'jlll l l, ,l l lil ' Page 14 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1981 I ■' If if- 'fi , Sports I H \>\\ ll’l „ili: 1 PREPARING FOR FINALS? A special study skills session will be offered by The Learning Center WHAT tips on preparing for and taking examinations WHEN December 2-11, sessions to fit class schedule COST $20 for special two-hour session CALL 846-3477 for registration or information TLC The Learning Center, Inc. 505 University East, Suite 201, College Station Chance to be young, wish of kiq United Press International ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mickey, Fransie and Alicia got to run through one of the world’s biggest playgrounds Wednesday, revel ing at sights in the rare camarader ie of children who must race the sunset of old age through their brief childhoods. The three youngsters, from Texas, California and South Afri ca, were brought together to tour Disneyland. All suffer from progeria, an in curable disease that ages them 10 times faster than normal, leaving them .my, wrinkled and bald like 80 year-olds and subject to death .rom the diseases of age. Eight-year-old Fransie Gerin- ger of Orkney, South Africa, romped through another amuse ment park, Knott’s Berry Farm, Tuesday with Mickey Hays, 9, of Hallsville, Texas. Alicia Gowens, 11, of San Jose, Calif, joined Mickey and Fransie at Disneyland. Donations from newspaper readers who were touched by Fransie’s dream — to see Pinoc- chio at Disneyland — brought him from South Africa, and the public ity attracted the attention of the parents of the other two. The children, who did not know about each other until recently, have enjoyed learning that they are not alone in the world. “Fransie can’t believe Mickey looks the same, Herman Gerin- ger, Fransie’s father, said. “He said now he knows he’s not ugly. He thinks they look very smart. The two boys and their families were taken Tuesday to Knotts Berry Farm, where they watched a western stunt show and puppet show and went on several rides. They were also given T-shirts and souvenirs. The boys’ original meeting at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim last weekend marked the first time either had met a child with the same affliction. “Mickey can’t keep his hands off Fransie,” Mickey’s mother, Cindy Edwards, said. “I don’t think he can believe he’s real. “I don’t think they’ve been separatecFfive minutes. To watch them play, you’d think they’d known each other for years.” The boys exchanged gifts J visited for about an hoiirafteij arrived at the hotel Sunday 4 they returned to their roi| their parents said, they qnj telephoned each other to coi4 their conversation. They spent Monday pi* together at the hotel —rori through the sprawling i riding paddleboats inasmalllj and playing in a waterfall. “When you see a change iii son, it can’t help but change! life too,” Mrs. Edwards j Spend Spring Break on the beach in Puerto Vallarta - FREE! Derry rami, wnere nicy waicueu w uimiv uui vimugc a western stunt show and puppet known each other for years.” life too,” Mrs. Edwards UFO cover-up has existt for years;, researcher sa United Press International Freedom of Information Act indi- period in the history of re DEKALB, III. — A researcher cate a Inure cover-un on UFOs has he said. "I’m preparini 4 days-3 nights in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico March 15-19 Round trip air transportation on Texas International Accommodations at Calinda Plaza Vailanta Round trip transfers between airport and hotel Includes room tax United Press International DEKALB, Ill. — A researcher claims the federal government is involved in a massive UFO covpr up to keep the public from panicking. Robert Hastings, a Northern Illinois University graduate stu dent from Albuquerque, N.M., told a campus crowd Monday that documents he obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indi cate a huge cover-up on UFOs has been under way for years. Hastings, who began studying UFOs after he spotted one near Great Falls, Mont., in 1967, said the government is withholding in formation about UFOs to keep the public from panicking. “I believe we re on the thres- hhold of an extremely exciting period in the history of reianh he said. "I’m preparing \u some small way for an anm ment from the Oval Office. I Hastings said he doesi pect any kind ofannouncem the subject of UFOs , Washington now because off dent Reagan’s conservatism. 1 he said, word will have ton eventually. • You must register In person at Shear Class • You may only register once per visit • You must be 18-years-old or older • No purchase necessary 505 University Drive Suite 805 College Station 846-4771 u11i liiu iiiknil in ail ljaiiunitjiy lwluiiil, eventUmlV. Coupon for dog food causes huge response for promoter . „. u " i . , « t i. 1 l r , e A s J nterna ii? na * pected. Meal, nrovidine a toll-fr United Press International MILWAUKEE — The Great Dog Food Giveaway drew more responses than promoters ever ex pected. A Milwaukee newspaper ran an ad in its Oct. 8 edition announcing a new dog food named Meaty LAMBDA SIGMA XMAS TREE SALE DEC. 1-9 Come by and pick up a tree! FT. FT. Fashions! To add sparkle to your holiday season. Lengths to fit your festivities. 7/ie 'S'Udaf Open 10-6 M-F, 10-4 Sat. 2305 S. 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