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Page 6/The Battalion/Tuesday, March 8, 1983 Get Ready For A Great Spring Break! c*' See us today for a great spring break wardrobe! Just north skin ’ ^ ' lJn ' n ' Swimmin’ W' . ' ^ . ' Of Aggie- . v land Inn \ cheO ondrebihP PresenrCP. botn JOUf Botique Ur WAS reme C the ru ^lahan Jnittees Key re {rovers Readin princes viewer progra deal re celed tional and by ton’s st A&rM’s — KA the sch I The an app It's time to s-s-s-study Scot Sherwin, a junior industrial distribution major from Clear Lake, teaches his pet snake how to Supreme Court approves for midterm exams. “Thor,” a )*|’ python, has been hanging around Scot for 5 vs i, ———————————————i iev e prepare the Perjury decision upheld United Press International WASHINGTON — The Sup reme Court, on a 6-3 vote, Mon day ruled police of ficers who lie on the witness stand may not be sued for damages under federal civil rights law by people con victed on the basis of the per- jury. Voting on many issues, the justices, upholding a lower court in an Indiana case, said a con victed state defendant may not use a Reconstruction-era law to sue police officers for money damages for alleged perjury at the defendant’s trial. Writing f6r the majority, Jus tice John Paul Stevens conceded that a police officer on the wit ness stand, performs the same functions as any other witness. But, he said, “subjecting gov ernment officials, such as police officers, to damages liability under the civil rights law for their testimony might under mine not only their contribution to the judicial process but also the effectiveness of their other public duties.” W’hile Stevens said, “Some de fendants might indeed be un justly convicted on the basis of knowingly false testimony by police officers,” he concluded that danger is outweighed by the broader public interest of a flood of lawsuits by disgruntled criminals. Justices Thurgood Marshall, William Brennan and Harry Blackmun dissented. In other actions, the justices: — Upheld, in a 7-2 vote, an environmental ruling giving the federal government power to acquire huge rtu Get Your Xerox Copies MSC RECREATION AND MSC BOWLING AND GAMES/ UNIVERSITY CENTER presents POCKET BILLIARD TRICK SHOT EXHIBITION By MARCH 9 MARCH 10 Main Lounge MSC Bowling Games Commons Main Lounge MSC Bowling Games 12-2 3- 5 8-10 1-3 4- 5 depeiK of sup< pensive survey Ivere f safety. : The study i image f e tracts of Ifiurers. u^ee 1 ' 'Associa ting a state governor ! Cal if., sion. — Voting 9-0, government to the thiol suits over building defaff looked by f ederal tnspel government-financed hi — Agreed to deride cl possession case whethej need a search warrafif subjecting a suspectediil stance to an on-ihe spoil al test. — Turned down, 1 fourth time, acaseamefl tling the legal confusiorl what point insurancef'I are liable lor claim*? asbestos companies. at Northgate Above Farmer’s Market Inexpensive, "J ~ ” , Copies We Specialize In REPORTS and DISSERTATIONS Also: Self-service copying, typing, reductions and enlargements, binding, resume writing, editing, business cards, wedding invitations, stationery and many other services. One-stop service for reports and dissertations. ON THE DOUBLE 331 University 846-3755 HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 7 aun.-IO p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Smokiir addicti feds sail United Press In(enuti«4 ■nM-fi WASHINGTON-Cd smoking is not just a hal the most widespreadenj drug dependence in Aj accorcfing to a governmil smoking pamphlet. The pamphlet saysl«J 500,000 Americans usf| 10 million are problemdl and marijuana is themosj used illegal drug —M lion Americans smoktl Public Health Servicepa — “Why I issued Sunday Smoke Cigarettes” —Ml detailed description o(| ing’s effects. ANNUAL DUNN HALL TOURNAMENT When- F'lei. , 2J5 SsACT. J N'T*.** 24? Where - Trophies- l* 1- , 2^°, 3*°, * -4' rM - -TTEAM Entry Fee- ^>5C> ptejz “ne/vr-'t Contact- shot Post