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Monday, September 12,1983AThe Battalion/Page 7 Warped by Scott McCullar 'US NETWORK vie “Missing” in ic Israel Club, nt Foundation ng Medad Medini I tor the Southwest dder. of the semester y'one is welcome. ORTICULTURI t Sciences l ety of Horticultd i IN AGRICUl today for the PCM izos Center. Ticlen and Agricultunl PI SIGMI ,m. in 404 Rudder ill be held tonigh will beadiscussior ig at 7 p.m. in22i )N:The first meet XUBtCome meti sme back meetiiii ikaggs). Dinnern n activities for tin anizations may It at 5:30 p.m. intkt election date iss will be fromlit ie from 8 to9p. n 9 to 10 p.m.,!! ired to getin.Jae ys. classes are offerd Hie White. Sign if |H,HA! FINISHED! i've P<WE 'VE REPLACED THE FEATURE'S BRAIN. NOW HE'LL &E TWICE AS INTELLIGENT. WHAT A BREAKTHROUGH! WHAT A. OH, YOU'RE AWAKE,GOOD. I JUST OPERATED ON YOU AND GAVE YOU A NEW BRAIW- YOU'RE BETTER THAN W£W.' WELL, I’LL TOST GO TERRORIZE THE COUNTRY SIDE, THEN. /WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I TOST OPERATED ON YOU.TOO CANT GO RUNNING OFF? OH, RIGHT. THANKS FOR RE-MINPING ME... R.I. by Paul Dirmeyer the Memorial STVmrr Center , complete WITH BOOKSTORE, POST OFFICE AND LOONOES. HP/! Keep off the 0PA55,\NILL VA. SORRY, WHAT DO THEY DO TO PEOPLE. VJHO VJAUA OH THE CrMSS? Test-tube twin born so had the higl e rate, 802 stin reported S3. Others wen 763; Dallas-Foit and San Antonin ■d the major Terffi irders with 671 Dallas-Fort onio, 400; Austin, so, 41. Iso had the larges n Texas in F" fleers; Dallas 1 tonio, 1,132; I El Paso, 651, and s cited by the FBI Crime in the Un port generally p» e released lasl ’exas Departmenj ty. But the 198f i sharp contrast to reported by DPS . months of 1983. Adams, DPS dire! ugust that Texas off three perceni x months of the ecreases were re :ry major crime t theft, ited the 1983de- espread” partici n crime-ftel United Press International HOUSTON — The mother i|id father of the first twins born :) the University of Texas test- wbe baby program say they were “surprised” to have twins grateful" to have two heal- ty boys. The twin boys are the third set of twins born to an American test-tube baby program. Several multiple births have been re ported in Australia and at least one set of twins in Canada. As prescribed by its privacy guidlines, UT is not releasing the family name but said the boys were given their grand fathers’ first names, Brice and Blake. The boys weighed 5 pounds 6 ounces and 5 pounds 2 ounces when born by Caesarean section at a Houston area hospital Fri day. They were delivered about four weeks prematurely but were described as “super healthy.” “They are absolutely beauti ful, but then I’m supposed to be prejudiced," the mother told The Houston Post. “I was surprised when I learned I was having twins, but thrilled too. These probably will be the only children we’ll try to have. “We are both so grateful they are here, they are healthy and they are ours.” The mother, 36, met the father, 40, a National Aeronau tics and Space Agency engineer, on a blind date and they were married four years ago. When they discovered the mother could not have children, they sought medical advice. Astrorats’ get early retirement i the specific i this decrease alt to determine, that widespread iation in f n programs con- factor,” he said decrease in the arry through the / was shared by li rector of the >ppers program, ous emphasis is a prevention in od crime stop ” said Martin, e really getting tin said Gov. administration aw enforcement citizen partici- ry aware these ion programs tin. ok and in International — Johnny Jones g cotton to bus- r cook to super- e nation’s fifth tern. ng convicted in aing caper” of tyersfor the cost n fixtures in his Jones has de- $58,422-a-year a another cook; ne in Miami’s SPACE CENTER, Houston — The six “astrorats,” who de monstrated the effectiveness of a space animal cage on the eighth shuttle mission, are being given an early, honored retire ment, an official said Saturday. “These are really special rats,” said Dr. Malcolm Smith of Johnson Space Center. “They’re really going to help us to plan future research on animals in space." Smith said the six rats, safe and healthy after their flight aboard Challenger Aug. 30 through Sept. 5, will not under- Fishermen, state win legal order United Press International ANGLETON — A judge issued a temporary restraining order Saturday halting for at least a week dredging of the In tracoastal Waterway which fishermen claim threatens oys ters and shrimp in East Mata- go any further tests even though they have four or five more years to live. The rats were sent into space in NASA’s new Animal Enclo sure Module — or AME — which fits into a locker in the shuttle’s middeck area. It was built by Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corp. The cage and feeding system were being developed for future use, including a student experi ment on an upcoming flight. The rats breathed the same air the crew did and ate special nutrient bars developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. Water was provided naturally by raw potatoes. A total of 15 rats were raised in a sterile environment and six hours before launch six were chosen to fly while nine re mained on the ground as a con trol test group. Dr. William Thornton, mis sion specialist aboard Challen ger, said the rats were unsettled immediately after launch and their first exposure to weight lessness, but he said they later adapted well. Thornton said they groomed themselves and one another and did other things rats normally do. He could see them by open ing the locker in the middeck area, pulling out the cage and looking through its glass top. Smith said after landing the rats seemed puzzled. “They seemed a little tenta tive, like, ‘Gee, what’s happen ing to us now?”’ Smith said. “The very next morning they were playing bite the tail, run ning and jumping and grooming.” The order issued by District Judge Neil Caldwell was the latest round in a legal battle pit ting the fishermen and the state ofTexas against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Caldwell’s order scheduled a hearing on a preliminary injuc- tion in the dispute for Friday, said Houston attorney James Blackburn, who represents the fishermen. Caldwell’s order halting the dredging operation was sought by lawyers from the state attor ney general’s office who claimed the Corps of Engineers had failed to obtain a Texas wastewa ter discharge permit, Blackburn said. Last week, a federal judge in Galveston refused to halt the dredging despite claims from fisherman that slime dumped into East Matagorda Bay during the operation threatened the breeding grounds of shrimp, oysters and other Fish. Representatives of the Corps of Engineers have maintained they had no other place to dump the spoilage from the dredging. They also have claimed a halt in the dredging could cost the fed eral government $20,000 per day. The dispute first developed injuly when fisherman staged a symbolic blockade of the water way to protest the dredging. The Corps of Engineers moved the dredging to another site pending a possible com promise, but no agreement could be reached. “They were right at the critic al point,” Blackburn said of the renewed dredging. “We had to have the restraining order to stop them.” (i /mueo IN THE CLUB ON CAMPUS!! ^ApplicatioTLs are avcu/iLbles in Hospitality Cubic/t* (5Uidait froarems Offic& 7 Km,. 2f6tf$c) -DEADLINE (S SEPT 16) spm — Pollution deadline faces state officials IN YOUR CASE,THEY'D MAKE You TAKE POOR SEMESTERS OF E.D.Cr. United Press International HOUSTON — State officials are working against a Nov. 7 federal deadline for easing pol lution in Harris County and race the threat of federally imposed sanctions that could stop indust rial growth in Texas’ biggest city. The Environmental Protec tion Agency has threatened to impose the sanctions, which could restrict industrial expan sion and cut federal funds, un less the state works out a limited automobile emissions testing program. The Nov. 7 deadline is the result of a 60-day extension of an old deadline. Federal author ities for years have been press ing for action to reduce pollu tion in the Houston area. Feder al law mandates sanctions for non-compliance. The latest demand is for steps to reduce automobile and truck pollution 25 percent, and feder al and state officials are trying to work out a limited testing of automobiles and light trucks built in the last three or four years. EPA wants tests of auto mobiles built since 1979. The state wants tests only of auto mobiles built since 1980. On Friday, Texas Depart ment of Public Safety Director Jim Adams complicated the state’s breakneck effort to come up with a solution by saying DPS did not have authority to con duct some vehicle emission tests. Adams said in Austin a state law passed by the legislature ear lier this year only gives the DPS authority to conduct visual in spections as part of the annual vehicle safety inspection program. Adams said his agency does not have the authority to con duct more elaborate tests, such as rubbing lead-sensitive paper inside a tailpipe to see if leaded gasoline has been used in viola tion of vehicle restrictions. They qualified for the UT Health Science Center in vitro fertilization program for women in their 30s with fallo pian tube blockage. Although it often takes several tries, the mother said fertilization occur red on her first try. The UT program has had seven prior births over the past seven months and there are seven pregnancies underway, according to a spokesman for program director Dr. Martin Quigley. SIGMA PHI EPSILON PRESENTS LIVE MUSIC FEATURING CLOCKWORK TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE 2<PE HOUSE 846-9927 YtlSC Outfit Centen Craft Workshops Date: Monday, September 12, 1983 Time: Beginning at 10:00 a.m. Place: MSC Craft Center Eligibility: Anyone over 18 years of age can enroll In our workshops. Fees for TAMU students are set at $1.50/lnstructlonal hour, because our operation Is subsidized by student service fees. Fees for non-students are set at $1.80/lnstructlonal hour, and all non-students must also purchase a S2.00 Craft Center Identification card. All fees must be paid when registering. Day Class Dates Times Location Student Fee Non-Student Fee Instructor MONDAr Beginning Pottery Sept. 19,26 Oct. 3,10,17,24 5:00-7:00 p.m. Craft Center $18.00 $21.00 Ann Dobbs Beginning Pottery Sept. 19,26 Oct. 3.10,17,24 7:30-9:30 p.m. Craft Center $18.00 $21.00 Ann Dobbs Quilting Sept. 19.26 Oct. 3,10,17,24 7:00-9:00 p.m. MSC 137 $18.00 $21.00 Norma Metzer Watercolor for Beginners Oct. 3,10,17,24,31 Nov. 7 6:00-8:00 p.m. MSC 137A $18.00 $21.00 Helen Finney TUESDAY Introduction to Calligraphy Sept. 27, Oct. 4,11,18,25, Nov. 1 7:00-9:00 p.m. MSC 137 $18.00 $21.00 Stacla Ogles-Smlth Basic Drawing Sept. 27, Oct. 4,11,18,25 6:00-8:00 p.m. MSC 137A $14.00 $17.50 Helen Finney Beginning Stained Glass Sept. 20,27 Oct. 4.11,18 7:00-9:30 p.m. Craft Center $18.75 $21.25 Connie Hester Batik Oct. 4,11,18,25 Nov. 1,8 6:00-8:00 p.m. Craft Center $18.00 $21.00 Lucia Athens WEDNESDAY Woodshop Orientation Sept. 21,28 Oct. 5,12,19,26 3:00-5:00 p.m. Woodshop $18.00 $21.00 Larry Gardner Woodshop Orientation Sept. 21,28 Oct. 5,12,19,26 7:00-9:00 p.m. Woodshop $18.00 $21.00 Larry Gardner Airbrush for Beginners Sept. 28, Oct. 5,12,19,26. Nov. 2 6:00-8:00 p.m. Craft Center $18.00 $21.00 Helen Finney Intermediate Pottery Oct. 5,12,19,26, Nov. 2 7:00-9:30 p.m. Craft Center $18.75 $21.25 Brian Dougan Beginning Pottery Oct. 5,12,19,26, Nov. 2 4:00-6:30 p.m. Craft Center $18.75 $21.25 Brian Dougan Beginning Stained Glass Sept. 28 Oct. 5,12,19,26 7:00-9:30 p.m. Craft Center $18.75 $21.25 Connie Hester Basic Watercolor Oct. 5,12.19,26 Nov. 2,9 7:00-9:00 p.m. MSC 137 $18.00 $21.00 Betty Graham Matting and Framing Sept. 21,28 Oct. 5,12 7:00-9:00 p.m. Craft Center $11.50 $14.00 Russell Cox Matting and Framing Oct. 19,26 Nov. 2,9 7:00-9:00 p.m. Craft Center $11.50 $14.00 Russell Cox Matting and Framing Nov. 16,30 Dec. 7,14 7:00-9:00 p.m. Craft Center $11.50 $14.00 Russell Cox THURSDAY Intermediate Stained Glass Oct. 6,13,20,27 Nov. 3 7:00-9:30 p.m. Craft Center $18.75 $21.25 Connie Hester Intermediate Pottery Oct. 13,20,27 Nov. 3,10 7:00-9:30 p.m. Craft Center $18.75 $21.25 Brian Dougan Jewelry Casting Oct. 6,13,20;27 6:30-9:00 p.m. Craft Center $14.00 $17.50 Pamela Hamlett Matting and Framing Oct. 20,27 Nov. 3,10 7:00-9:00 p.m. Craft Center $11.50 $14.00 Russell Cox TUESDAY/ Design and Color Nov. 8,10 7:00-9:30 p.m. MSC 137A $9.00 $10.50 Connie Hester Workshop In Art Doesn't that beautiful mind of yours deserve a beautiful body? 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