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Page 5 Local THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1981 Page3 1981 Mission provides shelter, guidance for loners /ercomes thefi 'iifirms hernos ^ ; a long wayw ill considerk - gle “she voteJ| man.” Notonlf ■reotypes thall re her offthedi writes she wl| gain. Jim Kappel, 23, stands outside the Twin City Missions Furniture Shop in Bryan which has been his home for the last year and a half. Staff photo by Greg Gammon Kappel has been manager of the furniture shop for a year while participating in the mis sion’s rehabilitation program. Computers analyze molecules to aid development of drugs tep has been B he women's I • /er Reagan's )minating (d Biochemists at Texas A&M he nation’s M University are analyzing the struc- i i ■ ;„l*ure °f biological molecules in a H 1 1 re ^ 01 ,1 computer-aided project that could has passed f h e lp the medical profession ty and freedom understand how drugs work. “By seeking a better under- a.standing of the ways biological molecules interact with each , other,” explained Dr. Edgar 1 ALIO.' Meyer, “we think we ultimately can contribute to the develop- (.) .160 ment 0 f Jj-ygs better targeted to specific diseases, with fewer side 8ER effects.” Association Meyer and his associates in Texas A&M’s biochemistry and biophysics departments are using .. AngeliqueCop| computer graphics to examine the janeCfthemical association between en- GregCc zymes, or proteins that function as catalysts, and their counterparts Gath) < that inhibit reactions. Marilyn FauW « Learning how inhibitors bind ’ette, KathyOC® t° specific sites in enzyme mole- Denisefti- eules could help control certain ScottMf' disease,” Meyer said. “Were pre sently examining a computer POLICY graphics display of the structure of self-supportingntti, elastase, a common enzyme i to Texas A&M VM known for its involvement in pul- ilonsexpressediift monary emphysema.” ’ r th r c J utlm ' The structure was revealed by X-ray crystallography a techni que that allows researchers to de- : laboratory news/tf termine the accurate spatial re- and photograph!! 1 lationship of the atoms and mole- munications. cu l es making up a crystalline sam- 'rning any eaito0 POLICY not exceed 300 A. cut if they are lon( f ; to edit letters forstA rt to maintain the I® signed, show dit*- r - are also welcome,^ th constraints as ^ ipondence to: Edit' , Texas A&M pie of the enzyme. Once the crystal structure has been determined, the computer graphics display can draw a three- dimensional picture. By adjusting the image, the picture can be ro tated instantaneously and poten tial drug molecules can be tested for their fit. “Information about the interac tions between molecules may also be automatically retrieved from the Cambridge (England) Crystal lographic Data Files,” Meyer said. “We have programs that per mit us to quickly visualize any of the 20,000 or so crystal structures contained in these files.” Meyer recently has been awarded a collaborative research- travel grant from the North Atlan tic Treaty Organization (NATO) in support ofhis computer modelling studies. The Best Pizza In Town! Honest. 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If you’re interested in gaining managerial and technical responsibilities fast, call the Naval Management Programs Office at (713) 822-5221 or send a resume to Naval Management Programs Office (11) 1716 South Texas Ave. Bryan, Texas 77801. By CAROL THOMAS Battalion Reporter Jim Kappel, 23, left his North Dakota family to attend college. He traveled to Minnesota, Iowa and Texas, looking for a job. Jessie Breedlove, 55, has spent most ofhis life drifting from job to job all over Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Wendell Hutchins started out as a cook in Florida and has cooked from the east coast all the way to Texas. Kappel, Breedlove and Hutchins have at least three things in common: they are loners, they enjoy drifting from place to place and they are currently staying at Twin City Missions in Bryan. Twin City Missions provides a variety of services. Through dona tions from private citizens, churches and businesses, they have set up furniture and clothing stores in which items may be purchased for as little as a nickel. They also provide food baskets to the needy, filling them with fresh meat, flour, shortening, soup and canned goods. They have developed a women’s shelter for battered wives, as well as The Sheltering Arms, a refuge for children whose parents are abusive or unable to take care of them. But probably the best known and oldest service offered by Twin City Missions is the men’s program. Men who are out of a job or out of a home can find food, shelter and clothing at the mission. Executive secretary Joan Sebesta, who has worked closely with the men, said eight out of 10 are alcoholics. For those who have been drinking, she said, they have a detoxification ward. “We do have doctors on call and a nurse on call,” she said. “They prescribe medicine that helps them get over the shakes.” Besides just giving the men shelter, food and clothing, Sebesta said they also provide counseling and spiritual guidance. Some of them do not have homes and are not able to function in society,” she said. “Others just do not feel comfortable in society. ” If the men are willing, Sebesta said, they can stay and work on the rehabilitation program. “Our main goal is physical and spiritual — we would love to see them all rehabilitated.” To help rehabilitate the men, Sebesta said, they let them work. “They can help on our trucks, clothing store, kitchen or on recycling rags and cardboard,” Sebesta said. While most men drift in and out, Kappel and Breedlove have stayed over a year at the missions. “It keeps me settled down,” said Kappel, who works in the furniture store. Kappel said his reason for coming to Twin City Missions was his need for work. With a three-year college education in tool making, he was still unable to find work in Minnesota, North Dakota or Iowa. By staying at the mission, Kappel has learned new trades. T’ve learned how to repair movie projectors, typewriters and office equipment,” he said. Unlike most of the men, Kappel does have family, and often receives mail and phone calls from them. Kappel said he has a few ideas about what he might want to do in the future. One hope is to get a good, steady job. “If a good opportunity comes up, I will take it,” he said. Jessie Breedlove is not as concerned about being settled down as Kappel is. He has been the furniture repairman for the mission for two years, but he said his stay is about over. Before his stay at the mission, Breedlove said he enjoyed traveling AGGIES! Douglas Jewelry 10% AGGIE DISCOUNT ON ALL MERCHANDISE WITH STUDENT ID (Cash Only Please) We reserve the right to limit use of this privilege. Downtown Bryan (212 N. Main) and Culpepper Plaza and working different jobs as in oil fields, saw mills and construction areas. “Just ramblingfrom place to place,” Breedlove said. “Up until about two years ago, that’s all I did — travel. ” Breedlove had a simple explanation for his drifting. “It’s just nature to move — we just won’t stay in one place.” Breedlove said staying at the mission had been a great help. “It’s given me a place to stay,” he said. “It keeps me off the roads. “And while they’re helping me, I’m helping them.” Wendell “Hutch” Hutchins has been at the mission for a relatively shorter period of time than Kappel and Breedlove. At 58, the mission was his last resort. “I couldn’t get no work,” Hutchins said. “Just no other place to go. They’re just not employing the older generation.” Before coming to the mission, Hutchins said he had been out of work off and on for three years. When he was not able to find a place to stay, Hutchins often had to sleep outside. Hutchins said the missions he stayed at in Houston were not as helpful as the one in Bryan. “I was at one mission one night and they woke us up at 4:30 to give us one cup of coffee, one doughnut and send us on our way,” he said. Hutchins also said the food at Twin City Missions is much better than the other missions where he stayed and he enjoys cooking it. “The missions in Houston don’t give out nothing but beans and bread, and I don’t like to cook that. “It’s (Twin Cities Mission) a good clean bed, quarters and good clean food,” he said. SALE SAVE BIG BUCKS ALL JULY!! Yairi, Alvarez, Yamaha, All Marked Down FOR A BIG / JULY. / ' 1 LAYAWAY!! Is > a com- inybody i (redis oon and tomor- as the day we e, or at KEyboAnd Center Inc. 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