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.aw mw uiii.wumwui\\\ \iiiii i, mu///1////////^: Page 10/The Baltalion/Tuesday, November 22, 1983 Speaks of state school excellence i - ■ '• I White tours Tech’s health center United Press International LUBBOCK — Gov. Mark White told Texas Tech Health . Science Center officials Monday they need to continue impro ving the Tech law, medical and agricultural colleges. “There are areas of excell ence that all schools in the state should be focusing on,” White told reporters during a news conference after he toured the health science center and visited with Tech officials. He praised Tech officials for the quality medical and law programs that he said they already have, but he also en couraged them to continue striv ing for even better programs. The tour was one of several White wants to make to universi ties across Texas in his efforts to gather information about how education can be improved, said a governor’s aide. Education is expected to be the primary issue of a proposed special legislative session. White said he wanted to see more state funding for Texas Tech’s build ing program next year. “Frankly we are going to find more students coming in from out of state,” to attend college in Texas, White predicted, adding the state already provides excel lent post-secondary education. He said non-Texas students should be made to pay their fair share to attend Texas universi ties. On another issue, White said a state water package also might be included in the special session if a legislative committee agrees upon one in time to present it to him so it could be included in the session’s agenda. “I think that we are very close to getting a water plan adopted in Texas,” White said, adding, “I’m ready for one.” He said he believed the Leg islature would move swiftly to adopt a water plan if ajoint legis lative committee devises a plan acceptable to both the House and the Senate. White said the priority item of the proposed special session would be education and he would have to determine whether there was time to deal with both education and water before agreeing to add water to the agenda. Sen. John Montford, D- Lubbock, has said he believes the committee will reach agree ment on a water plan soon. On elementary and secon dary education, White said he wanted to see a return to clas sroom discipline. He said stu dents need to be made to obey school rules to encourage them to obey the state’s laws. NASA experiment designs special flashlight’ used for foot surgery United Press International SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The spinoff from a scientist’s effort to get X-rays of the sun is helping a surgeon overhaul bad feet. George watched a live television X-ray of a patient’s foot as he drilled, cut and shaped the bone of a severely dislocated big toe. walk immediately after surgery without the usual six-week cast and crutches. The invention of a space agency researcher waS used in surgery recently hooked up for the first time to an X-ray gener ator that can be run on an 18- volt battery. During the operation, podiatric surgeon Frederick “It’s like a flashlight through the foot,” George said of the in vention. He praised it as the latest in novation in ambulatory foot surgery — the practice of mak ing cuts that are large enough to allow insertion of tools but small enough to minimize damage. The idea is to enable a patient to A few days before the opera tion, Lo I Yin, an astrophysicist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, set up the prototype Lixiscope and generator. Texas ASM University FISH CAMP CHAIRMAN, SOB-CHAIRMAN RECCOORDINATOR Applications Open: Nov. 28 Close: Dec. 8 ^Sr/e 213 Pavilion “Lixiscope” is an acronym for “low intensity X-ray imaging scope,” which Yin invented in 1978 as a spinoff of his NASA work at the Goddard Space Flight Genler in Maryland. About the same size as a port able television camera, the Lixi scope is much smaller than the fluoroscope, a machine used in hospitals to project X-ray images of body parts for analysis or surgery. The Lixiscope has the range of a flashlight, vyhile the fluoro scope is more like a floodlight. Fluoroscopes cost more than $100,000 but the NASA inven tion costs less than $15,000, is easily portable and emits a thousand times less radiation than a standard X-ray during exposure. Have a Safe Holiday Don’t drink & drive Happy Thanks giving Alcohol Awareness Project 845-5826/ 845-0596 M M A r Mr ■I a; i, - >! 'A ~~ : . FALL SALE STILL IN ; PROGRESS... and new things just added ...newly arrived sweaters in cotton, angora, silk & wood in all colors and styles, 'i / ; a’ .r. • > i \ , , • ' ■ ■ V r. - ■ *' X w.-. . >-4 7QZ.tEX.ASi ^ 696-9(526 that is still continuing. Hoping to learn more about magnetic activity on the sun, Lo has been attempting to obtain strong enough X-ray images to help determine how electrons work. The quest led him to the intensification of X-rays and de velopment of the Lixiscope, although not to the solar X-rays he sought. Yin said the experiment in George’s office was the first time the invention was coupled to an X-ray generator during surgery. The Lixiscope has been used in surgery before, but with a much less efficient power source. Yin said he adapted his inven tion for medical use while work ing on a longtime NASA project “I’m still working on that,” he said in George’s office. “That takes a lot more sophistication than these terrestrial spinoffs.” Suzanne Ritter, senior health physicist of the California De partment of Health Services’ radiologic branch, said the more limited range of the Lixiscope will keep it from supplanting the fluoroscope. 41B OFFICE OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES;Appl icaiiom being accepted for the Student Speakers Seminar offered spring. Apply before Thursday in 208 Pavilion or call8d>l if interested. DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:!^ tions are being accepted for awards based on teaching* student relations. The deadline is today. (iorne by theSlisf Government office, 219 Pavilion, for iufm mat ion and an jp cation. IB V*flK>J.r<»v;ca$int> ’84 needs a logo! To enter the cow tg ideas to the Residence Hall Association office MSC GAMERS.'The WARGON organization will meet at p.m. in 607 Rudder Tower. All war game and fantasy players are encouraged to attend. SURF CLUBlMeet at 8:30 p.m. in 302 Rudder Tower, ed. contest has been postpone UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN STUDEN 1 (TNTf R:.\fe 6:30 p.m. at the center, 315 N. College Main, to gi Sherwood Nursing Home to sing and visit. HORSEMAN’S ASSOCIATION:Buddy Rouisum will demonstration at 7 p.m. in the new Animal Pavilion. PARENTS’ WEEKEND COMM H I Elv.Applicatiom available for nominations for Parents of the Year on theseo floor Memorial Student Center and the Animal Pavilion.Apj cations are due by Jan. 27 in 216 Pavilion. wj CAMERA COMMITTEE: Pick up your fall photo prim in MSC. SCON A:There is a general committee meeting at 8:30 p.m.is! Rudder. METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT:Thelunchm ble study is at 12:30 p.m. at the T exas A&M Wesley Found# Bring a lunch or $( for a sandwich. AGGIE TOASTMASTERS CLUB:Meet at 6:30 p.m. in Rudder. This is a public speaking dub open to students fros majors. STUDENT' Y FISH CAMP:Applications for chairnmi ^ chairman and recreation coordinator will be available Not ~ through Dec. 8 on the second floor of the Favilioo. uO Cocaine Judge dismisses un chargi United Press International HOUSTON — A judge has dismissed a state cocaine posses sion charge against Hispanic activitist and former gubernato rial candidate Ramsey Muniz, court officials said Monday. had been dropped. because, after he wasarrestef Houston on the now-dismiJ Poe a year ago refused the motion to suppress evidence in the case, but changed his mind after the motion was refilled. State District Judge Ted Poe took the action at the request of prosecutor Brad Beers Friday after Poe suppressed evidence obtained in an illegal search. Muniz remains in federal prison at Seagoville, Texas, on another case. “There were changes in the higher court rulings on search and seizure during the last year,” Poe said. “That’s why it was re-presented by the de fense.” DeGuerin said the search was clearly illegal. Poe ruled police who arrested Muniz, now 40, in a Houston apartment June 7, 1982, were “without probable cause to enter the apartment without a war rant.” “He he was arrested outside- of an apartment and the officers then took him inside the apart ment without consent or a search warrant and searched the apartment,” DeGuerin said. , United n LUBBCX v 'armers in fexas area |n had bi im fields -, i . , , , mer annui cocaine charge, federal auil, (0)ms a ° ( ities revoked his P aro ( eon:i W nc ia V eral marijuana ancl bo [ pE xl g ns j jumping conviction. lesSup; t loduce 1 i DeGuerin said Muniz pijhis harves ably will remain in federaljieved imp on fora while longer becausfjoMays. parole revocation was based I “Right i violation of parole condmieedback s restricting Muniz’ associaiiHit a littl and his travel, not the arresgeted, Su jjto 7-inc “He’s going to be parnjhai. muc h DeGuerin said. "It’s just atf lion of when. “Since the parole revoc was based on leaving the’ area without permission, Lubboc inches < [urs last Defense lawyer Dick De Guerin said Muniz was arrested outside a friend’s apartment and taken inside, where officers .acting on a tip about the friend found cocaine in a closet. Gharges against the friend also “They didn’t find any cocaine on him. They found some in the closet of the apartment and charged him with that.” 11, UWC!. i ~ really nothing that can bedt V , omes about that. His revocation L ama ^ JJeating j lawful. The fact he wasarred doesn’t really play a partii ,( |f“jy| e DeGuerin said Muniz re mains in detention at Seagoville Muniz gained fameasaow re ' s a ^ date for governor in the Iff 6 y° u ’ on the Raza Unida ticket. MSC Cafeteria Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods Each Daily Special Only $2.39 Plus Tax “Open Daily” Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. — 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL Salisoury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Your Choice of One Vegetable Roll or. Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea TUESDAY EVENING WEDNESDAY SPECIAL EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta Chicken Fried Steak Dinner w cream Gravy Two Cheese and Whipped Potatoes and Onion Enchiladas Choice of one other w chili Vegetable Mexican Rice Roll or Corn Bread and Butter | Patio Style Pinto Beans Coffee or Tea Tostadas Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad , Choice of Salad Dressing — Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FOR YOUR PROTtCHON OUR PERSONNEL HAVE HEALTH CARDS. ( FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL FRIED CATFISH FILET w TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee % ♦N. SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL Yankee Pot Roast Texas Style (Tossed Salad) Mashed Potato w gravy Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll orCofh Bread - Butter Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable HOI "Quality First"