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Across-the-border
births called legal
United Press International
R0WNSV1LLE — The
[omise of U.S. citizenship and
Better life for their children
^ _nually draws thousands of
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supervisor A1 Lachowsky. “I
don’t think anybody with any
humanitarian instinct would.”
U.S. law grants citizenship to
anyone born on American soil.
The INS issues “nonresident
alien” cards that allow border re
sidents to spend up to 72 hours
within a 25-mile strip north of
the river.
The result is that in 1981, the
only year for which state statis
tics are available, 4,658 babies
were born in Texas to Mexican
mothers, 99 percent of them in
the state’s seven border coun
ties.
“They come here so the child
will be born an American
citizen,” says midwife Josefina
Salinas, who delivers babies in
her house 12 blocks from the
border.“They think life is better
here.”
Until 1977, a child’s U.S.
citizenship exempted parents
from showing that their employ
ment in this country would not
adversely affect American
workers.
Since Congress changed the
law, children must live with
friends or relatives in the United
States to attend school, but mid
wife Margarita Garcia says many
Mexican parents feel benefits of
American life offset the trauma
of separation.
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United Press International
SHREVEPORT, La. — The
partment of Energy has said a
rth Louisiana salt dome will
be among three sites recom-
nded as a repository for
lioactive nuclear waste, Rep.
arles "Buddy” Roemer said
inday.
Roemer, D-La., said he was
prised by a recent announce-
ntthat the department sche-
ledapublic hearing May 10 in
nden on the possibility of
ring spent nuclear fuel in the
cherie salt dome.
Roemer earlier said a DOE
:f study recommended
cherie be eliminated from
sideration as a storage site,
d Sen. J. Bennett Johnston,
D-La., said last week that nuc
lear waste would not be housed
at Vacherie.
“We got this information un
officially from the Department
of Energy,” Roemer said in a
telephone conversation from his
Washington office. “So we’re
not just making it up. I share the
senator’s optimism, but I’m not
going to roll over and play dead
on this thing. I was surprised
and disappointed to hear a pub
lic hearing was scheduled.”
In addition to Louisiana, sites
also are being studied in Texas,
Mississippi, Nevada, Washing
ton and Utah.
The department will narrow
the field to five or six sites by
June and, in the fall, will nomin
ate three or four of those areas
for extensive testing to deter
mine their suitability as nuclear
waste dumps.
Two of the final three
nominees already have been
selected — Basalt Wash., and
Tuffs in southern Nevada.
Vacherie will not be the third
site, Roemer said.
“It’s our understanding that
the scientific study done by the
Department of Energy does not
recommend Louisiana,” he said.
“Either Utah, Mississippi or
Texas is number three. But we
have no evidence — in fact we
have evidence to the contrary —
that Louisiana is included in the
top three.”
Whafs Up
JL
Tuesday
OFF CAMPUS CENTER:The OCC is holding roommate ses
sions for students who need roommates for the summer and/or
fall semesters at 2 p.m. in 502 and 504 Rudder.
MSC VARIETY SHOWTickets for the MSC Variety Show,
April 15 (Parent’s weekend) at 7:30 p.m., are now on sale at
Rudder Box Office.
INTRAMURAL RECREATIONAL SPORTS:Running
events in track preliminaries at 7 p.m. in Kyle Field. Entries
close for golf doubles and archery singles and doubles at 7 p.m.
AMERICAN HUMANICS STUDENT ASSOCIATION:
David Ballew offering advice for “Dealing with jerks on the
job” at 7 p.m. in 140 MSC.
A&M NURSING SOCIETY:Will elect officers for the fall at 7
p.m. in 140A MSC.
MSC OUT DOOR RECREATION:General meeting with a
program on Outward Bound’s western wilderness program at 7
p.m. in 501 Rudder.
CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP:Teaching by
Larry Edwards of The Lighthouse International at 7 p.m. in the
All Faiths’ Chapel.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERSThree
Texas A&M safety engineering graduates will speak about their
industrial experiences at 7:30 p.m. in 342 Zachry.
TEXAS A&M TENNIS CLUB:Sign-ups at 7 p.m. in 410 Rud
der for tennis tournament to be held April 22 and 23. New
members welcome.
RH A CASINO:Casino girls and training sessions from 6:30 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY Elections will be held at 7:30
p.m. in 113 Biological Sciences Building East. Dr. Odonovan
from the Department of Biochemistry will speak on current
topics.
PEER ADVISOR PROGRAM:Applications for this summer
are available in 108 YMCA. This is your chance to get involved
and have fun too.
SCHEDULING OFFICE: All student organizations are encour
aged to submit room reservation requests for fall 1983, now
through April 15.
TAMU SAILING TEAM.A meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in
109 MLS (Trigon).
STUDENT ‘Y’ ASSOCIATION :Today is the last day to file for
cabinet positions. Applications are available in 213 Pavilion at
Janie’s desk and must be turned in by 12:30 a.m.
MSC VIDEOTAPE COM MIT TEE: Upcoming productions,
programming, workshops and the Video Gong Show will be
discussed at 8 p.m. in 352 MSC.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE — AG. CONVOCA
TION :C.G. Scruggs, Vice President and Editor of The Progre
ssive Farmer, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater.
WATER SKI CLUB:The University of T exas tournament will
be discussed at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder.
TAMU CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION:A meeting is scheduled
for 8 p.m. in 607 Rudder.
If you have an item for “What’s Up,” you can fill out a notice in
216 Reed McDonald at least two days in advance of the activ
ity. No items are accepted by phone.
Flavored popcorn ‘big bucks’
United Press International
DALLAS — Charles and
Marie Bird want to become the
Kernel Sanders’ of popcorn.
By the end of September, the
Birds say their firm — The Corn
Popper — will have grown to 70
stores selling popcorn in 60 fla
vors ranging from shrimp to dill
pickle.
Unadorned popcorn has be
tween 25 and 55 calories a cup
(with oil and salt it has 40 to 60
calories a cup), substantially less
than the 416 calories a cup for
jelly beans.
The Birds have eight stores in
the Dallas area, as well as the 27
franchised Corn Poppers from
Washington state to Washing
ton, D.C.
Each store offers 32 regional
ly-selected flavors from the 60
possible — a list that includes
ketchup and watermelon. For
instance, Northeastern stores
might stock clam chowder fla
vor, Bird told the Dallas Times-
Herald.
“We picked 32 for several
reasons,” Bird said. “One is for
quality control and the other is
the fact that we were going into
some shopping centers — and
there’s always a Baskin-Robbins.
“They’ve got a big sign that
says 31 flavors of ice cream. We
like to think we were one better
than Baskin-Robbins.”
The Corn Popper has straw
berry, lemon, lime, orange and
cherry on its list of flavors. New
flavors in the next few months
will be coffee and bubble gum.
“People in Denver are just
chompin’ at the bit to get a beer
flavor — something that tastes
like Coors,” Bird said. He said
his chemists are working on it.
T he Birds say the most popu
lar flavors are still butter, cheese
and caramel, with chocolate
coming in fourth.
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