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national Battalion/Page 12 February 17, Robots (continued from page 1) graphics simulator. The simulator reads a robot’s program and makes a three- dimensional drawing of what the robot will do. This is used to try out control programs “rather than have it (the robot) go haywire in the lab,” Mooring said. •Computer support lab — work for easy communication between various computer sys tems will be done here. Also, the computers used by the robotics program will be located here. •Robotics applications lab — works on moving and adapt ing the technology to the work place. For instance, a robot in the sewing industry must be able to pick up a garment, see the seams and sew them together. •Industrial automation lab — will work with the problem of integrating robots with existing systems in industry. Young currently woi'ks with the industrial engineering de partment’s industrial automa tion lab. He said the lab sets up typical industrial situations to find problems which may occur. Spe cific research objectives still are being decided, he said. Robotics also have a real potential to aid handicapped people. Mooring said there are wheelchairs for quadriplegics that can be controlled with a movement of the head. More re search with robots may offer more aids for the disabled, he said. Robotics also are used in mic rosurgery, Mooring said. He said a doctor can look in a micro scope and tell a machine to make a certain movement. The machine is controlled by the doctor, he said, but it makes pre cise movements which a human could not make. Pope tells Nigerians to discourage strikes LAGOS, Nigeria (UPI) — Pope John Paul II, protected by heavy security on the last full day of his five-day visit to Nigeria, told workers Tuesday they should not be too eager to strike be cause of the suffering it can cause. The pope, 61, looking re freshed and rested, celebrated an early morning mass at the Gothic Holy Cross Cathedral in the Nigerian capital. Security was extra strict fol lowing reports that at least four people were arrested in crowds surrounding the pontiff, includ ing two who were carrying guns. When the pope entered the cathedral he was preceded by his own security men and followed by an armed escort of Nigerian police. But there had been no indication of any attempt to attack the pope, wounded last May in an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The mass was for workers and employers, although the con gregation of about 4,000 looked prosperous and well dressed in both Western and traditional garb, and came by gold-edged invitation only. “Workers should not too readily have recourse to strikes, which generally cause much suf fering to many,” the pope told them. “Strikes remain extraor dinary measures for the defense of human rights. “Work is for man, not man for work. So, work must not be allowed to dehumanize the per son who does the work.” The pope’s words had parti cular application to his native Poland, but he did not directly mention the situation there. Police arrested a single gun man Friday at the national sta dium in Lagos and detained two men and a woman with a single gun Sunday at the Kaduna air port where the pope spoke. WEDNESDAY NOW WE’VE GOT IT at GAMES FAMILY FUN CENTER ITS “D-D-DOUBLE TOKEN DAYS!” EVERY WEDNESDAY EIGHT TOKENS FOR $ 1 00 ! DOUBLE YOUR FUN AT HALF THE PRICE ON: ★ TEMPEST ★ ★ OMEGA RACE ★ ★ PAC-MAN ★ ★ DONKEY KONG ★ ★ AND MORE GAMES IN CULPEPPER PLAZA CULPEPPER PLAZA 693-7711 8c NORTHGATE, 315 UNIVERSITY 846-3059 Open Sun.-Thurs. 11:00 a.m.-12 a.m., Fri.-Sat. 11:00 a.m.-l a.m. tickets on sale in msc, rupoer tox office ■¥i6e &"t*>bAtnan “I wouldn't have missed \ IT FOR THE WORLD” X '/iUf'C $}a//wotn / FEBRUARY 19 /, 8fim —wiidnSy/i/ ^ $ JO fiet cotlfiA iffi ■ idTT.1 ' m i; .i/L- What’s Up at Texas A&M Wednesday TEXAS AGGIE MOTORCYCLE CLUB: Joe Fisher will speak at the meeting in 110 Military Science at 8:30 p.m. TAMU ROADRUNNERS: Dr. Duane Lagan, A&M Team Physician, will speak on “Common Runner’s Injuries” at 7 p.m. in 267 G. Rollie White. HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT FOUNDATION: Mrs. Radinsky will speak at Hillel on “The Orthodox Women in Modern Day Society” at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. WHEELCHAIR MAT WORK: Special guest Ann McGowan will speak at 3 p.m. in the Wrestling Room in G. Rollie White. C.A.R.P.: Meeting in support of solidarity from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in 202 Harrington. AGGIE SCOUTS: Meeting to discuss cookie booth sales and other activities at 9 p.m. in 502 Rudder. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Candle service of meditation and communion at 10 p.m, in the University Lutheran Chapel. MSC AGGIE CINEMA: “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theatre. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: The Aggie Supper will be at 6:15 p.m. in the A&M Presbyterian Church, 601 Church St. EL PASO HOMETOWN CLUB: Important meeting to dis cuss the All Night Affair at 7:30 p.m. in 201 Physics. PRE LAW SOCIETY: Monthly meeting and discussion of Feb. 19 University of Houston Law School field trip at 7 p.m. in 701 Rudder. THE CANADIAN CLUB: Discuss International Week and spring party at 7:30 p.m. in 110 Military Science. and singing at Sherwood Nursing Home at 6:30 p.m. ati! sity L University Lutheran Chapel, 315 N. College Main. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: Women’s bible study at 7:‘ p.m. at 1002 Pershing St. MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE: The Omen Trilogy; Omen”, “Damien”, and “The Final Conflict” will be shown; 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. respectively in Rue Theatre. TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCERS: Dam taught weekly at the Hillel Jewish Student Center at Come dance with us and join the fun. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: Leadership tn^ class at 7:30 p.m. in 108 Harrington (classroom building Everyone is welcome. MSC AMATEUR RADIO: All interested in Ham Radio licensed operators please come to meeting in 140 MSC at7; p.m. AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS CLUB: PhilSuttorifroif Texas Commerce Bank will speak on Opportunities in banking at 6:30 p.m. in 209 Hart rnngton. Friday UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: Friday night bible study will held. Check MSC Video for room number and time. y G.A.R.P.: .Seminar on Unification Ideology from 3:30 p,m: 5:30 p.m. in 421 of the library. HILLEL JEWISH STUDEN T FOUNDATION: Fi night services at Hillel at 8 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINT STUDENT ASSOCIATION: SaiuM Thursday seminar with Linda Ingels speaking on “Priesthood andSisit hood” at noon on 100 Dexter in College Station. DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIAT ION: Tymshare will be holding a technical session on the subject of data processing at 7 p.m. in the Aggieland Inn. A&M MUSICIAN’S CLUB: Meeting to discuss free spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in 401 Rudder. Bring $3.00 for dues. HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT FOUNDATION: Folk danc ing with university folk dance group at Hillel at 8 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINT STUDENT ASSOCIATION: LDSSA council and student meeting at 7 p.m. in 507 A&B Rudder. A social will follow at 8:30 p.m. at 100 Dexter in College Station. STUDENT *Y’ SPRING PROJECT: Meeting to plan 10 km run at 6 p.m. in 607 Rudder. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Leave for visiting MSC AGGIE CINEMA: “Body Heat" will be shownatSp.mi Rudder Theatre. “Tarzan the Ape Man” will be shown all night also in the Theatre. AGGIE SCOUTS: Girl Scout cookie booth sales will bethewtt of Feb.22 to Feb. 26 in the MSC. First bas \&M ba Irst bas< Aggies’ t TAMU CHESS CLL1B: Weekly meeting will beat 7 p.m.inli Rudder. Pi; Saturday Uniti PONT TAMU ROADRUNNERS: The two, four and six milefunnc Iperson will be at 9 a.m. on the Aerobics Track. vlMoses M [human t Mardi Gras theme in the MSC Grand Ballroom from 8:30p: I 110 ' 1 to 1 a.m. Tickets are on sale in Rudder. MSC and the Commoii fP u *‘ e d a ilet leteam. He s Sources say grand ayatollahs ready to step in for Khomeini I Hubbard (and out constantl lets’ hard- defense center K offensive United Press International An Iranian leadership council composed of three “grand ayatollahs” Monday was re- f jorted ready to succeed Ayatol- ah Ruhollah Khomeini whose health is said to have deterio rated since he canceled public engagements Saturday. Exiled opposition sources claiming to be in contact with Khomeini’s household said Khomeini, 82, was confined to bed in his Jamaran residence in North Tehran. His entire household was gathered around him, sources said, including grandson Hoj- Come Join Us For Happy Hour!! QQ/f. 2 p m ‘ 6 p m - Daily C7C7G Pitchers of Lowenbrau and Miller Lite 990 Orders of Nachos ALFREDO’S TACOS AL CARBON 509 University Dr. NORTHGATE 846-3824 jatoleslam Hossein Khomeini, an opposition sympathizer who lived until recently in isolation in Qom, Khomeini’s former head quarters 80 miles south of Tehran. Britain’s Post Office oper ators said telephone lines to Iran were out of order. Iranian exiles stationed in other European cities reported similar difficulty in getting through to Tehran to obtain news. “Alternative contacts are being established, though it is no longer easy,” an exile group’s spokesman in Paris said. Telephone contact between France and Iran has been cut since former President Abolhas- san Bani-Sadr and Massoud Ra- javi, the Mojahideen Khalq i Malor : ripped di guerrilla leader, flew to Paris! ( ^ a y July in a hijacked plane: and tired made it the headquarten f to b their “national coundl of res Detroit ance.” Bani-Sadr was oustd ei ght.-gai president in June. lalll-10 Tehran radio broadcasts! i ^irst not even mention the format): °s es > of the leadership coundl. | The council was set up Si tight ins: day after a four-hour meetiri! Qom among the three i ; “That prominent “grand” ayatoW outside still sympathetic to the Islat ball,” h< Republic and President ft fan bea jatoleslam Saved Ali Khameu inside t( Its formation followedbyada 1 Tehran Radio announcemc that Khomeini would have- public engagements until Ml' 4. Today’s Almanac United Press International Today is Wednesday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 1982, with 317 to DIETING? Even though we do not prescribe diets, we make it possible for many to enjoy a nutritious meal while they follow their doctor's orders. You will be delighted with the wide selection of low calorie, sugar free and fat free foods in the Souper Salad Area, Sbisa Dining Center Basement. OPEN Monday through Friday 10:45 AM-L45 PM QUALITY FIRST “different spokes for different folks” 403 University (Northgate) Open 10-7 Mon.-Fri. 10-5 Sat. 846-BIKE follow. The moon is moving torf its new phase. The morning stars are cury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter® Saturn. There is no evening star Those born on this date*', under the sign of Aquarius. American novelist Dortf Canfield Fisher was born f ( 17, 1878. On this date in history: In 1801, the House of Rep‘ sentatives named Thomas) ferson as the third president the United States. Aaron if who tied with Jefferson in Electoral College, became' 1 president. In 1817, Baltimore betf the first American city to ft gas-burning street lights. In 1972, President Nixonit on his historic trip to Peking In 1976, President F' 1 named George Bush to be! ctor of the CIA. A thought for the day: Am* ican philosopher William Ja® said: “Man lives by habit,• deed, but what he lives fot thrills and excitement.” Rooki Isiah TF Detroit playing sing fou scored assists. 1 big one includir that boi total to “Isial we had ure,” R Tripi was insl P Listen up Rggies... Operation: Lock Up & Look Out i begins Feb. 15-28. The project, sponsored by I ▼ RHfl, is designed to alert students to security 11 problems on ond around campus. So join in... and II LOCK UP & LOOK OUT! jJ-