Paqe 12 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1979
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The Truth about Nitrosamines
as we know it.
From the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Oct. 25, 1979
The Food and Drug Administration has received from the U. S. Brewers Asso
ciation an update on the progress the industry is making in reducing the levels of
nitrosamines in beer and other malt beverages.
At the same time, FDA is releasing the results of testing it has conducted of
nitrosamines in Scotch whiskeys. The Agency has found only trace levels of
nitrosamines in Scotch.
On the basis of the report from the Brewers Association and of its findings on
Scotch, FDA reiterates its previous position that there is no reason for consumers
to alter their consumption of these products.
The U. S. Brewers Association reported on a survey it took of 44 brewing
companies. It received responses from 95 percent of the firms. They make 99
percent of malt beverages brewed in the U. S.
Every respondent reported that it has taken measures to alter its brewing
process to reduce nitrosamine formation, the industry told FDA. The method
used to reduce nitrosamine formation consists primarily of lowering the tempera
ture of the open flame used to dry the barley malt while extending the drying
time. In addition, sulphur is added to the fire during this procedure to retard
further nitrosamine formation.
Half the malt beverages now being made in the U. S. are being made with malt
processed this way, and that should rise to more than eighty percent next month,
the industry said.
In a statement today. Dr. Jere Goyan, Commissioner of FDA, said: “FDA will
test domestic beers after January 1 for nitrosamine content. The results of these
tests will be made public immediately. Any beers produced after January 1 that
contain nitrosamines at levels that can reliably be detected — that is, above 5 parts
per billion — will be subject to regulatory action."
It has been known since late last year that trace amounts of nitrosamines enter
beer through the process by which the barley malt is dried. This was first reported
by tests conducted in West Germany. In addition, tests by the Brewers Associa
tion, by a contractor for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and by FDA itself
confirmed the presence of trace amounts of nitrosamines in beer. Research by the
malt beverage industry to identify the source of the nitrosamines and to develop
ways to reduce their presence has been closely monitored by FDA.
The method used to detect nitrosamines is scientifically reliable only at levels
above 5 parts per billion. Findings below this level are not regarded as being
scientifically reliable because of lack of the method's sensitivity.
FDA's tests on Scotch whiskey also confirm findings by a contractor for NSF.
The NSF study fotitld-firace Amounts of nitrosamines — at an average of one part
per billion — in safe*seven Scotches tested.
FDA tested 29 Scotches and also found trace levels of nitrosamines ranging
from none to 2.3 parts per billion. As with beer, FDA does not regard findings of
less than 5 parts per billion in Scotch to be scientifically reliable. The FDA findings
are similar to the levels found in the NSF-sponsored study.
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Aggie Bonfire: 1909
1971
By MARY JO PRINCE
Battalion Reporter
The chain saws will be silenced for
another year after the few remaining
scraps of wood are thrown against
the massive structure that will burn
back down to the ground in a matter
of a few hours.
The traditional Aggie Bonfire is
reported to have had its first lighting
in the fall of 1909, according to docu
ments in the Texas A&M archives.
The stack was about 12 feet high and
made of trash and discarded boxes
which were collected in an im
promptu search of the campus.
That was how a few students,
bored with studying and overcome
with anxiety over the next day’s
Thanksgiving game with the Univer
sity of Texas, began the tradition of
Bonfire.
The first picture of Bonfire can be
found in the 1928 Longhorn (the ori
ginal title of Texas A&M’s yearbook).
Old scraps of lumber, crates, boxes,
and even fences and gates were com
bined for that year’s stack.
Bonfire had its first centerpole in
1946. The following year it stood a
“towering” 50 feet. Twenty years la
ter, the members of Company 1 pro
vided the Bonfire with a centerpole
Bonfire had its first centerpole in
1946. The following year it stood
a “towering” 50 feet. Twenty
years later, the members of Com
pany 1 provided the Bonfire with
a centerpole that reached an all-
time high of 104 feet.
that reached an all-time high of 104
feet.
The average overall height of bon
fire since 1946 has been between 75
and 80 feet.
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The military drill field across from
the Memorial Student Center was
the site of the Bonfire until it was
moved in 1955 to its present location
on Duncan intramural field, just
south of the Corps of Cadets dormi
tory area.
Bonfire security has weakened
over the last few years. But even as
late as 1972, as the Bonfire stack was
taking shape, all major landmarks on
the campus were heavily guarded
round the clock. It was not unusual
for a student’s late walk across cam
pus to be interrupted at any location
by a request for proper student iden
tification.
Security was even tighter around
the stacking area itself. Perimeter
guard fires were placed at intervals
around the stack, as they are today.
But those safeguards could not al
ways stop people from trying to
bring an earlier-than-scheduled
lighting date. One year, a group of
enthusiasts from the University of
Texas tried to drop an incendiary
bomb on the stack from an airplane.
The bomb missed — but some
Aggies on the ground did not miss
getting the plane’s serial number.
The perpetrators were expelled from
their university.
In 1977, the Bonfire again almost
had an early ignition when a College
Station policeman used his authority
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Others groups have had i
motives and means for trying
one or all Bonfires. Environm
ists claim that the Bonfire i
with it needless destruction]’
her and that the chemicals
fueling put unwanted
the air. Others feel that the
simply poses a fire hazard
homes near the site.
In 1970, Prof. Donald Clarl
wildlife science department
of those who objected to Bonfi^ nt - ce j j
tried to have it canceled. Hip Tax Ser
Bonfire meant large areas ofh j-, to p
were destroyed annually sim^
the purpose of burning log IEXAS A6
went as far as to ask the Stt
Senate to institute a clean-op
paign instead of the Bonfire
Clark fought a losing battle.
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In 1977, the Bonfire again almost
had an early ignition when a Col
lege Station policeman used his
authority to get close to the
stack. But that was as far as his
authority took him. A chase en
sued after the patrolman, a for
mer Texas Tech student, tried to
light the stack with gasoline and
matches. He was caught and lost
his job.
meant a school holiday. Classen
dismissed the last Monday!
the Bonfire in an attempt to
trate all efforts on completiiij
stack. But University ad
tors, deciding that many
were concentrating on theirsl
efforts or on taking an ei
weekend vacation, didawayrf|
holiday.
Bonfire coordinators wod
round trying to acquire a sm 1 intervei
cutting area on which tochool irr | F f .
the needed wood and lumberis Ht pi
next fall’s Bonfire. Thelandisi Eh Tower t
ly donated by owners who sj| dgsjgns
opportunity to have ther™
cleared at a very reasonable
free.
This year’s cutting area wl
come a lake, providing a
power source for a proposedpJ^SC POL
plant to be built on the land
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by Texas Municipal PowerAjb ORIENT!
to get close to the stack. But that was
as far as his authority took him. A
chase ensued after the patrolman, a
former Texas Tech student, tried to
light the stack with gasoline and
matches. He was caught and lost his
job.
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Foundation
elects chair
And had it not been for (be
Bonfire, the site of the Texas!
Speedway south of College Stt
might still be a hideaway fori
fowl, and other wildlife
A group of Aggies was
doing some extracurricular rt
in 1973. At the A&M-Ricegam
year, the Marching Owl
(otherwise known as the MOB)
its half-time performance to
and mimic some Texas A&M
tions.
This group of Aggies was not!
fied with blocking the MOBi g
from Rice Stadium for severall f , .
after the game. The following*
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which Rice coach Al Cfflj
for his team’s pre-gamel
Austin independent oilman Joe
Hiram Moore has been elected
chairman of the Texas A&M Univer
sity Development Foundation, a
non-profit foundation which raises
funds in support of the university’s
academic and related programs.
Moore, a 1938 Texas A&M gradu
ate, succeeds Edward E. Monteith,
a 1943 graduate and executive vice
president of Republic National Bank
of Dallas. The appointment is effec
tive Jan. 1.
Ernest L. “Pete” Wehner of
Houston, 1941 Texas A&M graduate
and vice president of Blocker Ener
gy, was named chairman-elect for
the foundation.
Moore was instrumental in estab
lishment of the Texas A&M Univer
sity Press and has provided financial
support for scholarships and other
activities at the university. He
served as president of Texas A&M’s
Association of Former Students and
was named last year a recipient of the
Distinguished Alumni Award.
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The tree trunk was broughl!
to College Station and bumeditj
1973 Bonfire.
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In 1968, the Bonfire went
national. While on theirm
cruise, cadets from the
Maritime Academy in Gate *SAINT AP
purchased what would be ('■
first contribution to the Bonf:
a 40-foot pine log, for
Oslo, Norway.
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In 1968, the Bonfire went into
tional. While on their sue
cruise, cadets from the Texas)
time Academy in Galveston pE
ased what would he theirfirstcat
bution to the Bonfire, a 40-fooH
log, for $80 in Oslo, Norway.
Although often meant to beat
for missing classes and latent INDIA AJ
drinking of the spirits to keep*
and working, bonfire has somel®
meant tragedy and disappoint
The assassination of Presi*
John F. Kennedy in 1963 cas
cancellation of Bonfire. Onl)
centerpole had been erected
after serious deliberation bystui
leaders and faculty, it was defl
that Bonfire would not be held
Bonfire was marred by a fa
1955 when a cadet was
guarding the stack. James
Sarran, 18, of Brownsville,
struck by a car on Old High*
when he pushed a fellow Aggiei '
the path of an onrushing car.
That year’s T hanksgiving D
game was dedicated to the stu^
who saved the life of a fellow
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