Battalion/Page 7
September 28, 1982
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AUSTIN — The new national
commander of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars says the VFW will
push for legislation to help Viet-
pam veterans who were exposed
to the cancer-causing chemical
Agent Orange.
James Currieo, 48, an Army
leteran of the Korean war, said
Sunday that Congress will be
Isked to pass a bill that would
Speed up research on the che-
nical.
Some batches of Agent
range used to clear jungles in
ioutheast Asia contained diox-
n, a toxin organic compound
uspected of causing cancer.
Currieo said there has been a
jroblem in obtaining valid
jroof that Agent Orange is re-
ponsible for some medical
jroblems suffered by Vietnam
eterans.
“The VFW will push hard for
iction in Congress,” he said.
Veterans cannot afford to wait
ive or 10 years to find out
vhether they will be affected by
he defoliant.”
Currieo joined Rep. J.J.
Jake” Pickle, D-Texas, to help
he local post celebrate its 35th
inniversary.
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Battalion Reporter
Thanks to an unrestricted
grant from a private oil com
pany in California, Texas A&M
recently has purchased a mic
roprobe, an instrument which
combines electron microscopy
with chemical analysis.
Leo Bernard, chief techni
cian of the microprobe, said
Standard Oil of California gave
the University $90,000 this sum
mer to help purchase the
$300,000 microprobe — a com
bination scanning electron mic
roscope and computer with
sophisticated analytical abilities.
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Battalion Reporter
Preparations for the 1982
onfire have begun, with the
rst cutting day scheduled for
unday, A1 Link, head civilian
oordinator, said.
To be allowed to chop down
ees for the bonfire, students
bust attend cutting classes and
given a cutting card, Link
aid.
Cutting classes will be held
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he classes.
“Cutting cards are manda-
ory to work on any phase of the
wnfire,” he said.
The cutting classes are taught
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The remainder of the $300,000
came from University funds, he
said.
The microprobe is being
used in several research projects
by various departments on cam
pus. Research projects in
oceanography, geology, chemis
try and chemical engineering
use the instrument. The Cyclot
ron and the Office of Naval Re
search also are using the microp
robe, Bernard said.
The microprobe allows
observers to watch a specimen
such as a soil sample as it frac
tures under certain levels of
stress. One of the studies mea
sures the durability of a certain
type of plastic under intense
pressures, Bernard said.
“We’ll try any problem at
least once,” Bernard said.
“Sometimes we’re successful —
sometimes we’re not.”
Graduate students who need
the electron microscopes or the
microprobe for research can
rent them for $30 per hour or
$37.50 per hour with a techni
cian assisting. Bernard said he
hopes the facilities will be avail
able to more people in the fu
ture.
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C-l. Work on the bonfire
coordinated by representatives
from the Corps of Cadets and
civilian students.
The first group of students
will meet to be taken to the cut
ting site near the Texas Muni
cipal Power Agency at 6 a.m.
Sunday behind Duncan Hall.
The cutting site is located about
17 miles from the campus off
Highway 30.
OCA representative Kevin
Goodwin said an OCA group
will leave from Duncan at about
8 a.m.
Link recommended taking a
good pair of boots and heavy
gloves for the activity.
This week, presentations will
be given at women’s dorms and
apartment complexes.
Link said those who choose
not to cut trees can help by sell
ing refreshments at the cutting
and stack sites.
Important dates for Bonfire
1982:
Sunday — cutting day
Oct. 9,10 — Cutting weekend
Oct. 17 — Sunday cutting day
Oct. 22 — Centerpole to be
raised
Oct. 24 — Sunday cutting day
Oct. 30, 31 — Cutting
weekend
Nov. 6,7 — Cutting weekend
Nov. 16 — Push begins
Nov. 23 — Bonfire burns
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