crime and murder can cities. “Instead he goes in pontificating about the traj Northern Ireland, about obviously knows nothing, administration may bewil ruin Rhodesia, or even Soutli for the sake of black volei United States. They away with trying the Sami] over Northern Ireland, Mr. should go home and get on wheeler-dealing in the U.a gress.” O’Neill, who led a part; Congressmen on a five-day Ireland, went golfing Sail fore returning to the Unit Monday. He has described his private trip to gather inf U.S. Embassy officials! O’Neill’s trip as a “low-ki finding mission.” Apart from a brief state: Belfast Friday describinghisl “candid and informative,” has had little to say about Irish problems. 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