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A&M prof helps vets
cope with war stress
University News Service
A young soldier left for dead
in the snow during World War
II now is helping older veterans
— especially ex-prisoners of war
— deal with the same kinds of
post-combat stress suffered by
their nephews and sons after
Korea and Vietnam.
Dr. Merrill Lipton is reluc
tant to dwell on his own combat
experience, but he feels it gives
him a bond with the veterans
with whom he talks.
“They know I understand
what they went through,” says
Lipton, an associate professor of
psychiatry with Texas A&M’s
College of Medicine.
Even though most publicity
has focused on Vietnam post
combat stress disorders, these
problems can be so long in de
veloping that some World War
II veterans and former prison
ers of war have just recently be
gun to have serious symptoms,
Lipton said.
These usually include such
problems as nightmares, flash
backs of disturbing experiences
and a severe “hit-the-dirt” star
tle reflex, he said. Now, in a part
of Texas that has ex-POWs
numbering in the hundreds,
Lipton and his colleagues are
blazing new ground in resear
ching the problems and treat
ment of World War II and
Korea post-combat stress.
“Central Texas appears to
have a high percentage of com
bat veterans of the three wars,
and a higher than average num
ber of ex-POWs,” he said.
The first group started a few
years ago as a Vietnam veterans
discussion group led by Dr.
Frank Floca and James Deaton,
a certified medical social work
er. In 1981, a group for veterans
over 40 was started by Lipton
and social worker Dr. William
Schaffer, a 20-year Air Force
veteran.
Since then, Lipton and Schaf
fer have been invited to speak to
ex-POW groups in Temple and
Austin.
“One of the goals of talking to
these organization is to help
some members feel that they can
now come forward and talk ab
out their experiences,” Lipton
said.
“Many of the vets returning
from World War II and Korea
grew up in a time when nerve
problems were regarded abnor
mal, as evidence of defects in
character. You were a weakling
if you had fear or nerve prob
lems."
Lipton and Schaffer have be
gun to develop questionnaires
on post-combat trauma and
stress, information which may
lead to new findings for
psychiatry.
“My own interest in this prob
lem is natural since I was a
young combat soldier in World
War II,” Lipton said.
Zindler to talk here
Houston news commentator
Marvin Zindler will speak on
“Got to Hit a Jackass on Its Head
with a 2-by-4 to Get Its Atten
tion” at 2 p.m. today in 204C of
the Sterling C. Evans Library.
A former law enforcement
officer in Harris County, Zind
ler is probably best known for
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report on the Chicken Ranch, a
famous house of prostitution in
La Grange, eventually resulted
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Zindlers’ coverage of the
ranch was later portrayed in a
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Texas.”
The speech is one of the acti
vities planned in recognition of
National Library Week. There
will be a reception immediately
following Zindler’s speech in
204B of the library.
Admission is free and the
public is invited to attend.
Comanche Peak’s
safety questioned
United Press International
ARLINGTON —The region
al Nuclear Regulatory Commis
sion administrator has said he
opposed licensing the controv
ersial Comanche Peak nuclear
power plant until construction is
fully reviewed.
The opposition by Arlington-
based administrator John Col
lins Eisenhut represented a ma
jor shift in the NRC’s opinion of
the plant.
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Actress to speak on world hunger
MSC Great Issues will be bringing Sally Struthers,Nat
Chairman of the Christian Children’s Fund and star of tht I
to speak on “Compassion: First Step in
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TV series “Gloria’
Ending Hunger.” Her presentation will be Monday atSpra |
in Rudder Auditorium.
This presentation will conclude her two day stay in Aggie l
land that will have included dinner with the Corps, recep
tions with student body leaders and visits to the veterinat) |
and medical schools.
Struthers has just finished touring Africa and willbel
filming her CCF special here. Admission is free.
EDG Outstanding Student chosen
Gary Wayne Ledford, a student from Killeen, has been
selected the most outstanding student in the Departmentof
Engineering Design Graphics.
A mechanical engineering major, Ledford won a gold
watch and a plaque during the annual T.R. Spence Competi
tion.
Placing second in the competition was Yun SeongChoiof
Kenner, La., and placing third was Arthur Yuan-FonHsuc!
Akheimer, Ark.
Funds of the aw ard are given by Bovay Engineers of
Houston.
Seminar offered to special parents
Dr. Virgie Nolle, Counseling Psychologist with Teia
A&M’s Student Counseling Center, will teach parents of
handicapped children to stand up for their rights withi
program called “Assertion Training.” This program,sp
sored by the Association for Retarded Citizens will be heH
on April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at New Trend Industries,309N
Washington Street in Bryan.
Nolle believes that assertiveness is a life skill which helps
everyone deal with confrontation ina constructive mannei
and exercise control of their lives.
RSVP to offer volunteer workshop
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program will sponsorai
orientation workshop for supervisors of volunteers on Apii
27 from 1:45 to 4:15 p.m. in Room A at the Holidark
North in Bryan.
Dr. Ruth Schaffer, sociology professor here, willspealoi
“Marketing Volunteer Managment in the 80s. Comet
Boykin, San Saba RSVP director and senior volunteersfo
San Saba will discuss “Developing Volunteer Leadership
The workshop is free and open to interested persons fo
additional information, call RSVP director Shirley Plapp
775-8111.
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Rabbi to speak on biblical astrology
Rabbi Joel Dobin from Port St. Lucie, Florida, will I*
visiting College Station on Friday and Saturday toconcM
sabbath services at Hillel Jewish Center and presental«j
ture.
His lecture wil be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Roomltl
Rudder. The topic will be Judaism and Astrology'
emphasis on the Kabbalah, the mystical religious streamol
Judaism. The public is welcome to attend.
Dobin is the author of “To Rule Both Day and I
book that explains astrology in the Bible. He is a member^
the Naitonal Astrologers’ Society and the National Coundl
for Gescosmic Research.
TAES director receives award
Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter, director of the Texas AgricultiH
Extension Service has been named a “Graduate of Dislin
tion” by the Oklahoma State University Department
Animal Science.
Carpenter, a 1957 animal science graduate of 0SU,
ceived the award April 16 during a departmental sprii
banquet.
Hunger project set for Saturday
A hunger project will be held Saturday from 2 p.m.tob
in Room 701 Rudder. This four hour seminar will ex|
the facts surrounding starvation and what individualscainl
to help solve the problem.
The facts on which the Hunger Project is based are:
— people are starving
— the resources and technology necessary for the elim®
tion of hunger exist
— the first step towards solving the problem is to thebeco® 1
educated about it
Engineers to hold annual banquet
The National Society of Black Engineers’ Annual BaiK)'
will be held April 28. For ticket information, please^
693-1353 or plan to attend their meeting in 127BZachry
7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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column, come by The Battalion office in 216 ReedMcD*
nald or contact Tracey Taylor at 845-2665.
Police beat
^ “Quality First”
The following incidents were
reported to the Universy Police
Department on April 18 and 19.
THEFT:
•A wallet was stolen from a
blue ski jacket that was in the
hallway of the Herman Heep
Building April 18.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:
•The gatearm to par
34 was broken April 18.
•A door to building $
grounds maintenance
broken April 18.
AVOIDING ARREST:
•A motorcyclist who ®
around the outside of the
mons area April 19.
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