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local / state Battalion/Page 11 February' Testtube baby born to Texas woman Laredo, Mexico celebrate American hero’s birthday United Press International HOUSTON — A woman who could not become pregnant naturally and underwent in vit ro fertilization at the University of Texas medical school has given birth to Texas’ first test- tube baby, a healthy boy. The 5-pound, 6-ounce new born was born to a 32-year-old woman in a Houston area hos pital, said Dr. Martin Quigley, director of the program that be gan in July 1981 and now has seven pregnancies in progress. “We are very pleased with this birth,” Quigley said, “and with the fact that the in vitro fer tilization procedure is becoming routine for treating this type of infertility.” The hospital, exact date of birth and the identities were withheld, but Quigley said the woman had experienced two unsuccessful pregnancies that forced removal of her fallopian tubes because of complications. Without fallopian tubes, the woman’s ovaries cannot send eggs into her uterus to be fertil ized naturally. Commonly called testtube fertilization, in vitro fertilization is designed to overcome fallo pian tube problems. It involves surgically removing an egg from a woman through so called “bel- 3707 E. 29TH, PIPES w (TOWN & qislUFF COUNTRY SPrrroNS CENTER| pipe racks ROLLING PAPER CIGARS IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC LIGHTERS/FLUID IMPORTED CIGARETTES lybutton” surgery. Then doctors take the egg and put it in a glass dish with sperm from her hus band. If fertilization occurs, and the egg begins to develop normally, doctors then reimplant the egg in the woman’s uterus. UT began its program at Hermann Hospital in Houston in July 1981 and so far 113 women have undergone the procedure. The success rate of both steps — testtube fertilization and reimplantation — is 10 to 20 percent worldwide. The world’s first testtube baby was Louise Brown, born in England in July 1978. The first in vitro fertilization baby born in the United States was Elizabeth Jordan Carr delivered in Nor folk, Va., on Dec. 28, 1981. Quigley said he has pregnant patients living in Colorado, Neb raska, Florida, Texas, and that one from the Pacific Northwest is due any day to deliver. The UT Houston medical school has received 2,000 in quiries about its in vitro (or in glass) fertilization program, he said. To be considered, patients must be married, under 35 and healthy except for fallopian tubes disease. United Press International LAREDO — The city of Lare do is not necessarily more pat riotic than most, nor would city fathers necessarily suggest the community does a better job than others of remembering American heros. But while being nonchalant about such questions, city offi cials might mention that just ab out every high school, junior high school and elementary school in Laredo has, at one time or another, received a national Freedom Foundation Award. And in the same conversa tion, someone just might note that every year on Washington’s birthday, more than 100,000 people line the streets of this community on the Texas- Mexico border to watch a patrio tic parade through the city’s streets. “People will probably crucify me for saying this,” laughs Frank M. Staggs, “but we are one of the few cities in the coun try that honors George Washington — we are one of the few that have big celebrations on Washington’s birthday. “I think it is probably true that more people in this area, and maybe even in northern Mexico, are knowledgeable about Washington than people in the rest of United States. We’re proud of our patriotic gestures.” Staggs, first vice-president of the annual celebration, helped organize this year’s 6-day event that started Tuesday and runs through Sunday morning. He said for the last 86 years Laredo has celebrated the birth of the first U.S. president. In recent years, the celebra tion has expanded to include Mexicans from across the bor der in Nuevo Laredo and other communities in northern Mexico. For the past several years, the governors of northern Mexican states have been guests of the birthday party, joining the Texas governor at the Interna tional Bridge for a special friendship ceremony. This Saturday, Texas Gov. Mark White and Tamaulipas Gov. Martinez Manatou will partici pate in the bridge cereij "Many people in iJ Mexico are very familai] George Washington," said. “ They knowhimasi| ator. As a man whofouj independence. Heislilcij Bolivar — the man i ated much of South Am (Washington) is a heroj Mexicans too.” Despite the devaluatioi peso in recent monthsa staggering Mexican botdtl nomy, Staggs said attta was pretty consistent tla| with previous years.Thes the peso value, in helped draw more Amen the border forthewinteraj has helped keep attendai Toilet-tour comes to CS by Dayna Boren Battalion Reporter Anybody who carries a suit case shaped like a toilet would be hard to take seriously, but Don Aslett is dead serious on the sub ject of housecleaning. sim IN CONCERT THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd 8:00 P.M. G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM Tickets- $7, $8, & $8.50 MSC Box Office 845-1234 Option Pass Period General Sales Feb. 7-11 Feb. 14 ***** 990 Pitchers -Beer with any meal purchcise at Alfredo’s or Any Large Pizza at Papa’s Pizza Papa’s Pizza Prices: Large 16" Cheese Pizza $ 4 98 The unusual luggage actually is a prop that Aslett uses during his lectures, “Is There Life After Housecleaning?” Aslett, who has written a best-selling book by the same title, travels around the country to deliver his moral message of saving time, tension and money on housecleaning. Aslett will be speaking from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Aggieland Inn in College Station on the evils of house cleaning sins. The seminar is sponsored by Home Care Ser vices, a cleaning supply store in College Station. Nancy Crouch, president of Home Care Services, said she became interested in Aslett’s speeches after she read his book. Crouch, who has been in the cleaning business for six years, said she learned new cleaning techniques from the book, which claims to cut cleaning time by 75 percent if the correct tech niques and products are used. SHUGART COUPON E Tue. Feb. 22 K. Wolens Bryan, Tex. Any Additional Item Super Big Papa’s Deluxe (This pizza has everything on it.) << v ' Pitchers of Beer Take out window or order and eat inside ALFREDO’S dining room. Same place, same owner Alfredo’s/Papa’s Pizza 846-3824 Taco A1 Carbon 846-4066 509 UNIVERSITY AT NORTHGATE 226 N. Main 19* WALLET SIZE COLOR PORTRAITS 994 -*****- ♦ ASK V Mm* Om * t iFimss: \S x 10/ Extra charge for GROUPS e! Some ot the helpfultltJ tips that Aslett recommeiiilj Use plenty of doorman keep dust out fromamisj doors, use ammonia ini vinegar for cutting grd scum, and use spray l stead of aerosol cans, wlii tain about 90 percent Aslett also dispels soirtl more common housetla myths, such as the notior. “no-wax” floor, whichq does not exist. After Aslett becaml vinced that he wasente and could draw “inspiraj formation and humor f brooms and toilets," I veloped seminars and! “toilet-tour.” This tour Id included a show at [| Palace in Las Vegas. Aslett, 45, an Idaho] originally began hiscuri* fession while he was a slid Idaho State Univerm started cleaning homesij his way through school! Advance tickets fori seminar are $2.50 andi) purchased in College St] Home Care Services, li Cooner; the Curiosity i Culpepper Plazaandinii Wise Paper and Chemt 100 E 32nd. Tickets put at the door will be $3. MM P WHERE WE BELONG CLASS of ’86 SPRING BALL MSC CAMERA MEETING Monday, Feb. 21 601 Rudder 7:00 p.m. Darkroom & Class Sign-Ups Professional Photographer Will Speak ••• WHO: THE CLASS OF ’86 MARCH 4, 9-1 am MSC BALLROOM ICKETS ON SALE IN MSC FtB. 21 - MARCH 4 for SLID WHAT: o o ^ c c c c c c c WHEN: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1983 WHERE: PAINTING POOLS AND BATHHOUSES AT— 1) SUE HASWELL PARK (COULTER & NALL DR.) 2) MUNICIPAL PARK (CITY GOLF COURSE & VILLA MARIA) 3) HENDERSON PARK (MOCKINGBIRD & PALAS0TA) 4) THOMAS PARK (OLD RELIANCE) HOW: MEET AT KYLE FIELD AT 12:45 FOR BIG EVENT RALLY 1:30-5:30 WORK AT POOLS 6:00 — BIG EVENT PARTY AT THE Q-HUTS FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE CONTACT: Sandy Gavlick 260-058 Marelle Morgan 260-558; Karen Bloch 260-8^ Student Government Office 845