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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1981 Siamese twins stable; await separation State United Press International EL PASO — Sophisticated tests will be necessary to determine what organs are shared by Siamese twin girls born last week in a set of triplets, doctors said Wednesday. The girls, joined at the upper abdomen and lower chest, were delivered by Caesarean section at Sierra Medical Center. Doctors said separation would not be pos sible until the two became stron ger and could breathe on their Jose Alva, said a successful separa tion would depend upon which organs the two girls shared. The names of the babies were not released, but they were re ported in stable condition. Their sister was in excellent condition and expected to be released soon. The babies’ pediatrician, Dr. Alva said the girls shared intes tines and might also share one liv er. He said tests would be con ducted to determine if they had separate gall bladders and bile sys tems but they do have separate hearts. We’ve Shear Class I l MtcArthur * T«xm Aire. (Hwy- 6) ■ i " " v 505 University Drive Suite 805 College Station 846-4771 Disputed turkey drop still United Press International YELLVILLE, Ark. — De spite the flap about the 1980 turkey drop at the annual Tur key Trot festival, Yellville offi cials are still planning to toss turkeys from an aircraft to a crowd waiting in the courthouse square below during the event Oct. 9-10. Last year, animal protection groups in Arkansas and Califor nia objected to the drop, but Chamber of Commerce officials ignored them. This year, however, the Chamber will not ignore the Federal Aviation Adminstra- tion’s objections to an airplane flying lower than 300 feet over the town for the drop. The FAA suspended the license of the pilot who did it last year — Ma rion County Judge Gay Rorie — and has refused a waiver for this year’s drop. Consequently, the Chamber of Commerce is considering a helicopter or hot air balloon for the drop. “We’ll throw the turkeys off the top of a building if we have to,” said chamber president Terry McPherson. The turkey drop is no less humane than a greased pig con test or calf roping at a rodeo, McPherson said. The turkeys fly to the ground and and who ever catches the turkey can keep it, he said. “We’re not doing anything we haven’t done in 35 years — nothing that is harmful to any one,” McPherson said. “No one from the Humane Association ever came up to see what we do. All they do is squawk from miles away that we re being mean. ” But Douglas Lee, a field in spector for the Arkansas Humane Association, said he had watched the clipped-wing turkeys tossed from a plane last year. “The first bird out of the plane fell like a bomb," Lee said. “I have a videotape of it lying on a rooftop with a broken neck. ” , Lee, who reported Rorie to the FAA last year, said he and FAA officials will be in Yellville for the planned drops “There are regulationsi loading and unloading i als,” Lee said, "and the hasn’t told them anything throwing objects out of craft. ” One year, the Chad Commerce tossed frozen keys to the crowd, but Lee that was no better. “Imagine if it hit the» shield of a moving vehkle. said. The Turkey Trot will als chide a national turkey a contest and the selectk M iss Drumsticks, chosem basis of legs visible bel large portrait of a turkey. Vietnam vet accused of deserting We support the 12th Man in their stand for the Aggie team Military arrest a mistake United Press International FORT SILL, Okla. — Military police re-checked their orders be fore mistakenly arresting a Texas man — honorably discharged from the Army 13 years ago — and charging him with deserting his unit in Vietnam, authorities said Wednesday. Officials said a mix-up in their records resulted in the man’s name being sent to Fort Sam Houston, where military police were told to pick up Roque Vela in Laredo. Marla Jones, spokeswoman for Fort Sam Houston, said the milit ary police “checked and re checked” with the deserter infor mation center at Fort Benjamin Harris, Ind., and were told the man was absent without leave. Vela was arrested Sunday at a party in Laredo and was held for three days at Fort Sill before the mistake was discovered. One of Vela’s attorneys, Julio Garcia, said the Army’s treatment of his client was less than ade quate. “He’s kind of broken-hearted that this would happen to him af ter six years of service, including a 10-month tour in Vietnam,” Gar cia said. Vela was released Tuesday and offered transportation back to Laredo. But Garcia said Vela declined the transportation offer because it was inadequate. “Now that everything is over and done with, they (the military) said he would have to fill out a voucher claim and that even then they’d only give him the cheapest transportation available,” Garcia said. Our customer service charge, based on average balances, is fair. How are your service charges calculated? MPACT 24 hr. Teller Overdraft Protection Direct Deposit College Station Bank National Association MEMBER FDIC People hours: Lobby: M-F 9:00-5:00 Sat. 9:00-3:00 Drive-In: 7:00-7:00 1501 South Texas Avenue at Culpepper Plaza TAMU Theatre Arts Dept. Presents iTii m "n tji hi in til 11 H) HI "H ^ HI HI 1 HI H 'll T|ni ^ HiH H HiH H Hnn H h H H H h il H V ^ WiUiWii Rudder Forum 8:00pm Sept. 29,30 Oct. 1,2,3 Tickets on Sale at Rudder Box Office and at the Door Students 2.50 Non Students 3.50 Vela left Fort Sill with another of his attorneys and a family friend who had delivered a copy of the former soldier’s 1968 discharge to Oklahoma Tuesday, Fort Sill spokesman Jon Long said. Long suggested the mix-up was caused by “some records lost somewhere along the line." He said Vela was arrested on a warrant issued by the Army’s administration center at Fort Ben jamin Harris, claiming Vela had been A WOL from his unit in Viet nam since July 15, 1967. But Garcia said his client was wounded in battle eight days after that date, an injury that contri buted to his winning the Purple Heart and several other commen dations. “To top it off, in September they (the military) sent him to Hawaii for rest and relaxation and then he was honorably discharged in January,” Garcia said. Despite his offer to show them the documentation of his honor able discharge. Vela was taken into custody by military police ton j Ttei jjr itan m from Fort Sam Houston Laredo authorities repoi fused to honor the milil rant, the attorney said Vela was transported toll Monday. "He was brought in as serter; he was arrested oni rant for that, Ix>ng said. He said contact was mail Fort Benjamin Harris Ti morning "in an effort to (Vela’s) status’ and the r center reported Vela AWOl 1967. "Our facility told the n center the man claimed tol discharge from the Army copy of his orders bringB! back to California from Yr for purpose of a discharge, said. 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