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Page 6/The Battalion/Tuesday, September 13, 1983 Contestants prepare for Miss America United Press International ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The 63rd annual Miss America Pageant officially began Monday but the 50 women hoping to cap ture the crown already have spent a busy two days posing for pictures and preparing for the contest. All grins and giggles, the con testants cavorted through three photo sessions Sunday, enjoying one last chance to relax before the pageant shifts into high gear. The contest climaxes Saturday night with the crowning of a new queen. Pageant officials control the picture sessions but some of the women still managed to bend the rules a little as their chaperones looked the other way. Miss Washington, Jennifer Havlin, and Miss Oklahoma, Trelynda Kerr, broke off a Board walk stroll to throw bread crumbs to a flock of seagulls and Miss New York, Vanessa Williams, had an impromptu chat with boxing great Muhammad Ali. During a scheduled poolside pose, Miss Georgia, Tammy Ful- wider, Miss Illinois, Becky Bush, Miss South Carolina, Dalia Gar cia, and Miss Utah, Lynn Lam bert, dived into the water and briefly splashed around for photo graphers. Miss Pennsylvania, Jennifer Eshelman, and Miss Michigan, Denise Gehman, were working out on some weightlifting equip- CO-OP STUDENT ASSOCIATION Meeting: Tue. Sept. 13 510 Rudder 7:00 p.m. FIRST FALL MEETING former, present, future co-op’s invited welcome back,., Texas A &M students! PRICE BOOKS Whether you enjoy reading or listening to music — Half Price Books has it all. Hardbacks, paperbacks, magazines, records and cassettes — all at half price or less. RECORDS MAGAZINES 3828 Texas Ave. Bryan we buy and sell anything printed or recorded Bring this ad on your next visit for a special discount. open 7 days a week Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 9 pm Sundays noon - 9 pm $1 off on any $2 to $10 purchase. $2 off on any $10 to $20 purchase. $3 off on any purchase of $20 up. #1 EUROPEAN MASTER PAINTINGS from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation September 2-25, 1983 Texas A&M University Medical Sciences Building Lobby Daily 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Parking Available Sponsored by University Art Exhibits and College of Medicine Warped by Scott McCulls 0H, GEE. NOT AGAI/V. WHAT A WASTE. OF TIME ... o HMM, HERE'5 A STORY THAT SAYS "ROMANCE" HAS BEEV DISCOVERED TO HAVE OWE OF THE SAME PROPERTIES AS RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS? IT'S LIKE RADIOACTIVITY? YES... IT HAS A HALF-LIFE. 7 ment in'a hotel gymnasium. The frivolities are aimed at framing the women in the pageant’s all-American image, but the queen this year is not likely to be the girl next door. The 50 state representatives are mostly super achievers with big plans for the future. As usual, many of the women — 21 to be exact — want to pursue entertainment careers, but a num ber of less glamorous professions have shown up on the contestants’ resumes. Many women plan conventional careers such as law, business, or medicine, but a few have offbeat ambitions. Miss Wisconsin, Wen dy Wagner, wants to be a confer ence coordinator, and Miss Iowa, Karri Nussle, hopes to become a college band conducter. But to win the title, with its $25,000 scholarship and potential earnings of about $150,000, the women have to attract some atten tion — and they try. Miss Minnesota, Vicki Plaster, notes she is a “self—confessed chocoholic,” Miss Tennesee, Moira Kaye, wants everyone to know her home “was the subject of an indoor air pollution study’’ and that she collects ceramic frogs. Residents teach birth Parents-to-be educated z~ R.I. PUDDEtCOs flEETltfr i Ou by Robin Black Battalion Reporter Ed and Mary Walraven have, for the past four years, been work ing to educate expectant parents about every aspect of childbirth — from physiological information to the emotional side of pregnancy. Because of their extensive work in the Bryan-College Station area, the Walravens were appointed state coordinators of the Interna tional Childbirth Education Asso ciation in May. The ICEA is a national, non profit organization whose goal is prepared childbirth based on the premise of freedom of choice based on knowledge of alterna tives. Walraven is assistant director of public information for Texas A&M. Mrs. Walraven is an admi nistrative secretary for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The Walravens’ interest in pre pared childbirth education began four years ago, when their first son Benjamin died in infancy. “Our primary interests have been childbirth education from early pregnancy through the early weeks of parenting, breastfeeding instruction and increasing the use of car seats to protect the children we work so hard to bring into this world,” Walraven said. As state coordinators, the Wal ravens’ work for the ICEA is voluntary, performed in the even ings and on weekends. Before being appointed state coordinators, the Walravens made referrals to consumers concerning community childbirth resources and did some individual counsel ing with parents-to-be and fami lies affected by the deaths of their newborns, Walraven said. Currently, Mrs. Walraven is teaching two prepared childbirth classes which teach about pre gnancy and general physiology, in addition to dealing with the emo tional aspects of childbirth. “That is where we teach relaxa tion training,” she said. “The reason for this is tension leads to fear and fear leads to pain, and the 1 childbirth experience cannot be as fulfilling if the mother is in ex treme pain.” As a result of the relaxation training, Walraven said, many women are able to have a drug- free childbirth, which allows the mother to be more alert and con- rtibutes to the potential enjoy ment of childbirth. “Since everything that affects the mother physiologically is also relayed to the fetus through the bloodstream,” he continued, “drug-free births and an increased awareness of nutrition on the part of the mother leads to healthier babies.” Walraven said he feels the in creased birth weights of infants over the past five years — an indi cation that healthier babies are being born — is a direct result of more care and research on the pa rents’ part. As their first project as state coordinators of the ICEA, the Walravens are in the process of establishing a list of services avail able in the areas of Texas ICEA members. by Cathy x. g- :iV>. I Technology’s Leading Edge Be a science or engineering of ficer in the Air Force. If you have a science or engineering degree, maybe you can qualify to join our dynamic team. See an Air Force recruiter today. Paul W. Broadus (409) 846-5521 (409) 846-6790 A great way of life. CONOCO INC. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, NORTH AMERICA MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, NORTH AMERI CA WILL BE ON CAMPUS TO MAKE A PRE RECRUITING PRESENTATION. WE WILL DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES ON OUR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. ALL ENGINEERING STUDENTS GRADUATING IN DECEMBER OR MAY ARE INVITED TO ATTEND: DATE: September 15, 1983 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: #504 RUDDER TOWER Battalion * Students inter ing outdoor lea chance this fall to Jary skills, a cert instructor here s; i Areas such emergency aid, g [nutrition and ral [pedition planning the Wilderness Leadership Dev doors program’s b ings. The group a weekend trips to Mary Walraven, left, with John Janelle Eaves and their newborn, Kristin. “We are surveying the available resources aeross the state by send ing questionnaires in the next newsletter inquiring what ser vices are available to our mem bers, Walraven said. She said it was especiallyk] tant that the expectant para “In the meantime,” Mrs. Wal- find out about those thing^eHr^' I, raven said, “we encourage our choosing an obstetrician. BwiPiiftPPfe clients to ask their doctors about Football hero faces jail term United Press International BATON ROUGE, La. — Heis- man Trophy winner Billy Cannon surrendered his freedom Monday to begin serving a five-year prison term for masterminding a $6 mil lion counterfeiting scheme, one of the largest in the nation’s history. Cannon, 45, was ordered to re port to the Federal Correctional Institute in Texarkana, Texas, Monday. Chief Deputy U.S. Mar shal Jim Brown said Cannon would travel to the Texas prison on his own. The ex-running hack for the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raid ers was sentenced Aug. 19 to the maximum prison term he could receive under a plea bargain agreement. Under arrangement, Cannon pleaded guilty to one count of con spiring to print and distribute $6 million in bogus $100 bills in ex change for immunity from addi tional counterfeiting charges. Cannon, who won a HeM Trophy while playing Louisiana State University 1959, told prosecutors he final® the engraving and prinlif I scheme, which he developedt f New Years Day 1980 to help b self out of a cash flow crunch Trial for four other men t dieted in the counterfeit^! scheme was scheduled Oct. William Glascock of Pensaoi Fla.; Herbert Jessup of MW sippi; Charles Whitfield of Fo#' de Leon, Fla.; and TiraoJ Melancon of Thibodaux v, tried on a variety of charges case. John P. Stiglets of Baton Rout pleaded guilty to charges printed the fake $100 bills and* sentenced to eight years in jal After his sentencing, Cam# was allowed to remain free onfc own recognizance until his jli term began. Chuck Ro Engineerir Oxford, Barnard, The Sigma Phi Epsilon ad that appeared in yesterday’s Battalion was incorrect. The party is Wednesday night, not Tuesday night as stated. ■' THE UNDERGROUND WEEKLY SPECIAL BREAD $ .49 LOAF IVs lb. 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