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day 980 tv Brazos County Commis ^ Court Monday approved ^ inpointment to the Board of Lctors of the Mental Health- j/jotal Retardation Center and jpe the Brazos County Sheriff ^ptoval to buy a new car for the vpartment. Si Vance, a former countv -. wa s appointed to fill the Sung on the MH-MR board left Cby the death of Van Over- 3tck. . Sheriff Bobby Yeager appeared ^the commission at the Mon- av morning meeting to ask that neW cars be purchased for the department and other cars be up Pangers of dippin ’ rats, ha - ninoritii )ut in 1 ? ne ', 2 United Press International utorsha JUSTIN — That little pinch be- 'rocess ,e e n your cheek and gum could pse cancer. npopula With advertisements for snuff and nt Qen itwing tobacco on television and in rmsoft ^hies, smokeless tobacco is en- 4 nag a popularity boom. The white eg seen on hip pockets, caused by , I (imprint of a snuff can, has be- 001 (ic a machisimo badge. But Dr. Arden Christian, a San mvardt t to retu : have to ve body Hard Stout ■y Swansoi lard Oli'ti /nn Blancc el-Howelt y Saathoi m Heidtit Kurt Alin jschper )i sha Hoeln opentedti -College So- editor or dt ''Teas he Botd* er should k during Tea* e gie iSptr ilding. Tr® the u* ^ RigbB ance gets MH-MR post traded in when they reached 80,000 miles. The commission voted to give Yeager the go-ahead to buy one new car for the department. County Judge R.J. “Dick” Holmgreen said the commission recognized the need for the second car, but budget limitations called for cuts in all areas and prohibited its purchase. In other business, the commis sion approved a three-month con tract with the Texas Youth Council for financial assistance in the place ment of juveniles who do not com mit violent crimes in homes rather than the state school. The commission approved amendments to the 1980 budget to reailocate hinds for Bridge House, although no dollar amounts were changed. Commissioners also approved a request by the county auditor to destroy some old records, approved the payment of claims against the county and approved certificates of cancellation or cor rections for the county tax office. After the open session, the com mission met in closed session to discuss land acquisition for expan sion of the Brazos County Court house. New cancer threat professional athletes like Earl Camp bell, Sparky Lyle, Tom Seaver and a host of others can push smokeless tobacco products in commercials, tobacco companies at least should be required to print a health warning on the packages and containers such as is done with cigarettes. “There’s a potential here (for health hazards),” he said. “We should at least warn the public.” V P°liti< itonio dentist, is sounding the can * n 8) or [alarm. The dentist has written a (Frank mphlet entitled, “Everything You (anted to Know About Chewing lachinei id Dipping ... But Were Afraid to it it is a: i" and is Iping the American esident mr Societ y discourage appealing levision advertising of smokeless iacco products. “The problem as I see is that com | m or 1 mies are implying (with commer- kcly to ds)that they have a safe product,” sleazy ai btian said. cianstol Christian said his research indi- what th tes that at least 537 cases of cancer the past few decades were linked rectly to chewing or dipping. He 1 dipping and chewing cause inker’s white patch,” the softing tissues in the mouth. -/J J “We have no way of knowing if »tis pre-cancerous, but about 3-6 Kent have the potential to be can is,” he said. a survey of college athletes, ristian found some had been dip- ng snuff for as long as nine years, ie devek h e said was a great amount of ratine absorption. ‘People who are dipping snuff are gothrou Miming addicted to nicotine,” he nines th d. “You don’t have to smoke thesis, 1 ^ t0 8 et cancer. The juice of legislat ^ ‘ s cuncerous. And some peo- I eeven swallow the tobacco when r . . ty can’t get rid of it anywhere. 0 P r '(restarting kids on a road to nico- k addiction. ” Christian said athletes who dip or instinctiv (w tobacco do not realize their hits can affect their performance, ilegislah tsaid tobacco is a rapid stimulant r a leadi ’J ^ en serves as a depressant. "We have to believe it wdown the reflexes, and affects toes performances,” he said. . I . Christian said 89 million pounds of ni 6 P firing tobacco were sold in the al action' ^ ^ tates last year. He said if s right, gtheli l ! legistration or art classes et today 'SSpes who want to be artistic this ®nier have a chance to try their ™ts in the Memorial Student «< er Craft Shop on the Texas W campus. Nitration for 24 different clas- ‘Qpottery, woodwork and special Jrcst areas begins at noon today 'continues until 10 p.m. t'alidTexas A&M student I. D., a D. card or a craftshop mem- card is required for registra- ^ which will be held in the craft- jPb the basement of the MSC. "cpstration for the Bryan-College community will be UU ° r c ^ asses ran g e from $2.50 and will be paid during ™bon. Laboratory fees are to .,-5*, addition to the class fee. Advert** arts i Pottery, woodwork, j ^ and stained glass are some ^cas courses are offered in. number of participants is ex- at six to 20 per class. ■ S nditionin g athletic foot- * L/ 6 re Pair. magazine filing •^roing, papermaking, batik, aad sandalmaking are the ■aterest topics this summer. Center to present job interview tips The Texas A&M Placement Cen ter is offering a seminar on job inter views at 4 p.m. Wednesday in 206 Memorial Student Center. Dottie Gustafson, assistant direc tor of placement, said the seminar will consist of a film on job inter views, followed by a question and answer session. Gustafson said the film, “Your In terview, ” deals with the qualities re cruiters look for, the questions they ask, questions the applicant should ask, and how the interview should be followed up. She described the film as entertaining and informative.” Graduates from school generally have very little experience with job interviewing, Gustafson said, usual ly limited to what they have done for summer jobs. But skill in being in terviewed will be very important for the graduate, she said, because “af ter all, this is not just a summer job, this will be your career. Committee views alcohol law change United Press International AUSTIN — The House Health Services Committee is considering diverse proposals making it illegal to have an open alcoholic drink in a car but abolishing laws making it a crime to be drunk in public. The committee will hold hearings on the proposals and other sugges tions for dealing with Texas alcohol problems at hearings in Midland, Longview, San Antonio and Houston this month. Rep. Mike Ezzell, D-Snyder, committee chairman, said a number of states have adopted a uniform sta tute ending the practice of sentenc ing drunks to jail. “I feel our present system is not working because we have not been emphasizing treatment to the degree it should be emphasized, Ezzell said. Also under consideration are Sug gestions requiring blood alcohol tests on accident victims and third party payments for alcoholism treat ment. Hearings are scheduled for Mid land, June 17; Longview, June 18; San Antonio, June 26 and Houston, June 27. American Cancer Society M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute Question: “What kind of cancer checkup should I have 9 I am a 55-year-old man in good health.” ANSWERIine: The kind of cancer checkup a person should have depends on age, sex, health history and the presence of any suspicious symptoms. You should have a thorough physical checkup including examinations of your head and neck and the inside of your mouth. The physician will also check your skin for any abnormal dis colorations, swelling or other conditions. Your lungs will be checked through a stetho scope. If you smoke cigarettes your physician may recom mend a chest X-ray or spu tum test. Your physical should include a digital exa mination of the rectum which will also offer in men a means checking the prostate ^ This is frequently the site of various kinds of dis eases in older males. You may also be advised to per form a simple “do-it-yourself test for invisible blood in the stool. You prepare a set of slides at home and return them to your physician or a of gland. clinic to be analyzed. You may be given a “procto,” a visual inspection of the rec tum and lower colon with a lighted instrument. Routine blood and urine tests also will be done. A, thorough cancer checkup includes a dis cussion of your family health history and any substances you may come in contact with on the job. A checkup is the right time to mention any questions or worries that you might have about your health or lifestyle. Question “Do all breast lumps have to be examined? Two years ago I had a benign lump and now another lump has appeared. Must I go through the whole process again?” ANSWERIine: Two years ago you protected your health by having a suspicious breast lump diagnosed and now you must do so again. Although the vast majority of breast lumps are completely harm less. the possibility of cancer always exists. 4 1 AI# ve you demand 209 E. 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