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Pi THE BATTALION THURSDAY. MARCH 6. 1900 Page 9 itate Judge threatened with job if conduct doesn’t improve State workers get option for union dues deduction offJ United Press International AUSTIN — The State Commis- |ion on Judicial Conduct publicly re- ,rimanded a Denton district judge Wednesday, and warned if the judge loes not demonstrate better conduct j the future, the commission may jke steps to remove him from office. The reprimand was the third given , judge Robert G. Scofield of the 58th District Court in the past four -ears, but it was the first time the commission has made one public. The commission decided after a Feb. 16 hearing to reprimand Sco field again, saying, “your conduct was willful and persistent conduct which was inconsistent with the proper performance of your duties as a judge, and conduct which casts public discredit upon the judici ary.... A recurrence of acts of mis conduct as set forth above will neces sitate the commission's taking steps to remove you from office.’’ Scofield’s actions, cited by the commission which merited the re primands in 1976, 1978 and this year, included: — Advising the director of the commission that a loan to satisfy an Internal Revenue Service judgment against him was from his mother, although the commission later deter mined at least $10,000 of the money came from an attorney who regularly 'ase to be reconsidered u United Press International \USTIN — The Texas Supreme ; 0 urt agreed Wednesday to recon- der an earlier decision and hear irther arguments on a suit seeking . 26 million in damages from Alamo ational Bank of San Antonio and a dvage company hired by the bank demolish a downtown building. The high court had ruled in Janu- V that the bank and Kelly Salvage Co. were jointly responsible for pay ment of $1,261,803 to the husband and son of a woman killed when the wall of the building collapsed onto the woman’s car. Nancy Marie Kraus was killed in the accident, and her son, John L. Kraus, was injured. Alamo National Bank was the own er of the Old Household Furniture Co. building on St. Mary’s Street in downtown San Antonio and had hired Kelly to demolish the struc ture. A three-story wall of the building collapsed Sept. 14, 1976, falling onto the Kraus’ car. Bank officials had been warned earlier in the day, and on previous days, that the wall was leaning and that steps should be taken to protect motorists and pedes trians on the street. Bionic baby’ helping fight infant respiratory problems United Press International SAN ANTONIO — Dr. Rajam S. ^ ■ftBamamurthy’s “bionic baby” has no | I iperhuman strength or telescopic sion like the bionic people on tele- A sion but it is useful in teaching edical students how to restore evencoa®eathing in newborn infants. The baby-size doll was christened hen two children saw it in Rama- urthy’s car. When the University Texas Health Science pediatrician terosol cl ted bladder rheprodi plained its purpose, the two tots shrinloi mediately chorused, “Oh, a bionic iby.” Ramamurthy, a pediatric neonato- gist, conceived the idea for the 1 mainlvl dl-sized electronic simulator, hich was constructed in the cen- r’s electronic instrument shop. At the Robert B. Green Hospital, , y rr and li( here a charity delivery service has >erated, the physician said 2 per- vill costti :nt to 3 percent of the babies bom m to marl ^ y ear require some help with system, l 'eathing because of complications be ofisetl mng delivery. and sara he cans e using Training in respiration and resus- tation comes early in a medical lucation, but Ramamurthy said too :en a physician’s actual experience manufacti mes ' n tbe delivery room, where jray systc ere ' s no margin for error, the prodt ch as pi She said the mannequins current ly used for demonstrating resuscita tion are adult-sized and “these are inadequate for teaching newborn re suscitation because of their size and because of other major differences between newborns and adults.” An adult’s heart, for example, is located more on the left side of the chest than an infant’s. And an adult needs a large volume of air to expand the lung, while a newborn can toler ate only a small amount, she said. Pressure applied in resuscitation, and time, are important, too, and an infant’s heartbeat and respiration rate are much faster than an adult’s, the pediatrician said. The most common problem with infant resuscitation in the past, she said, was applying too much or too little pressure while performing the cardiac compressions and breathing. “With an adult-sized doll, it’s im possible to measure these variables. But in the ‘bionic baby, ” a chart re corder simultaneously records press ure, heartbeat and lung expansion for the student to see as he or she is performing resuscitation.” In addition, the doll’s neck is con structed so that the student can prac tice holding it in the correct position. Ramamurthy said reception of stu dents to the “bionic baby” had been very favorable, and the doll also can be used to train nurses, paramedics and families affected by Sudden In fant Death syndrome. McKenzie-Baldwin BUSINESS COLLEGE Inquire About Our Terms Starting April 1, 1980 Phone 822-6423 or 822-2368 itional )istrict stops giving Bible United Press International ARLINGTON — The Arlington sti prsi dependent School District has en- ■ts althol dits 14-year-old policy of helping handptin tribute free Bibles to students, ti Superintendent Woodrow Counts *1 US. e Court rulings in- cate the Bible giveaways would be ent ofCn *kred unconstitutional. At aTues- n has trustees meeting, board s comp® ts 'd en t Truett C. Boles said con- >ray pan 1 5uing P°l ic y would give all an 1 partly! luorocarb cized a graduating seniors. The policy change was in response to a request by the American Civil Liberties Union, which suggested the Bible giveaway be discontinued or all organizations be given the same opportunity to distribute liter ature. stickles.' ans. mips access to mass distribution of ateriai. The district is committed to the institutional principle of separation _church and state,” Boles said. : school district will neither adv- • nor inhibit refigion.” I Bibles have been given on a volun- Vy basis by Gideons International, [group of Arlington businessmen >has donated funds for Bibles for Habitech has a different kind of hook for your nook! iDG HOOKS ^ Made in Italy out J of durable plastic, they come in 10 DIFFERENT STYLESI ONE OF MANY HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORIES found at HABITECH I 693-5046 Mon. 1-6 Tues.-Sat. 10-6 907E Harvey Rd. Woodstone Center practices in Scofield’s court. — Verbally abusing litigants and attorneys. — Failure to attend the College for State Trial Judges despite being told twice by the commission to do so. — Accepting season tickets for the 1976 and 1977 Texas Ranger baseball games from a corporation which con tributed to his campaign and fre quently has cases in his court. The tickets and accompanying parking places were valued at $8,085. — Telhng jurors after they acquit ted a defendant in an attempted capital murder trial, ‘‘You just turned a murderer loose on the peo ple of this county.” — Scolding a grand jury foreman and threatening him with contempt for attempting to present a report on the grand jury’s investigations which had not resulted in indictments. United Press International AUSTIN — Comptroller Bob Bul lock Wednesday told members of the Texas AFL-CIO’s political education committee that state employees could start having union dues de ducted from their payroll paychecks effective June 1. Last year the comptroller had told another state AFL-CIO convention that state employees needed to orga nize for collective bargaining rights. “Immediately after lighting that little fuse, I believe every newspaper editorial writer jumped right on my back, Bullock said. “For that mat ter, so did a number of state em ployees and some other state offi cials. ’’ Gov. Bill Clements and Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby criticized Bullock for advocating union rights for state em ployees. But Attorney General Mark White ruled that the comptroller could establish a dues checkoff sys tem so long as the state did not incur any costs. ‘Today, I am happy to inform you that we will have such a check-off system no later than June 1,’’ Bullock said. The comptroller also said the Texas Public Employees Association had been one of the most vocal critics of the dues checkoff plan but was now ready to back him. “Lo and behold, you know who I got a letter from yesterday saying they wanted a meeting next week to talk about the checkoff program? It was the Texas Public Employees Association,” Bullock said. He said his office had already re ceived inquiries from private organi zations who want to use the checkoff system. Bullock said the Texas High way Patrol Association, some credit unions and other organizations have indicated they want to participate in the plan. Bullock said he did not favor the Texas Municipal League’s request for a 3-cent increase in city sales taxes, and some local entities’ re quest for an additional 1-cent in crease. PROBLEM PREGNANCY? Are you considering abortion? Free counseling and referrals Call (713) 779-2258 Texas Problem Pregnancy, Bryan, Tx. Camp Champion Marble Falls, Tx. 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