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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1980
Page 5
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By United Press International
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 1980 with 316 to follow.
The moon is moving toward its first quarter.
The morning stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
The evening stars are Mercury and Venus.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces.
Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who formulated the mod-
ern model of the solar system, was born Feb. 19, 1473
I On this date in history:
In 1922, vaudeville and musical comedy star Ed Wynn became the
j first big name in show business to sign for a regular radio show.
In 1945, American marines landed on Iwo Jima to start one of the
i bloodiest battles in the Pacific during World War II.
In 1964 Greek Prince Constantine was named regent of the country
as the condition of his father, King Paul, worsened. Three years later
Constantine was deposed as king by a military regime.
In 1977, British Foreign Secretary Anthony Crossland died at the
| age of 58.
A thought for the day: British statesman William Gladstone said,
I “Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race. ”
state
Agent Orange prompts vet to sue
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HOUSTON — An Army veteran
who blames persistent skin prob
lems, nervous ailments, unemploy
ment and marital stress on exposure
to the herbicide Agent Orange used
in Vietnam sued Dow Chemical Co.,
Monday, for $9 million in damages.
Joseph G. Ginn Jr., 30, of Austin,
served in Vietnam for two years as a
medic and was discharged in 1971,
after developing skin and nervous
problems that doctors later blamed
on the herbicide Agent Orange,
lawyer Joseph Jamail said.
“We re claiming, and I’m certain I
can prove, that Dow, the maker,
failed to disclose how really toxic this
substance was. From information we
have they should have known about
the side effect,” Jamail said.
“It’s a simple proposition — the
failure to warn — which would have
enabled the government or these
people, who were forced to be ex
posed to it to take protective mea
sures, (such as) clothing, gas masks,
(and) many things that were avail
able.”
Jamail said Ginn has suffered from
persistent skin blistering, nervous
problems and resultant personal dif
ficulties including joblessness and
marital stress since 1971.
“He’s got blisters and running
sores on his hands and fet. His
nerves are shot. It has effected his
libido so much that his marriage
might as well not exist,” Jamail said.
“He is now an absolute physical and
mental wreck. ”
The lawyer said the suit was de
layed for several years because “it
was only in 1979 when enough infor
mation was gathered that diagnosis
could be made that his infirmities
were caused by Agent Orange.”
Jamail said that, under existing
federal law, Ginn could not sue the
Army, which has given him partial
disability benefits. Jamail said the
suit was filed in Houston because
Dow offices are located there.
The Army used Agent Orange to
clear combat zones of foliage during
the war in Vietnam. The use of the
herbicide, and the resultant harm to
soldiers exposed to the chemical,
have stirred nationwide controversy.
5 prayer i ran trip successful, activist says
opposed by teen
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JDALLAS — Constance Adams,
15, is Catholic and considers herself
son apprentice to
Imith said, “thereisl
lis learning to make:
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t least20tooneifeve,i j ry rell \ ous , ~ a s f ermn S P ara '
, proficiency aswille,^^ a hl f h school sophomore
1 i / . * irying to stop her school s practice ot
ve by the business. , T
momists tend toed ¥ adcast ' a .g a ea " h mornin £
its in general, buttle;
and, if necessary, may go to the
American Civil Liberties Union for a
possible law suit.
Adams also describes herself as re
ligious, saying, “Personally, I’m a
very religious person. I’m a Catholic.
But I’m deeply offended that High
land Park has chosen to ignore the
fundamental precepts on which this
country was founded — freedom of
religion and separation of church and
state.”
Senior Eddie Tatum, another of
those opposing the prayer said, “The
prayer itself doesn’t offend me. What
'offends me is that some people’s civil
rights are being violated every time
it is said.”
School Principal E.A. Sigler ex
plained the school district’s attorney
has said the prayer is legal because it
is an activity of the student council
rather than the school administra
tion.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued
rulings in 1962 and 1963 banning
mandatory or official prayers in
school.
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DALLAS — Brown Beret leader
Juan Perez, back from a trip to
Tehran to talk with the militants
holding 50 Americans hostage, says
the 49-member group of “progres
sive activists” accomplished its goals.
The group, whose trip was soli
cited by the Iranian militants, left
Feb. 5 with the purpose of “under
standing the Iranian people” and not
interceding in the negotiations to re
lease the hostages at the U.S.
Embassy, Perez said.
E its public address system.
, .. , llAdams began her campaign to stop
modern equation;|I saying a prayer ‘ lt f lighlan 5
ain uKiuns ancesji ^j. High School a few weeks ago
a ion an organ M brought the controversy to light
. Bring a visit to the school by Gov.
lerson inanagenie: l |. 11 clment a g raduatt . Q f the insti-
;org.aStateUn.ve ra « ion
ays where there arf Adams asked the governor his
s or a predom«ffl inion of schooI prayer and he
nte males, jobs WjIlBswered that he favored it, promp-
than non -anion jolKg a ppl ause f r0 m an audience,
ated by either minorJj The high school’s student council
n ' ..iv Bonday overwhelmingly voted to
mce, in jobs that artE e p the prayer. Council president
•males and minoritiesB av j d D av is, who describes himself
likelihood that theraB a “ very s t rong Christian,” said the
1C w< ?. ™ i, body preferred to keep the existing
aid. At face value, ra ther than replace it with
type of basic discrinu | ent me ditation.
■But Adams said her group may
e disparity in pay be-p , P ea ' t ^ ie vote to the school board
dominated by whiteB
se with a large numbeA # #
“1»itizens say El Paso oldest
•ker, a professor of ecu
U niversity of Chicago,
America are equitable
es work out pretty well
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sense, meaning thosBr PASO — El Paso citizens are
>i k hard, are moreskil-& t j Nacogdoches’ claim to be
productive usuallygel| oldest town in Xexas .
■The El Paso Lower Valley com-
icedes salaries paid mmty of Ysleta, supposedly first
s often are limited byiP^d in 1682, is actually the oldest
]i ce ) y . B r0 P ean settlement in Texas, local
tBtorians argue.
helps someone earn v A spokesman for the Nacogdoches
but Becker added t!if]’ our j st Commission said Nacog-
eamings rise tends toffighes’ claim to the honor is based
ligher levels of eduujj,, i nc |i an an d prehistoric settle-
school graduate nia;
iit more than someone J & uc ill e Fain of the Nacogdoches
ichool education, but)
r ee does not ensure | :
ercent jump.
Students’ apathy sparks
18-year-old’s mayoral bid
despite Nacogdoches’ claim
Tourist Commission said the basis of
the East Texans’ claim was a defini
tion of a town as being a place of
continuous habitation.
But Dr. W.H. Timmons, retired
history professor at the University of
Texas-El Paso, said “Traditionally,
when you tell American history or
history of the United States, it’s a
matter of when the Europeans
came.”
Nacogdoches was, however,
among the first Texas cities to be
incorporated, the El Paso historians
concede.
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LUBBOCK — Billy Roddy says
his experience as junior class presi
dent last year probably won’t help
him if he’s elected mayor of this city
of 200,000.
“It’s doubtful. It just helps open
up your mind to foresee future prob
lems that could arise, ” said the Coro
nado High School senior, who
turned 18 in December.
An athlete and high school deba
ter, Roddy announced recently he’ll
challenge current city councilman
and television station owner Bill
McAlister in the April 5 mayoral
race.
Although he hasn’t officially filed
for office yet, he already has desig
nated an insurance underwriter as
his treasurer and is seeking a cam
paign manager. His war chest is fill-,
ing, too.
“It’s pretty much nickel and
dime,” he said, “but that’s the way I
expected it. One hundred dollars is
my largest contribution. I’m not
planning to spend a lot anyway, but
it’s adding up. ”
Before his senior year began, the
teen-ager said he considered run
ning for a City Council seat.
“It was just a thought but nothing
serious. It was like thinking about
buying a Lear jet,” he said. Later, he
began focusing on the mayor’s race.
“It happened in government class
early in the year, because I was no
ticing how apathetic my fellow stu
dents were,” he said. “Later on,
when Bill McAlister said he would
run, I was jousting with my govern
ment teacher trying to get him to
run.
“He said, ‘Why don’t you run?’ I
thought, ‘Wow! How ironic. How sil
ly. Me run? ”
Roddy said he began asking stu
dents and neighbors about issues
such as transportation and the critic
al need for a new Lubbock water
supply, but found little interest.
“I felt like I was asking them ‘How
do you like bananas?’ The not-voting
syndrome doesn’t only affect the
younger voters, it carries on into the
adults,” he said.
Now you know
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The first time Richard Burton kis
sed Elizabeth Taylor — during film
ing for “Cleopatra” — she burped.
The trip was sponsored by the
Committee for the American-Iranian
Crisis Resolution, which also
arranged for the Christmas visit to
Tehran of several clergymen.
“It think we were able to accom
plish what we set out to do,” said
Perez, who returned to Dallas Sun
day. “We got a better understanding
of the hostage situation. We got a
better understanding of the Iranian
revolution, and most importantly,
we learned how the Iranian people
feel about the American govern
ment.”
Perez said he did not speak with
any of the hostages, but he did enter
the U.S. Embassy compound.
The 27-year-old Mexican-
PIRANHAC0N
IS
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American activist said he left Tehran
with the understanding the militant
students had the support of the Ira
nian populace and that the American
news media was distorting the hos
tage crisis.
“If nothing else, I learned that the
news media has an obligation to print
the truth of what is happening there,
and that the American news media
has betrayed that obligation,” Perez
said.
Perez said he was most impressed
by the contrast between the Amer
ican and Iranian people in their atti
tudes toward each other.
“In Tehran, they hate our govern
ment, but they have absolutely no
animosity toward the American peo
ple, none whatsoever. In America,
the people actually hate the Iranian
people.
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