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Thursday, November 3,1983/The Battalion/Page 7 Report on sinkhole released United Press International BOLING — Highway depart ment consultants claim the sink hole eating a hole in the main road from Boling to Houston is due to natural causes and not mineral exploration, officials said Wednesday. A report issued Tuesday by Espey Huston and Associates of Austin said further study will be required to determine if the sinkhole will continue to cut into Texas 442. The hole, which emerged on Aug. 12, is now over 250 feet in diameter. Area residents initially specu lated sulfur mining in the area caused the hole. The report dis agreed. ‘Geologists in the report said ‘ “ ' ofi the entire area is full of natural cavities caused by water dissolv ing various minerals below the surface,” said Earl Wyatt, dis trict highway department direc tor in Yoakum. The highway department has not determined if the cavity is full or if the sinkhole will grow. The report recommends an attempt to pump the water out of the sinkhole. If the hole can’t be drained, officials said, it will be difficult to repair the road. The Texas Department of Water Resources analyzed water samples from wells in the vicin ity and found only one on the sinkhole’s edge affected by the collapse. That well contained unpotable minerals. The water resources depart ment plans to continue monitor ing area wells, officials said. Owners have vacated three homes near the hole and other residents in the vicinity say they wish they could sell their prop erty, but fear the sinkhole has hurt the value of their land. Monitor could save lives early k erfornui iple ouffi m" wastf; talents United Press International K SAN ANTONIO — A wrist- walch-sized monitor will some day be used to rescue workers and locate and care for soldiers wounded in battle, a Purdue iMJniversity researcher said Wednesday. The Personal Monitor and Communicator could establish whether a soldier is conscious and relay vital information ab out the wearer’s condition and location, said Dr. Willis Tacker, a research scientist at Purdue’s Biomedical Engineering Center. The $1.8 million project is lotype system could be available being funded by the Depart- in about three years, Tacker ment of Defense, and a pro- said. MSC Cepheid Variable presents The device could be activated by medics working in field hos pitals, military ambulances, heli copters or on the battlefield, us ing the remote transmitter, 1 acker told a meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Forbidden Planet Upon command, two elec trodes on the back of the moni tor will send a mild stimulus to the wearer. Tacker said unin jured soldiers could report their condition by pushing a button. If the button is not pushed, the device automatically begins monitoring heart rate, body temperature and movement. Thur. Nov. 3 7:30, 9:45 $1.00 “The transmissions will tell medics where a wounded per- fson is located and how badly he ■is injured,” he said. 701 Rudder CIAL :ning DlNNfr ce >ing Butter' .f any THURSDAY A&M NIGHT No cover with TAMU ID 500 beer, wine, & bar drinks 7-9 FRIDAY 4 for 1 drinks from 4 to 5 pm 3 for 1 drinks from 5 to 6 pm 2 for 1 drinks from 6 to 7 pm 7-9 OPEN BAR No cover for ladies before 9:00 pm SATURDAY $200.00 LEGS CONTEST OPEN BAR 7-9 No cover for Ladies before 9:00 OPEN UNTIL 2:00 am THUR. FRI. & SAT ning till 12:00 Midnight I«*i day, JSov. 4, all records anc cassettes will be £4.00 oft the MFG. list price. •Regardless of Label of Artist $ ‘ '■ ''ill' ; '' -• i & ■ ify i : ? ■ - ‘ •Regardless of Price j For tills sale, our Saui Texas warehouse has over 20,000 more TP’s to our store. ^ ■Free Shiner Bock Beer- OPEN TUX MIDIWIGHT FRIDAY C —BUDGET AND IMPORTS NOT INCLUDED — i !i i •„V 725-B UNIVERSITY DRIVE on:\ iimi Bcliiml Skaggs tc McDonalds Mi-1741