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Inmate wants to sell kidney to pay for crime, teach lesson United Press International HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A prison inmate wants to sell one of his kidneys for $10,000 to pay back society for his crime and to teach a child the meaning of friendship. Rick Reid, 22, a Kansas State Industrial Reformatory inmate from Muscatine, Iowa, robbed a liquor store with a gun in Kansas in October 1980. He is serving a 13-year-to-life sentence aggravated robbery. Now, his goal is to save Au gusta, Kan., residents Martha Elliot and her daughter, Tina, 12, from bankruptcy. Reid said the Elliots invested in a bad busi ness venture and were forced to sell their restaurant. When Mrs. Elliot’s mother died, she left her family more bills to pay. Reid became familiar with the Elliots’ problems through another inmate almost eight months ago and his first contact with them was a phone call. Since then, he said, he has kept in touch with the family through letters because the family no lon ger has a phone. Reid says the $10,000 fee he wants to charge for his kidney would be cheaper in the long run for a kidney patient than dialysis. And, although he only has known the Elliots for less than a year, he said he does not think giving up a kidney for them is a great sacrifice. “I’ve known them for almost eight months,” Reid said. “There’s not a whole lot of peo- { >le I’ve known that long in my ife. They’ve helped me out while I’ve been in here. “There are some rough spots to go through when you’re serv ing time. I began to think about what I could do to help them, but what do I have that’s worth $10,000? I have no property — nothing. So I came up with this idea.” Reid said he has not yet re ceived a reply from Mrs. Elliott about his offer, but he said Tina wrote to him. advocatiii! all,” Swii ne , well ki)0'<| Hi! I’m Bubbles! hioto by Peter Rocha |i’leta Parks, a freshman e newspa[r| studies from Dallas, enjoys sparked a e. ealizelhis tl issue, in general the sunny afternoon blowing bubbles near Hart Hall. Of Citittl!| ^■PI-NPR iladelphia,H '' fierger talks erminated United Press International IRVING — Exploratory talks lit a proposed merger of Un- |Press International with the 1-profit National Public icjio have been terminated, re- orts said Tuesday. ■"The initial deal we talked Biut is dead,” NPR director >1 Frank Mankiewicz said. “If it tomes up again, it’ll have to be revived.” ■The NPR board of directors, meeting Monday in the Dallas suburb of Irving, decided to JDITORf|lro]) the proposal, which would Ur, : 1 *1 TVTTJO ” Y 1C0S 10 1 B0X( have required that NPR assume the UPI wire service from its owner, E.W. Scripps Co., and then obtain donations from sev eral foundations to absorb pro- ted operating losses. ^Edward W. Estlow, president i rfE. W. Scripps, said: “NPR has . )een exploring it, but it never ptllip irogressed beyond the interest tage. There have never been se rious negotiations between us.” Mankiewicz indicated NPR to vou ^ remain in contact with ilPl about possible cooperation P the communications technol- ^ area, including the use of ‘Stellites. <^BEN (BAl LEYS) Vi i mi IDR j-'i ■ ' m' r lusTai ESDAY ried SteJ 1 n Gravy Dtatoesani “We have been interested in jossible technology coopera- ion,” Estlow said, “but that 'gain is an exploratory matter.” Get involved with your class — come to the next class of ’83 meeting. Guest speaker: Head Coach St Ath. Hu*. Jack Daniels Representative will be in the University Drive store all day Wednesday with Promotion!s. Jack Daniels Special 750ml 8.25 Liter 10.99 1.75 Liter 18.99 OTHER SPECIALS Korbel Brandy Old Forester Castilb Rum Liter $8.99 1.75 Liter $12.99 Liter $4'.99 Pearl & Pearl Light$2.99-12 pk bottles Specials Good Wed. thru Sat. 3601 E. 29th SU Biyan 846 0070 1503 University College Station 846-1860 10-9 Monday - Saturday ffliiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiy | Non-credit Physical Condi- I | tioning class open to all Texas g 8 A&M students. Class to be held 1 SS S5 | Monday through Friday beginning | | February 24th. Class will start | | promptly at 5:15 p.m. at Kyle j j Field. You will be required to sup- j | ply your own equipment. All inter- | 1 ested students contact Dave Wil- | 1 liams at 845-3193 for more de- 1 1 tails. ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiifi ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE TONIGHT 10 P.M. (with imposition of ashes) UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL 315 N. College Main 846-6687 Worship Services at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Hubert Peck, Pastor RETREAT THIS WEEKEND! JOIN US! WE ARE GOING ON A RETREAT THIS WEEKEND, LEAVING HERE ABOUT 6 P.M. FRIDAY. CALL 846-6687 FOR MORE INFO. liYlM' tt’sthe lA' Pizza Hut Basketball Classic 5 l ^•'game! Come on in and play to win!. Just pick the right scoring lane on your game card and you can win delicious Pizza Hut® food and soft drink prizes. PLUS the chance to win from one hundred to one hundred thousand dollars! Get full details and game cards at participating Pizza Hut® restaurants. No pur chase necessary so come on in and play to win the Pizza Hut Basketball Classic® game! Hurry while supply lasts! JUNIORS: rjitekiti Sherrill March 4, 1982 Place: 601 Rudder Time: "LASS OF See you there.S! 7:30-8:30 I ” AS (§'