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Page 6/The Battalion/Tuesday, June 21, 1983 _ Unitet OAKM< inassumii ;7(>,000 ri Jent abou doubt a 1< the golfinj ■ 83rd l mip in a i Kn with Tom Wats Strippers hold conventio tout, as Nelson is i ■ice he ■ one-sti ■ spectci m 11 i Beating the heat staff photo by Brenda Davidson Tom Cox, a freshman physical a senior accounting major from education major from Houston, has Wharton, the two showed the rest of a cool idea for boiling hot days on Texas A&M how not to lose their the Quad. Along with Jeanie Hundl, cool Sunday. United Press International LAS VEGAS — Hundreds of strippers and exotic dancers dis cussed everything from A to G- strings, including the proper use of makeup to hide cellulite de posits at the first-ever exotic dancer convention. Those attending the Strip- Tease Artist Roundup, called STAR ’83, were also captured on film for an upcoming movie called “Stripper,” a documen tary to be released next year. “It has been a lot more suc cessful than I ever dreamed,” said Joanne Hatch, 28, a native Canadian who has been taking her clothes off in front of audi ences for a, dozen years. “We’re going to be back again next year. We now know how to put on a convention.” * The dancers gathered at the Riviera Hotel-Casino on the Las Vegas strip from Thursday through Saturday to compare notes, see the latest in skimpy fashions and hear tips from ex perts. The seminar on "Bumping and Grinding” was heavily attended, as was a makeup ses sion on how to hide blemishes and, the undisputed scourge of the industry, those fatty deposits referred to as cellulite. There was help in the form of a discus sion on how, as a stripper, to put your best foot forward, and the latest offerings in sexy attire, in cluding pasties, feather boas and G-strings. In this era of X-rated video tapes and adult cable tele vision, there is still a demand for the fantasy provided by strip pers. “A guy’s going for a beer, right? And there’s two bars. One has strippers, and one doesn’t. Which one ishegoinj Anne Gordon, 28,o er, British Columbia Gordon, who helptdl the Vancouver Exotic Association to upgradt age of strippers, said :• BT* works to raise moneyfe^L-/ in the Canadian city. I United r ^ the time,” she said.hopt telethons. We haie^P^ 2 nex thons, car washes,allJ' nl " ^ ie things. Peopleliketog,4 a T lost to strippers for char: ‘°' v ty ^ really do.’’ Monday i ■ While Rains bring plague cases ■aking c wen* coi willi two Hwns. It I81I1 fie United Press International SAN FRANCISCO — Severe rain and early spring runoff that devastated many areas of the West this year have had yet another dreaded effect — the bubonic plague. Dr. Thomas Quan of the Centers for Disease Control’s Plague Center in Fort Collins, Colo., said this year his facility has been bombarded with din un usual number of human plague cases. “The plague itself is not un usual in the Western rodent populations, but we are having a bumper crop of human cases this year,” Quan said. “The cold, wet spring may be a contributing factor, but we just don’t know what is causing the outbreak.” However, Dr. Jonathan Mann, a New Mexico state epidemiologist, said he was con vinced that the long, cool, wet spring had a lot to do with the outbreak because of that weath er’s effect on the lifestyle of the flea — the transmitter of the dis- more likely to be near the bur row entrance or outside, which makes it more likely they’ll be carried away by the animal and come in contact with humans.” Quan said there had been at least six cases confirmed by the CDC so far this year and another nine that he was pretty sure were the plague. Four cases have been fatal. ease. “When it’s hot, fleas stay deep in the animal’s burrow,” Mann said. “But when its cool, they are “The cases usually are not fat al,” Quan said. “However, what happens in some cases is that the symptoms are misdiagnosed and are not treated properly.” Honds It Symptoms of tbe|tp am her elude high fever, pi Mi( h- delirium and swellinM Michip lymph nodes. Tainpa B " I he largest numb h,,, Cen we have had in a veaitKmp Be 2f> and that was in I9uM ston B said. ‘The diseasepe jj c Divisi( W est about every five and Band this peak is a couple \y a y ne fc and seems to lie maki S p 0t 't- BWashi The outbreak-wl jj t he W oi i Oregon boy, 9, and th,. Fed boy, 5, last week - ^■ m ped officials thounhout tlllirlipr ir :oncerned. thoughout i^Brlier in S“We si 505 university, suite 805 846-4771 Overseas research determines ways to improve dry climates ■fore Kchigan ■d. “Bu ■bords a iny. Reco ■ng. I 'Washingt ■un.” I “We ju veronica, lynell, candy, p.j., marylin due* ^lo ,t>A e 5-3° \.o xjasted SO qood • •- Jf* . eS daV *** rteV2.1 aCOS aTvd ^ c oo9°^ VjetsNgondoduX^ednesd M V' 5-30 VK BflO VK \t\ ^ orJy, Yftdu&wa va»°- T\ot S 004 ^ oVheI United Press International WASHINGTON — The Un ited States could benefit from a variety of overseas research pro jects aimed at determining farm improvement techniques in dry climates, a congressional study says. A report released last week by the Office of Technology Assessment said cooperation be tween nations could improve the quality of research into new methods of maintaining land productivity in areas with low rainfall. The report cited other stu dies that indicate 20 percent of all the land around the world with potential for farming is in arid and semiarid areas, whith 3 percent of that land in the Un ited States. Arid and semiarid lands make up about one-third of the total land area in the United States, excluding Alaska, the re port said. “The maintenance of some land productivity in these fragile environments is a particular concern for the countries that have a major portion of their population engaged in farming or livestock production,” the re port said. five research projects involving farm uses of arid land. Among those is an agreement with Australia for research into the development of guayule, a shrub common in the Southwest and in Australia, as a source of natural rubber. tMichig “It is also of concern to coun tries with more diversified eco nomies, such as the United States and the Soviet Union, since populations and econo mies may also depend on the productivity of such lands,” it added. The Agriculture Department already is involved in several , Guayule has been used for rubber periodically, most not ably during World War II, after Japan invaded Malaya — now known as Malaysia — and vir tually cut off the supply to the Allies. gated land. Australia ■ r 1 t A es ’ amined the possibilit' : ™ c 0 ing guayule without 1 the report said. TheoJ theorized that the wot eventually aid the security interests of b tries by giving them a stable source of natuta hundred international coopera- ■ ENGINEERING/SCIENCES A 1978 law provided for new efforts to develop the guayule industry in the United States, and the Agriculture Depart ment and other federal and state agencies have since begun what the report describes as a modest program of guayule research. U.S. projects have focused or production of guayule on irri- The report also cooperative research p improve production beans. The workismul Michigan State Univeil involves nine other t®| and 12 Latin Ameii 12:00 “St “H< 12:15 African nations. The program, estai 1980 with funds from! Agency for InternatP velopment, was part oft to fight hunger and 1# tion. It is partly financttil vate and public ii the United States. CONSIDER THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING FOR YOUR UNCLE. The Army is looking for 1983 graduates in Engineering and Science disciplines to serve as commissioned officers. For those who qualify, this program could be an important step toward a rewarding career — in or out of the Army. You’ve worked long and hard to earn your Bachelor of Science degree. A commission in the Army is a good way to use your technical exper tise while gaining valuable supervisory experience. And the opportunity is available now! CPT West will be on campus 22, 23 June between SAM and 4PM in the University Placement Office (10th Floor Rudder Tower). Stop by, no appoint- me necessary. If you can't make it on the 22nd or 23rd, call 775-2199 and arrange an appointment. Beautiful View