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state / national Battalion/Page 7 July 14, 1982 pregnancy do not mix: study United Press International EW HAVEN, Conn. — A Kirk will th[ee-year study at Yale Univer- 'erspeaive'®if sa 7 s even s *'^ u a ' c <>l" ) l con- Hnption by a pregnant woman I By cause learning disablities in her child. ■ Alter studying several hun- ■d children over three years, how ‘They bj. Sally Shay witz of Yale’s Men- in 701 Ruddjal Health Clinical Research , tn imai Center said Monday that signifi- :|j: q^Hitly more mothers of children will learning disabilites drank tion these children have an in adequate supply of Dopamine, a body chemical that transmits messages to and from the brain. Shaywitz, an associate profes sor of pediatrics at Yale, said her team found that family history also seems to play a part in learn ing disabilities. “A parent who had difficul- p.m.inljtJ than mothers of children with- fit disabilities j ' I Learning disabilities can in i' 1 AjlHde lack of attention, language problems, or perception prob- nis. but she said the inability to '*j"zvy pav attention is the most preva- ^ L v JI lent problem. ■ “No one knows how little one Ri drink with no effects on the ■by, but the studies suggest len small amounts can have a ■leterious effect on the de- ■opment of the fetus,” she d g to stand i xually abu trl Ic ith i k ■Shaywitz said mothers were as! <1 in a questionnaire if they a e psytMj two or more drinks a day xalleycompjMjk carr ing the chi , d . lough jun«« ' ° d otherwise ■Shaywitz developed a method sted he k*Rlled the Yale Neuroeducation- d returned! ajAssessment Scale for gather- nan, whereiRg data on the children. It ex it V/i years, ■'hies every aspect of their life, from development, tempera- . ,ni1 .'ed'IRem and behavior, to activity " at ™ jewel, school performance, fami- hfhistory and neurological func- orgamc bra (Ling. tal disorderM^ , f amagetotlitB study found chddren dcCorkle vB 1 ! 1 l^aniing disabilities usually I | le su ’ "Rre hyperactive, had poorer his client as ■ > £ ua g e skills than normal, and ists were n«B re una * 3 * e to P a y attention ■operly, even though some Rrevery bright. Even in infan- have mudi m these children had been dif- d-MR petit lei ,;nt and had more sleep and a state-rumpeding problems, she said, esult, it’sstafiB The children had no structu- ho are) L ral damage of the brain. But Btaywitz said there may be a de- emons, thesRiency in how their brains send the lerrell(Messages. There is some indica- o problem itip suiting but said Ttj i T “I Ueter thief affles cops b Austin ersity C Suite I MM •9 Buffet gh Fridaf 1:30 p s tax oom jh Fri. blic a] 4 ties in school, attention prob lems, and hyperactivity was more likely to have children with these problems,” she said. But no one knows definitely whether the characteristic dif ferences in behavior of a child with learning disabilities are due to heredity, environment, or both. Goodyear retires old blimp, then launches replacement United Press International HOUSTON — Three months of testing and then destruction await the retired Goodyear blimp America, re placed by a new blimp bearing the same name. The two 192-foot-long ships flew alternate 15-minute flights over Houston Monday jmcOher^con^^ tion flight. Before the flights, a longtime airship fan christ ened the new America with a bottle of champagne. “It was gorgeous,” said Goodyear spokesman A1 Wasilewski of the ceremonial flight viewed by Harris Coun ty Judge Jon Lindsay, six city councilmen, state Sen. Walter Mengden and state Rep. Don Henderson at the blimp base north of the city. While the new America is embarking on a tour of duty spreading the Goodyear name, the old blimp will be stripped of its twin 210- horsepower engines immedi ately, Wasilewski said. They can be used as spares for the new blimp. Then the old 202,000- cubic-foot ship will be used for some ground tests. “We’re going to be doing some experiment testing on how to improve the new blimps in the next three months at the blimp base,” Wasilewski said. “After the tests are completed, we’ll take it apart.” Win Cash...Have Fun For sheer excitement, it’s the best deal in town United Press International AUSTIN — Police say they are frustrated by an elusive thief |ho for the last month and a i regularly has been emptying city parking meters — iany of th^m surrounding the county courthouse. “It’s starting to get embarras sing,” said Sgt. Joe Morales of le Austin Police Department, [he thief empties between 150 bd 170 meters, walking off lithin between $2,500 and IS,000 each time. Morales said the latest theft tcurred Friday when 166 park- [ig meters near the courthouse [ere found empty. ; “Over the past month and a age Stabw lalf it’s been occurring almost 846-4771 hekly,” Morales said. “They’ve hit the same route.” The thief, or thieves, have a nack for raiding the machines t light before regular collection jmes, prompting city transpor- ^fttion officials to abandon twice jeekly collections and begin |icking the money up nearly ev- jry day. Police have been unable to nd any witnesses to the illegal [ollections and fingerprint tests ave turned up negative. etarded o be jailed eparately United Press International HUNTSVILLE —The Texas Board of Corrections has unani mously rejected housing men- lly retarded inmates in the general prison population. The board made its decision Vlonday despite the recommen- lation of TDC mental health taffers who said all but the most eriously retarded inmates hould be housed with other in mates. 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