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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1979 Pages It I If doctors give approval 3 willbesej 'fficc inR^ id there arti United Press International MINEOLA, La.— A judge Thursday empowered a priest to lisconnect Brother Joseph Hing treesfe Carles Fox from a life-sustaining " ™espirator if his doctors deter- hine that Fox can never regain ■ ifi-^^onsciousness. I State Supreme Court Justice ic irs on ^ 0 [j Crt Meade made the Kev. agulls and a.m. toot' $10 an' s are $3.oC p.m. Mi lerform in e in MSC Philip ner guardian for pox, 83, and said he could “direct he termination of the respirator that presently supports’ Fox. Out Meade said doctors must itriloquistsj hst examine Fox and decide 1. Thedur.! vhether he“continues in a chro- uc vegetative state with no easonable medical possibility he shown eese parti nas Parti arty room ’s house. ,\t in Room at 6 p.m. -ough Suisi C Mall. Spj xas Circuit, perform triloquistii . Thedum i 7:30 pj d bv the at 8 p.m. ta Parking! 1 at3:30p. Projects / Season")! o held at 5* First is Born’ il The publi‘ : ipping gife ISC. Free:: ing youro«: programs 1 villbe held* Apartments Vill | er Founts® here w C Lounge' NO, 50^3 one, sunbunj dose-grip body of ft® has a t' v# ' , Body is i®’ id ivoroifti®' sound I 10 '* s, encloseft ? . Rosetv<X“ hoganyn^ cement ne projedi 0 ® Priest may stop respirator that he will ever regn any sapient or cognitive function or capa bility.” The judge also said the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office must be given at least 48 hours’ notice of this examination so that prosecutor’s representatives can be present. The district attorney opposed removal of the respirator. Eich- ner has been seeking the court- appointed guardianship as a necessary step to having Fox’s ex traordinary life-sustaining de vices disconnected. Fox’s heart stopped beating Oct. 2 during a hernia operation and he suffered irreversible brain damage. An appeal by the Nassau Coun ty District Attorney’s Office was expected. Eichner, president of the Ro man Catholic Marianist commun ity in Mineola where Fox was a teaching brother, was joined in his suit by Fox’s 12 nieces and nephews. Eichner backed his decision to seek removal of the respirator with Catholic doctrine expressed in 1957 by Pope Pius XII, in which the pope said the church considers a respirator “an ex traordinary measure which need not be used to prolong life.” Iranian crisis spurs nationwide protests United Press International WASHINGTON - Americans are wearing irmbands and organizing campaigns to send letters olran to demonstrate their support for the hostages jeingheldin theU.S. Embassy in Tehran, but there ire also several incidents of anti-shah sentiment. - ,, Vice President Walter Mondale and First Lady at Rudders tosalyn Carter were interrupted Wednesday at ampaign appearance in Harlem by hecklers shout- ng “Send hack the shah. ” In a raucous incident that lasted about 20 minutes, be shown! Vfrs. Carter was interrupted so often by her audi- ince that she could not be heard. Before the shouting began, Mrs. Carter asked the xmgregation for full support of the president, who, rViiardw ’^ e sa '^> h as searched his soul for the right solu- "^ions” to the Iranian crisis. In San Antonio, where Shah Mohammed Reza inJhoA-t >ahlavi is recuperating from gallbladder surgery and :ancer treatment, Iranian students said they have a responsibility to demonstrate against the deposed monarch. The San Antonio group, the Iranian Muslim Orga nization, agreed not to demonstrate in violation of J.S. laws and a local ban enacted Tuesday night, but t said it could not guarantee the actions of indi- iduals. triloquist*’ have to do something to show the American Virginia, said he hopes to start a national trend. “I’m going to print as many armbands as the public is willing to wear,” said Sagel, president of Perfec tion Garment Co. “I’m not charging for them — I’m giving them away.” So far, more than 3,000 of the armbands have been distributed. In Lawrence, Kansas, a newspaper reported two University of Kansas faculty members flew to Tehran carrying a pro-Iran letter to the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in an attempt to seek freedom for embassy hostages. A building contractor in Colorado Springs, Colo., invited the shah to stay at his house, and three legislators in the U.S. territory of Guam extended a similar invitation. The Kentucky Education Association has begun a statewide letter-writing campaign to let the Iranian Government know that Americans support their government’s activities to free the 50 hostages held at the U.S. embassy in Tehran. About 10,000 New York City cab drivers plan to drive with their headlights on from noon to 1 p.m. Friday to show support for the American hostages in Iran. “We intend this to be our own small, silent show of support for the 50 Americans being held hostage by the tyrannical Iranian Government,” said Stanley The dura People- we - are with the Iraniah people, ”-said IMO ‘ Bakalar, president of the Associated Radio Metered he shown! spokesman Mohammed Kamiab, 27. Concerned residents in Martinsburg, W. Va., wore white armbands emblazoned with the number ‘50” to protest the holding of the American hostages in Iran. Stan Sagel, producer of the armbands in West Taxi Owners Council. In Chappaqua, N. Y., a “quiet, studious” 15-year- old high school student of Iranian descent was beaten unconscious by another youth in a fight at school. The fight was sparked by students’ taunts about the Iranian’s heritage. ATTENTION __ GRADUATING SENIORS IF YOU HAVE ORDERED A 1980 AGGIELAND, PLEASE STOP BY THE STUDENT PUBLI CATIONS OFFICE, ROOM 216 REED MCDONALD, AND PAY A $2.50 MAILING FEE ALONG WITH YOUR FORWARDING AD DRESS SO YOUR AGGIELAND CAN BE MAILED TO YOU NEXT FALL WHEN THEY ARRIVE. ER jvorile in Ets] 3 © DEC. 7, 8 —7 P.M. MSC GAMES AREA A.C.U.-I Double Elimination Tournament Men’s & Women’s Divi sions Winners Advance to Regions’s in Baton Rouge, LA. Sign-up at MSC Bowling and Games Desk Feminist excommunicated United Press International STERLING, Va.— Sonia Johnson fought back tears and vowed to keep campaigning for the Equal Rights Amendment, despite her excom munication from the Mormon Church. Johnson, 43, a fifth-generation Mormon, was notified by letter Wednesday of her excommunication “for spreading false doctrine.” The leadership of the Mormon Church opposes ERA and says it threatens the American family. “It is morally wrong (for the church) to do this thing, and I know that because I know my own heart and I know the things they are saying about me are wrong,” Johnson told reporters at her suburban Washing ton home. “It is not surprising they would want to punish me for working as I have to defeat their very top priority cause in this nation — the ERA.” Johnson founded a group called Mormons for ERA and has spoken out in support of the measure in states where the church has lobbied to defeat it, including Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. Church leaders said such a stance constituted an attack on the church, its leaders and its doctrines. She was tried in a Mormon court with a three-man panel that included her local bishop, and CIA personnel officer Jeffrey Willis, who also pre sented the case against her. The events of her church hearing Saturday and subsequent excom munication happened so fast, John son said, she had yet to react emo tionally. “I haven’t had time to go anyplace and cry,” she said. “I thought how nice it would be to get into the car to go out into the woods and cry.” In his excommunication letter, Willis told Johnson, “Your testimony and public speech are evidence in spirit that you are not in harmony with church doctrine concerning the nature of God and the manner in which he directs his church on earth. But Willis denied the action was taken because of Johnson’s speeches Man sentenced, fined for abusing daughter United Press International CAMDEN, N.J. —A New Jersey man was sentenced Thursday to a year on probation and fined $1,000 for spanking his 15’year-old daugh ter with a paddle so severely she was barely able to walk. Camden Superior Court Judge' I.V. DiMartino sentenced Frank Brown, 51, of Barrington, for assault with a dangerous weapon and child abuse. He was convicted Oct. 11. Brown said he spanked the girl because his former wife, the girl’s mother, Edith Mack, had asked him for help in disciplining the child. It was Mrs. Mack and her new husband who later filed the complaint against Brown. Testimony at his trial revealed Brown spanked his daughter on two separate evenings, including one beating with a wooden paddle which consisted of 15 blows to the girl’s upper thighs and buttocks. Mrs. Mack testified the girl had a behavior problem and had once been kept indoors a month for lying. She said she had asked her former husband for help because “discipline from the natural father packs a wallop. ” Christmas Workshops Shdre Ehe gift of love through handmade Christmas pre sents. The MSC Craft Shop invites you to join in our workshop classes. Mon. Dec. 10 Glass Etching (A) 7-9 p.m. Tues. Dec. 11 Glass Etching (B) 7-9 p.m. Wed. Dec. 12 Stained Glass Ornaments 6-10 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 13 Linoleum Block Printing 6:30-10 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 13 Herbal Potpourri G-8 p.m. All classes will meet in the MSC Craft Shop. Registration for classes begins Dec. 4 in MSC Craft Shop. 845-1631 Open lO a.m.-lO p.m. M-F lO a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Sun MSC Craft Shop — Where Creative Ideas Bloom m on behalf of ERA. He said she was excommunicated for publicly stating “our society, including church lead ers, has a ‘savage misogyny’ (hatred of women),” for teaching that mis sionaries should not be invited into people’s homes and for teaching “the church is dedicated to imposing the prophet’s moral directives on all Americans.” Mormon Church spokesman Don Lefevre said excommunication does not prevent Johnson’s being read mitted to the church if she is willing to repent. Johnson said she feels no bitter ness toward the church but is unsure if she will appeal her excommunica tion to higher church officials. “I feel he (Willis) couldn’t have done this if he didn’t have the sanc tion of the men in Salt Lake,” she said. “It was too big an issue by the time it got to this for him to do it alone.” FACILITIES MANAGER Graduate in Architecture, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with strong interest in construction. Responsible for existing facilities and equipment in 10-15 store region. 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