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Page 10 THE BATTALION THURSDAY. APRIL 9, 1981 Local Easter feast and concert planned By DAVID CALVERT plans for its annual Easter Feast ward L. Vestal, vice president for Battalion Beporter and Concert at its bi-weekly meet- student affairs, was not able to The Married Students’ Univer- ing Wednesday night. attend due to undisclosed reasons, sity Apartment Council finalized Scheduled guest speaker Ho- The feast, one of two such Join the Lowenbrau Cycling Achievement Ride Help support the Texas A&M Cycling Team Aggieland Stage Race TIME: 1 p.m. DATE: April 12th PLACE: Drill Field, TAMU Campus events the UAC sponsors yearly, will be held April 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the park area between Hensel Park and the married students’ apartments. The council also holds a similar event at Thanksgiv ing. All couples who reside in the housing are invited to attend. The UAC will provide ham, bread and drinks for the event. The remainder of the food will be provided by pot luck dishes from tenants of the apartments. The Texas A&M Symphonic Band will present a concert of clas sical music immediately following the meal. The council serves as a repre sentative for married students liv ing in the apartments. Brien Smith, president of the UAC, said the organization holds the same status as Off-Campus Aggies and the Residence Halls Association. The council receives funds from the Memorial Student Center Bookstore, the Texas A&M For mer Students Association and the Texas A&M Parents’ Fund. The UAC also provides a variety of services to married students liv ing in the apartments, from an automotive garage to sports and camping equipment. New program promotes n pm Living Bank campaign By DANA SMELSER Battalion Reporter A fourth-year Texas A&M University medical student will speak tonight to the Corps of Cadets and the Residence Hall Association to promote an organ donation campaign. Mark Sicilio is campaigning to encourage stu dents to have their vital organs, such as eyes and kidneys, donated when they die to help someone in need of them. The Eyes ofTexas A&M Living Bank Project is a new program sponsored by Student Govern ment and two service organizations, Alpha Phi Omega and Omega Phi Alpha, in conjunction with the Aggie Blood Drive, April 20-23. The local campaign will provide donors for the Living Bank, a national, non-profit organ referral organization. April 20-23 a student can to sign a form to donate his organs. Upon the donor’s death, the doctor contacts the Living Bank to find the nearest needy recipient. Laurie Howard, Student Government com mittee chairman for the project, said the cam paign was started as an effort to help people live a longer, fuller life. “If people would donate their corneas, 30,000 people could see in 10 days,” Howard said. The Living Bank campaign has not been w attempted at any other college or major inst: tion. “We figure if anybody can make thiscj paign a success, A&M can,” she said. By RITCH1 The University is nationally acclaimed fori Sports E blood drive, Howard said and "we are know '^ ie Texas At persons that care about other people.’’Thes F^all team cone dents can really show it now, she said. dlls this week “We hope other major institutions willpid? ® nua l Maroon-W the idea,” she said. “We are trying to turn it iili fCoach Tom Wil tradition here. ” * en pleased with Donating an organ can be a touchy situafo movement of his I but “if they don’t hear about it now, they’Unei )ut sa ^ there are consider it,” Howard said. hat need work. The Living Bank is backed by the Protest:, ^ ?e ve had a Catholic, and Jewish churches. "Most peo5ty eves P en t a g rei realize that it’s the soul that lives on, noU® ntact wor k, and body," she said. timmaging a lot Many people believe a doctor will notb)i ? he also said tha hard to save a life if he knows someone is waiti ’ ot )cei ? e ^ s y *°r l for the organs. “Doctors are more ethicalth' 85 uu t ‘ ie hrs that,” she said. “They will do everything inih P mma 8j n 8 the power to save you.” P e an<a secont Howard said the doctors keep the patientdi respirator for two days and make sure he is tn They have t dead,’’ before he offers the organs. ^ ns t eomparab Although family consent is not necessary; ave not built an sign the form, Howard advises telling the fat ^ tor them, hi about it because family wishes are mostimpj he Aggies retr tant 1 0 ‘ ' ast y ear s 4 ply 19 to gradua 2919 Tx. Ave. Bryan Across from Manor East Mall 779-0065 l\Jb 9uy jy)) M X * l A&t.* « “ 1'" ** “"1 UMi J.I.L. 631 AM/FM Cassette Only *79°° LARGEST SELECTION OF CAR STEREOS IN THE SOUTHWEST! 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Side of Campus) ph. 696-1726 Nebraska grain bk kills one, injures 2 [Only eight of th triers, but six of United Press International BELLWOOD, Neb. — One man was killed and two others were critically injured in an explo sion at a grain elevator that hurled debris over a wide area. Rescue workers retrieved the body of Gary Roh, 20, from a 10- foot pit about five hours after the explosion at the Bellwood Farmer Co-op Tuesday afternoon. Hospital authorities said Larry Navrkal, 28, an elevator em ployee, and Joe Stastny, 58, an area farmer, were in critical condi tion at St. Elizabeth’s Community Health Center. In Corpus Christi explosions apparently triggered by machin ery sparks ripped through a 14- story dockside elevator, killing at least three men and injuring 33. ength” positio (both offense a arterbacks. [Gone are Ton Zach Guthrie s), PatFlinn (tigl icks Mike Mo: , Mack Moon fensive tackles' S Leandrew Bm the Belr-HWilson’s priori ;g drills were ipable quarterb th defensive ta ong, solid de ict a consisten Wilson and his th the way jur !ary Kubiak has Association of Former Students Spring Senior Induction Banquets April 13 & 14, 1981 6:30 p.m. Brazos Center All May and August graduates are invited to attend. Com plimentary tickets will be available April 6-10 in the lobby of the Forsyth Alumni Center. Banquet is free — but you must have a ticket to attend. TICKETS GIVEN ON FIRST COME — FIRST SERVED BASIS Another three workers were sing. Witnesses to blast said it apparently was gered somewhere in the end near the unloading ln| The explosion shook the elevator, ripped out one wal threw the headhouse, a si on the top of the elevator, t| pletely off. Roh, an elevator empb bring and expect was helping unload a farm iehotseat and ta truck near the site where tie Fense next fall, plosion was apparently trigger “We are ver The David City Banner-Pr lary’s performan reported Stastny was inside ingwayandhas cab of a truck being unloaded ig spring,” Wils side the south end of the ele* Should somef when the explosion occurred.Ipubiak, though, scue workers removed himtplltins would me the truck which remained b inside the elevator. Roh’s body was discovered] Stastny’s truck just as aul were ready to halt the search, elevator remained standing was riddled with holes. Aul ities considered calling in a ing inspector to determinetk bility of the structure Bellwood and David Cil) officials said there was not miia an area of concei a fire after the explosion, sou said that it is also damaged nearby houseserj businesses. Rubble was sprdll blocks and vehicles in the»< ! starting role. “John has sho jrovement this sj nequate backup pould he contini J “Overall, I feel Station is mncl 1 thought,” he | As far as the of were damaged by flying objtt® Workers from the state tj marshal’s office and the Neb® State Patrol supervised thei Tuesday night. They said didn’t know the cause of thefc and there was no damage available. KKK grand dragon gets indictment ALL Tender fres all your mings .... ALL OUR HAND-BA S topfz o' I MSC OPAS proudly presents Houston Symphony with Lucia Popp soprano April 14/8:00 p.m. Tickets available at MSC Box Office or Telephone VISA/MASTERCARD orders & pickup at the door 845-2916 United Press International DALLAS — Louis Beam, gfi dragon of the Texas Ku Kluxfi was indicted Tuesday on a ^ offense by a federal grar U.S. attorney said. The indictment said Beam® 1 ally used federal lands to hold military exercises, the attoit said. The grand jury said the ® illegally used federal land-l don B. Johnson National Cfr lands — in Wise County, n( west of Fort Worth, to train members for combat. Beam said he would not lei indictment stop the Klan fromtf tinning its exercises. He said 1 Klan was in training in several p* of the state but would not sayi future maneuvers would be k away from federal property. “Tm not guilty of anythin! Beam said. “It’s an attempt harass and intimidate me. I * accosted Friday by two fed* agents when I was coming out» television station interview. Hn indicated that I would need a p* 1 mit to practice our maneuvers! public land. “They throw me in (jail) with the niggers and hope I’m killed A petty offense is a degree lo^ than a misdemeanor under fedfl law. It is punishable by six mont! in jail and $500 fine. 404 castlin IA